Score: 4

"Falls Flat"

submission: ShoBizNewsyNews #36

date: November 14, 2006

This installment, as well as the series, has completely fell flat. The jokes were not humorous, little effort was put into it, and for an animation that relies on humor, it fails to meet expectations.

There's a time and a place to let a series go. The user input from reviews should have made you realize this by now. The original concept was an interesting idea, but has now turned into a poorly executed comedy. Childish humor and name calling were a ridiculous way to approach a comical piece, and it shows. Maybe next time we'll see a bit more than a lackluster commentary paired with boring animation and content.

-jmtb02

Score: 10

"Hawt."

submission: The Tutorial Collab '06

date: October 15, 2006

I think its less of a "I'm going to give you full marks because it's cool", and more of a "you put a shit load of work into it, and it turned out awesome!". Each and everyone of you did a fantastic job. Seeing this project evolve into what it is today was awesome.

Depredation, your ability to put together a collab like this with that many authors and that type of work is remarkable. Your reputation preceeds you, definitely.

As for the rest of you, cheers! This will be a vital help document for the years to come (or, at least until Flash 9 comes out next Spring).

-jmtb02

Score: 9

"A Great Pong Game"

submission: -pong-

date: October 4, 2006

Finally, a pong game that is original and clever! I love the particles and the ability to curve the ball. Awesome job! Hope to see more of your work floating through the portal.

-John

Score: 10

"Fantastic"

submission: Grammachnophobia

date: October 4, 2006

Front page'd indeed :).

Great job JK, the game was everything I could have hoped it to be. Refined, fun, and original, its an overall fantastic game. Congrats, I knew it successes would be great.

-John

Score: 8

"Loved It"

submission: "Sunshine"

date: September 28, 2006

You captured the emotion of this guy perfectly. The graphical style and illustration of the entire piece was amazing. I loved the simple yet effective character, and how it was an immediate bond with the audience for his well being. Great job, you are an excellent storyteller all around.

-John

Score: 9

"Nice Surprise"

submission: EggRun 2

date: September 20, 2006

Wow, I didn't think a sequel this game was ever coming out! The first was original and fun, and the second follows up with even more gameplay and style. Great job! I love these games.

-jmtb02

Score: 8

"Aye!"

submission: Happy TalkLikeaPirate Day

date: September 19, 2006

Yarr! Ye be servin' upa mighty fine treasure thar. The arrrrrrrrrt was fine and yur voices were golden, yer skallywags.

-John

Score: 9

"Why quit?"

submission: TooF Leaves

date: September 16, 2006

I am not quite sure about why the Toof series is leaving Newgrounds. Obviously, there are many more fans then there are TooF haters. Sure, you became the center of attention during the TooF Parody rampage of August, but I am still puzzled why the series is seeking a new home.

The TooF series was an incredibly original idea, something that many people never expected when they opened that Flash file for the first time. Simple tween animations fused with great character design, within a restrained environment provided a medley of quirky antics and random-ass battles and musical numbers. The voice acting was well done, the style was simple but enough to make a difference, and the setting was enough to return to episode after episode.

But the downfall of the TooF series was the fact that the author decideded to release the submissions far too close together, causing a few different problems. First, it allowed for a mass of fandom and popularity for the series to spring up to quickly. Secondly, the response to one of the TooF parodies by the author (with a comeback animation) fueled the opposition by drawing lines (even if it wasn't the author's intention, which it was not). And finally, the tiring of the series due to the amount of parodies. By the time the audience finally got to the TooF series, they were already fed up with watching several horrible renditions of the TooF storyline.

The author has decided to move the series away from Newgrounds, which I feel is only going to leave the people who enjoyed it most depressed and the people who enjoyed it least claiming victory. I think you, the author, has the responsiblity of stepping up above the cloud of a few TooF haters, and making your way towards continuing your series here on Newgrounds.

You are a popular artist. You are going to get hated on for all the right and wrong reasons. Every post you make on the forums will be judged a second or third time now. You were King of the Portal. Stamper even put your picture in his sig. Obviously, there is something more to be earned here then a few 13 year olds who have a need to band together and drive down your work.

Your series is golden. You have a great style and touch when it comes to your series, and as much as we hated seeing the portal clogged with TooF parodies, the compromise of your work being driven down because of it is now over. Hopefully you will realize the potential of what your series can offer, and instead of saying goodbye to Newgrounds, possibly bring back your series in a new light.

-jmtb02

Score: 10

"Awesome Job!"

submission: Flash Point

date: September 13, 2006

Viva la Microgame revolution!

Great job on this game, I was extremely thrilled to hear that a game like this was floating around Newgrounds. The gameplay, graphics, animation were right on target. The minor storyline added to the awesome gameplay, and there was enough randomness to make me want to play it again. Great visual style, games, music, right on!

Fantastic job, I'll be voting on it for the monthly. Cheers!

-jmtb02

Score: 7

"Resubmitted??"

submission: The Ricky Ray Show! Ep. 4

date: September 12, 2006

Its a great series and all, but why did you resubmit after deleting it? Couldn't you just have replaced the file? It's now at a lower score than you started it at.

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I don't quite get the logic here, since this submission had no noticable changes compared to the first copy you sent in.

Either way, good job, great series.

-jmtb02