yesterday on Christmas Day we released the third NGTV collab, and by far the biggest one;
somehow it ended up clocking in at 109 minutes - which is insane, and it was hectic putting it all together but we pulled through and released ON TIME for the first time ever
(it even had a Tankmas premiere)
not only that, but the whole thing is filled with surprises and cameos, and as an open beginner-friendly collab I feel it truly does justice to "Everything, by Everyone" - and on that note I want to thank everyone who participated in any capacity, we could not have pulled this off without such a great lineup!
one of the aforementioned surprises in the collab is none other than the Christmas classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas! well, kind of. we didn't really have the funds to get the rights to air it, so we reanimated it IN SECRET OVER THE ENTIRE YEAR
it was a tough project, and at moments it seemed like we wouldn't make it (same with the overall NGTV) but somehow we pulled through, and got it all done in time - one could say it was a Christmas Miracle™
the whole lineup is great - everyone who came on board (for both Charlie Brown and NGTV) brought something unique to the table and everyone did a hell of a job! I for one am very happy with the end result, and I hope most of the people who watch it are too!
a really cool thing to me personally regarding these projects is that they feature some people I have grown up watching and admiring, and getting a chance to have them on board of something I'm trying to do was absolutely incredible - and something I never expected could actually happen
Prepare your eyeballs for the visual experience of a lifetime with Ducks and Drugs 4akaDND4K+! In this groundbreaking fourth installment of the quack-tastic saga, our favorite ducks and drugs are back - now in stunning, mind-blowing 4K resolution. Explosions are crisper, chases are faster, and the drugs? Well, they're... better hidden. With action sequences that practically leap off the screen and more duck-related puns than ever before, this is the most immersive, feather-filled crime caper yet. DND4K+ takes the franchise to the next level of comedy, chaos, and cartoon craziness - this is one adventure you’ve gotta see to believe. Don’t just watch it. Experience it.
Ducks and Drugs: London
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aka Ducks and Drugs 5 aka Ducks and Drugs V aka Ducks and Drugs V: London Quackdown aka Ducks and Drugs 5: Thames of Trouble aka Ducks and Drugs V: Big Ben's Big Bust aka Ducks and Drugs V: Tea, Tarts, and Trafficking aka Ducks and Drugs V5: Fish, Chips, and Cartel Tips aka Ducks and Drugs V: Buckingham Bust
it's quite an audio visual experience, if I may say so myself
definitely watch it, but please keep in mind the following:
Watching this cartoon can temporarily alter a person’s mood, thoughts, and perceptions. Among other health effects and safety concerns, people who have watched this cartoon report feeling strong emotions ranging from bliss to fear and experiencing vast changes in how they perceive reality.
and now
DUCKS AND DRUGS 3000
eleven years after the original, six years after the sequel,
the long awaited third entry in the ducks and drugs franchise is finally here
this time around, things are very different:
a duck walks through a forest and meets a crocodile
after a lil pause, I got two things I worked on up on NG and you know what that means
news post time baby
didn't really do anything on my own, but I got to mess around on some @PukeBomb projects, and I love both of them sooooooooo
let's get started
FARMERS RAP
never did so little (if anything) on a project before and yet I've never been more excited to share this with everyone - check out this BANGER toon (&song) - masterminded by the great @NickSenny and @Septicsebi - it's a once in a lifetime experience:
you can support the pukeBoys and get it on bandcamp if you want, i know i didn't:
another pukeThing, this time an art collab ran by the one and only @Mantis - where a bunch of us threw together some PukeBomb related drawings!!!!! it's literally the best art collab that ever happened AND YOU NEED TO CHECK IT OUT RIGHT NOW
for real though, there are some great pieces in there!
and there's also mine lol:
see you all in a bit!
there are some HUGE things brewing, slowcooking, you know......
there are also some smaller things happening very soon
since my last newspost ~2 weeks ago i managed to get enough done to warrant a new one, so now i'll ramble on about that stuff IN CHRONOLOCIGAL ORDER:
EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY
i got to edit the BEST@PukeBomb toon!!!! they said to make it look like death battle, and having never heard of it i said ok and did it. still no idea what it is. even got to slap together a fake mugen thing for a shot which was lots of fun! give it a watch here:
following last year's NGTV Christmas Marathon, i decided to do another NGTV collab (2 actually, but more on that later) since it was a lot of fun & i wanted to make up for some oversights i made with the original. should be better this time around! either way, today's (almost) the first day of summer & what better way to kick off the season than watching a VHSRip of the 2006 NGTV SUMMER BASH
huge thanks to everyone who participated, very happy you all came on board! it's been a wild ride, especially near the end, but we made it! hope to see you in the next one!
gotta give a few specific shoutouts though:
@TeffyD, who you know as the god of music (music god just doesn't sound as cool), has taken the time and resources to transfer the collab onto a real VHS tape & then digitize it back for the upload! doing this, he bumped the collab to the next level - giving it an authentic feel! also this means there's now a VHS tape with the NGTV Summer Bash somewhere out there... in the wild..... maybe it even contains some extras, you know, lost media......?
