THE PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE, TODAY!
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Good Morning Newgrounds! How was last week for everybody! A momentous event happened last week which will be the center of discussion in this issue, which is dedicated to one of Newgrounds veteran musicians, RealFaction. He has rebranded and changed his username to reflect that and now goes by JohnnyGuy. This issue is here to cover the history and change of one of Newgrounds best contributors to the site. The Sunday Phonograph features 50 Songs by him and the Sunday Console features games where his music is the soundtrack.
The-Great-One
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“If u like trains, eating out of dumpsters, and living free, Check out my content”
THEME SONG BY @sorohanro
FEATURED COMPOSERS
@JohnnyGuy @Kel-chan @SkyeWint
THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp
Among Us Animation Jam!
Our next animation jam is celebrating the recent success of the game Among Us! With the theme of The Purple Imposter. There are multiple cash prizes with 1st Place being $1,000 and 10th Place being $100! To help encourage viewing, Double XP is being offered until October 8th! The deadline is October 7th at the end of the day!
SNES Music Contest
@JohnMontoya is hosting a SNES Music Contest to celebrate the release of the chipsynth SFC by Plogue. This is a chance to really shine for some of the greatest video game composers of all time. Guest judges include Grant Kirkhope, David Wise, Alexander Brandon, and Mathew Valente. It must be an original creation, no remixes or covers. The deadline is October 9th, there will be no late entries accepted.
The Latino Comics Expo
@Comick is announced that there will be an expo celebrating Latino animators from the US and all over the world, from countries such as Venezuela, Panama, Chile, Mexico, and the UK just to name a few. The cartoons will be running on the site until tomorrow, so check them out while you can! It features works from Newgrounds animators @ZekeySpaceyLizard, @Butzbo, and @Shi-Gu.
Halloween Writing Contest 2020
@SevenSeize4President is running the Halloween Writing Contest this year. There will be cash prizes for the winners of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. This year's theme is Post-Apocalyptic. Discussion and questions can be made in this thread. The deadline is Halloween Day, October 31, 2020. The judges are @SevenSeize4President, @Dranj, and @The-Great-One.
Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. @RunningZombie, known for The Hunt and Nightmare Quest, picked up a Daily Feature for A Viking's Tale. If you like Newgrounds Medals, there are plenty to get this morning! @JoelG picked up a Daily Feature with ENA – Extinction Party. @illwillpress picks up a Daily Feature this week with a new cartoon entitled Suggestions: Foamy The Squirrel. @glasscake picks up another Daily Feature with Charlie's Cereal.
These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!
SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK
@JohnnyGuy
One of Newgrounds Veteran Members celebrates his 14th year here on Newgrounds. You probably know him as RealFaction, he has recently rebranded and is now JohnnyGuy. Johnny's works on the site include making music for Pico's School and Castle Crashers as well as creating the Art-Inspired Music Contest. You can also hear his voice as one of the hosts of The Newgrounds Podcast. He's always been there to help out the up and coming musicians here on Newgrounds and is always there to talk to when you need him. He has worked and improved his craft on the site for a long time. His undying support for Newgrounds should not go unnoticed.
"Ultimately, at this point, it doesn't even matter who supports me, I just wanna have fun, do what I want, without the negativity. That's why I'm moving to a new YouTube channel, but i'm staying here on this account on NG, just changing names, keeping the artwork/icon the same.
I want to give advice, do more podcasts, the radio show, maybe Newgrounds Podcast again, do comedy songs (I'm working on a couple), write a book, play games with friends and post game walkthroughs to youtube of games I enjoy, all for fun. That's all I know for now.
Thank you all for supporting me this far, I realized achievements won't make me happy, but doing what I enjoy will. Achievements/success, is all just a bonus, and temporary highs, but still something to be proud of. Ultimately, I wanted to be proud of myself, and now I finally am. Thank you all who have helped me through this journey.
The time of RealFaction is finally at an end, and a new beginning for me on this account as JohnnyGuy!
I can't wait to show you the new stuff I'm working on though! :) Love you guys! I want to spread more love and joy ~♥ love yourself, always.
-JohnnyGuy
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?
DEADLINE: September 22
3RD DEADLINE: September 29
FINAL DEADLINE: November 8
DEADLINE: October 7
DEADLINE: October 9
Halloween Writing Contest 2020
DEADLINE: October 31
LATEST INTERVIEW: JohnnyGuy
The artist formerly known as RealFaction, under a new name, it is JohnnyGuy! Veteran musician to Newgrounds. His music is featured in Pico's School and Castle Crashers. He is also the creator of the Art-Inspired Music Contest!
ARTIST NEWS
Working On A Song!
@KippyMusic is working on an orchestral dubstep! It is said that it will be epic! Follow KippyMusic for when this releases!
Thank you! + Some other stuff.
@Pancaketophat has given thanks to his followers and thanks to the site overall. He has also become a Newgrounds Supporter!
Mafia Monster-hunter man
Pancaketophat
FOR PPL WHO WANT TO USE MY MUSIC
@chrisbasso has been getting messages with permission to use his music. He has deemed that permission is not required to use his music, all he asks for his name in the credits. This is for both his newer and older music.
420 Fans
@WaxTerK recently celebrated 420 fans! Congratulations! He is a contributing artist and musician here on Newgrounds! Check out his works when you have a chance!
