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OVERTURE
Good Morning Newgrounds! Welcome to the second edition of The Tank Symphony! This morning's Phonograph has SIXTY SONGS! There are also music based games in this morning's Console! You could also think of this edition as The HavryloThePigeon Show, because he's been an extremely busy pigeon as of late! The Flash Forward Jam has concluded and the winners have been announced. We're gonna take you back to the past with some old interviews. The FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam has concluded and the judging process will begin. Pico Day will be upon us sooner than you think. The Matinee has made its return with 20 Music Videos. The Phonograph this morning has 60 SONGS for you to enjoy! With all of that, here are the hip happenings of Newgrounds!
THEME SONG BY @sorohanro
FEATURED COMPOSERS
@Stavier @corbetweller @hania @Daydream-Anatomy @Burn7 @Nirreman @SirCombee @Bad-Atom @DanJohansen @FunBoy07 @Vista-Sound13 @AsteroidBlues @Rosendale @VoicesByCorey @PsychoGoldfish @RealMrSnuggles @Fro @JoshDytonVO @ninjamuffin99 @Syntrus @sorohanro @SpazeMusic @MaestroRage @Bosa @TMNTSam - @XLRSTONE @maximusmonk @AliceMako @iamwontolla @JohnnyGuy @LucidShadowDreamer @Troisnyx @Yoshiii343 @Hypervolt @JojoTully @themaskedmonocle @Draten @ValentNG @Marifax @PredatorMusic @DavidOrr @Tangeroni @DJStriden @GrizzlyCogs @iElectrocat @Figburn @EliteFerrex @EON @sleepFacingWest @masterakuma99 @spcialist @ParagonX9 @Prutte @Waterflame @Goukisan @blarsa @DanPaladin @Gario @gamerworld14 @InvisibleObserver @steampianist @Doki @Jazza
THE LATEST FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEWGROUNDS @TomFulp
Flash Forward Jam Winners!
The Flash Forward Jam was a way to flood the Portal with new flash animations and flash games converted with the use of Ruffle. The winners have been announced!
BEST GAME
@MidNightMaren for his game Arcane Maiden
BEST MOVIE with INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS
@Butzbo for his movie 'Brain-Toasting Dungeon'
There are tons of submissions in The Portal that are still Under Judgement. You can now gain Double XP for voting on submissions in the Portal! Go and get the Portal cleared up!
Best of February 2021!
The best of the month of February have been voted and tabulated. The winner for Best Animation goes to @JoelG for ENA - Temptation Stairway. Congratulations to @missbunniswan and @Utu-Nui for their work on this entry as well! The winner for Best Game goes to our lord and savior @TomFulp for his entry in the Flash Forward Jam entitled Drop Cannon. Congratulations to @JohnnyUtah, @l0litsmonica, @PhantomArcade, and @Speedo for their contributions. Music used in the game was provided by @PERVOK, @KgZ, @Stolkmen5000, @meganeko, @wilidacious, @Nue22, and @SuperSoniker.
Special thanks to those who donated towards Best Game, @AnonymousAlchemist, @Manderby and @53xy83457. You can help donate towards prizes for contests through the donation option.
BEST MOVIE
BEST GAME
Congratulations to @DIGIMIN for the Top Featured Art of February! Congratulations to @KawaiSprite for the Top Featured Audio of February!
TOP FEATURED ART
TOP FEATURED AUDIO
Scheduled publishing has been added to the project system for movies, games, and audio. You can now schedule when your project will be published. Let Tom know if you're having any troubles with this system.
Haven't been scouted yet? come here then.
@MoeAnguish is an artist here on Newgrounds who has the ability to scout new artists. If you haven't been scouted yet and are looking to enter any art contests, he's looking to scout new artists. If he feels you're not ready for the Art Portal yet he'll give you some feedback to improve.
Why are there so many games in Under Judgement now?
@KrunchyFriedGames has questioned the number of games still Under Judgement. Remember we are the gatekeepers for content here at Newgrounds. It is important to get submissions through the Portal and defend against submissions that should not be here.
One year since the pandemic officially began.
@HavryloThePigeon has noted that March 11 has been one year since COVID-19 was announced as a global pandemic. He is asking how people's lives have been affected by the coronavirus. Share your stories here with Newgrounds.
The Money Thread
With the third stimulus check coming in for citizens of the United States of America as well as tax season. This thread is open to any questions you may have about your stimulus check, filing your taxes, and when, where, and how to invest your money.
