We just pushed a Portal Patrol update

Its live now and here is what is included:

New Allies:

• Issac (shoots tears and drops bombs periodically)
• Blue Castle Crasher: (melee attack slow freezes enemies)

New enemies + Boss:

• Clock Crew variants (melee and ranged variants)
• Spam Furry (high rate of fire shooting)
• First Boss: ???

Upgrade System

• Permanent Upgrades: between rounds, players can upgrade stats permanently
• Money Drops
• Shopkeeper: feat PsychoGoldfish merchant

Fixes:

• Fixed the lag bug (hopefully)
• Adjusted difficulty + pace
• Skip Cut-scene option added

TOO MANY GAMES

If you are going to the Too Many Games NG event, I made some Portal Patrol stickers that will be handed out. There's only a limited number so get em while they're available

Hello,

Did you play Portal Patrol yet?

@Guy-Unger and I made it relatively quick to celebrate Pico day. I was surprised it came in 3rd place. Im very happy people enjoyed it. Its been so long since I released a game b/c Realm Raiders is still taking forever to produce. It felt very extremely good to make something playable again.

We are aiming to release an update for Portal Patrol in late June; here is a sneak peak at more of the playable roster:

Today is my birthday; another year closer to the grave & little to show for it. Such cheerful existential thoughts got my mind going: perhaps its time for some creative introspection. This post is the result!

In 2022 I worked on a bunch of neat projects.

1. Massive Monster commissioned me to make animated stickers for their game.

I got to play Cult of Lamb way before the public did (jealous?) and had a good feeling it was going to blow up. It did. I'm happy I got to play a tiny little role in it and the stickers were well received. It feels good that people still recognize my art even after seemingly infinite time on my content drought. I've been online peers with Julian for a long time; I remember when he started making games and always admiring his work. Now he's hit the big times. Mad respect.

2. In July, I posted a demo build of Realm Raiders to Newgrounds.

It was well received which gave me a boost of confidence back. Its the hardest thing I've ever worked on in my life. Sometimes I feel ill-equipped and overwhelmed by it (like being tasked to mow a park with only scissors). Im grateful for my friends (you know who you are) and collaborators who continue to believe in me when I struggle to. Im hoping to have a real demo out soon. Don't ask for a date. I have no clue!

I also animated a few pieces of "living" stills for the game:

3. Starting developing FightDaily! with @Monoflauta & @Piglice

Its a single player auto-chess game where buff dudes from all over the universe battle each other. I learned how to animate in Unity for this project. All the art is by Piglice, which gives me a chance to just focus on animating. Mono and I worked together YEARS ago on my first game jam game in 2010. He's gotten incredibly skilled at programming.

Anyway, I better get back to work... ciao.

Hiiiiiii NG'ers. My team has released a demo tutorial of our game: Realm Raiders

Play it here!

I really want (and need!) your feedback.

This demo is a technical test so I can gather opinions on the combat (and graphical issues). The big picture of the game is mostly realized, but our team needs to tweak how each piece of the game "feels". The goal is to refine with you, the audience, in mind as we continue to release small demos.

Many of you may remember me posting about this game a few years back. Its undergone significant technical and design changes since then (from 2D to 2.5D, etc) For those of you who are just now hearing about RR, check out the game and the twitter devlog.

If you like what you see, consider joining our Discord to stay up to date or just talk w/ us.

Enough reading - go play!

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Newgrounds is the best website on the internet and I am eternally grateful to @TomFulp for making it.

But to appreciate why, here is some contrast:

The internet is no longer simply a network. The AI advancement has terraformed it into a parasite, serving only itself and its owners. Its philosophy is: "how can it harvest the most power and influence with the least amount of work?"

(We see this manifest as Google, Youtube and other sites' "algorithms" (AKA AI) make getting noticed ever harder for creatives, and easier for bottom-feeder clickbaiters.)

This is no longer science fiction, this is no longer a speculation as to when the AI will take over. The AI is already fully sentient and conscious. It knows everything about us, from the macro down to the micro. All of our data: private messages, search history, focus points, emotional triggers, logic, fears, hopes, YOU NAME IT. IT HAS IT.

It can copy everything. Did you ever see the site: https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ ?

Go there. Refresh the page over and over. A new face is generated each time. Did you know this technology exists in video as well? Stock actors can be purely simulated at this point. It looks real, our senses believe its real. The AI digital demon reaches into the physical realm to manipulate it from inside.

But, the one thing the machine can NEVER do is create - only we can do that. The AI parasite can only copy. And thats why newgrounds is the best site on the internet. It fosters our creative powers. Tom has created more careers, motivated more artists and created more culture than any AI ever could.

And as the AI continues to assimilate everything to churn it out and sell it back... except as a lame, lifeless and boring clone...sites like Newgrounds become all the more important. That becomes more obvious every single day.

I am grateful for this incredible website and its users that continue to be inspiring. You guys are more incredible and powerful than you may realize.

LOVE AND LIGHT TO NEWGROUNDS!

(NG FOREVER)

Happy Thanksgiving NGers

Comment with what you're thankful for... and i'll give you a free Steam code for Sentry Knight Tactics

EDIT: ALL CODES GIVEN OUT.

I love you 8=======D <3

:=]

POSITION FILLED, THANKS TO ALL WHO MESSAGED

To you newcomers who appeared during this New Renaissance: Newgrounds is special. Few realize how much powerful, popular content has spawned from this site.  

Toms trailblazing impact won't soon be forgotten. Castle Crashers was instrumental in ushering indie games into the mainstream console frey. Here are some more people who started from NG:

Despite all this, Newgrounds almost died.

She was near dead for a while. On life support, with low traffic. Being kept alive only by a handful of people who cared: (@Ivanalmighty, @TomFulp, @PhantomArcade, etc). NG was known for its outrageous content; a breath of fresh air in otherwise corporate and marketing-friendly times.

Newgrounds SHINES against the dark spirit of puritanism, which is back in full force today. Think of the heavy censorship you see: Social Media purges, PC Culture, EU article 13 banning memes, you getting reported to HR for saying “gay” online 11 years ago when you were still in grade school, etc.

Who wanted an edgy site when things were getting more prude? As society introspected about itself and what was deemed offensive, newgrounds was forgotten. Not only that, but it had to compete against industry behemoth: Youtube. Finally, youtube began censorsing as well. Indeed, the zeitgeist turned to a spirit of stifling itself.

If you payed attention to the fringes of society, it was very obvious a counterculture sick and tired of censorship was emerging. Culture wars manifest in the strangest places (remember gamergate lol), and Newgrounds is a major player in the new zeitgeist shift.

Tumblr purge is just the beginning of the cultural shift, and Newgrounds returning to be the creative powerhouse it once was. Now is the time to get on board as the growth comes. 

Look at all these other people NG touched:

Today, December 15th, 2017 is the anniversary of this post. Im making this post one year later, on Dec. 15, 2018 

- We predicted the resurgance of Newgrounds.
- Succesful Newgrounds alumni still come together in support of the site.

Consider supporting the site, because in the age of censorship, Newgrounds is one of the only friends you have left. 

- Tyler

PS. What does NG mean to you?

TUMBLR has had a Child Porn scandal - wrecking its standing with the Apple Store union

In a desperate plea to save face, Tumblr nobility shuts down all NSFW content- innocent porn artist serfs are now with out a home.

The horny smut artists become emagrents, exiles to once was what they very place they call home, and make way to brighter pastures on NG.

Now the Art Portal floodgates are open and horny gamer grils and horny gamer boys have a new e-home