SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK

Friday Night Funkin' Animation Jam

DEADLINE: Feb 28

DEADLINE: Mar 10

Newgrounds Orchestral Composition Contest 2021

DEADLINE: Mar 15

Robot Day 2021

DEADLINE: Aug 26

ARTIST NEWS

Salad Fingers PLUSH TOYS

If you're a fan of plushies @Doki has announced official Salad Fingers Plushies! You can get them at this store! If you buy one and pose your plushie with something rusty, send us a pic and we'll feature it in The Tank Tribune.

This week's featured artist is @SirDusterBuster. He joined just this month and has already left his impression on the site. Here's to seeing great things from him going forward.

The Sona, Duster

@SirDusterBuster

The beast awakens

Long ago, in the magical year of 2009, there was a man by the name of @DrForeman. He was a beast of a man. A true spectacle to behold. A warrior tried and true. We were all jellyous. Unfortunately though, he had an enemy. @TheSouthernTower found his Achille's Heel. He merely commented "Dude, you have a fucking giraffe neck.". It would not take long for this to spiral out of control. The beast would come with a nickname that would follow him for the remainder of his time on Newgrounds. Dick Neck. A major motion picture was made.

"What was going to become a comic-book series, I had decided to go all-out and make Dickneck's origin story my third animation project ever! I have no shame.

Based entirely on rumerio's contribution to "the beast awakens..." thread, for a solid, creative, Newgroundsy origin story!

EyeLovePoozy backed the project from the beginning, and is truly the spine of the project, pulling in the talents of Jade's hilarious artwork, and TomaMoto's superb narration! I can't thank you enough, Poozy! This flash would've sucked a lot more without you.

I needed help with sound effects, since I wasn't going to do "Mouth-FX" like I had done with my previous animation, "Zone of the Awesome." I got a fellow collaborator, 9voltproductions, to fill in all of my SFX needs. He even provided a few voices!"

@Phobotech

August 27, 2009

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

NEW USERS

@Gamut is a new artist here on the scene. He wished he would have given this site a shot much earlier. He's looking to learn and share his craft with us. Check out his works below.

@MysteriousZKelroth is a writer, voice actor, developer, artist, and composer looking to migrate to Newgrounds. Let's give him a warm welcome. Check out his works below.

@NokayArtInsta is an artist who joined us recently. She's looking to share her art and socialize with other Newgrounds members. Check out her works below and say hi if you get a chance.

@NxJ has been here a while, but is looking to be more involved in the site. Check out their works below.

@SuperDuperAltF4 has recently joined us. He likes playing games and watching movies here on Newgrounds! Give him a friendly hello!

STORIES

What does NG mean to you?

@KayEf recounts his tale of growing up with Newgrounds and seeing it transform over two decades. He asks what Newgrounds means to you. The fans, the creators, the supporters. Share what Newgrounds means to you.

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

It's 2AM and I'm watching Trigun and eating icecream shirtless. No parents to tell me otherwise. I can curse all I want mwahahaha!!!!

@PurpleShoes

Yup, that meth is a hell of a drug.

@Prinzy2

Ohio is the only place where I can talk about wanting a 3-way and nobody looks at me funny.

@RydiaLockheart

PIC OF THE WEEK

@ZomAlien

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Your haiku could not be found.

Try again later.

@SevenSaysNoToDrugs

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2003: @Camp-Kill-Yourself

2006: @Stuff4u2kno

2011: @SnakeHank

2020: @Dasuq

The week can get people down sometimes. With all of the hustle and bustle and action packed drama that entails our lives, sometimes it's nice to just kickback and relax. Here are a few games to play to unwind on this Monday Morning.

I want to thank you all for reading this morning's issue. It was quite the nostalgia trip for me with some of the content here. With Newgrounds looking back to the past and going towards the future. It is quite fitting how the Flash Forward Jam is coming to an end and the Friday Night Funkin' Jam is coming up next. I am glad to be part of such an amazing community, and I am most pleased that you're here to share it with me. Enjoy your morning everyone.

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@TheSykotikMunky @Vista-Sound13 @Elationmusic @steampianist @SuperSoniker @Sexual-Lobster @DreyLand @ChronoNomad @xZiriusX @keepwalking @ZipZipper @esko-man @R3tronaut @TheSilleGuy @Ang3lix @SardonicSamurai @Dunderpatrullen @ClockbeatAdelony87 @iElectrocat

NO. 31 - Whole Lotta Content

Posted by TheTankTribune - February 15th, 2021

THE NEWGROUNDS APPROVED NEWSPAPER

@phenorax

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! There was a lot of content that has hit the Portal in January making the Monthly Voting quite difficult with the Best of January announced as well as the Pixel Day Winners! It would be a great time to check out all of the winners, vote on these submissions, and review them. There's not much in terms of news this morning, The Tank Tribune wants you to get out there, vote on some of the Best and Worst things on Newgrounds and share your favorites here on the paper! With that said though, here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds!

@The-Great-One

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If you can read this, you are immortal!"

@Nabella

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

Best of January 2021!

The month of January flew by, thankfully though it left quite a trace with a lot of great content. The Best of January was a tough vote this month. Congratulations to @meatcanyon for Best Movie. Congratulations to @UnlimitedTrees, @cness4290, @LakeFeperd, @littlelamp100, @LocoNathan, @LooneyDude, @megabaz, @Peeper, @R3tronaut, @RedTalonZ64, and @SpectraS02 for Best Game.

BEST MOVIE

BEST GAME

Double XP, Voting, and Reviewing

You can receive Double XP when voting, helping you to level up quicker, especially if you're a new user. Don't forget to leave a review as well for the creators, they appreciate feedback and constructive criticism.

Pixel Day 2021 Winners!

Our yearly tradition started by @JohnnyGuy has come and gone. After much watching, listening, playing, and staring, the tabulations have been tabulated and here are the winners! Congratulations to @NE-O-N and @Template88 for Best Game. Congratulations to @aleha84 for Best Art. Congratulations to @DavidOrr for Best Music. Congratulations to @Trippple for Best Movie.

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. We kick off the week with a Daily Feature going to @Joe-Mega and @Potatoman for their movie The Abduction. Winning a fifth Daily Feature for Joe-Mega and an eleventh Daily Feature for Potatoman. @BrokenMOJO won his last Daily Feature back in October for TOMAR IS A HILLBILLY, he has returned this week winning for RESIDENT EVIL: MOMMY. @adamanimates picks up not only his third Daily Feature, but a first for The Tank Tribune, he received the Triple Crown on Newgrounds winning the Daily Feature, Weekly 1st Place, and the Review Crew Pick for Calvin & Hobbes Catnap. @ArtistGamerGal wins her seventh Daily Feature after a five year gap with the third episode in her Zelda Hero High Series. @eddsworld, @Fliglaba, and @PieLordPictures pick up the Daily Feature for the latest movie The Birds and The Bees. For the Flash Forward Jam comes Drop Cannon picking up a Daily Feature for Our Lord and Savior @TomFulp, @JohnnyUtah, @l0litsmonica, @PhantomArcade, and @Speedo. The Daily Feature for Saturday has become an Unpublished Submission. If this changes within the coming days, The Tank Tribune will post it.

ARTIST NEWS

Patreon!

@Xorberax is a veteran musician here on Newgrounds who has started a Patreon for those who want to give support for his music. It will help with expenses for his music production.

My Process - How I Create an Illustration from Start to Finish

@zeedox goes through the step-by-step process of how he creates a piece. Many an artist and animator can go through how they make their creations. Here you can see it grow bit by bit.

Join my Discord!

@scriptwelder has a Discord where you can get news of the latest Deep Sleep game in development now.

This week's Featured Artist is @pInkmoth. They've been an artist on Newgrounds since 2018. They also recently celebrated their birthday! Happy Birthday pInkmoth!

taking back the sword

pInkmoth

We're Starfox was a movie that took the dialogue from Star Fox 64 and created a scenario in a restaurant. It was not only a love-letter to the game, it was hilarious to boot. Creators have continued this tradition, with the most recent being @PringusMcDingus with Hi, I'm Daisy as an example.

"I've always been a huge fan of Starfox 64, and I actually quote it in real life from time to time. The idea for "We're Starfox" came when I was talking to one of my friends. I don't remember exactly how we got to the topic but we ended up talking about what it would be like if the Starfox gang went to a restaurant and which lines from the game would be funny in that situation. It was actually pretty tough making the whole thing into a story that flowed together. At first I had several different pieces of conversations that I wanted and quotes that I wanted to use. I had to stitch them all together and still make the story flow. I think I still have the sheet of paper I wrote all the scenes down on. I'll have to dig that back up."

