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Location: Slidell, Louisiana
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For those who like pixel art, here's some stuff I have found:
Kirby Mock up
Tiki Boss idea
Mighty Mouse
NES-Style Robot Fight
Speaking of art, I tried to submit one of my pictures to the Art Portal, yet it hasn't appeared on my userpage. Maybe none of the scouts noticed it; if that is the case, then it is no big deal.
Louisianians on Newgrounds: I've noticed that I'm not the only Louisianian on here years ago with Grim City (The Truth about God) and the guy who created Pac-Man goes Hi-Tech. While there are quite a few Louisianians on here, only a few of them have actually submitted cartoons here. I think I need to do something about that...
District 9: Good, but not worthy of the hype.
I just saw District 9 and while it was intense and well made; It's only worth watching once, and it seems that they were influenced by the TV show Alien Nation and Oddworld. Overall: 2.5 out of 5.
Longplay videos:
Nightmare Busters
By Nichibutsu/Nihon Bussan and Arcade Zone.
Mickey Mania Sega CD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GHe7JX Vl2Q
One underappreciated Disney gem for Super NES and Sega Genesis.
Wolfchild
From the people behind Tomb Raider.
Rendering Ranger
From the creator of Turrican and worth checking out.
Updated: 08/25/09 8:20 PM 0 comments | Log in to comment! | Share this!Flipbook Robot Fight.
Proof that "traditional" animation isn't dead.
Fist of the Laugh Star
No comment...
Hokuto no Ken short
Nice use of the anime's music (Fist of the North Star = best anime ever).
Romancing SaGa 2 Final Boss
I'm still thinking about doing that critique about I-Mockery, but that will have to wait. That and a rant about Louisianians on Newgrounds. I'm also planning to do a list of Underappreciated Disney Films if anyone is interested. Saw Renaissance two days ago, and for a rotoscoped movie; it was great. I'll have to see it again when it airs on IFC. Has anyone seen District 9 yet?
Update:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showt hread.php?t=165060
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showt hread.php?t=165614
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showt hread.php?t=159599
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showt hread.php?t=165500
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showt hread.php?t=165966
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showt hread.php?t=165527
Libertarian Party on Don't Ask, Don't Tell and Gay Marriage.
http://www.xero-error.com/xblog/
Finally, a CGI movie from an independent company, and a badass one at that. I'm not giving away the synopsis of the movie since that hasn't been uploaded; but it looks pretty fuckin' cool. Animated films went downhill after 2004 although Curious George is a rare fluke. Hell, it looks like it could knock down Ark, which is much better than most of the CGI stuff I've seen. I'd recommend this over most of the stuff that gets lots of hype only to turn out to suck half the time (Ex. Paprika, Pan's Labyrinth, Dogma, etc.).
Unrelated:
http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/inven tions/
Cato Institute: The Boys Who Cried Racist-I love it when the race-baiters get their just deserts.
LP: Doctors Demand Obama Apology
CA.org related-
Rod Windt
Zenchi
Kedrew-This one happens to be from Louisiana.
VShen
O-Mie
Blue Monika
Spoonfruit
From Episodes 1-20
From 20 to the last episodes.
Things that might come next...
I-Mockery critique
Louisianian users
Underrated videogames
1. Legendary Frog: To be honest, this guy can draw. However, in the content department, he leaves a lot to be desired.
2. District 9: Here's one movie I wouldn't mind seeing and how come the guy who is directing this didn't get to direct TF 2007? (I'm sick of that movie's detractors as it is.) I hope this doesn't disappoint.
3. Marv Wolfman: It sucks that this guy isn't getting the credit he deserves. Not only did he write Crisis on Infinite Earths; he also worked on Transformers, Beast Wars, and Beast Machines. He may not be up to par with Alan Moore, but he's way better than Rob Liefeld.
4. Video submissions: I've already commented on this subject once and it looks like I'll have to do it again. I'm getting sick of people downrating anything that (mainly) consists of imported graphics or video while giving high scores to anything by Clock Crew wannabes, Self-righteous hand animation zealots who are really bad at pacing, etc. What part of Everything, by Everyone do these dipshits fail to comprehend?
5. Drawn Together: This was a show that had potential, but the writers wasted it on imitation Family Guy humor. If you're going to do something offensive, at least make it coherent and funny (example: Dean Packis).
6. Tropic Thunder: Finally, a funny Jack Black movie. While this movie's serious parts were a bit boring; it still manages to be outright hilarious. It may not be as funny as UHF or as deep as Death To Smoochy, but I enjoyed it.
7. Sandy Szwarc (Pronounced "Shworts"): I like what this woman has to say on her site Junkfood Science and would like to see more people hear what she has to say. Examples include:
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/20 09/07/which-flow-chart-do-you-want.htm l
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/20 09/07/todays-changing-medical-ethics-w here.html
I challenge anyone here to debate her on the various topics she covers such as obesity, healthcare, etc. (I'm willing to bet that no one will be able to rebuke her arguments without the use of smears, strawmen fallacies, etc.)
8. John Stossel: Finally, a journalist with a different point of view, and a logical, rational one at that. As a Libertarian, I support what this guy does and think that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for that. Here's hoping that there are more journalists like him.
Unrelated video: Gamecube Panel De Pon/Tetris Attack
It's surprising how something so simple and innocent can become so intense.
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There's something you don't see everyday...
G-Type
R-Type and Gradius combined into one great fangame.
Odyssen
This one has a lot of potential for a homebrew...
Ghost of Selenis
This has a transforming robot.
Warning Forever
It may be straight up boss fights, but it is one of the best games around.
Guxt
From the creator of Cave Story.
Updated: 07/11/09 4:24 PM 2 comments | Log in to comment! | Share this!Reasons why I dislike Transformers The Movie (1986)
Posted by FightingSeraph Jul. 1, 2009 @ 4:18 PM EDTI know a lot of you will hate me for posting this, but as I said before, I just didn't enjoy it that much. Even though it has its good points (the animation quality and the voice acting); its flaws prevent it from being that Definitive Transformers Experience that I read about all over the internet.
1. Convoluted and Contrived: When compared to the TV series, this just feels forced; from the Decepticons' ambush on the Autobot shuttle to Hot Rod becoming Rodimus Prime. And what's with Kranix and his homeworld? It's understandable that the writers wanted to show the power of Unicron, but even that derelict civilization in the episode Cosmic Rust had an explanation. Plus, why did they kill Kranix off anyway? That was just a cheap, pointless way of showing off the (not so) awesome might of the Sharkticons. Even the most memorable moments of this film felt contrived (The Death of Optimus Prime, Starscream's Coronation, and the fight between Hot Rod and Galvatron).
2. Most of the new characters weren't properly introduced: With the exceptions of Unicron and his reformatted decepticons, the Quintessons, the Junkions, and Rodimus Prime; most of the new characters lacked a proper introduction. Then again, the TV series had this same problem although it wasn't as bad.
3. More of the same: When you really think about it, TFTM is just like an episode from the TV series only with a longer length. This isn't a bad thing, but I wanted a bit more out of it.
4. The soundtrack: Although I liked The Touch, Unicron's theme, White Lion's intro song, and the theme that played when the Decepticons stormed Autobot City; most of the songs in the soundtrack were not very interesting and quite cheezy.
5. Poor Planning: When compared to the TV series, this wasn't planned out very well and would have been better if they had Bob Budiansky and Simon Furman had supervised the planning process.
6. It led to the cartoon's cancellation: One would think that by killing Optimus and most of the other popular characters off in a somewhat senseless way; the result would be declining toy sales. This, in other words, led to the series' cancellation. To be honest, I thought the US TV series could have lasted longer, or at the very least, have the Headmasters series dubbed and released stateside.
I've explained the reasons why I disliked this movie. However, I don't think it is a piece of shit and, as I mentioned before, it has its good points:
-The Voice acting
-The Animation quality
-Unicron
It may be a disappointment, but it is still worth watching. However, it can't hold a candle to other independent animated films such as Fist of the North Star (1986), Heavy Traffic (a 1973 Ralph Bakshi film), and Ark (a CGI film made in 2004 by the same people behind FF: The Spirits Within, only that it is far superior).
I originally wanted to do a list of reasons why I dislike Transformers: The Movie (as in the '86 version), but I'm going to put it off for now.
Like everyone else here, I (sort of) grew up on this guy's music, and in spite of the insinuations and accusations; he was one of the most talented people around. Hell, Thriller is still considered the best music video around with Separate Ways by Journey (who had their own arcade game I might add) coming in at second. As for his death, it was a by-product of his plastic surgeries. Come to think of it, I haven't heard anything involving him in years.
On the other hand, I just got Madworld (and Punch Out) for the Wii. All I can say is that it is one badass game, even though it is much more linear than No More Heroes.
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Dragon Saber
Nebulas Ray
Macross Plus
XII Stag
Enjoy!!
A little update.
Updated: 06/16/09 7:27 PM 1 comment | Log in to comment! | Share this!