At 2/3/23 10:37 AM, TomFulp wrote:
After more than a decade, @SplatterDash and @The-Great-One are reviving the Newgrounds Treasure Hunt!
Millions of creations have been shared on Newgrounds and only a small number ever get featured. A lot of great works fall through the cracks and the goal of the Treasure Hunt is to unearth the biggest hidden gems on the site.
What You Are Hunting For
As a treasure hunter, your goal is to find the best movies, games, art and audio that have never been featured and have not won any trophies, including daily awards or review crew picks.
Entries must have been published between January 1st, 2012 and February 3rd, 2023.
Each participant can suggest a maximum of TWO entries per content type. That means two movies, two games, two audio and two pieces of art.
Please don't suggest your own work.
Deadline
The deadline to enter is Friday, February 17th.
Prizes
The best item in each category will be awarded $188 to the creator and $188 to the person who discovered it.
We are crowdfunding to increase these prizes! If you’re down to sponsor this event, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me with a heads up that you are donating to the Treasure Hunt.
Sponsors
@The-Great-One - $500
@ornery - $150
@DrSevenSeizeMD - $102.17
@TheLoneStryder - $100
@CaperCube - $50
@3xBlastMx - $50
@GrantTheHierophant - $30
@DrunkGecko - $25
@53xy83457 - $20
BBS Awards Crew - $25
@butterspam - $10
@Deluzzz - $10
Anon - $30
NG - $400
Judging
@SplatterDash and @The-Great-One are organizing a panel of judges who will comb through each category and determine the best hidden gems.
How to Submit Your Entries
Before entering, check to see if anyone already suggested your item, as repeats will be ignored. SplatterDash is maintaining a spreadsheet of entries so you can search that page for your URL. This sheet won't always be 100% up-to-date but will cover most of the entries at any given time.
When ready, post the links to your gems as a reply to this post. Paste each URL on its own line by itself; our forum system will auto-convert that to a rich media link with a thumbnail and info.
Remember, only two links per content type per participant! Let the hunt begin!
SplatterDash has begun a Swashbuckler's Log to highlight entries:
Swashbuckler's Log: Day 1
Swashbuckler's Log: Day 2
Swashbuckler's Log: Day 3
Swashbuckler's Log: Day 4
My contribution yo the hunt. these twos are my favorites!
At 2/9/23 12:48 PM, Frostus92 wrote: My contribution yo the hunt. these twos are my favorites!
Organ Story (newgrounds.com)
Alight (newgrounds.com)
Both of these actually have several awards.
The point of the treasure hunt is to find stuff WITHOUT any awards. ;)
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1188387 one of my favourite pieces, and an absolute blast. been making a gd level around it and it's definitely been pretty fun
At 2/3/23 12:44 PM, CzySzy wrote: My 'Movie' category picks:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/786056
amazing game mockup!
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/677799
to this day one of MeatCanyon's best toons, it's hard to believe this didn't get any NG awards
I agree that it was one of his best cartoons.
And 'Art':
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/doffu0000/microkorg-vaporwave
instant vibin
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/zaazng/delicious-burger
a delish borgir
Great top notch finds.
At 2/3/23 12:21 PM, TechnoCookie wrote: Here's my submissions, wish these peeps luck.
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/c19/cho
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/woedie/a-b-a
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1166100
I'd like to add onto my submissions with these, rediscovered them after shifting through my movie favorites
At 2/8/23 02:53 AM, Flamadour wrote: Movies:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/650465
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/821491
Games:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/623727
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/542196
We can take all of these except for TShirt Stand, which was made back in 2010. You're welcome to look for a game to replace it, but try to look for games that were published between January 1 2012 and February 3 2023. In the meantime, the other three are in the running!
At 2/8/23 05:26 AM, MOHD5aqer wrote:At 2/3/23 01:11 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote:here's moreAt 2/3/23 12:40 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote: this looks fun here's what i foundhere's another one
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/872581
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rabit123/rush-jet
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/gacktenzo/brotherly-rivalry
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871815
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871066
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/870929
We can accept Mariophone, but Time Lost Time Found was already submitted. You're welcome to take another look around, and if you need help figuring out what's already been found, take a look on the first post in this thread!
