Todd's Adventures in Slime World

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This game by Epyx was a mix between Metroid, Exile, and a PC adventure game.

Batman Returns (I used to own this one)

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This, by far, is the hardest video game I have ever played. If it were more balanced, I would have enjoyed this one more.

Double Dragon

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This version may have the best graphics of the handheld versions, but this is one instance where bigger doesn't mean better.

Xenophobe

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Even though I never played this, this is one of the better arcade-to-handheld ports around. Plus, I like that 3D transition effect used.

Zarlor Mercenary

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One of the few vertical shooters for the Lynx, the other notable one was Raiden.

Alpine Games

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When compared to most of the videos, this game is actually new believe it or not.

Related:
Björn Spruck's Atari Lynx Stuff
Laurens Simonis' old projects page
Harry Dodgson's page
Matthias Domin
Bastian Schick

The unrelated links for this post:
I-Mockery's trip to the Southern California Arcade Expo-I love old arcade games and wish more people here would try them out.
Libertarian Party: Don't Blame Immigrants-Unlike Conservatives, us Libertarians have defended immigration for some very laudable reasons.
Cato Institute: Restriction or Legalization?-Another study from the Cato Institute on immigration; a must read for those on the fence on this issue.
Mark A. Calabria: Chris Dodd's Carve-outs for Cronies
Cato Institute:The State of Liberal Democracy in Africa

1. Twitter: Am I the only one who thinks that this is completely unnecissary? Seriously, why use this when MSN, Yahoo, Skype, and Trillian are available?

2. The Metal Gear/Brawl Funnies: As much as I would like to see the likes of Cool Dr. Money, Fawx, and the rest of those Back Alleys assholes get their asses handed to them; I found these to be hilarious. Hell, even Phantasmagoria Crow and Chris Zito found these to be hilarious. However, what would happen if those Back Alleys assholes were to end up getting trashed, degraded, humiliated, and torn by the likes of Baron von Brunk, Logo, Radioactive24, etc?

3. Andrew Dickman: I personally think that he should give NG another chance since I really like his art and animation skills. Sure he may find the likes of Rats on Cocaine to be revolting, but at least he could take a hint from Legendary Frog and Alvin Earthworm; who aren't into shock value, but they keep submitting their stuff here. Of course, he already has a job in the animation field which takes up a lot of his time.

4. Rob DenBleyker: As much as I like the Cyanide and Happiness cartoons (which also have David and Chase from Tomorrow's Nobodies); I prefer his Joe Zombie series over that for the following:
-The voice acting
-The direction is excellent
-Great story
Sure that may be stick figures, but if he moved to fully-drawn characters for Episode 7; that would ruin the continuity. Besides, I think it's about time that he finished it up already.

5. The Ballad of Cripple Kane: I usually don't like most of the stuff that Hans Van Harken is involved in, but this turned out to be great. For those who are wondering, the title is a play on Sam Peckinpah's The Ballad of Cable Hogue. And I think he should stick with stuff like that and Not of This World instead of his attempts at comedy (though I did like Bi-Curious Pico and Darnell pic).

6. Camp North: A lot of you will get bent out of shape upon reading this, but am I the only one who thinks that this will end up like TX Mafia? For those who are wondering, TXM was Kev-Nuu's attempt at creating something similar to NG, only to stagnate in '05 and eventually dissolve a few years later. As much as I respect the Milburn brothers' skills; I'm usually very wary of similar competitors.

7. Motion Comics: I hate these things; the Street Fighter motion comic, Thamesis, Marvel Motion comics, etc. I wouldn't mind these as webcomics or print comics, but as Flash? HELL NO!!! And seeing these get such accolades is an insult to real animation. Even though Faux and Chester Kwan's flash are alright, they would be assloads better if they had an assload more animation; even if it were done like JibJab or a sprite movie similar to TTA.

8. Insult comedy: I'm surprised that no one has thought about doing an insult comedy flash since Wade Fulp did that Darth Vulgar piece back in 2002. Looks like it's up to me to step up to the plate and make one myself. I have a script and some really good ideas, but I tend to get writer's block, which is a major bitch.

In case you were wondering: I got Flash back in 2004, a tablet a year later, and these were made between 2007 to this year.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/77 10d6e96413ebd33f185246f4da8a3f
A simple fight test.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/70 20f9aa3cfa0d411c00c516a1786fc8
Sorry about the sound quality, I wasn't in the mood to fix it.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/7d 16f0cb73bbdd10e2a43a055ba98789
Simple animations that test out various poses.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/aa 10666edc808fd258944c89e9c5f5fa
I got the idea for this from watching a ball of Death stunt at a motorbike shop a year or two ago.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/b9 56d89a3a93109a1450ffc610762a60
I did this for a drill on the Mindchamber forums.

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/f2 f2f5968768479015693fbee5cbb0bf
An attempt at doing something in the vein of Space Harrier.

Chantelise

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Anyone whose familiar with StarTropics, Terranigma, or Brave Fencer Musashi will love this.

Recettear

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This game lets you play as a shopkeeper who gets to hire mercenaries called 'Braves' to explore dungeons in order to get more items for the shop you run.

Mao-Tan

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Here's one that involves a maid with a talking broom. This is a 3D game that plays more like a 2D brawler more than God Hand.

Asahina: A Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya PC game

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Nothing but a simple shooting platformer involving one of the main characters from that aforementioned anime.

Tetra Bash

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I can sum this up as Zelda 2 meets CV: Symphony of the Night.

Dread Lock

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Tokkyu Tenshi

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A racing version of SMB 1.

That's it for the indie games, now some random links...
What We Know That Isn't So.-Another John Stossel article worth checking out.
Richard W. Rahn: Learning From What Works-Now why can't this country and the rest of the world be like Switzerland?
National Interest: Martyrdom, Interrupted-Proof that the use of torture techniques are counterproductive.
Morality and the IRS-This is why the fair tax is sorely needed in this country.
National Post: Return Sidewalks to Private Control

Around a month or so ago, I posted a few YouTube videos of old cartoons that very few people have heard about. Now, here are some more old cartoon discoveries:

John Carter on Mars:

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In 1936, Bob Clampett wanted to team up with Edgar Rice Burroughs to adapt this series of science fiction books into a short, animated series. However, a Major Hollywood studio that was interested in the series cancelled it for that it might be too weird for the theater-going audience at the time. Oh yeah, that is Clampett's voice in the video.

Beany and Cecil

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Another Bob Clampett cartoon, this one made in the mid-to-late 1950s/early '60s. However, it's much better than most of the crap from TV's early years that wasn't from Terrytoons.

Screwy Squirrel

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Here's one character created by Tex Avery, but Tex didn't really like him very much in spite of how hilarious those cartoons were.

Well, that does it for the old cartoons...
Edit: Here's some more sordid political stuff:
Ottawa Citizen: The Real Threat to Civil Discourse-I Personally think Ann Coulter is an odious, self-absorbed, trashy fundamentalist, but what happened at the University of Ottawa is hypocritical on behalf of the people there.
Investors Business Daily: A War on Reality-This really shows how the liberal left is out of touch with the real world.
European Libertarians and Federalism
Libertarian Party: Obama Should End Afghanistan War-And you guys support Obama because...
Dan Mitchell: Gov't Unions Vs. Taxpayers

Yeah, I know a lot of you are either tired of/or angry at hearing these, and that's okay. Besides, at least I'm not making them into flash cartoons like Ill Will Press.

1. Doug Sauncy: This guy is highly underrated. For those who don't know who he is, he created Keegan's Truck back in 2000-2001. Judging from the original KT and the latest part (Chronicles 1: Casualties), he's made quite an improvement in his direction and storytelling skills. However, I wish that he would hurry up and finish the series already.

2. PiGPEN: I have mixed views with this guy. On one hand, I loved Morphemon Duelists and his part in the Street Fighter Collab. On the other hand, he's an asshole in so many ways (I don't know what went between him and Rina-chan, but I want to find out).

3. El Cid: As much as I liked Mega Man vs. Quick Man, his original cartoons were also pretty good and his direction and writing skills are also up there with Em Kaah and Mindchamber. Plus, I have to agree with him on Legendary Frog and Ebolaworld (no offense to either one of them).

4. James and Hania Lee: I really liked that Popstar cartoon that mocks American Idol; Roller Coaster Junkie was alright; and I have mixed feelings towards Tarboy. On one hand, I like the character and the animation quality. On the other hand, the story was a cliché mess and the old man's voice can get annoying at times. Plus, even though I dislike her songs, at least Hania can sing. I just wish that people would stop following every song and cartoon they make into a mine field.

5. Pikanjo/The Zirbes Brothers: As much as I like their animation skills, their submissions have been disappointing since Perfect Kirby 3 (though I do like Midnight Snack). Plus, I think it's time for them to move on to more original ideas and stopped with the parodies already. At least Kirbopher managed to redeem himself for the string of disappointing flash with Jesus Sweets and his Revenge of the Fallen parody.

6. Censorship: Even though there are things that I find offensive, I will never censor other people for that is an aberration to Free Speech. Of course, I find it ironic when certain people who claim be against censorship try to censor offensive matierial either from Dean Packis or old cartoons.

7. 3D Flash: Gunchest, Starlight Odyssey (underrated), Combat Instinct: Unregulated, Freak, Rick's Adventure; these are just examples of 3D Flash movies, which I think should be treated as every other submission on Newgrounds. Of course, not everything on here should be like those examples I just mentioned; or Bitey of Brackenwood. Sure, there are assholes who scoff at the idea, but chances are that they don't know a goddamn thing about Swift 3D or Milkshape 3D, let alone the following:
-Maya
-ZBrush
-Blender
-3D Studio Max (which I have tried and didn't like)
-Silo 3D
-Bryce 3D

8. Ark (2004 CGI Film): Here's a movie I saw a few years ago on Showtime Beyond that was made by the same people behind Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, only far superior in terms of story and characters. It's about a young man who manages to discover a giant robot somewhere, but I only saw the second half of it though. I might have to rent it just to watch the whole thing, along with Renaissance (2007 Rotoscoped CGI Film).

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This is one game known for its violent content back in 1986, and it's still more violent/disturbing than a lot of the stuff out today. To be honest, I'm one of the few on here who has heard of this game, and even fewer have played it. Yes, the graphics are pretty spartan when compared to other mid-80s arcade games, but that is due to the fact it ran on the same hardware as Crossbow. Plus, it was also ported to the NES, but it was unlicensed and wasn't as good as the arcade version.

Art threads:
Slimin112
Barsukov
Brandish
DStraX
Nezumi Works
Lord Venom
Raybon
Netridelium
Spark_Zero
cz64

Sites I found from CA.org
K'dar's art and miniatures-I found this guy via ConceptArt.org, and he has some impressive stuff. However, this site is in Italian unfortunately.
Android Arts-By Arne Niklas Jansson

I might have to compile all the CA.org thread links and put them in one single thread sometime.

Even though I'm an atheist, I just want to say "Happy Mardi Gras!" With that out of the way...

Old cartoons you never heard of...
Little Audrey/Noveltoons:

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This was made decades before Rainbow Brite and Lucky Star, this one in particular was made in 1950. I noticed that the art style looks similar to current Japanese anime.

Betty Boop:

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This episode in particular was banned for the use of laughing gas. Betty Boop back then was synonymous with controversy back in the '30s and '40s, much like how Seth McFarlane and Drawn Together are today. Plus, this also featured Ko Ko the Clown and Max Fleischer as the guy with the pen.

Heckle and Jeckle:

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Of all the stuff that came from Terrytoons, these Talking Magpies happen to be my favorites. Plus, Ralph Bakshi used to work at that aforementioned company.

That's all for the old cartoons that you never heard of, but I might have to find a few more that are worth mentioning. As for that man who got busted for having only hentai that I found out about from Sirkowski; I have to say that I agree with Sirkowski on that hentai ordeal.

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Even though this deals with Ninja Scroll, it's still worth watching. Credit goes to Abysmal Fiend on Youtube.

Game Idea: A lot of you will detest me for bringing this up, but I think that the MM Next Remix game engine could be used for for a Newgrounds-related game with various Flash cartoonists and whatnot as the robot masters. Even though MM Next Remix is still in development, I thought it was worth mentioning. As for original ideas, I have a black and white cartoon that has been storyboarded, but I haven't gotten very far with it.

The link:
The Cato Institute on Obesity Hype-I may be a skinny guy, but I'm sick of hearing about Obesity hype.

Update: The Cato Institute on Greece's bailout aberration.