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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Good Morning Newgrounds! To @SevenTheEasterBunny, @Troisnyx, @Sabtastic, @Little-Rena, @NekoMika, @MellonSnow, @AprilFulp, and all the ladies of Newgrounds, Happy International Women's Day! We have a lot of new users joining Newgrounds. So many contest winners. Pico Day is beginning to approach. Daylight Savings Time will be upon the countries that actually do it. The Flash Forward Jam has wrapped up and the FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Jam deadline is approaching. @RicePirate sits down with The Newgrounds Podcast. We are also all a SpongeBob. Without further ado, here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds!
THEME SONG BY @sorohanro
FEATURED COMPOSERS
@FlashyMusic @Lapse @DanJohansen @Vista-Sound13 @yelldow @ZombiePosessor @GrizzledMusician @JessieProductions @EODTC @Bertn1991 @CzySzy @JojoTully @Trippple @TenodiBoris @cyclonebreitmayer @Codefreq @HLG @GirZiggler @Jxudo @MilkMan-Dan
THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp
Pico Day Crowdfunding
Pico Day has been announced! The date is May 1st! There will be prizes for animation, games, music, and art. Involving characters of Newgrounds. If you want to contribute to the prize pool you can make your donation here then simply PM Tom and let him know you want your donation to go towards the prize pool. You can pick the category you want it to go into, split it up, or split it evenly. Just make sure you let him know.
The Flash Forward Jam also wrapped up and is in the judging process right now. We'll keep you updated on the winners for Best Movie and Best Game in this Jam.
Friday Night Funkin' Animation Jam!
The Friday Night Funkin' Animation Jam is still underway. The deadline is March 14th, that's this coming Sunday. Depending on where you live in the United States of America that is also the day Daylight Savings Time begins, clocks will be going forward one hour so keep that in mind when you post your entry.
Valentine Writing Contest Winners!!!!!
@SevenTheEasterBunny has announced the winners of the Valentine Writing Contest! Here are the Top 3 Winners below along with their stories.
1st Place - Seas Away
By: @supertoria12
[ Part I | Part II | Part III ]
2nd Place - London Calling
By: @Gagsy
[ Part I | Part II | Part III ]
3rd Place - STAR CROSSED LOVERS
By: @Adam-Beilgard
[ Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV ]
Sexiest Outfit Conclusion! and Concept of Love Conclusions!
@Xinxinix has announced the winners of The Loveliest Contests, the Sexiest Outfit Contest and the Concept of Love Contest. Below are the winners! Congratulations to all of you!
Sexiest Outfit Contest Winners
1st Place - Jaky's sexiest outfit
2nd Place - Spade
3rd Place - Q.D.
4th Place - Sexiest outfit of 2021
5th Place - Tiyaga
Concept of Love Contest Winners
1st Place - I Guess This Is Love
@bich0cerote
2nd Place - But What Does It Compare To?
@smallsausage
3rd Place - Philophobia
4th Place - First crush
Under Judgment Entries Stuck in the Portal
@ZhengHe has made a call to action for all of Newgrounds to vote on submissions in the Portal. Remember, we're not like YouTube that has bots approve and disapprove submissions. It is up to Newgrounds members to decide what stays and what goes in the portal. We're also responsible for moderating submissions as well. We run this site together in a lot of ways. Remember this as well, some of your favorite movies and games on Newgrounds are only here because members like you, members like me, and members throughout the site helped pass them through the Portal. I'll borrow a quote from ZhengHe here.
"Just imagine all those talented artists and programmers waiting weeks for their entries to make it through the portal. It's got to be pretty frustrating. Maybe frustrating enough to make them give up uploading anything new. If you want to help Newgrounds still healthy and relevant one of the easiest ways to do that is to vote on some of this entries. Even a single vote helps. Please vote and thank you for your time."
Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. We start the week off with @Butzbo winning his sixth Game Daily Feature and tenth Daily Feature overall for his game 'Brain-Toasting Dungeon'. @casvdp who we last saw when they won Best of the Month for the retelling of Ratatouille, returns this year with a retelling of The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, picking up his fourteenth Daily Feature. @GuyUngerNL picks up his fourth Daily Feature for a love letter to Flash and Newgrounds with (INSERT TITLE HERE). @illwillpress picks up a Daily Feature for another entry in the Foamy The Squirrel series, particularly the Island Series. @MANtikora picks up his third Daily Feature for his biggest and most ambitious project to date; two years of labor and love with Madness Combat - Teleport Interference. @MugiMikey picks up his third Daily Feature for Sonic's Prime Delivery Service. To close off the week we have an entry in the FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam from @POSTBOY with Friday Night Funkin PS1 Commercial.
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The Newgrounds Podcast recently had @RicePirate on. He won The Tank Award in 2011 for User of the Year. He's done incredible voice acting here on Newgrounds and has worked with Markiplier!
These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!
SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK
@larrynachos
This week we place a much deserved spotlight on larrynachos. A musician, animator, artist, and game developer. Many newcomers here on Newgrounds probably discovered him through the Newgrounds Arcade. For the veterans here, especially in the Audio Portal, know his contributions to anything he can get his hands on. He's always there to give advice on a project. Team up and supply his skills where they are needed. His love for Newgrounds is incredible, his dedication cannot be fathomed in just a mere couple of words. Thank you larrynachos, for all you do for the site.
PARTY CHITCHAT
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?
UNDGEROUND
“Does anyone else like Mario Golf?”
Friday Night Funkin' Animation Jam
DEADLINE: Mar 10
Newgrounds Orchestral Composition Contest 2021
DEADLINE: Mar 15
DEADLINE: May 1
DEADLINE: Aug 26
NEW INTERVIEW: squeakytoad
The creator of The Spirit of Halloween series and the ANAKIN series. He is one of Newgrounds veteran animators and contributors.
ARTIST NEWS
New Shirt: Limited time only
@deathink has a new T-Shirt. It's available for a limited time only so PRE-ORDER while you can. You can do that HERE ON ETSY! He also has a new Twitter and Instagram handle. Follow the Yellow Skull God today! His works can also be seen here on Newgrounds!
RogueBot Rumble
@MindChamber has contributed to his last Flash Game. Play it and give the other creators a follow as well. @PsychoGoldfish, @BillPremo, @Bitbeak, @BuhlBoy, @RealMrSnuggles, and @Spadezer. All did amazing work on the art, animation, and music for this game.
They're all the same!
@Krinkels has a new screenshot from Madness 9.5.2. His work has been progressing faster and he's not trying to fit it into home routines anymore. He knows how it will end though.
Behind the scenes of my Flash Forward Jam entry
@GuyUngerNL has a video that shows off the behind the scenes of his entry into Flash Forward Jam, Pico's Sç̕h͊͜ọ̊ő̥l̨̉. It won a Daily Feature last week, so you can see how he made it.
WOW, BEEN A WHILE LOL
@Spazkid has updated on what he's been doing lately. He's been working on the animation for Nightmare Cops. A game in development by @JohnnyUtah and @TomFulp. He also started a band called The Third-Rates. Check out their debut album See What Sticks! here on Newgrounds.
This week's featured artist is @evilsk8r. You have seen his works come to life in FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'. He has been a Newgrounds member since 2014, but didn't start uploading until 2017. Check out his works below and give him a follow.
caslte crashers with my friends :D
evilsk8r
We have a masterpiece. A spaghetti western about a man with a prosthetic foot. There is a lot that can be said about this movie, but I feel our own Hans Van Harken says it best.
"Man, this project for me was a pillar in my life. I started it in... 2008. I had been going to an animation school in Emeryville near Pixar. I had left everything in Spain to move to California and pursue my dream of making movies. I signed up to this school that had a social program, for the first year you do all Liberal Arts classes to get them over with and for the rest of the years, its all just core animation classes. I was about to finish my first year of Bullshit classes when I was kicked out of the school out of no where (it's a long story). Basically I didn't sign one measly paper. So, while I went to animation school, I never studied animation. Maybe in the end that's good, because I never would see my self animating professionally.
Regardless, I was in a really low point in my life. I stopped making Kane I was mentally and emotionally lost. I also couldn't bring myself to animating Kane cause I had gotten to the part right before they board their horses. And I had no clue how to animate those fucking things. After about a year of not touching that animation. I finally got myself on my feet and decided to face this thing. Every friend who had seen what I had so far told me I needed to get it done. And they were right. With the help of ZekeySpaceyLizard in one shot. The one that reveals the cliff up ahead before Kane bravely jumps over it. I literally sat down. and said to myself "Hans, you're not getting up for anything out of this chair until this movie is finished." And for about 14-15 hours straight I was stuck in a trans. I literally didn't care about anything. I literally didn't even get up to shit or piss. NOTHING. I was animating shots left and right in no order on top of my animatic.
Until I got to a point where I was scrolling through the timeline looking for another shot to animate. And I kept going and going... and going until I reached the end... And I realized in disbelief "I'm done". I'm going to go ahead and admit this, but I cried. This was big for me. This brought back so much energy in me. I had been in an all time low in my life. I clicked submit on Newgrounds and walked out of the door. I was living in Berkeley at the the time. And I walked all the way to San Francisco. and then I walked some more into the night. I didn't sleep. I walked until it was morning, and I didn't sleep I kept walking and walking into the next night, and didn't sleep. Until the next morning I walked all the way back home read some reviews and crashed on my bed. I think I slept through the whole day and into the next morning.
Newgrounds has always meant so much to me. It was where I've met the best people in the world. The kind that restores your faith in humanity. The kind that settles the wonder of how or why we've survived so long as a species. And to be nominated by the site was a very big deal for me."
THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS
NEW USERS
@ZoidNG signed up back in February, but has made his official hello in the Intro Thread. He's a new artist here on Newgrounds! Check out his works below!
@Flux3on signed up back in 2019, but they're looking to browse the forums some more and meet more people!
@Thanatanos has known about Newgrounds and has decided to make an account. He's looking to make new friends here on the site! Welcome him and share some of your favorite things on Newgrounds!