@PuffballsUnited

August 6, 2011

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

STORIES

Strongman Comp. Update

@Fro has entered a strongman competition and is looking for donors to back him in this endeavor. You can help out by donating to his Ko-fi. Tom Fulp sent a Newgrounds T-Shirt that Fro will wear to represent Newgrounds. If you're a game developer, musician, artist, whatever, he will also get your brand out there during the competition if you donate.

NEW USERS

@mrjinjin has recently joined us. He's been a lurker on the site for years now and has decided to make an account. He's ready to give back to the community and is looking to share his works with all of us.

@tornous has heard a lot of cool things about the site so he decided to sign up! Welcome aboard tornous!

@Rherdalaezian signed up because of Geometry Dash. Welcome to Newgrounds!

@croc-rock is a new artist here on the site. He likes the artwork here and is hoping he can submit some of his own.

Knife inside your throat

You will never be my mother

Just a rotten cunt

@DrunkGeckoAssBrain

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2009: @PenguinFlash

2010: @Bosa

2011: @SnakeHank

2020: @Dasuq

Thank you all for sticking with The Tank Tribune. I am hoping to make some changes to Quote of the Week, moving it to the Supporter Section in the future, seeing as how that is a Supporter Feature now. This has been a short issue, this was done with intent for two reasons. One is I still have stuff on the back burner I need to catch up on and two is because I really want all of you to visit the Portal this morning and vote on stuff that is backlogged there. This isn't like YouTube where stuff get's passed through. We do not have an algorithm here, WE are the algorithm. So spend this morning playing on Newgrounds!

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@kelwynshade @Bitqrusher @johnfn @Thomastique @Elationmusic @EezySeven @themissiondistrict @bassfiddlejones @joshgawaldomusic @DanPaladin @Aaron-Long @SuperSoniker @Kor-Rune @JohnnyGuy @cheshyre @BananaBreadBoi @Waterflame @JohnMontoya @F-777 @BSlick @Violet-AIM @DJ-Gerian @Vista-Sound13 @CaptainBoomcake @Bosa @FuzionTech @PaulyBFromDa303 @KawaiSprite @PredatorMusic @Denvish @KevinMueller @Step

NO. 30 - Thirty

Posted by TheTankTribune - February 8th, 2021

MORE CHEESE THAN YOU CAN FISHSTICK AT

@Yomuchan

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! Welcome to the thirtieth issue of The Tank Tribune. This number does not inclulde special editions, which surpasses that number. For thirty weeks The Tank Tribune has been keeping the Newgrounds Members up to date on the hip happenings of the site. With the goal to showcase everything, by everyone. There have been some bumpy spots in the beginning of the paper for sure. As we enter another year, it is important now more than ever to showcase the creative talents we have on Newgrounds, preserve the past of those who helped build not only Newgrounds, but the Internet as a whole to where they are today. Time flies online. Five years is old in Internet time. With Newgrounds being over 25 years old now it is practically ancient. Still innovating though. The Monday Phonograph this morning celebrates entries from all the past Phonographs, including the special editions. Multiple Valentine's Day contest deadlines are coming to the end. The Portal is backed up. We have the passion for the fashion. People are talking, saying things, podcasting if that's even a word. Here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds!

@The-Great-One

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Ninjamuffin99 is my best Newgrounds buddy”

@AKA-38CAUTION

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

Under Judgement Vote Request Thread

There has been an influx of Newgrounds members signing up to the site and I feel they're not too sure how the process here works. On sites like YouTube you simply upload your video and the bots check to see if there is anything fishy with it. The algorithm dictates what stays, what goes, what is demonetized and so on. Newgrounds however depends on its audiences to maintain submissions. You get a choice of what stays on the site and what doesn't.

We have a backlog of Under Judgement submissions on The Portal now. You can do your part and vote what stays and what goes depending on how much you liked it. Newgrounds also doesn't feature a Like and Dislike button. Your honest opinion matters here. If you leave a review, your review score will also reflect the score given to the submission.

If you have submitted something to Newgrounds and it is still Under Judgement, check out the thread made by @kidray76.

Double Experience Points

Tom has doubled XP for the remainder of February. The Portal is backed up with submissions under judgement, so go and vote on those to help get submissions through and level up in the process!

Friday Night Funkin' Shirts

Two shirts for Friday Night Funkin' have been released on the Newgrounds Shark Robot store. Don't forget to grab yourself a classic Newgrounds Shirt while you're there. The design for the Friday Night Funkin' shirts is by @PKettles, check out her work and give her a follow.

Flash Forward Jam

The Flash Forward Jam is still going, you have until February 28th to have your submission posted. Do not forget to tag your submission with Flash-Forward-Jam, this is crucial.

The Loveliest Contest: Concept of Love Contest

The deadline for this contest is this Saturday, February 13th. If you haven't submitted your entry, now would be the time to put on the finishing touches.

The Loveliest Contest: Sexiest Outfit Contest

The deadline for this contest is this Saturday, February 13th. If you haven't submitted your entry, now would be the time to put on the finishing touches.

Val-21 Writing Contest! ($ Prizes!) DISCUSSION

The Valentine's Writing Contest, with the theme Any Other Era, deadline is approaching. You have until February 15th. If you're still hard at work on your entry you have some time left.

Video Game Music Challenge - All Submissions!

Check out all of the entries in the Video Game Music Challenge!

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. We start off the week at the end of the January with @Raziberry picking up a Daily Feature for an entry in his Technical Dave series entitled TD-Want You Bad . A new user who signed up back in December 2020, @jessecowan who picks up his first Daily Feature for his first movie on Newgrounds Little Wolf: The Night Trail. He will be one to keep an eye on that is for sure. @RylanLego of YouTube fame has been posting here on Newgrounds since 2016. He picked up his first solo Daily Feature for Take Out The Trash. His first Daily Feature was a shared award with Hotel Mario Reanimated Collab. @illwillpress picks up Daily Feature for his new Foamy the Squirrel cartoon, Cartoons! Wave of the Future!. @NoobJew666 picks up his first Daily Feature with a creatively combination of characters in Madness vs Rayman DELUXE. @SirLenward picks up a Daily Feature for gec. You may have seen his works in the multiple collaborations he has participated in, most recently being the Tankmas ADVENTure 2020. @ZenithQuinn picks up his fourth Daily Feature for Spongebob Raps Gangsters Paradise Using AI to close off the week.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]

@PsychoGoldfish, @Will, @Xinxinix and @VoicesByCorey came into this episode unprepared. @UnlimitedTrees talked about his game UNITRES Dreams. There was also a ton of community talk that sent our hosts a decent into madness. Not the violent kind mind you.

These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!

SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK

@VoicesByCorey

This week's Supporter of the Week is VoicesByCorey. As a regular on The Newgrounds Podcast, he delights and informs the Newgrounds Community of what's going on on the site. He voice acts in multiple projects on the site and spearheaded the Newgrounds Voice Actor Collaboration. He is always looking to not only share his own works with the site, but to give back to it in any way he can.

"Holy cow, I just realized I surpassed 200 fans! I’m extremely surprised because of how quickly I reached this milestone! I started uploading content to my page in 2014, but it wasn’t until this year that I surpassed 100 fans. Within a matter of months of reaching 100 fans, I acquired 100 more. It truly blows me away that 200+ people decided to follow me and my voice acting career 😊 the support I’ve received from this community has been humbling and heart warming. It reassures me that my work is appreciated and enjoyed! There’s no doubt that more content is coming and I’m eternally grateful for the love! Thank you guys!"

VoicesByCorey

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | KO-FI ]

The beginning of Season 2 for the Off the Wall show is up now. @JohnnyGuy talks to @VoicesByCorey. Reviews Phasmophobia, which he played with @JennyGlynn. Features music by @LostChronology and @Moiko.

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 15

DEADLINE: Feb 28

ARTIST NEWS

Check out my Patreon :)

@FriendlyLlama has a Patreon up now where you can support their works. They are the creator of Princess Squirrel which you can play in the Monday Console this morning. Consider becoming a Patron of theirs today.

Making fake-ish 3D and atmospheric clouds. ☁

@brin-o has made a new game entitled Krowbar. A top down adventure game where you play as Kro. Use your crowbar to escape cloud land. He is looking for feedback and shared some of the development process behind it.

MMM games - New game

@MMMgames is working on a new Turn-Based RPG entitled Bio Cyber. It is an endless battle game where you fight wave after wave of enemies. Follow the link to check out screenshots of the game. Also check out his other series Project: Unborn. It is three episodes that can be played on Newgrounds right now!

WHAT'S GOOD HOMEBOY

Newgrounds Veteran @Mahamarr has made his return to Newgrounds. You may remember hearing his voice in Slush Delivery and his works on the Sonic Shorts collaborations. He is back and brought a new movie with him entitled CONTINUE.

