--1985--

There was a 6 and a half yr old johnnyutah running around...

I can't remember much of those halloween yrs anymore, but I do remember once going as a Smurf (SHUT THE FUCK UP) and Dracula. I believe the costume looked something like THIS. Even as a 6 yr old I remember that cheap-ass plastic medallion and thinking this was not the way to strike fear into the hearts of people handing out candy.. Keep in mind this was back when vampires were still to be feared and not emo sparkly creeps that apparently spend more time crying then sucking blood. I mean did any of you see Dracula in MONSTER SQUAD? That was some scary shit right there.

ANYWAYS, as a 6 and a half yr old I was usually spent my days watching some PBS kids shows and making ants fight spiders in my mom's tupperware containers. But one tv show scared the ever loving shit out of me unlike anything has before...ah yes, good ol' TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE.

I don't know how a show can make a running brook and a covered bridge in broad daylight so absolutely TERRIFYING, but it somehow did. Even now this show's intro creeps me the hell out.

Here's the episode that made me afraid to sleep for 3 months straight. Of course it's dated, yet somewhat still effective:

Also, here's that damn kid from Explorers eating his oatmeal though his shitty halloween mask. This scene bothers me so much, he's been burned into my memory for over 20 yrs.

Well well well.

Thanks to you all who gave your HELPFUL advice. In all honesty, I'm glad to help you little sons a' bitchs out, but get a little past the "How do i make the flash!??!" stage and I'll be there to hold your hand through it like a sweaty child molestor.

ANYWAYS

A bunch of others are posting news on their games so I'll join in. Mr. Swain and I have been chipping away at this beast for awhile now. We still need to finish some stuff up on it, but it'll be done sooner than later.

It's loosely based on those crazy japanese game shows, and you have to navigate your dipshit character through 31 stages of BRUTALITY to win. There's 5 different themed areas with 6 stages a piece..but that's only 30 stages right? Well you better be good and you'll find out what the last stage holds. Let me just blame swain right now, because I myself haven't technically beat it yet.

There will be in game trophies, achievements on your ng account, and SECRETS.

We already have some ideas for the game after this, and I think it's a pretty cool premise. You'll dig it so help me god.

Right now I'm finishing a cartoon that will be out before the game.

And be sure to listen to Rob beat up smelly nerds that steal passwords on the internet and think they're cool.

Good day gentlemen.

So I get quite a few PMs like this (this one being the most recent):

At 8/24/09 10:14 PM, ************* wrote:
: Am a fun of your work and i would like to get into making flashes myself but i have one problem none of my friends can't draw and i can't draw so how can i make good flashes?

My standard "EAT SHIT" form letter was accidentally deleted...So help me out here people what helpful advice to I give to these anxious young tikes?!

COMICON 2009 WRAP UP:

NERRRRDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSS.

G.I. JOE REVIEW:

THIS PICTURE IS A METAPHOR OF MY 15 PAGE REVIEW.

Lucky for you I came up with a better idea half way into this.

ANYWAYS BACK TO THIS GAME THAT'S BEEN DELAYED FOR AN ETERNITY NOW.

If anybody gives a damn (and I know you all do), I'm nearly done a game with the-swain and it should be out soon. (not like a few days soon, but pretty soon). I'm pretty damn pleased with how it's going, if you're into platformer-like games and EPICNESS you should dig it. Yeah that guy below is in it, and you probably saw him somewhere else recently if you have a keen eye.

I'm also going to finally finish Tankmen 3. and probably two other tankmen episodes in the near future. They're all quite different from each other and I think I'm one clever piece of shit if I do say so myself. Part 3 is actually done except for that whole "needs the animation" stage. It will also feature actual character animation and not just talking heads, so atleast there's that for you animation nazis.

that's it for now.

have a wonderful day you jerks.

POWER OF 3

Jacksmack was the first brave soul to inquire if i was available to do art for the power of 3 event, but I'm stuck watching Deadliest Catch for the summer..Soooo if you're an artist looking for a programmer...and as we all know programmers are in short supply, CONTACT HIM.

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SF COLLAB

- This collab pushed flash even harder than the MGS collab did. In fact if stamper didnt keep downsaving to flash 8 (and god knows why the same file is larger in CS3 and even LARGER in CS4) this thing would have never even exported. I'm going to write a mean letter to adobe because this is getting rediculous.

- The SF Collab is the first movie in the existance of the universe to have medals. Some are easy, some are quite tricky. Our personal favorite is "Ono Boners", a tribute to the pervy producer of Street Fighter IV. Somehow every interview he's ever done segues from SFIV to wanting to smell girls panties or something to that effect.

Also, based on a bunch of reviews (and checking your medals) many of you are NOT watching to the very end. If you stick it out, you get a medal, plus some bonus content.

(and I know we look like real dipshits for being so late with these collabs all the time, but we do come through in the end AMIRITE?)

If you emailed us a collab submission for the Street Fighter Collab, please take a moment and check if your name is on this list. If it is, we received an email from you and you're good to go.

If NOT, we didn't get it and you should try sending again to collabs@newgrounds.com

they are roughly in alphabetical order:

ajch22
AlmightyHans
Ark Shadow
BiffTheTimid
big-trs
Bobert-Rob
bomtoons
Catoblepas
Chakra-X
Chaplow
Cronospartan
cure4death
Dan-Dark
deadspread83
Drifts
DuDuL
drmario
Eddache
Egoraptor
Elcazador
ElCid
Fallout2000
Fiergon
James-R
JoeChessum
Jonimator
gel
Grand-Master-82
Greensinge
HasperJasper
Hecates
HorrificMonster
JaviTOONS
keirupted
K111
Kaaaaaakaaaaa
KillHammer
Kool-King-Koomar
KuoryDaNinja
LegolaSS
LegatoSkyheart
LiamTaylor
Master-Samus
moctlin
neeko
nalem
Nitsujet
NutellaSunrise
oryozema
Osukä
pdxyz
peixeaquatico
phantomz
pigpen
pow-purshine
remyzero
Samiam
Schlondak
Shadowii2
silly-stungun-millie
Sketchodie
Slingshot24
Spagettio
Speedy2234
Sprite37
StickDinosaur
sturmfall
Tarteviant
TechFlash
thecultguy
TheMexicanMuffinMan
TeamTamago
TheOnurb
The-Swain
TomFulp
trs479
Trytan
Tygerman
Valerofond
Voodoo
WAaAzZAaA
waterwarlock
Wonchop
Wynand
Z-Comix
Zombie Pimp

If there's any issues with your file we'll contact you soon so keep an eye on your inbox.

Thanks again to everybody who submitted (and if you haven't sent it in yet please PLEASE get it in IMMEDIATELY or risk your entry being lost in a void of nothingness for all eternity.)

We're going to get on assembling this monster so be patient, it will be awesome.

(p.s. please don't ask me if yours is in you not yet, I don't know. If it doesn't make the final cut there *might* be a secondary collab..we shall see)

From what I've been hearing (aka lots of begging and pleading in PMs), we're gonna give you cats and dogs another week or so to get in your street fighter collab piece...

The deadline was initially the 10th, but if you need till..say...the 17th we'll give you busy little fuckers some more time. I think we could all use it.

p.s., if you need a refresher on the rules, GO HERE.

have a wonderful, wonderful day.