Newgrounds is great in that niche content gets to shine where elsewhere it would be overshadowed by more mediocre clickbait. It is the site's creative spirit that keeps it alive in an age of corporate driven pandering to the lowest common denominator.
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Back when I was in middle school i used to go on newgrounds to watch some of the funniest flash animations and looking back I didnt appreciate it much but now since the tumblr purge I find my self back here where it all began and now I respect and appreciate newgrounds for what it is a bastion of creative freedom in a web space with corporate pandering and BS censorship Newgrounds was always there for us and still is to this day even I thought the sitr was dead but thanks to the current social media landscape Newgrounds and other independent decentralized social media sites are now on the rise and its great to see Newgrounds rise again after being on life support.
My favorite thing is finding out some creator I like comes from (or is currently on) Newgrounds. It's like finding out some famous actor is from your small town.
I remember seeing your tweets last year, pretty nifty how only a year later Newgrounds is coming into a new era.
To me Newgrounds is the place for people to creatively grow and improve with each other. The site isn't only focused on the biggest names. Anyone can make whatever they want, and if it's good, it'll get attention, you'll get feedback, you improve, and maybe you get a little audience for yourself. I could say a lot more stuff but im too lazy to write it all up right now heheheh.
What do you mean you're not gonna have an essay battle with me?
Since I'm a shy idiot I only lurked on NG, hearing the community was very vicious. Yet, revisiting here years later and everyone seems chill. Wish I was here sooner.
I bet those people who were saying NG had a rude community are probably rushing here given the circumstances.
But whatever on them, back to share art here.
old stigmas die hard
Everytime I see one of these posts it's really inspirational and motivating, in its purest form. Thanks for sticking around with NG as well, OP
I'm here thanks to DuDuL, who is an amazing animator, he also had his beginnings on this site. And now I'm very grateful, because I've discovered so many talented people and many fine additions to my reference collection <cough>, which give me A LOT of motivation to go further! I know I can relay on the community here ^^ NG means a lot to me right now, I know I'll stick with you, Tank lads, for a long time ^^
P.S. RIP NG Discord Channel; what exactly happened? D:
Based newgrounds.
You're god damn right. It makes me happy to see people talking about NG. Fascinating to hear people go, "oh yeah...newgrounds..."
I haven't posted much to NG but ive been here and about for a while, so i guess what it means to me, is,hell i don tknow. a place that has brought me countless joy at various points. It influenced my sense of humor. For me its mostly happiness in some form.
I honestly cant recall *how* i found out about Newgrounds. im gonna guess looking for stick figure cartoons because thats how i got introduced into internet animation anyway from a friend I used to game with back when my family got our first computer (gamespy anyone?). An animation he made.
I'm just glad this place is experiencing a renaissance of sorts!
:)
EPIC FANTASTIC Post my person! a;sldkfjal;sdkf Thanks, I shall become a supporter thanks to this post :P
Preach! Very well said; wish I'd known about this place sooner. ^_^
Always gonna support the site, not much else for me to say
NG put so many more eyes on my work when I was just starting out. I could easily monetize my games and then show it to thousands of people. So it really encouraged me to take my hobby more seriously, and allowed me to have more fun posting my work.
I'm not convinced I would still be making games if Newgrounds didn't exist, but even if I was, I wouldn't be doing what I am now without it. I mean, it even helped pay my last couple years of college so I could focus more on making creative content...
Going to Pico Day for a couple of years was amazing too! I met people I've been fans of, gained new friends, and was inspired for what goals I should have in the future.
I met my best friend through Newgrounds. We've encouraged each other creatively for years, and I'm sure it's impacted both of our lives. We've been there when we needed someone as well.
Those are just some of the ways NG affected me. I can't think of any other platform that has been this widely impactful to me.
>Nightmare Cops coming soon
>Madness Project Nexus 2 coming soon
>artists from across the Internet are signing up
>old members are returning
>number of supporters keeps going up
Feels great man.
hell yea
Awesome inspirational speech, man! Let's hope you're right. It definitely does seem like NG is getting better at a steady pace. New updates helping with usability, more customization, and of course, new creators coming back or joining all the time!
I mean, we've got @ChutneyGlaze, with thousands of views here and probably less than a tenth of that on YouTube. @FlowDownStream is really great, and they're assembled here, on NG!
To me, NG means awesomeness. Freedom and community. Stand up to the behemoths (except for Tom's)!
NG means life! Without this place none of the other giants might be here today! It spawned not just all those great artists but also so many other content-driven platforms. The Internet as we know it would be a different place, and in addition to that: I thrive on the inspiration and community NG provides. Every day here is something special. It's a world in itself. An alternative home. Though there used to be a surplus of similar sites (most sourced from the one and only) there's now just nothing quite like it still out there. NG FOR LIFE!
Also awesome post.
Long live Newgrounds! Long live variety, freedom, talent and creativity!
Yeah, this site is something all right.
YES!! I am so glad to see a resurgence of Newgrounds, and hope to see more people support such an awesome site.
As long as we respect the history of NG, and continue it's tradition for freedom of art, everyone can get along.
Everything, by everyone.
long live newgrounds
newground is mine and everybody life
SquizofrenicCat
I didn't know Dunkey started here as well!
Newgrounds is a very interesting and unique place even if you take away "anti-puritanism" out of the equation. Just the ways you can interact, collaborate and maintain a standard of a diverse community of creators is something that isn't anywhere else on the web. I only just got back and am starting to appreciate it even more since the latest shitstorms regarding content.
Tyler (Updated )
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