More $1+ Patreon rewards are out!

@Jabun has been releasing more awards for his patrons who pledge $1. He has released a song from Halloween 2012, Sonnet For A Spider Girl. This song as well as all of his songs are available for .MP3 download. If you're a $10 patron you get a sneak peek at his upcoming third album. Join Jabun's Patreon and become a Pigeon today.

New Literally Hell cartoon!

@guitarrob released a new episode in his Literally Hell series. We talked about the series and guitarrob's Patreon back in Issue No. 17. Check out the latest edition of this homegrown Newgrounds series. If you're new to the series, The Tank Tribune compiled a playlist of the Literally Hell Series.

Finally working on a new toon!

@SteakstixAnimations is working on a new toon. You may remember him from his works on F R I E N D S (Lost Episode) and DETECTIVE PIKACHU (2018). He has a sneak peek of his next movie that you can see below.

I'm Back, Baby!

@Skiptoons has made his return to Newgrounds! Real life hit him with homework and obligations. He's back to post more of his artwork. If you're unfamiliar with Skiptoons then check out his works below.

Ear Soup

@Kingbastard released a new album entitled Ear Soup. Exclusively on Bandcamp. Check it out!

Soon...

@Tomhson is planning... something.

This week's featured artist is @HyperJerk. He's a pixel artist and digital artist. He's looking to work on his independent cartoons and has found using Newgrounds as a portfolio is more beneficial than Tumblr. He competed in The Tournament of Flash Artists for 2010 and 2011. He was also part of The Zelda CDi Reanimated Collab!. Check out his works!

These pin-points of light

HyperJerk

Released over ten years ago, this song would feature lyrics from the viewer of Sexual-Lobster bringing us an interesting song that would span multiple songs going forward. It would hit the Triple Crown, winning the Daily Feature, Weekly 1st Place, and Review Crew Pick awards.

It started as a writing exercise. I came up with the first verse, I don't remember how or why, and posted the lyrics on my forum and a Newgrounds news post, asking for collaboration. I ended up getting a lot of awesome material, and when I edited and hammered it all together into a song, I thought it was too funny not to do. Also, the appeal with making music videos is that you can pretty much draw whatever you like, people accept completely irrelevant visuals. Interestingly, most music videos are as boring as cardboard.

@Sexual-Lobster

February 17, 2011

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

STORIES

Post your Weather!

With snowstorms happening up north here in the United States, I figured it was time to bring this thread to light. Show us what the weather is where you are. I've thought about doing a weather section here in the paper, but doing global weather reporting would be strenuous. Share your weather.

NEW USERS

@Maskedcorpse recently joined us. He is a new artist here on Newgrounds. Check out his works!

@marcospupy10 is a new member here. He's trying a little bit of everything on Newgrounds. Say hello in the Intro Thread and check out his works.

@SENTARI has known about Newgrounds for some time and has decided to make an account. Say hi in the Intro Thread and check out their works.

@pharrex is an old user under a new name. He's been gone for a while and is looking to reinvigorate Newgrounds.

@corollacore has browsed the site back in the 2000s, but was banned from Newgrounds by his parents. Friday Night Funkin' was a nostalgia trip for him and he has joined us. He's a graphic designer. He has a teaser up now that you can watch.

Sword Art Online is

so great. "Fuck me, oniichan!"

Great glops do we have.

@DamnWei

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2005: @johnkilo

2008: N/A

2011: @blackaura10

2020: @drake-rex

The Tank Tribune has surpassed 300 followers. It is incredible that this project started back in June 2020 receiving up to 40 followers and it has grown exponentially. I am pleased to see that this was a success. I only hope it has been useful for keeping Newgrounds Members up-to-date and highlighting creators who are under the radar. I feel like this paper could do more though and I want to hear your feedback. What more would you like to see in The Tank Tribune? Another way to showcase the creators of Newgrounds? Something fun for the morning? I've got some ideas, I am always open to feedback though. Thank you for joining me for these thirty issues. Let's keep going! You can always help out by submitting taglines that appear at the top of each new issue in The Tank Tribune Tagline Thread.

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@BenTibbetts @TeraVex @Vista-Sound13 @VaultKid @JoelyMoley @Southwest-Statistic @Trippple @Wegra @DavidOrr @johnfn @Step @Hikari @5TanLey @djt820 @Possibly @FunBoy07 @VibrantMan @BSlick

NO. 29 - Off The Wall

Posted by TheTankTribune - February 1st, 2021

“PREPARE THY ANUS”

@Deity-Donkus

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! There is a lot being done under the hood of Newgrounds with the death of Flash. Many new members who are picking up Daily Feature's in P-Bot's Postings and the return of veterans as well. New users have been joining the site at a rapid pace. If you're one of the new users reading this paper, then Welcome to Newgrounds! Hope you enjoy your stay here, I certainly have for the past 14 years now. Valentine's Day is on the horizon, love is in the air and it's still cold outside (at least where I'm at). With all of that said, here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds last week.

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Is it just me or has the UI changed a bit?”

@Positron832

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

NG Player not working anymore? Solution inside!

@Sonucais has been collecting workarounds to play older Flash submissions on Newgrounds. If you're having trouble try out one of the solutions that he has outlined. If you're still having an issue with a particular submission then report it to the Ruffle Testing / Flash Preservation Crew.

Funeral for Peaceblossom

Two week ago, The Tank Tribune chose @Peaceblossom as Supporter of the Week. One of Newgrounds most helpful members, judging multiple contests, and entering them as one of Newgrounds best writers. @preskoo has let us know that Peaceblossom's account has been deleted. The story as of now is that it was a self deletion. We do not have the reason behind the deletion yet.

Flash Forward Jam

If you're entry for the Flash Forward Jam isn't done yet then don't despair, the deadline has been moved to February 28th. That's the end of this month.

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. We start the week off with Ugby Mumba 3 picking up a Daily Feature for @milkbarjack, @GeloxLP, @LoudnNoisy, @MajorWipeout, @milkyace, @Stradomyre, @Ico, and @TheSpiciest. @JoelyMoley picks up his first Daily Feature for small ENEMY SPIDER. Last week @Benedique picked up his first Daily Feature for his game Chainsaw Dance. This week he receives his second Daily Feature and first Movie Daily Feature for Re: Zero (Urusei Yatsura mashup). @breabrzz wins her first Daily Feature for her movie Bin Day. @PringusMcDingus picks up his twelfth Daily Feature for Hades run in general. A new series has picked up a Daily Feature for its creators @Joe-Mega, @Cryptospore, @Gage, @LobsterMango, and RGPAnims entitled Rhythm Ep:1. We end the week with a new movie from @Doki, receiving his twenty-seventh Daily Feature Movie Trophy for the sixth entry in the Sock series entitled fittingly enough Sock Six.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | KO-FI ]

If you haven't listened to Off The Wall, you need to. Hosted by @JohnnyGuy it is a radio show where he places music, interviews different Newgrounds members, and has a lot of fun. @JohnnyGuy has been a frequent host and guest on The Newgrounds Podcast, so if you're familiar with that then you're gonna love this. The first season has recently wrapped and the second season is one the way. This is your chance to get caught up if you haven't listened to this series.

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 15

DEADLINE: Feb 28

This week's Featured Artist is one of our newest artists to hit the scene. Her name is @MellonSnow and she has transitioned some of her older pieces to the site. The Tribune welcomed her as a new user to the site. Now her works are here for you to see!

Break and Breathe

MellonSnow

@Bad-CRC brought us this movie way back in 2001. It will be twenty years old this month. Making fun of the badly translated Zero Wing for the Sega Genesis with a parody song. This line and movie became so famous on Newgrounds that it would sit at the bottom of the page for years. On certain pages on the site that do not have this latest redesign you can still see it.

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

STORIES

Newgrounds is no longer blocked in Turkey

@Kutaykomiks, who you may remember was a featured artist in the Tribune for his entry in the Musk Jam, has announced that Newgrounds is now available to the citizens of Turkey. He was using a VPN to browse Newgrounds, but now it is open there. If you're using a VPN to browse Newgrounds as well, let us know where you're at.

The Definitive Newgrounds Server

@DaemonPlus made a new Discord server called Newgrounds Atomix. It was made as a faster way for Newgrounds members to chat with one another.

NEW USERS

@ro1y signed up recently. He's an animator looking to avoid YouTube due to the issues YouTube tends to have. Check out his works.

@MoeMoeLM has signed up and is looking for entertainment. Show him some of your favorite things on Newgrounds!

@furiousartist has been here for almost a year now. She's been on hiatus and has poked in and said Hi in the Intro Thread. Check out her works below.