At 2/8/23 05:26 AM, MOHD5aqer wrote:At 2/3/23 01:11 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote:here's moreAt 2/3/23 12:40 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote: this looks fun here's what i foundhere's another one
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/872581
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rabit123/rush-jet
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/gacktenzo/brotherly-rivalry
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871815
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871066
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/870929
turns out time lost time found was already submitted
here's this instead
At 2/8/23 09:30 PM, ChrisSkyRo wrote: Games:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/774105
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/327718
We can accept Ring Wizardry, but Pac-Xon was made back in 2009. You're welcome to look for another game to submit in its place, but look for a game that was published between 1 January 2012 and 3 February 2023.
At 2/8/23 10:38 PM, AngryWonton wrote: I have been trying to get this discovered for 19 years:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/157598
It looks cool, but we can't accept it in the hunt as per the rules. Feel free to look around some more, but look for entries that were published between 1 January 2012 and 3 February 2023.
At 2/8/23 11:55 PM, Arabask wrote: I just found this game, can't say it's an undiscovered gem because it's pretty recent but it's pretty cool, think this can be featured:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/870209
will edit this later if I found something cool
I remember playing through this! Unfortunately someone already beat you to the punch and found this gem earlier on. You're absolutely welcome to take another look through the portals, but if you need help finding which entries have already been submitted you can take a look at the list on the first post in this thread!
@CHRIS-999 We aren't able to accept Troll Game as it already got a frontpage before the competition started, and we can't accept game nonsense because it was published back in 2005. You're welcome to take another look around the portals, but as you do look for entries that a) were published between 1 January 2012 and 3 February 2023, and b) do not have a frontpage, visible trophy, or feature.
At 2/9/23 02:42 PM, lavenderrrrr wrote: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1188387 one of my favourite pieces, and an absolute blast. been making a gd level around it and it's definitely been pretty fun
It sounds good, but it got frontpaged before the hunt began. You're welcome to take another look around the audio portal, but look for entries that don't have a frontpage, visible trophy or feature.
At 2/9/23 06:03 PM, PeloFan251TW wrote: Okay here are my cool entries, and their about Retrospecter and Kamex so I might end up winning this cus their cool as heck.
CRAZY FIGHTERS The Series | Official Trailer V1.0
I Accidentally Made A Video Game
We can accept Crazy Fighters, but not I Accidentally Made A Video Game because it was made after the hunt started. Feel free to look around the portals for a replacement, but look for entries that were made between 1 January 2012 and 3 February 2023. In the meantime, Crazy Fighters is in the running!
At 2/9/23 09:47 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote:At 2/8/23 05:26 AM, MOHD5aqer wrote:turns out time lost time found was already submittedAt 2/3/23 01:11 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote:here's moreAt 2/3/23 12:40 PM, MOHD5aqer wrote: this looks fun here's what i foundhere's another one
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/872581
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/rabit123/rush-jet
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/gacktenzo/brotherly-rivalry
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871815
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871066
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/870929
here's this instead
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/872399
Noted and in!
At 2/9/23 09:29 PM, SplatterDash wrote:At 2/8/23 02:53 AM, Flamadour wrote: Movies:We can take all of these except for TShirt Stand, which was made back in 2010. You're welcome to look for a game to replace it, but try to look for games that were published between January 1 2012 and February 3 2023. In the meantime, the other three are in the running!