Last Week's Daily Features from the Portal as posted through P-Bot's Postings are listed here. @meatcanyon starts off our week by picking up a second Daily Feature for his series Monster Lab with the second episode The Tooth Fairy. The sequel to Mario falls down a hole has been released. Mario enters the wrong tube has received a Daily Feature for @dibunt. @SabbyShardery picks up her first Daily Feature for her first movie, an entry in the FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam entitled FNF Week Reel. @PennilessRagamuffin picks up their fourth Daily Feature for their entry for the FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam entitled Funk Fair. @Zugskeletorc returns after almost a year submitting his first movie with his second movie and first Daily Feature win with Kirby Air Ride Intro - Reanimated. @InkClod picks up his first solo Daily Feature with an entry in the FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam with "A New Challenger!" #FunkinJamNG. We close off the week with another entry in the FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' Animation Jam with an entry from @Snackers with music provided by @heyopc for Friday Night Funkin' LOST OPENING.
[ DISCORD ]
@HavryloThePigeon has his own podcast here on Newgrounds where he highlights underrated artists, interviews the creators on Newgrounds, and talks about Newgrounds in general. It is a show you should definitely check out!
These are the people who make Newgrounds possible. Thank you!
SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK
@Mich
Mich is a musician who has been with Newgrounds for over ten years now. Since he started here on Newgrounds not only did he grow and learn, but he has been here to help other musicians throughout his time. He used Newgrounds as a way to build his craft.
"Personally I feel like I owe a lot of good things in my life to NG. I met my partner because of NG and we've been together for nearly 9 years. It indirectly also got me onto my career path, and got me into music production. I've also made a bunch of friends through here.
In summary I can't picture what my life would be like if it wasn't for NG's involvement."
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
“UH UH UUUH UHM UHHH UHHHM UHHHHH UHHHHHH UH UH OH”
Newgrounds Orchestral Composition Contest 2021
DEADLINE: TODAY!
DEADLINE: May 1
DEADLINE: Aug 26
DEV. SPOTLIGHT: Tom Fulp
Before The Interviewer was a thing, the NG Mag was a sub site of Newgrounds where interviews with Newgrounds members were done. It was called Developer Spotlight. The first interview was with Tom Fulp and it was conducted by @Septimus. See Tom's ideas for Newgrounds way back in the year 2001.
ARTIST NEWS
! CAUTION ! : Careful With Commissions
@Phobotech did a commissioned piece of art for an older member on the site named Chronamut. Phobotech made a thread weighing out his options. @The-Great-One made a thread in the Art Forum to caution artists when it comes to rights on commissions. @SourCherryJack replied in the thread with some useful advice alongside a template for a contract. Keep in mind this contract is built specifically for the United States of America. If you're an artist offering commissions, keep your wits about and be careful.
1K Fan Newgrounds Art Raffle!
@Bacun recently hit 1,000 Fans! To celebrate he his doing a raffle drawing for some art pieces! You can read the rules and details in the news post, below are the prizes if you're interested. Winners will be picked March 25, 2021.
1st place: Shaded + Colored drawing (the works!)
2nd place: Flat color drawing
3rd place: No color sketch
Friday Night Funkin 10 million plays
@YummyWhiteLiquid has brought to our attention that FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' has hit over 10 Million Views on Newgrounds! Congratulations to the team behind the game, @ninjamuffin99, @PhantomArcade, @evilsk8r, and @KawaiSprite!
NG Orchestral Composition Contest 2021!
If you're competing in this contest, today is the deadline to enter your submission! Add your finishing touches and post it to the Audio Portal!
This week's featured artist is @PerKGrok. He has a style that I have seen in the past in old medieval and Christian artwork. It was always a style that I've enjoyed.
From Newgrounds twin animators, Markus Vad Flaaten and Tommy Vad Flatten, comes this story of two siblings looking to spend money on a gift. A simple concept, with amazing execution from beginning to end.
"The origins of this tale is actually a one-page comic we made for fun. It was called "Caz & P", and had 12 square pictures. Markus filled the first square, and I did the second, he the third, and so on. The concept was to not plan anything. I didn't know what Markus wanted to happen, and he didn't know what I was going to draw. There were two main characters: A guy with a cassette (audio tape) for a head (Caz), and one with a pear for a head (P). The heads were as large as their bodies, and their bodies looked like kid bodies. They didn't have eyes or facial details. The first square had them both standing next to eachother, and then they were talking and one of them god kidnapped by a giant flower. Basically.