@dsptdnb, who's been helping me with sound mixing on pretty much all my solo projects for a while now (not that i do many of those) has stepped up and did audio magic on the collab to make it flow normally. on top of that, he's responsible for the "VHSification" of the audio, as there were issues getting the audio off the VHS tape (the video was fine)
there are plans for one last NGTV - a Christmas one again - with some huge surprises on the way. without spoiling too much, it's already being worked on, and by the time the collab opens for applications, we should already have ~20 minutes done!
more cool stuff on the way very soon, but for now i leave you with this image
in the last 2 weeks i got some new stuff out, here's a quick recap
IT HAS TO BE DONE THIS WAY MY 14DAY FRONT PAGE NEWSPOST COOLDOWN JUST EXPIRED
first up
Citizen Pico: Pico's School IV
as I was working on the Professional Edition update for Windowz XP 2012 I realized that the SECRET GAME I was making for it is probably how Pico's School worked, which gave me an idea. why not remake pico's school and put it inside Windowz XP 2012? obviously, this didn't happen, as I underestimated the amount of work needed to be done & had to focus on other aspects of the update - scrapping the project
then, as pico day was nearing, I figured I give the pico project another go, this time a bit different:
instead of remaking the original, now the plan was to make a genuine-feeling sequel.
even though I scrapped MOST of my outline for the game, as well as having to redraw all the exteriors to match Tom's Pico 2 style, I managed to pull it off in time (albeit a few hours late)
here's some funsies about it before I move on:
initially evil versions of darnell & nene were to appear too
dr. schmuck was a last minute change/addition to the game
MOST of the assets were done by me from scratch, including all the backgrounds
ALL code is by me, nothing was taken from the original game
felt like I should address those, as there have been a few people asking me if its a mod for the original. it is not, feel free to decompile the swf and look around to see for yourself!
that's it for citizen pico! thanks everyone for playing, drawing fanart, recording gameplay & even adding it to the pico wiki! you're the best!
WORK BUDDIES
few days after pico day, my buddy AgustinGates finished his brand new short
I got to help with some animation on it, not much - but I am glad I got to be a part of this project.
it's about a fella starting a new job - one of those high-rise office jobs, you know the drill.
well, as these things often go, it's not an ordinary office. something is wrong.
find out what RIGHT HERE:
WHAT'S NEXT
got more stuff on the way already, so I'll quickly note some of the upcoming projects:
first off, shrek 2 retold is coming in september!
the trailer dropped a few days ago, check it out here:
my part's just a few seconds, but I'm very happy to be back for the third 3gi collab
speaking of reanimateds, the el dorado redialed should be coming soon too!
got a part in that too, which is awesome since as far as mainstream animation goes - el dorado is my favorite film!
check out the trailer for it here:
staying on topic of collabs,
NGTV Summer Bash is coming soon too! deadline's a bit more than a week away, with the planned release date being June 20th! better get ready!
it'll be smaller than the Christmas Marathon but there's a very good reason for that:
already hard at work at this year's Christmas NGTV - my one and only goal with that is to pull of the BIGGEST COLLAB newgrounds has ever seen! there'll be some huge surprises!
(also I did a bad job hosting the summer one lol)
and before I fuck off into the sunset,
got a chance to work with PukeBomb on a toon (or more????!??!!!!???) which is currently stuck in limbo, but should be releasing this weekend - I think - I have no idea. either way, been a blast working with them - they're funny guys - hope I'll get a chance to do so again in the future
there are more upcoming projects, I've been very busy, but I'll save those for some other time - the post is already dragging on too long. one last thing, I got a kofi now, which means you should give me money. it's definitely a good idea, don't even think about it, just do it!!!!!!
as a closer, enjoy this Epic Meme™ from Windowz XP 2012's Epic Meme Maker made by Tom Fulp himself!!!!!