@Nemiitix signed up back in July, he uses the site for music and decided to make an account. Share some of your favorite Newgrounds music with him.

@ChocodoThyBird signed up to play the games on Newgrounds. He left and came back because of Friday Night Funkin'. Share some of your favorite Newgrounds games with him.

@lapiluet is another user who was brought in due to the success of Friday Night Funkin'. They're an artist looking to post their works and get to know the community more. Check out their works below.

@Rezllen used to browse Newgrounds as a kid. Now she's made an account and is ready to share her artwork with us. Check out her works below.

@orenji-sama has joined us to share their NSFW art and meet some new artists. Check out their works!

@girlaph1 had old accounts in the past. She has made a new one looking to start over. She is here to share her art with all of us.

need some help people

I am just going to preface with this word of advice. If you're having trouble with your homework for a project, Newgrounds would be more than helpful to give you tips or advice and help. However, we will not do your homework for you, nor will we help you if you decided to procrastinate. @ActualOccurences was not the first to do this, but he unintentionally made @STEM hit his breaking point.

The benevolent light enters hence

I quiver at the sight of it

I'm reluctant to accept it

@SnakeElder

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2007: @MrGuyPersonDude

2009: @Dad00

2011: @3V1L-G3N1U5

2020: @DareArms

The month of January kind of flew by didn't it. With so much being done behind the scenes on Newgrounds I can certainly see why. I am looking to feature different Podcasts through the Tribune moving forward. The Newgrounds Podcast will receive priority due to its catch all nature of the site in general. If The NGP doesn't have any new episodes out come the posting of the paper then I will fill that spot with a podcast. Thank you all for reading and I hope you have a fantastic morning!

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@Vista-Sound13 @Cyberdevil @Jabun @Trippple @Winter89 @sleepFacingWest @Shima33 @KevinMueller @Dag0 @SilverFoxJams @BSlick @johnfn @ethansight @Rig @AudioMachina22 @RawGreen @ZedrinBot @themaskedmonocle @GameBoyFireworks @Marifax @JesseTikka @AlbeGian @DarkLink2000

NO. 28 - The One After 27

Posted by TheTankTribune - January 25th, 2021

“NO THIS ISN'T THE BATHROOM”

@Urichov

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! My vacation at my day job is over and now it's back to the grind! Pixel Day has come and gone with tons of entries celebrating its 6th Year here on Newgrounds. The Flash Forward Jam deadline has been extended to the end of February. We have a lot of new users, many who are artists to welcome. Two famous Newgrounds animators were named User of the Day and a whole lot more. Without further ado, here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds last week.

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“This is some high quality purple”

@Mikoma

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

Happy Pixel Day!

Pixel Day 2021 happened over the weekend! A day to celebrate pixel art, movies, games, and chiptunes. The day was the idea of @JohnnyGuy and we've been celebrating it for it's sixth year now. If you want to see the entries for this year then click here!

Flash Forward Jam

If you're entry for the Flash Forward Jam isn't done yet then don't despair, the deadline has been moved to February 28th. If you're having trouble or just now got a great idea for it, then you have more time to work on it.

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. To start the week off we have a collaboration between a new member and old member. @Ellsketchlr picked up their first Daily Feature alongside @BrandyBuizel picking up his fifth Daily Feature for the movie Sugar Please!. @MrNannings picks up his sixth Daily Feature for STOP and MOVE. @WrathClub, @LyleRath, and @BallBots pick up a Daily Feature for Australian Diplomacy. @JacobLenstar snags another Daily Feature for Do the German Mario. @Evanimation picks up his eight Daily Feature for MY NAME IS LEGION, you may remember him for his E.T. Excursion series. @bakertoons picked up a Daily Feature for Poetry Lovers. @Benedique receives his first Daily Feature for his game Chainsaw Dance to close off this week.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]

Nothing new to report from The Newgrounds Podcast this week. A note though that this section will be alternating other podcasts on Newgrounds, so be on the lookout for that. In the meantime here are some older shows to listen to.

These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!

SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK

@HavryloThePigeon

One of Newgrounds biggest supporters. He goes out of his way to try and contribute to the site. He highlights underrated artists for members to check out. He was working on a Newgrounds Fanzine, unfortunately that project has been abandoned. The point of this story is to just try everything, you never know what might stick and what you can do or contribute to the site. From the creative contributions to the viewers and gamers. He is truly Newgrounds best pigeon.

"This is an amazing website and y'all are amazing too.

21+ years on and this site is still legitimately the top place on the internet I can think of to find genuine, quality content made by animators, musicians, game designers and artists of all walks of life, with no discrimination by the algorithms or even the staff team. And the community is really great too, even the shitposters are funny. And y'all are so supportive and friendly to each other, it is legit unmatched by like 99% of other online communities I've come across. I'm probably just biased and all, but the sheer absence of toxicity here is something else.

I hope one day I can develop the skills to put up something of genuine quality on here too. Especially today, communities like Newgrounds need all the support they can get.

Here's to 21 years and more of amazing content on Newgrounds!"

-HavryloThePigeon

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 15

DEADLINE: Feb 28

Today's featured artist is @Cowzey. A newer member who joined us earlier this month. Hopefully he will share more of his story with us. Until then, he has an amazing style that you should check out.

Black Cat

Cowzey

In celebration of the recent Pixel Day, The Tank Tribune is looking back at one of Newgrounds most popular sprite movie series, Super Mario Bros. Z by @Alvin-Earthworm. He was mainly inspired by the other sprite animators on Newgrounds and wanted to give it a try, with Randy Solem being an influence. You can click on the banner above this text to see a playlist of all of the movies or click here.

"Well, first and foremost I am very surprised at it's success here on Newgrounds, as well as the huge fanbase it has recieved over the course of the six episodes so far. I hope the fans will stay tuned 'til it's conclusion."

@Alvin-Earthworm

August 12, 2007

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

STORIES

The Toughest User On Newgrounds

@TheGamechanger wants to know who the toughest user on Newgrounds is. Right now @TomFulp, @Fro, and @Krinkels are in the running for the toughest.

1st Strongman Competition!

@Fro is entering his first Strongman Competition! If you want to sponsor him then you can click here. If you're a game company then he'll represent you while he lifts.

NEW USERS

@Soldier-Puffs is a sprite animator who signed up. He is working on a sprite animation series and is looking to grow more as a user. Say hi in the Intro Thread.

@heartcandi is a new artist on the scene. She was afraid of joining up, but is happy she did. Say hello in the Intro Thread and check out her works!

@Sickzer joined us recently. He was inspired to join thanks to @ninjamuffin99. Say hello in the Intro Thread and check out his works!

@Ribbon-Dove is a new artist who joined us! She is an artist here to find a community to interact with. Say hello in the Intro Thread and check out her works.

@sTeVtheStEv joined us back in October. They were planning on joining for years, but kept stalling. They finally just went for it. Say hi in the Intro Thread and check out his artwork.

@Prawn4ever was a longtime lurker who bit the bullet and signed up. They're looking to make a name for themselves as an artist through commissions. Say hello in the Intro Thread and check out his works.

@MellonSnow is here and she's excited to get to know the community. She's an artist, but is looking to do some voice acting as well. Say hello in the Intro Thread and check out her works!

The wind blows harshly

The cold rattles my poor soul

Please get a blanket

@redback3

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2006: @bloodthirstylycan

2008: @B34T1N

2011: @ProudAardvark

2020: @rabbitinafoxden

There will be some changes to the paper come next week. For the history of Newgrounds it is going to be bunched together into its own section going forward. As noted the podcasts will be interchanged, The Newgrounds Podcast will take the priority, but other podcasts shall be featured as well. With that said, I hope you all have a fantastic morning!

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@JohnnyFrizz @Trippple @Vista-Sound13 @PredatorMusic @Jazza @LucidShadowDreamer @Jabun @BloodFest @SarahRBC @MisterJames @Denvish @Waidmann @UltimaTricksta @KawaiSprite @Obsideo @Greyvoice @JohnnyGuy @5thState @TheWeebl

NO. 27 - The Problems of the Future, Today!

Posted by TheTankTribune - January 18th, 2021

“SENIORS ESCAPE FROM OLD FOLKS HOME!”

@Prinzy2

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! I hope you're all doing well. We are well into the new year and there's a lot of work to be done towards preserving the past. Let us not forget the new that is coming forth either. Flash was the foundation for Newgrounds, it is gone though. It is important to preserve the legacy, Newgrounds is one of the only sites I know that is keen on preservation of its content. It is also important though to remember we are in the now. Even just five years ago we have had submissions not based in Flash. In the adoption of a new term for both Flash Movies and Flash Games, are now just Movies and Games. This may expand going forward, and that is promising. We must ascertain where we are now though. The problems of the future are now today. There is a lot to be done and a lot to celebrate! Enjoy your morning Newgrounds!

