Score: 8

"A little talent... a LOT of good use behind it."

submission: happy rabbits

date: February 15, 2008

Well, the art is kind of ... erm... basic. But the way it was timed, put together, right images with the lyrics, and witty use of the music... and the tried and true theme of one-way relationships... it had heart, and it was true.

You took what you had, and did a GREAT job with it.

Friendly Advice: credits for the tune "All My Life (So Happy Together)" would be a wise idea.

Score: 9

"Some big fun... just got BIGGER."

submission: Bubbles 2

date: February 13, 2008

The first Bubbles was a lot of fun, and a great game. The second one, though, was a true innovation. I particularly liked the new power-ups (particularly the Bubbles Gravity and the Repel Mines)... but the really smart tweak you did was keeping separate timers for the power-ups instead of clumping them together in the first game.

I especially like how you can make your bubble especially big with the right power ups combined.

The only thing that stops a perfect 10 rating was the loss of the original music from Bubbles 1. The current Newgrounds soundtrack isn't bad, but I thought removing the tracks from the first one (particularly "Around the World" from Daft Punk) was like removing the ketchup from my fries. (Maybe make it a selectable (or unlockable) feature in a Bubbles 2.1 variant, if you have time?)

Oh, and folks, the Newgrounds game is sweet, but you really gotta see how crazy-go-nuts-HUGE you can make your bubble with a Sugar Rush of power-ups with Manuel's original formula back at his rancho.

I'm wondering... is it possible to blow up your bubble so large that it can't fit in the screen anymore? Maybe with the Wraparound power-up?

In any event... big fun... that gets bigger... and bigger... and BIGGER.

Score: 9

"Worth its weight in gold and white."

submission: Weebl and Bob : Goo-lien

date: February 12, 2008

Look, let's set the record straight here... this is a Cadbury Creme Egg advertisement.

It's corporate. It's shilling. It's a flash by and for The Man.

But it's a very witty, amusing, make-me-laugh out loud, well thought out, fun corporate shilling flash by and for The Man.

Undeniably British feel and humour to it. Hadn't seen anything quite like it since watching the educational stop-motion shorts on Nickelodeon back in the Pinwheel days. Excellent job, TheWeebl!

Score: 8

"You're improving."

submission: A Little Kick

date: March 18, 2007

Pretty good autopilot time-filler thingamabob... and you tightened up that little gap where it loops at the end. Much better.

Score: 7

"Not bad, if off-beat"

submission: Up and Running

date: March 18, 2007

Nice little digital/percussion autopilot fribble. Better do something about that blink-gap of silence when it loops, though.

Score: 9

"Christmas Run 'N Gun"

submission: ParagonX9 - Defection

date: February 17, 2007

When I listen to this, I've got an image of Santa and his sleigh getting assaulted by aliens or high-tech thugs, and his Elves are on flying hoverboards fighting them off.

Love the quasi-Christmas orchestral start... and how it revs up into techno. Great stuff!