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/650465
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/821491
Games:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/623727
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/542196
I found a game to replace it
Movies:
A worm and a whale (newgrounds.com)
A Fine Fine Sunset Walk (newgrounds.com)
Games:
The Sun does not Exist (newgrounds.com)
Beat Me Noggin (newgrounds.com)
Feeding a Bird (newgrounds.com)
DATINGSIMPOCALYPSE 2013 (newgrounds.com)
Gassy Rick Astley (newgrounds.com)
Audio:
[Lofi & Speedcore] Pinky Blast (newgrounds.com)
coulda shoulda woulda (newgrounds.com)
The Anti-Metal Song (newgrounds.com)
Waltz In C Minor (newgrounds.com)
untitled ambient (newgrounds.com)
Art:
Imgur by Grimseye on Newgrounds
From a nightmare I had by Jumjumbalaya on Newgrounds
Stuck on your BS by NuclearMime on Newgrounds
WEEWOO by OctopusPriem on Newgrounds
Nyan Nyan Nyom Nom Nom Nom by BiggCaZv2 on Newgrounds
snake oil saleswoman by Puapka on Newgrounds
desigmn by Puapka on Newgrounds
design stuff by Puapka on Newgrounds
witch with guitar by Puapka on Newgrounds
Phimosis
At 2/3/23 01:21 PM, Manderby wrote: Allright, here are my picks. Audio was hard, there are so many gems!
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/921577
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/907194
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/663662
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/crounchann/wonderboy-in-monsterland-fanart
You still have time to make more picks. Good luck with your picks.
Ok, here goes nothing. Hoping that these haven't already been used.
Games
Movies
Audio
Art
I am apparently unable to read dates properly so this is my replacement submission for More Whales
At 2/10/23 10:06 AM, mutty99 wrote: Ok, here goes nothing. Hoping that these haven't already been used.
I have just read about the Date rule, my bad. Count out of my entries those two submissions:
At 2/10/23 06:43 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: You still have time to make more picks. Good luck with your picks.
I'd love to promote the following if I could but that would be a third entry in the audio section. Anyway, go have a listen, it's great stuff!
Good luck to all the content creators and contestants!
At 2/10/23 04:54 AM, MysteryG wrote: Movies:
Ident (TZGZ) (newgrounds.com)
A worm and a whale (newgrounds.com)
Jammer Yama (newgrounds.com)
Seven (newgrounds.com)
Manga (newgrounds.com)
A Fine Fine Sunset Walk (newgrounds.com)
Games:
The Sun does not Exist (newgrounds.com)
Beat Me Noggin (newgrounds.com)
Feeding a Bird (newgrounds.com)
DATINGSIMPOCALYPSE 2013 (newgrounds.com)
Gassy Rick Astley (newgrounds.com)
Audio:
[Lofi & Speedcore] Pinky Blast (newgrounds.com)
coulda shoulda woulda (newgrounds.com)
The Anti-Metal Song (newgrounds.com)
Waltz In C Minor (newgrounds.com)
Far Away (newgrounds.com)
untitled ambient (newgrounds.com)
Africa Unite (newgrounds.com)
Art:
Imgur by Grimseye on Newgrounds
From a nightmare I had by Jumjumbalaya on Newgrounds
Stuck on your BS by NuclearMime on Newgrounds
WEEWOO by OctopusPriem on Newgrounds
Nyan Nyan Nyom Nom Nom Nom by BiggCaZv2 on Newgrounds
snake oil saleswoman by Puapka on Newgrounds
desigmn by Puapka on Newgrounds
design stuff by Puapka on Newgrounds
witch with guitar by Puapka on Newgrounds
Looks like you found a lot! We're only able to accept two entries per portal - which two from each portal do you want us to enter into the hunt?
At 2/10/23 10:06 AM, mutty99 wrote: Ok, here goes nothing. Hoping that these haven't already been used.
Games
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/386982
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/746280
Movies
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/784651
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/441370
Audio
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/959666
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1100205
Art
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/valmardraws/air
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/sketchmenot/phosphophyllite-nothing-is-permanent
I saw already you know with the date rule on the one movie and game entry, but other than that we can't accept Phosphophyllite because it was given a frontpage before the hunt started. You can feel free to take a look around for replacement entries with all three, but make sure that alongside the date that you're looking for entries that don't have a frontpage, visible trophy or feature prior to this hunt. In the meantime, your other five entries are accepted and in the running!
At 2/8/23 05:30 AM, Zhon wrote: GAMES
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/655775
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/651239
MOVIES
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/582811
Heyo! I didn't notice until now, but Lament of the Elegist can't be accepted into the hunt because it was made back in 2011. You're welcome to look around for entries to replace it, but as you do look for entries that were made between 1 January 2012 and 3 February 2023. In the meantime, your two games were already accepted and will remain in the running.