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“This is a cry for help”

@ImKevin

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

The End of Flash

January 12, 2021 marked the official day of Flash dying. It is no longer supported and thanks to updates through Microsoft, it won't even run in Windows. @dclxvi-satan has been developing a workaround to help support the implemented Newgrounds Player run Flash until more are Ruffle enabled. If you want to help out and possibly see some Newgrounds history at the same time then you can through the Ruffle Testing / Flash Preservation Crew. As always you can support Ruffle through sponsorship and Support Newgrounds as well.

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. @LeviRamirez, with the help of @ProsciuttoMan, picks up his first Daily Feature with a sequel to his game Gappy with Gappy 2. @ChutneyGlaze picks up their fourteenth Movie Daily Feature for Pranked.. @Dman-things nabs his fourth Daily Feature with Dahlia's Paradise. @Diives picks up their eighteenth Daily Feature for Xingyun and Binggan - MooMoo Dance. @JacobLenstar picks up his tenth Daily Feature for the next installment of his Loose Ends series entitled Ace of the Mace. To close out this week we have a Daily Feature for a game from @Harlemblack, with music by @DruoxtheShredder and @JohnMontoya, entitled Nightstalkers.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]

@willKMR, now going by @Will, and @VoicesByCorey talk about the Tankmas ADVENTture with @GeoKureli and @BrandyBuizel. @Xinxinix talks about his Art Contest. They also ring in the new year!

These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!

SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK

@Peaceblossom

Peaceblossom has been a constant contributor to Newgrounds over the years. From judging and participating in multiple contests on Newgrounds, to being helpful to those on Newgrounds, and being an overwhelming delight on the forums. He is a constant supporter of the site and recently purchased a Supporter Badge on the site. Thank you to Peaceblossom for being a supporter, but another storyteller here on Newgrounds.

EVENT: Jan 23

DEADLINE: Jan 31

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 15

ARTIST NEWS

Desperately looking for feedback!! (PLEASE HELP)

@JohnnyFrizz has been working on a new song and is looking to present it to an electronic music label. He's looking for feedback from everyone. All comments from composers and listeners of Newgrounds. The song is a part of this morning's Monday Phonograph. Share your thoughts and help him out.

New Comic Update, and 3D stuff / Updates

@ZedrinBot has an update to the PV02 series. You can read the latest update here or if you want to start at the beginning of Pivot's journey then click here. Consider being a Patron as well! A lot of content is available as low as $2.00 USD a month! Follow ZedrinBot on Patreon!

Pico's School OST (2 New Songs/Special Release!)

The soundtrack for Pico's School has been released with two new songs added! You can buy it on BandCamp, and it's only $3.00 USD. Check out the album cover by @ShadowCat5150.

Pico by Tom Fulp

ShadowCat5150

This week's featured artist is @rivux. He has had this account for ten years and is now starting to use it. Give him a welcome, a follow, and check out his works!

Ridersona

rivux

A personal favorite of mine from @Jazza. The Composer is an incredible story of a young boy's musical journey, from playing piano as a means of escape, to playing on the streets, a concert pianist, and then a maestro leading an orchestra. To just playing piano after his career fades. One of Newgrounds finest works from Josiah Brooks.

"The song was written for the animation. The writing process for this one is a lot different to anything else and the biggest reason was because it was ART, made not for any intent of success but only for personal expression. I had a lot going on at the time, and excuse me for getting personal but my parents started down the slope that lead to divorce and when it felt like my world was crashing around me, I had only music to comfort me. Writing songs by myself. well at one point in time it wasnt enough. I needed to SEE what i felt and that resulted in :the Composer:, 3 months of work, simple animation to a thought out soundtrack. It's success STILL amazes me because I submitted it during madness day/week and on the day after the finale to the xombie series, so in my eyes it didnt stand a chance, but I knew why I made it and was very happy with the result. Well it didnt get front page at first but soon enough the score kept rising and it ended up not only on the front page but on the top spot on the 'all time' list on Newgrounds. WOW! I had never been on that list with ANYTHING let alone something I never expected to reach it!! I was blown away and SO humbled by that. SO many emails and heartfelt connections that really mean a lot to me. Newgrounds has a heart! Who knew it! haha."

@Jazza

November 22, 2009

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

NEW USERS

@NeoBlueRose has recently joined us. She's an artist looking to make friends! Give her a friendly hello and check out her works!

@DozyMike is a new artist who has joined us. He is looking to share his works and meet new people here. Welcome him aboard and check out his art!

@Gugura has signed up! He makes horror themed music and is an artist as well! Say hi and check out his works!

@Cobalt-C3rberus is a furry artist who is here to broaden his horizons. He has lurked for many years and has decided to take the plunge. Show him around the site!

Blackened, the night's voice

Wind freezing my fingertips

Nature is my home

@DrunkGecko

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2005: @VanillaCokeClock

2007: @Boltrig

2011: @BigBossSnake

2020: @Bombmouse

As of right now I am on vacation from my day job. The goal this week is to catch up on a lot of Newgrounds stuff and just relax. I was beginning to have burn out at work. I wish I could work more on Newgrounds stuff because when I have the time like I used to when I wasn't working, it was one of the most fun things I ever done. Once I got a job that hampered things a bit. I am looking forward to sharing a lot of great things with all of you and sharing the even greater deeds of the other creators and members through this newspaper with all of you! Thanks for reading and be ready for the next issue of The Tank Tribune!

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@5TanLey @putzpie @Vortonox @AceMantra @Vista-Sound13 @Waterflame @JoanMarcusOf @Noisysundae @PredatorMusic @RobSoundtrack @yelldow @SpikeVallentine @Ruko29 @TranceCrafter @AntonM @DrayxMusic @Melbaus @BasiatordeCoronatus @Trippple

NO. 26 - Welcome Back!

Posted by TheTankTribune - January 11th, 2021

“THE ONLY INTERNET NEWS YOU SHOULD BOTHER KNOWING ABOUT!”

@DesertSage

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! After a short hiatus, The Tank Tribune is back! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, I certainly did, and 2021 has already started out strong for me. Let's make the new year into something amazing together! Here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds!

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Michael bublé ???”

@Boss

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

For General News I don't have much to report on without making this into a wall of text, which yes that is the point of a newspaper, but I encourage you to read all of Tom's posts with the Drawing Tablet winners.

BEST OF DECEMBER 2020

December has come and gone. @JamesLee picks up Best Movie for more free nut. @FredericSouchu picks up Best Game for POOM, which is DOOM recreated in Pico-8. Congratulations to the winners!

BEST MOVIE

BEST GAME

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]

@PsychoGoldfish sees if @VoicesByCorey is up to the task of co-host. Other members of the Voice Actor Collaboration play a game of Whose Voice Is It Anyhow? If you're a Geometry Dash fan, then you've probably heard of @BoomKitty, the podcast sat down with him recently to talk music. They also recounted all of 2020. The Newgrounds Podcast was started on Feb 20, 2020 and will be turning one year old next month!

EVENT: Jan 23

DEADLINE: Jan 31

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 13

DEADLINE: Feb 15

ARTIST NEWS

My patreon

@keepwalking has started a Patreon. It is a simple tip jar set up for patronage. Follow here!

I've been feeling burnt out lately

@TechnoCookie has been feeling burnt out lately. She's taking a break from her weekly art postings.

New Manga Released!

@Kel-chan has released the first two chapters of a new manga entitled R1SE: The Communion. You can read it on WEBTOON or tapas.

We Want to hear from YOU!

@ShadyCornerGames creator of the Shady Lewd Kart games is looking for feedback on their Discord. Jump in and let them know what you think of their games.

Deadswitch 3: Looking for character artist

@xWILKINx the creator of the Deadswitch games here on Newgrounds is looking for a character artist for marketing a promotional purposes. If you're interested then send a message.

This week's featured artist hails from Brazil. His name is @deathZERAreal. He describes himself in a nutshell as a hobby designer. Here are some of his works below.

Veronica Drip

deathZERAreal

"Way back in elementary school, I’d say at the age of 11 or 12, I used to spend my class time doodling little Mega-Man-style levels for video games I dreamt of making some day. A couple of my friends got into it too, but none of them were very good at drawing and the pictures they penned for me were horrible. I mean really bad. One such drawing that someone showed me was a dinosaur of some kind, maybe a brontosaurus, but where its head should have been was a circular smiley face. The drawing was so bad and yet so hilarious that I have never forgotten it. Blockhead somehow spawned as a mockery of that drawing. I started to make little notebook paper comics featuring the character all through my early teens. Then I brought the character back for a few weeks at the age of 18. He made his final return as a Flash cartoon in ’05.

