This was a busy week! Last Friday we introduced Dankmen NFTs as an April Fools prank, giving people custom pfp borders if they stole the Dankmen art. The Dankmen were cancelled last Saturday but on Monday we introduced a new Supporter perk: Custom profile picture shapes. They’ve gone over well! I’ve archived the PFP Party.
On Wednesday we launched a big user page update, featuring larger thumbnails, search and sorting options and the application of your content filters to user pages. A new Supporter perk includes the ability to list suggested tags at the top of your galleries, to highlight common themes. This update was well received overall but a decent number of people don’t like larger thumbnails, so we’ll be thinking on that one.
In the meantime, your votes are in and the Best of March have been determined!
Top Five Animation
The top-ranked animation based on original material and winner of $250 is Salad Fingers 12. Congrats, @doki!
@k7vin and @chluaid will each receive $100 for 2nd and 3rd based on original material, via the runner-ups below.
These prizes will continue next month thanks to our ongoing sponsors @A-Non-E-Moose, @53xy83457 and @olskoo!
If you would like to contribute to our animation prize fund, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards animation prizes.
Top Five Games
The top game based on original material and winner of $200 is 360 Degrees. Congrats, @Stepford!
The 2nd-3rd winners of $100 each are @Ant and @STANNco with @chocoholicmonkey.
These prizes will continue next month thanks to our ongoing sponsors @A-Non-E-Moose, @Manderby, @53xy83457 and @olskoo.
Don’t sleep on the monthly prize funds! The games fund is getting precariously close to downsizing, when it could be maintaining or even upsizing with your help.
If you would like to contribute to our game prize fund, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards game prizes.
Runner-Up Animation
8. Will Smith slaps Chris Rock but I animated it
10. SBW: 1-1 Plungin' in the Dungeon
11. This is Five Nights At Freddy's
12. Gooseman's Very Wet Jamboree
13. FAR-FETCHED_PILOT_TEASER.MOV
14. Another Mario Does Drugs Cartoon
15. télos
17. TNToy
18. Chubby Mermaid: The Movie! (10 year anniversary)
19. Homeward
20. the Batman smooches Gordon
22. Pickle Pizza Freddy Fazbear
23. WATER LEAK
24. 64 Bits - Mass Effect Demake for GBA
27. Pokémon + Binding of Isaac FUSIONS
28. The Leprechaun
29. festering
30. Senior High
Runner-Up Games
7. BlastoBlitz
9. GUN SHIT DRIVE - Shoot Trip Die Demake
11. No Passport
12. Decadungeon
13. Scrawler
14. FROGUE
16. Pink Firefly
17. Interstice Academy: Love is Blind
18. ZemmiPhobia
19. Inside you are two wolves or something
20. A Toad's Trip
21. Immune Defense
22. isle
23. Medieval Mirrors : Episode 2
25. Cosmodrome Demo
28. Simpler space
30. Subsist Baddies
The voter of the month and winner of honorary Supporter status is @Crazylegend!
Check out the Top Featured Art and Top Featured Audio of March, too.
Here are the top five featured songs from March at the time of this post, they’re all great!
Here’s the song I listened to the most in March, by @vurb:
I’ve been vibing to this one by @jambrother2 this month:
Thank you everyone who made NG great in March!
Other News
Voice Acting Contest #14 is in progress!
Musicians, check out the upcoming Audio Tag Team and Art Inspired Music events!
Our Flash Jam deadline is April 20th. If you want to make something with Flash, you still have time! Over $3,600 in prizes.
Pico Day is June 11th! Prizes are over $2k and we’re crowdfunding for more.
Ludum Dare 50 was last weekend and we’re showcasing web entries in our LD50 Collection.
Live near Somerville, MA? Check out the Flash Bash event!
Dankmen Art & Animation Contest!
