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

Score: 10

"Perfect Casino Game"

submission: Newgrounds Hold'em

date: September 6, 2006

Man, I always frown whenever I stumble past the casino section of Newgrounds... but now there is an awesome submission to stumble upon in there, and better yet, its incredibly well done.

This game had everything great that I like about Texas Hold'em. Not only did you get to play hold'em, but you got to play it six times over, every single hand. It was different playing against yourself though, which made this game as interesting as it was.

The programming was incredible. I could not imagine the trouble you went through to make sure it was working smoothly, and that everything was working to plan. The odds were calculated, the betting style was simple, the cards each displayed unique faces... it is just well concieved and well executed.

The graphics and theme were great, given that they match the current Newgrounds skin. Excellent idea to carry on in that fashion.

Thanks for the cameo of one of my games, and congratulations on another success. I still believe that R!SE is my favorite of yours, but this game was nonetheless awesome. Good luck on future projects.

-jmtb02

Score: 9

"Becoming Legend"

submission: Bbq-ish Space Race

date: September 1, 2006

You are definitely becoming a celebrity, and now a daily award?! Congratulations, your animation and simplistic style are all your own, I love it.

-jmtb02

Score: 8

"Great job BM"

submission: BM's: Bear

date: September 1, 2006

Underrated, of course, but I loved your character and his simple escapade on to the local road. It is a really interesting, unique character. I hope you continue your storylines in these small little increments and continue to show us where this little messed up bear is going.

-jmtb02

Score: 10

"Perfect."

submission: Aqua Slug

date: August 23, 2006

Glaiel and Bomtoons for the win.

The game is polished, fun to play, and awesome. It has everything you want in a sidescroller... challenge, great graphics, catchy music, and tons of little kids to shoot with water.

Nice alternative to the daily dose of shoot 'em ups, using water instead of violence. I liked that about this game. The kids getting hit with water and crying was a nice touch. The parallaxing of the backgrounds and foregrounds gave perfect sidescroller feel.

You guys made an amazing team together, can't wait to see more from you guys.

-jmtb02

Score: 9

"Great Gameplay"

submission: Grid Shift

date: August 23, 2006

This was a lot of fun! I love the simple style of gameplay fused with the huge amount of thinking that was involved. The music was perfect as well, as it pushed me to work harder and faster to think of the right answer. Overall, great game, awesome style. Congrats!

-jmtb02

Score: 10

"The Little Syndicate that Could"

submission: The Death of Dailytoons

date: August 23, 2006

It was love, it was hate, but it was definitely something. The Star Syndicate had that amazing power to do some incredibly scary, horrible, strange, or flat out awesome. Either way, the work you guys put together over the past few years has been the essence of everything Newgrounds summed up in one giant klondike bar.

You will be missed. Your goals were definitely accomplished, and with style. You created both flash that was so bad it was funny, and flash that was so funny it was awesome. You strove for pure crap to recieve golden reviews, and made some amazing artwork that always made me question how the heck you guys were the same animatiors. You made an impression on Newgrounds that few would ever achieve. Poser SS groups sprung up left and right after your riegn, but few had the power that the syndicate had earned.

Good luck to all of your animators, and hope we see you all in the future.

-jmtb02