I was intimidated when I submitted my first Blockhead toon to Newgrounds. I expected that a few people out there like myself would think it was hilarious but that the majority of folks wouldn’t give it much thought. I never expected my work to have actual fans. The support of those fans is really what’s helped the series to improve. To any Newgrounds user who has ever wondered if their reviews can be helpful: they are! I owe a lot to the people who took the time to tell me what they liked about my cartoons as well as what they didn’t."

@The-Swain

June 4, 2006

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

NEW USERS

@mauriciogamedev recently joined us. He's a pixel artist, programmer, and game developer. Perhaps he will grace us with something for the upcoming Pixel Day!

@Holokin is a new musician joining us. They were brought here by Friday Night Funkin'. Here's to what they may bring to Newgrounds!

@citricaciid has joined us. He feels bad about missing out on Newgrounds and decided to join! He's an artist and musician and perhaps a game developer in the future. We're all excited to see what he brings to Newgrounds!

@SaucySaucepan is an artist who has been a lurker on the site. He recently got a Supporter Upgrade and is looking to post some of his art here on the site! We're looking forward to it!

STORIES

The Money Thread

With 2021 being a new year, there are people who will want to have goals for the new year. Whether it is learning how to cook, lose weight, manage money better, or what have you. We have threads for these with The Work Out Thread, for those looking to lose weight, build muscle, or just be in better shape. Remember just because you look skinny and fit doesn't mean you are fit and healthy. All types work out. If you're wanting to learn how to cook, swap recipes and techniques then we have the NG Club for Cooks, Bakers & Eaters. We however did not have a thread to help with money management. @The-Great-One has created a thread for just that. To help budget your money, how to save it, invest it, and build a portfolio. Answers to tax questions. Tips and tricks to stretch your money. It is also there to alert people to what scams are out there, how to prevent them, catch them, and hopefully stop them if you think you're too far gone. 2021 is going to be a big year. Let's make it a great one together.

Midnight

When the children's eyes

go red, you know mice can be

more vicious than cats.

@TaintedLogic

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of the two last weeks! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2004: @MetaphorcE

2006: @theprepyoulove

2011: @dailyderek

2020: @WhiteMoonfield

I missed some week's of the Tribune due to not only the holidays, but some wonderful events have happened. My best friend who moved to Texas around four years ago is moving back to South Carolina. This is an exciting time. My little brother also got married recently. He's in the army and in Colorado, but is also looking to move back to South Carolina as well after his service is done. My other little brother had a baby making me an uncle! There has been a lot going on at once and it is all exciting! Naturally I have been away from my writings on Newgrounds because of this. I apologize for that. Here's to getting everything back on track and a bright and beautiful future!

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@KawaiSprite @Vista-Sound13 @BizarreDistance @PuffballsUnited @Jezzel @putzpie @SynchroSpectre @OcularNebula @rtnario @NemesisTheory @AceMantra @headphoamz @Rythim-Man @sorohanro @MaestroRage @LadyArsenic @DruoxtheShredder @Waterflame @Quarl @themaskedmonocle

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Posted by TheTankTribune - December 25th, 2020

There is no issue of The Tank Tribune today. I've been taking time off to recover from and enjoy the holidays. A mega issue will be posted this coming Monday, December 28th.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas! Be sure to comment below what you got for Christmas!

NO. 025 - Happy Hanukkah

Posted by TheTankTribune - December 14th, 2020

MY FRIEND WENT AND WROTE A TAGLINE AND ALL I GOT WAS A T-SHIRT

@Urichov

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Mazel Tov Newgrounds! We are officially in the midst of Hanukkah so things have been busy on my end over here. To all of my Jewish relations here on Newgrounds I wish all of you a Happy Hanukkah! The Best of November was announced, updates to FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN', some new artists to the site, incredible music from Among Us alongside a new update for the game! Flash is dying this month, like a Phoenix though it will rise from the ashes with the Flash Forward Jam this January. All of this and more! Here's the hip happenings of Newgrounds!

The-Great-One

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“When the going gets tough,the tough make art for cash. 💪”

@UmbraPrometheus

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

Best of November 2020!

November has come and gone. We have had a lot of wonderful movies and games to the site for the month of Thanksgiving. Below are the winners for Best Movie and Best Game. Congratulations to the winners!

BEST MOVIE

BEST GAME

Drawing Tablet Giveaway!

With the holidays and the season of giving underway, Tom is giving out drawing tablets. This is a special event that has been going on for the past couple of days ago. The tablet is the XP-Pen Deco 01 V2. If you are an aspiring artist who is interested then PM Tom with the following information.

Why you need and what you hope to achieve with a new drawing tablet.
Links with examples of your existing art / animation (your odds improve greatly if you have work here on NG).
Your full name and US mailing address.

There is no specified number of tablets that will be given away, if you want to raise the amount given then please consider Supporting Newgrounds. PM Tom afterwards to state your donation towards this giveaway. This isn't the first time Newgrounds has taken on a project like this. Tom gave away Wacom Tablets on different occasions in the past.

Here are the recipients of tablets so far. @Warxwell @prosimban, @DoctorGrambo, @Aluterrian, @GojiBean, @tanzaniterush, @AllSeeingHat, @pizza602slut, @Pablosaurs910, @Dungeonation, @MaximumNightmare, @seAnceTM, @DraculKitten, @Nokkorone, @Foozhochii, @PuduToast, @Hibachi1, @gatekid3, and @JimPellos. Congratulations to all of you!

Flash Forward Jam

Tom started to toy around with the next jam being about Flash. Drawing Tablet Winner @Dungeonation made a large donation in favor of the Jam. There is now over $1000 in the prize pool alongside an interview with @TheInterviewer for the winners of Best Movie and Best Game. There is also a Bonus $100 to Most Mobile-Friendly version, no matter where it places.

Jam Requirements:

Make something interactive with Flash, either a game or interactive movie, which could include an animation collab with a cool menu interface, or something with decisions / alternate endings.

Make it with ActionScript 2 and confirm it works via Ruffle before publishing. You will see a “Test with Ruffle” link on your preview page. Ruffle is what we use to run Flash on NG without the Flash plugin, you can read more about it below!

Upload any time in January and tag it “Flash-Forward-Jam” to participate!

Icon Mods

Ruffle updates have added thumbnails behind the play button. A lot of old flashes will need larger thumbnails to accommodate this new update. The movie hub itself is also upgrading to large thumbnails. Tom is looking to add new Icon Moderators so if you're looking to help out then let him know in this thread and he may reach out to you.

Pico in FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'

Pico has been added as a playable character in FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'! Check it out if you haven't already. He comes with his own theme song that you can hear in this morning's Phonograph.

Among Us

A new map will be added to Among Us. The airship. A map that is modeled after the airship from the Henry Stickmin series entry Infiltrating the Airship. A new song was added for the trailer which you can hear in this morning's Phonograph! Among Us also won Best Multiplayer and Best Mobile Game in the Game Awards this year! Congratulations to Innersloth!

Super Mario Bros Z ep 6 Reanimated Collab

Over 100 animators came together to recreate the sixth episode of the series "Brawl on the Vanishing Island". It is in celebration of @Alvin-Earthworm returning from hiatus. If you haven't seen it check it out! The original intro movie and sixth episode are below for side by side comparison.

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]

The Newgrounds Podcast recently talked to two people behind the Fraymaker's game. From the beginnings of Super Smash Flash, to Fraymakers and the art contest.

BBS Awards 2020 : Voting

DEADLINE: December 31

Secret Santa Art Trade

DEADLINE: December 24

DEADLINE: January 23

DEADLINE: January 31

ARTIST NEWS

Nymble Major update 1.2.2.0

@xalezar has made some huge updates to his game Nymble. If you haven't played it yet then give it a shot. It's been tweaked and more feedback will be appreciated.

Levels 41 to 60 now unlocked! Skip to the boss level or play them all again. (You may find some little surprises.)
Improved level cleared UI to explain how to get a higher score. I thought about including this in the HUD (Heads-up display), but opted to keep it clean and minimal and have the player find out by exploring.
Level 3, updated to better onboard the player about how to kill enemies.
Level 20 (boss): Same level, just replaced some gates, and reduced map size
Level 40 (boss): Some modified puzzles as well as a more exploratory layout.
Levels 51, 52, 54: New designs to onboard the "snowman" a bit more clearly. Slight improvement in puzzle complexity.
Level 60 (boss): redesigned the "snowman" puzzle. The boss fight spawn tiles have been redesigned to have a clearer active/inactive state.
Partially fixed stacking sound-effects glitch.
Toggle the snow by pressing "P" and see if it reduces lag in your browser.