@Veraldstaldt made an account back in January. They've been browsing Newgrounds for years and decided to make an account! Welcome to Newgrounds!
@MintPepsi is here and he wants you to know he's awesome. He decided to make an account back in December. He's looking forward to seeing what Newgrounds brings!
@detergent1 is here. They remember playing Flash, Shockwave, and Unity games. detergent1 is here and looking to give back to Newgrounds.
@Maggotoo is a returning member. They can't remember their old account information, but with this new account they're sharing their works for the first time. Check out the works below!
STORIES
NG BBS Spongebob Comparison Chart
@ZetoSoul decided to make a comparison chart for uses on the BBS. It started off slow with @DrunkGecko, @Zymbot, @Little-Rena, @Gremlin, @Fro, @FUNKbrs, @Wegra, @ZomAlien, and @GoryBlizzard. It grew overtime though.
Madness Accelerant Alt Music
@TomFulp was gathering Tricky sound effects for a Tricky Mod for FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'. During the process he came across songs not used in the game.
There’s only like 5 people
According to @Luis, none of them are mods.
Recap of Flash Flood 2021
@AnonymousFrogClock recapped an annual Clock Crew Event known as Flash Flood. Where each member uploads one movie to the Portal for every day in February.
BIG 1K!!
@milkbarjack recently hit 1000 followers! If you haven't played his games then you should definitely check them out! Bonkers, Dead Estate CLASSIC, and Ugby Mumba 3.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
I'm offended that you two have not robbed a McDonald's yet.
It's not so much that Mods eat babies as that they like the way they smell when they're cooked.
PIC OF THE WEEK
A LOOK BACK AT THREADS OF THE PAST
Photoshop Bedn!
Throughout all of the photoshop threads on Newgrounds, the one that is the granddaddy of the all is when Newgrounds at the will of @WadeFulp photoshopped Joshua Bend. A Newgrounds regular who had a picture with Wade. This picture is so iconic here on Newgrounds that when other members meet Tom or Wade they strike the same pose.
The fresh grass quivers
under the chilling night's wind.
It misses the sun.
RECIPES FROM THE NEWGROUNDS COMMUNITY
Welcome back to the Newgrounds Kitchen. Today's recipe comes from @Prinzy2. It is a delicious fried chicken that is Newgrounds tested and kid approved!
Fried Chicken
I made a pretty good fried chicken one time. It was pretty good because my buddy's 3 year old ate it, and we all know how fussy those little bastards can be. It's been a while, and I didn't write it down, so I'll have to use a template and throw in the ingredients I used. With all good things in life, the key is patience. A day at least.
INGREDIENTS
- 12 chicken thighs and/or drumsticks (cooks choice on skin and bones)
- 1 qt buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
STEP 1: Let that all soak together for 12-24 hours in refrigerator, making sure chicken is submerged.
For the dredging mixture:
- 3 cups Flour
- 1/2 cup Corn Starch
- 2 Tbsp Seasoning salt
- 2 Tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 Tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 Tsp MSG
STEP 2: Pat dry chicken with paper towel and dredge chicken in mixture Then let sit in mixture for 12 - 24 hours in refrigerator so it turns into a paste/like substance around chicken. Re-dredge for extra crispy chicken
STEP 3: For cooking you'll want a large deep pot, candy thermometer (for monitoring oil temp), tongs, and a meat thermometer.
STEP 4: Heat 2-4 qts of peanut oil to 375*F and place 4 pieces of chicken in at a time while keeping an eye on the oil temp and the color of the chicken batter. Keep oil between 325*F and 375*F, making tiny adjustments to stove as needed.
STEP 5: Cook pieces until golden brown, and remove from oil. Be sure to check for an internal temp of 165*F with meat thermometer. For me it took 6 about minutes in the fryer, and occasionally putting chicken back into the fryer.
NOTE: My only warning for people who don't usually cook, and want to deviate from this recipe, is don't use extra virgin olive oil, you might burn your house down. I cannot stress enough that you need an oil that can handle the high heat, and extra virgin olive oil is not one of them. Your target oil temperature is 350*F, so anything with a smoke point of 450*F will serve you well, and can be reused a couple times if you don't over heat it.
Now that I've written all that, I'm having second thoughts. Kitchens are dangerous and people are dumb, so I'll leave it to your discretion if you want to put a deep-fryer recipe on there. I do make a deadly Greek Salad, can't burn down your house making that unless you're Homer Simpson.
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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: @Cancer
2009: N/A
2011: @Static-X-1
2020: @Zovidrej
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.
If you enjoyed The Tank Symphony issue of The Tank Tribune back in October then good news. Part II will be releasing as next week's issue. The Monday Phonograph for this issue will be huge! If you want to know who the Featured Composers are before the next issue launches, join my Patreon! I'll be posting the upcoming composers for that tomorrow! There will also be a lot of work being done on the Newgrounds Archive within the coming days so keep an eye on that as well. Hope you enjoy your Monday! Thanks again for reading!
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DrSevenSeizeMD
Ima make that fried chicken