Anyways, this comic was hanging on our wall, and I thought the characters were so cool that we ought to make an animation with them. So I told Markus and we started to script. The story was mainly my idea, and most of the scenes and ideas spawned when we were about to sleep. We wrote down a lot of ideas, both random and specific, big and small. And then we chose the best ideas and wrote a script with lines for each character. 75% of our ideas never made it into the animation!, by the way! We also planned what kind of music we wanted, what kind of backgrounds, what kind of drawing style and stuff. The thing we decided last was the ending."
THE MEMBERS OF NEWGROUNDS
NEW USERS
@UrsaMajorGamma has recently joined us. They're a new artist here looking for criticism. Check out their works below.
@GalaxyFox8 is a new user here. She joined due to her obsession with FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN' and seeing Pico's School everywhere. Check out her art below.
@Jesterkatz has joined us. He's an artist who comes to us from DeviantArt and Fur Affinity. He's looking to broaden his horizon. He is a bit shy and doesn't know the setup to Newgrounds just yet. Check out his works below.
@AJHalfLifeMGS is a new artist here. She was brought here by Metal Gear Awesome and Pico's School. Check out her works below.
@MacromediaGuy is a new game developer here. Check out his works below.
@squibblyy is a new artist here. He's looking to learn multiple mediums such as graphic design and 3D modeling.
@smoketopus is a new artist here looking to share their artwork and animations. Specifically their robot drawings. Check out their works below.
@creating-creator is a new artist here. He's looking to post art, cartoons, and comics. Check out his works below.
@WokioWolfy is our newest artist here on Newgrounds! He's been hitting the portal at a rapid pace already. Check out his works below.
STORIES
What's the history of Internet Animation?
@ArtsyLovesthings has started a topic about Animation on the Internet. When and where did it start? How did it grow throughout time? There has been only one reply for now. Hopefully others will join in the discussion.
Underrated Artist Hangout Thread
Although The Tank Tribune features an artist here every week, @HavryloThePigeon has been featuring Underrated Artists constantly through his thread! If you want to check out some artists that you haven't heard of then follow this thread.
The official underrated music album thread
@HavryloThePigeon has been a busy pigeon as of late. He now has a thread to talk about underrated albums. If you're sharing yours, keep in mind they have to be FULL ALBUMS.
@AKA-38CAUTION says don't do it. So... don't do it.
@Cyberdevil recently hit 23,000 Blams.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
Lemme see them juicy thighs, Wegra-Li
Dude, I've been fucking your dad this whole time.
I Really Hate Friday Night Funkin Because I Am The Best BBS User But I Like Speaker Girl!
moral of the story: you can always trust a circumcised naked magician with a stapled butthole
PIC OF THE WEEK
A LOOK BACK AT THREADS OF THE PAST
This is it.
@sirtom93. What an event that was. This user said that he was going to burn down his school and use other forms of violence. He would later on state that it was a joke, but it wasn't taken as a joke. @WadeFulp entered the thread with the iconic line...
Leave this topic, authorities are being contacted.
From there, Newgrounds member @deckheadtottie was able to get a hold of the authorities where sirtom93 was. He was caught, arrested, put on trial, and served time in prison. Moderator @Rig detailed everything in this news post. Multiple games and movies came out after this event. One being How I Buy Petrol?. Newgrounds has contacts all over the world. We stick together. You make threats, we will bust you, and then we will laugh at you.
Park bench. Break from work.
For one minute I have all
the time in the world.
The Matinee will be the newest mainstay to The Tank Tribune. Expect to see some of Newgrounds funniest, weirdest, and best animations here on Newgrounds! This week has 20 Music Videos from Newgrounds! Going forward there will be ten movies to watch in the Matinee each week!
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: @firehead
2008: @AndyPerfect
2011: @TOhasBO
2020: @MELSE
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.
This was the second edition of The Tank Symphony! I hope you all enjoyed it! The Featured Composers for next week's issue will be up on my Patreon tomorrow! If you're a patron then be sure to be on the look out for that! There will also be a list of upcoming interviews for The Interviewer as well as upcoming topics for The Tank Tribune. I hope you all have a fantastic morning and enjoy all of the music, animations, and games that Newgrounds has to offer!
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The Simpletons getting featured in the music playlist! We made it boys! Let the women swoon!