Need Game Programmer + Pixel Artists/NG Zero Hour

@JohnnyGuy is looking for a Programmer for NG Zero Hour and Pixel Artists. It is a passion project as a tribute to Newgrounds history and characters. If you're interested then reply immediately.

Christmas special. Injured workers, PLZ HELP!!!!

@LuckoDaStars has been working on a passion project, a Christmas Special with his Newgrounds team. Two of his animators have been injured and he is looking for guest animators to fill in. His requirements for the project are below. If you're an animator or know an animator who can help then please reach out.

2-3 animators who can do this in a short deadline time (mainly animating the character they have been assigned and certain ones will be animating particular scene characters, the script have already been set in stone so i cannot change characters but cameos are fine)
Discord and willingness to collab
Link to their work on Newgrounds

This section was always some latest news from an artist accompanied by a piece of artwork. All of the past pieces are featured in the Tribune Art Gallery. With Tom doing the tablet giveaway I thought it was time to expand this section more.

This week's artist is @JesterDK. One of the refugees who made the exodus from Tumblr. He ended up wondering around looking for a site to post all kinds of content. His works have shown focus on video games and sci-fi, notably Mass Effect and Star Wars.

Chatting

JesterDK

@El-Cid brought us a retelling of the story Bambi. Filled with the miracle of life, the destruction of man, and you will believe a deer can fly.

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

NEW USERS

@Rxxou is an artist who recently joined us. Say hello and check out their works.

@FriedROSALINE is an artist who recently joined us. Say hello and check out their works.

@Puckchumb recently heard about us on Sleepycast. Decided to jump from YouTube and Reddit and check out our crowd. Say hello in the Intro Thread and share some of your favorite things on Newgrounds with them!

STORIES

BBS Awards 2020 : Voting

@Little-Rena has the voting thread up! If you haven't voted in this year's BBS Awards then do so now! You have until December 31. @ZJ has a strong lead as Worst Moderator, with @TurkeyOnAStick behind, who is falsely claiming this election as "rigged".

A LOOK BACK AT THREADS OF THE PAST

The Stoner's Club

@Popeofdope created this club back in 2004. Over 16 years ago. It was a club for stoner's to join, share stories, music, and of course, drugs. With recreational marijuana being legalized and/or decriminalized in multiple places it might be time to bring this club back to life.

Always wondering

Who we are and what we are...

Dust? I choose a star.

@Cyberdevil

RECIPES FROM THE NEWGROUNDS COMMUNITY

Welcome back to the Newgrounds Kitchen. With the holidays coming around the corner, feeding a lot of people can be difficult and time consuming. This recipe is for my own Pot Roast. A recipe that can feed your family gathering or if friends and family are isolating, it can be made in advance and shared!

The-Great-One's Pot Roast

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds chuck roast
1 cup red wine
1/3 cup Worcestershire Sauce
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1 large carrot chopped
1 celery stalk chopped
1 medium onion chopped
6 cloves of garlic crushed
2 large Russet Potatoes cut into fours (you can substitute fingerling potatoes)
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
2 tablespoons corn starch
ground cumin
Kosher salt
4 tablespoons butter cut into fours
fresh rosemary stalks
lard

STEP 1: Liberally rub both sides of the chuck with ground cumin and salt.

STEP 2: Place a pan over high heat. Once it's hot, place the chuck directly into the pan. Sear for 2 minutes or until brown.

STEP 3: Flip and sear the other side for 3 minutes or until brown. Remove from pan and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon of lard to the pan.

STEP 4: Turn the heat down to medium and add your onion and garlic. Cook until onion is softened.

STEP 5: Add the carrot, Worcestershire Sauce, Balsamic Vinegar, and red wine. Bring to a simmer then add the corn starch. Cook until slightly thickened.

STEP 6: In the cooking vessel of your choice, add the potatoes at the bottom and 1/2 of the liquid from the pan. Place your chuck roast in and the other 1/2 of the liquid. Whatever you're cooking in set it to low or 200 degrees for at least 4 hours.

STEP 7: Add your rosemary and butter to your roast and cook for another 4 hours.

STEP 8: Remove everything from the vessel onto your final serving platter and let rest for 5-10 minutes before carving.

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of the two last weeks! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2003: @izax-1

2006: @dudeI8urmom91

2010: @vagrant-fluke

2019: @izzybsides

This week went a lot smoother than last week. No Internet problems on this end. I really need to look into a way to format this better. Then again I wish I could just schedule a news post to post automatically. That kind of a system though could be easily abused though so I understand why it isn't implemented. Would make things a lot easier on my end though. Perhaps when we get a Literature Portal this paper can really stretch its wings and I can just upload an entire PDF file with links already to go. I digress though. I hope you're all having fun for the holidays despite how this entire year has been and that you enjoy your morning!

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions

@CHGangBoy05 @Unigodspawn @GrizzlyCogs @stouf7908 @RejSende @JohnMontoya @Lucasberry @FUNKbrs @liljim @RetroCarrot @PaulyBFromDa303 @TheZatesee @Syamori @monkeycat @Banana-head @DruoxtheShredder @MilkGilk @Bezo @TheBenjerman @Waterflame

NO. 24 - The Holidays Are Upon Us

Posted by TheTankTribune - December 7th, 2020

OH FUCK

@DiskCrash

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Good Morning Newgrounds! I hope your morning has gone better than mine. It started off well, I had this whole paper ready to go, I was right at the end posting the Patreon wall, when the page froze and thus everything was gone. I had to walk away before putting a fist through the monitor. I lost quite a bit in the process so this is an attempted salvage. Sorry for the inconvenience. With that said the holidays are approaching, Christmas is in full swing and Hanukkah will be starting this Thursday! Here's all the hip happenings of Newgrounds last week.

The-Great-One

THEME SONG BY @sorohanro

FEATURED COMPOSERS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“本当のウィーブーはこれを読むことができます”

@LexRodent

THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp

Drawing Tablet Giveaway!

Why you need and what you hope to achieve with a new drawing tablet.
Links with examples of your existing art / animation (your odds improve greatly if you have work here on NG).
Your full name and US mailing address.

The Newgrounds Voice Acting Collaboration 2020 & 2021

@VoicesByCorey has released the NGVAC 2020. If you missed it, go listen to it. Be prepared though, it is over an hour and a half long. He has already started on plans for NGVAC 2021, so if you're interested check out the thread.

Section 230

Tom asks that you watch the video below concerning Section 230. It is a part of the Common Decency Act of 1996 that President Donald Trump wishes to revoke. Which this is not a partisan issue, because President-Elect Joe Biden also wishes to revoke Section 230. They feel it will help crack down on social media platforms for spreading misinformation and propaganda, when in actuality it will do the opposite and hurt the voices of many on the Internet. This is something to keep an eye on in the coming months. Just in case you need to contact your representative.

Flash Forward Jam

Jam Requirements:

Make something interactive with Flash, either a game or interactive movie, which could include an animation collab with a cool menu interface, or something with decisions / alternate endings.

Make it with ActionScript 2 and confirm it works via Ruffle before publishing. You will see a “Test with Ruffle” link on your preview page. Ruffle is what we use to run Flash on NG without the Flash plugin, you can read more about it below!

Upload any time in January and tag it “Flash-Forward-Jam” to participate!

Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here.

[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]

The winners of Best Game in the Spooktacular, the creators of Dead Estate were on the podcast recently. Producer @GoodL recently contracted COVID-19. He has been recovering lately and gave us a new game entitled Chucan Fall.

These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!

SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK

I need your help Newgrounds. The people who I know contribute a lot to the site and are also huge supporters, I have gone through my list. If there are any supporters out there who have contributed a great deal to the site over the years or someone who you feel should have Supporter Status, but doesn't, then please let me know. The Tank Tribune will be prepared to offer someone without Supporter Status a full year! Please send your messages here or comment below.

SUPPORTER PARTY

A super fun secret forum, exclusively for NG Supporters

Welcome to the supporter forum!

A lot of users become supporters, but don't drop by the Party. Stop in and introduce yourself!

Why Did You Support Newgrounds

A thread made early in the Supporter launch. What made you want to purchase a Supporter upgrade and give your hard earned money to Newgrounds?

BBS Awards 2020 : Nominations

DEADLINE: December 10

Fraymakers Kickstarter Art Contest

DEADLINE: December 11

Secret Santa Art Trade

DEADLINE: December 24

What Makes Newgrounds Great

January 23

ARTIST NEWS

300 FANS!?!? And more updates!!

@AlbeGian has reached over 300 fans at the time of this paper. He has had a busy year. Placing 2nd Place in the Newgrounds Audio Deathmatch 2020, collaborating with @RealMrSnuggles, and having his music feature in Tankmas ADVENTure 2020. His music has been featured in the Tribune Phonograph in the past as well!