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WaxTerK
With Madness Day approaching, I thought it would be nice to look back at one of the most popular and anticipated series for Madness Day, Dawn of the Madness from @LittleLuckyLink. The series took a short hiatus, but it appears to be continuing with a new entry coming out this Madness Day!
"The summer of 2008 was actually a very important time for me. There were many things going on with my personal life at the time, and I guess you could say it was a bit of a "reawakening" for me creatively. Before and during that summer, I had taken a huge interest in zombie movies. The 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead and the Resident Evil movies caught my interest in particular. The movie went through many different changes early on in production. For instance, some of the art, including the zombies, was changed and recreated with the help of a great friend of mine."
-LittleLuckyLink
THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS
NEW USERS
@Hamrollz is new to the site. She's an artist here on Newgrounds! Give her a friendly hello in the Intro Thread and check out her work!
@HoboSchmely has made a return from 2002 with a new account. He's an artist and musician! Welcome him back in the Intro Thread!
STORIES
Halloween crap!!!
@SevenSeize4President has made a thread celebrating anything and everything Halloween! Talk about your past costume ideas, favorite Halloween candy, and all other matters of spookiness!
Could you make classic Pixar/Disney movies today?
@CitizenGoose brings up a topic about past Disney and Pixar movies and if they could have been made in today's market due to political correctness.
NG Anonymous Confessions Thread
@olskoo has set up a thread so you can make anonymous confessions to Newgrounds. If you need to get something off of your chest then this a great way to do it. You can even use an anonymous E-Mail address. Anonymous confessions will be posted daily.
A LOOK BACK AT THREADS OF THE PAST
The 1st Art-Inspired Music Contest
A traditional contest here on Newgrounds now, got it start back in 2013! Created by @JohnnyGuy and @Phyrnna, it is being ran by @Random-storykeeper now. It is a beautiful combination of artists and musicians. It would be the inspiration for the Music-Inspired Art Contest which flips this contest around.
The April Fool's Day joke from back in 2004 had some members scratching their heads as to what was going on. Welcome to McNewgrounds!
Waiting for this bus
It will never wait for me
Story of my life
RECIPES FROM THE NEWGROUNDS COMMUNITY
Welcome back to the Newgrounds Kitchen! Today's recipe comes from the NG Club for Cooks, Bakers & Eaters. It is a recipe for banana bread. It's not your everyday bread though. We're getting nutty and we're getting liquored with this recipe courtesy of @Porkchop!
Bourbon Banana Nut Bread
Today, all the way from this liquor store that I got fantastic booze at, it's some motherfuckin Bourbon Banana Nut Bread. Alright, you're gonna need some ingredients. Not just any ingredients, but just about all of these ingredients. YOU WILL ALSO NEED a 9x5 loaf pan. Aside from that, if you got an oven, you're solid.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (from about 3 bananas)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chunks
STEP 1: Alright, first up. Preheat your shit. Go ahead and grease and flour that loaf pan. I used about 1/2 tbsp of flour for this, but whatever works for you. Set that shit aside and get to work.
STEP 2: Sift up your flour, salt and baking powder together and set that aside too. Mash up your bananas and set it aside.
STEP 3: Hopefully by now your butter is all soft, otherwise this step sucks muchly of the cock. Take your sugar and butter and cream that shit together. You'll want it nice and fluffy and mixed up nicely. With nice, soft butter, should take about 5 minutes, much like sex with your mom.
STEP 4: Now you've got some creamy butter jizz shit, add 1 egg. Mix that shit up. Now you've got some creamy butter egg jizz shit, add the other egg and mix that shit up. You should have something that kinda looks like sugar, butter and eggs. Take your banana goop, lemon juice, and bourbon and toss it all in. Get it all stirred up nicely and take a shot.
STEP 5: Now, you'll wanna add the flour concoction all at once to the jizz mixture. Otherwise you'll work the batter too much and it will come out a bit more drier than desirable. Once you get that shit all up in there, add your nuts and chocolate chips to it and casually fold them in.
STEP 6: Hopefully by now, your oven's done heating up, your batter is all thick and delightful smelling. Toss the batter into that pan that you greased and floured way back in step one and toss that bitch in the oven for about an hour. Right around here, the prophecy gets a little murky and vague, but all data suggests that the optimal time for removal is once a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
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! Instead of listing Users of the Day on this date we have Clock Crew Members who were User of the Day!
USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE
2004: @chunkymonkey
2008: @cornbin
2010: @PimpNFresh
2019: @X-TNT
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 Sunday Morning. This week are games that feature music by @JohnnyGuy!
This was quite a big issue music wise, and I felt it was deserving to give one of Newgrounds most giving member a place in the spotlight. To make sure it wasn't too much on one person though I decided to feature two different artists though. It is always amazing that this site not only brings together so many talented and skillful creators, but they all have their own stories to tell and their own trials. Anyone can make a contribution to this site, you don't need to have content in the portal to do so. Thank you to JohnnyGuy for all that you have done for the site. It means more than you probably know. I can't imagine what this place would have been like without you here.
The Tank Tribune is a part of Dohn's Desk Productions
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DrSevenSeizeMD
Can I just say that I LOVE the newgrounds kitchen part????
Also I THINK @Dranj is helping us judge the writing contest.
Also I totally forgot @Peaceblossom was helping us judge when I was interviewed for the NG Podcast fml, so now I owe Peach a free Mexican dinner with bottomless margaritas.