CHRONICLING 20 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Good Morning Newgrounds! Welcome to the 20th Issue of The Tank Tribune! For twenty weeks, The Tank Tribune has brought you the latest happenings and history of Newgrounds! There is a new section added to this week's issue, the discussion of Flash dying, how it is being preserved, and how you can help out. This issue will be a little out of order, don't panic though it is for a reason. The return of Afro-Ninja and much more on this twentieth issue of The Tank Tribune!
-The-Great-One
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“behave yourselves, but not too much ;)”
THEME SONG BY @sorohanro
FEATURED COMPOSERS
@mike @KawaiSprite @Vista-Sound13 @Solargress @SoundHolick @nxtr @TrandafirTeodora @Crazy-Unicorn @Jusu-Tengu @Yorou @OcularNebula @Schematist @LawnReality @Belthagor @SharkwithSideburns @Bosa @ChronoNomad @liljim @BoMToons @AntonM
Flash Is Dying
Come December 2020 Flash will no longer be supported and discontinued on devices. From computers to cell phones to tablets. There has been a large part of the Internet whose legacy was Flash. Through animations, games, and even websites. Recently @Noodle on his YouTube Channel Two Left Thumbs made a video talking about the history of Flash and how it is being preserved. It is a long video, but I implore you to watch it.
There are multiple ways that Flash is being preserved. Newgrounds already has the Newgrounds Player in effect where certain Flash movies and games can be played in Newgrounds. There is work being done to convert multiple games and movies to proper formats through Ruffle. There is also Flashpoint where an archive is being built. We cannot let Flash die and you can help with the preservation of it moving forward by donating to Ruffle and help filling out the list on Flashpoint.
These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!
SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK
@Noodle
As noted above, Noodle has become quite the cheerleader of Newgrounds and its history over on the YouTube side. The artist formerly known as Goat-Man is a wonderful collaborator in some of Newgrounds most memorable movies and games. He was also the mastermind behind the This Week on Newgrounds series, which the Tribune took direct inspiration from. He is an incredible talent here on the site and one who should be taken note of.
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?
THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp
Video & Flash Updates, Among Us, Voting
If you missed the winners of the Among Us Jam you can go back and check it out! If you're in the mood for something to binge watch then check out all the entries in the Jam. There is information on how you can help Tom enable Ruffle on Flash Submissions. A lot of stuff doesn't require Flash since Newgrounds has constantly been moving forward, but for those that do still require Flash then let Tom know.
Tom is also looking for feedback on scores being visible for creators, registered users, and just visitors. Tell him your thoughts on the matter and why.
The Half-Life Collab
Today is the last day for the Half-Life Collab. If you don't have your entry in now is the time to do so. Contact @TerrorByte immediately.
Newgrounds Video Game Music Challenge
@Everratic is hosting a challenge where you create video game music based off of a list of challenges. You can work solo or collaborate. More details are in the thread about how this challenge works.
I miss making web games
@Afro-Ninja had one of games Ruffle enabled. He reflected on his time here on Newgrounds and also talked about his upcoming game, he is really close to finishing it for all of us to see. He is planning on a return to the site and has given kudos to @ninjamuffin99 game Friday Night Funkin.
Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. The team of @ninjamuffin99, @PhantomArcade, @evilsk8r, and @KawaiSprite took home a Daily Feature for Friday Night Funkin. One of the songs from the game can be heard in this morning's Sunday Phonograph! @JamesLee brings us the recent story about Ellen DeGeneres with Ellen & the Court of Public Opinion. @MongoPangolin picked up his first solo Daily Feature award with Twitter Every Other November. You may have seen his works in the Freaky Fred Reanimated and Settin' The Scene collaborations. @LinkNiak has picked up his first Daily Feature for Shrimp. @SandBagg also picked up his first solo Daily Feature award with Honey Sucker. @CumminHam has a teaser for an upcoming project with Tron Bonne Services the Serv-Bot.(Teaser). @PieLordPictures brings us the second part to The Island Episode of OddBall Adventures to close off the week.
[ DISCORD | TWITTER | PATREON ]
Welcome to the newest section of The Tank Tribune. Here is the latest from @TheNewgroundsPodcast. This past Saturday, the NGP had a Developer Interview with Friday Night Funkin. This episode will surely be up on the Podcast within the next coming days so be on the lookout for it. Be sure to follow them on their Discord to hear them live.
If you've missed some episodes, there was a Halloween Special, the Worst Song Competition, and guests included @Troisnyx, @Snackers, @Spadezer, @Saminat, and @VoicesByCorey. If you missed the revival of Art Talks then give that a listen this morning as well.
FEATURES
FINAL DEADLINE: November 8
Bubsy Reanimated Bob-Collab (OPEN)
DEADLINE: November 24
DEADLINE: December 1
DEADLINE: January 31
VAULT INTERVIEW: Sykohyko
One of the pioneers of Flash. His series range from comedic to serious and everywhere in-between. At a time he even offered Flash Tutorials on his site. Learn the mind behind the Karo and Abo series.
ARTIST NEWS
Late Morning Coffee (EP)
@Unigodspawn released a new album entitled Late Morning Coffee. It is described as a lo-fi folk acoustic ambient vibe. Something to listen to while drinking coffee. It consists of four tracks. Give it a listen if you have the chance, it is a free download.
Tic Axe Toe
@BoMToons is working on a web-socketed IRL game with Tic Tac Toe and Axes. He says its like Among Us, but with axes.
THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS
Follow Count
@followino was on a mission. To follow everybody on Newgrounds. Apparently through this journey he discovered that you can only follow up to 10,000 Newgrounds Members. During this legendary adventure there is but one question. Did followino follow you?
Logic and reason
Are twin butterflies of thought
With wings of cement.
Everyday Newgrounds chooses a User of the Day at random! Congratulations to all of you!
USERS OF THE DAY ON THIS DATE
2002: @artfag
2006: @Petwoip
2010: @javierm885778
2019: @Blairphomet
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. This week's console has games featured by @Rob1221.
There wasn't as much featured here as normal and this was done for two reasons. One I've been busy lately. I put too much on my plate, what else is new? Two, I wanted to focus mostly on the preservation of Flash with it being done away with next month. There is so much to do and so little time and you can be a huge help to that process. Without Flash a lot of sites would not be what they are, Newgrounds wouldn't be what it is today, and a lot of creators wouldn't be where they are today. We can preserve Flash. I've been trying to find different games and movies that are older throughout Newgrounds and put them in the Tribune so they can be looked back on and people can go "Oh yeah I remember that" or discover something old as something new for the first time. It is also why this week I am not featuring the wall or my Patreon. If you haven't, please support Newgrounds and/or Ruffle.
The Tank Tribune is a part of Newgrounds
DrSevenSeizeMD
I'm still angry at Friday Night Funkin though because I can't get the music out of my head.