New Site Skin

If you noticed the new site skin on the site. It involves the popular characters from 2020 as snowmen. It was made by @Shamfoo. Check out his other works here on the site!

Geronimo

Shamfoo

@W-P-S would bring us this strange parody of Mickey's Christmas Carol and I guess A Christmas Carol in general. It wound up on the Front Page and either made people angry that it was there or made them laugh their asses off.

THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS

STORIES

Your favorite thing on NG today?

@SantaSeize made a thread asking about what users favorite things on Newgrounds are. What have you come across on Newgrounds that you just love right now? Share it with everyone!

What's something practical you learned recently

@ngman7 was tired of pizza and decided to try a food delivery service. Between Grubhub and DoorDash he found that DoorDash has the better promos, no delivery fee, and is cheaper. It was something small, but reasonable. He asks what is something practical that you don't think about too much that you learned recently. Share your stories.

A LOOK BACK AT THREADS OF THE PAST

EVERYTHING, BY EVERYONE

I've been going down memory lane as of late and came across a time in Newgrounds where some important questions were asked. This part of the Forum History is going to get a little heavy, so this is your READER DISCRETION ADVISED part of the paper. I think it is important to talk about and reflect on.

First some context though. On April 16, 2007, a shooting occurred at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. It was labelled as a massacre with 33 fatalities. At the time it was one of the deadliest shootings in the United States of America. This was a tragic event and should not be taken lightly. Newgrounds member @PiGPEN made a game entitled V-tech Rampage recreating the event. This would cause a bit of a stir within the media and thus @Ross commented on it.

V-Tech Rampage

Ross brought up the game and its creator. How it circulated among the popular gaming websites and media outlets at the time. PiGPEN stated that if people donated enough money to his PayPal he would take it down. Ross asked the Newgrounds public what they thought about the game, did they think PiGPEN's actions were in poor taste, and should the game be taken down or left up?

Ross would follow up on this development with responses from the Newgrounds community. Ranging from remove it outright for its offensive content. It is in poor taste that PiGPEN is looking to profit off of it, remove it for that. It is freedom of speech so it must be kept up. There are far more offensive things on the site as it is, so just leave it up. Ross read all of these and thought about it more and more. His response was thus...

"I think this is a good time to reflect on what Newgrounds is all about. When Tom first started the site many years ago, it was a place for his personal creations, some of which were too "edgy" for the mainstream (such as Assassin, Club A Seal, and Telebubby Fun Land). Many of his productions pushed (and occasionally pole vaulted over) the limits of "good taste", but he published them nevertheless, and they found an audience. The number of NG visitors grew rapidly and soon other artists started sending Tom their Flash creations for him to post. It turned out that a lot of people didn't really have an outlet for their not-fit-for-the-mainstream creativity - and Newgrounds evolved from a showcase for Tom's work into a showcase for everyone's work, free of the usual moral judgement and censorship.

Newgrounds found its niche and flourished, and today, we have one of the most unique communities on the Internet. We're a place where you can find polished, professional-quality animations and games, as well as creations that are more coarse, more personal, more "anything goes" - and everybody's welcome. While we do have some loose content guidelines, the site is still a haven for artists that might not have anyplace else to gain exposure for their work.

Speaking only for myself, I think V-Tech Rampage is in poor taste. In terms of gameplay, it's decent, but tying it to this recent tragedy is a bad idea, in my opinion.

Still, it's not any one person's job to judge the Flash that people submit to The Portal. That's left up to the Newgrounds community at large, which judges submissions with its votes. As the saying goes, I may disagree with what PiGPEN's doing, but I'll forever defend his right to do it. Telling him that his game should not be allowed on Newgrounds goes against the principles upon which this site was founded. You're entitled to form any opinion you like about him and his work, but once we take away his right to put it here on NG, we lose track of what makes Newgrounds great."

-Ross

May 21, 2007

During this time the guidelines were strict. They have since been updated. This includes that if you are making light of or exploiting a tragedy Newgrounds may or may not stand by you. They have defended stuff in the past, but it is no longer a guarantee. This is indeed a wonderful thing about Newgrounds, and this was in 2007 when Newgrounds was about to hit this boom period on the Internet, when more and more people were not only getting access to the Internet, but it was becoming more user friendly, and content was strong. Newgrounds was one of few websites that escaped the dot com burst.

Around this time, Tom was getting married to his fiancée at the time @AprilFulp. He would return from his honeymoon with a message about the site.

EDGE Article

Tom was feeling defeated. Every plan he had he was always a bit too late or there were always problems. This was around when the 2007 re-design was about to come out. It was being worked on for years. This was a huge deal for the site.

"Underneath the smiles and positive attitude, I'll admit I've been in a bad mood lately.

The honeymoon was the first time in a long while that I really decompressed from a life that revolves around Newgrounds, a life where every waking (and sleeping) hour feels dedicated to the vision of what Newgrounds is supposed to become. As a result, it stirred up a lot of intense feelings about where things are going wrong and how there aren't any clear solutions other than "work harder." (working smarter doesn't cut it for me) Rather than coming back refreshed and full of energy, I feel like I'm being crushed under the weight of failed expectations and lost opportunities.

Newgrounds will be celebrating its 12th anniversary on the web next month, so it's a crazy time to reflect on where Newgrounds has gone in the past 12 years and where it hasn't. The web wasn't ready for a lot of the things we tried to do in the early days. Back in 2000, we had an embedded NG player you could put on your own site. It included an integrated voting bar and even had an integrated ad, but no one was interested in embedding stuff back then; Myspace didn't exist yet. We built a universal high score system and used it for a bunch of games, but it kept getting hacked, so we gave up. Inspired by the launch of Friendster, we laid out user pages before they had REALLY caught fire, but even that plan just sort of sat on the curb as years passed by... Waiting for the next layout design, then the next."

I always feel like we missed our moment in the spotlight and the Internet passed us by, not quite ready for NG until it was too late and the whole "Web 2.0" hype stole their attention.

What's especially crushing is all the projects that remain yet unfinished. Newgrounds is like 10 years behind schedule from where it's supposed to be right now. It started off so fast and loose, making games and launching features in such rapid succession. Then the games got bigger and the features more complex, and nothing could be done quickly anymore. Good ideas can no longer just be tossed into the mix like they once were, they have to wait until the other good ideas are finished, even if it takes months... or years. Other console games can't happen until Castle Crashers is done. Other web games can't happen until Pixel Puncher is done. Nothing on the site can happen until the redesign is done. Meanwhile, new ideas keep bubbling up every day. I don't know what to do about it so I just get mad about it and loath myself.

But I'll say one thing: NG never stops moving. The redesign has been a part of our daily lives ever since the office opened at the end of 2005. It's VERY CLOSE. It will be the opening of a door that we've been knocking on for years now. When that door is opened, we're gonna step out into a new era of NG and lots of good stuff will start to happen around here. Or not... maybe it will just be the same old portal spam and eDrama. I can't make any promises, I'm just trying to be uplifting and get everyone excited. It's harder and harder for me to get excited about stuff because exciting stuff takes too much work. I need to vicariously live through your own excitement and smiling faces. Go team."

-Tom Fulp

June 14, 2007

This was when Newgrounds turned 12 years old. It is now 25 years old and growing. It wasn't long after this that Tom got an incredible response from the different creators and members of the site. This was when he announced the Tank Trophies. If there is one way to sum up Newgrounds entirely it is from the creator of the site himself.

"So many dreams, so little time. I really am proud of how far NG has come, just know that I will always be wanting it to go further. The goal of NG is to share your creativity with the largest audience possible, without becoming a homogenized mass-market blandfest."

-Tom Fulp

June 18, 2007

Thank you Thomas Charles Fulp for creating this site for the creators, the visionaries, the world makers, the storytellers, and the outcasts. I've said this before and I'll say it again. This is a wonderful place to grow up.

Do what you desire

With all that is yours, they say

But am I my own?

@Urichov

Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Here are the selected people of last week! Congratulations to all of you!

USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE

2007: @Razorblade-Eve

2008: @BioLock

2010: @GLaDOSKitten

2019: @AsroyalSagittarius

This is the second time I have written this paper. Sorry that I lost some of it along the way. Once I find a way to salvage what I lost it will be included in next week's issue. I am looking to format the P-Bot section at some point. With more collaborations going on, it is hard to feature everyone involved. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday Morning. It is 6AM EST where I'm at, it is time for this old dog to go to bed until the hours of the night reawaken me. Hopefully there will be pizza.

The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions