At 1/2/25 11:24 AM, TomFulp wrote:April 6th is the 25th anniversary of NG’s Flash Portal, the very first place on the Internet where people could instantly publish movies and games. What better way to celebrate 25 years than with a whole bunch of new Flash games and interactive movies?

At 1/2/25 11:51 AM, BoiledMilkz wrote:Good thing I learnt low-poly art! Also, is low-poly day just for art? I kind of wanted to make a movie for it.

I'm okay with Pico Day not having anymore prizes. It seemed more like a competition to win 1st in everything rather than a casual event when there were prizes.

At 1/2/25 11:58 AM, Myceli0m wrote:

📆 NG’s 30th Anniversary

For NG’s 30th Anniversary may i suggest this?

The tank, and that whole background thing that was used in 2008.
Or atleast a modernized version of it, after all Retro / Nostalgia stuff is pretty trendy if you ask me!

At 1/2/25 11:24 AM, TomFulp wrote:Welcome to 2025! Here are our current event plans for this year:

📆 Pixel Day

Our tenth annual Pixel Day is January 23rd!

Participate by making original pixel art, animation, games or chiptunes. Publish your entry on January 23rd and include the "pixelday2025" tag.

If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2025-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the pixelday2025 tag.

If you’re a pixel artist who has never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.

Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original pixel work and not sprites ripped from games.

If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with someone making chiptunes on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.

Best Pixel Art - $100
Best Pixel Animation - $100
Best Pixel Game - $100
Best Chiptune Music - $100

Prizes will grow with support from the community. If you’re down to sponsor, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Pixel Day. You can also specify a category (art, animation, game, music) if you like!

📆 Flash Forward Jam & Flash Portal 25th Year Anniversary

Our fifth annual Flash Forward event will be officially announced in early February but you can start making a Flash game or interactive movie right now if you plan to participate!

April 6th is the 25th anniversary of NG’s Flash Portal, the very first place on the Internet where people could instantly publish movies and games. What better way to celebrate 25 years than with a whole bunch of new Flash games and interactive movies?

It would be awesome if you could publish your Flash Forward entry ON April 6th, to make the whole day a big event. Note: The original deadline was April 20th but I bumped it up to match the 25th Anniversary. Let me know if this messes with your plans.

Prizes are TBD but you can use the donation option to donate towards the prize pool at any time. PM me a heads up if you donate towards Flash Forward. It would be great to kick this off with a big prize pool.

📆 Pico Day

We’re changing things up a bit this year. The first Pico Day was organized in the forums and happened on my birthday. When it became an official NG event with prizes each year, I tried to move it away from my birthday because that felt weird. I also tried to turn it into a more general “Newgrounds Day” rather than expect people to make Pico fan stuff every year. It never really succeeded in becoming a not-Pico Day and last year a bunch of people posted fan art on my birthday AND on Pico Day, which was fun for me but felt like it would be best as a single day.

I both love seeing Pico fan art but also feel weird encouraging it with prizes each year, so Pico Day is going to return to being a more casual event like it was the first time. We can stick to it being on my birthday (April 30th) to keep all the fan art on a single day. There won’t be prizes or picking winners anymore but please let me know if you have been working on something huge, maybe it would even be best for NG's 30th Anniversary in July.

📆 Low-Poly Day

After teasing it for the past few years, we’re finally gonna have a Low-Poly Day this year! The current plan is for it to happen on Friday, June 6th. A more formal post will come later but if you want to participate, you have six months to think of something! As a general reference, think PS1-PS2 graphics and Y2K electronic music. Read the Brainstorming thread for more examples / inspiration.

📆 NG’s 30th Anniversary

July 6th is NG’s 30th birthday! There are no big plans at the moment but we’d love to see anything people want to do to celebrate. This could be the “Newgrounds Day” that Pico Day never quite was.

📆 Halloween Spooktacular

As usual, October will be our Halloween Spooktacular.

Game & Animation Jams

If you’re relatively well-known on NG and you’d like to host a game or animation jam this year, let me know! These jams tend to do best when they are hosted by prominent people in the community, for example if you’ve made popular games or popular movies.

📜 2024 Year-End Recap

If you missed it, please read the 2024 Year-End Recap!

Other upcoming events can be found on the calendar.

At 1/2/25 11:55 AM, DeaghlanNG wrote:

At 1/2/25 11:24 AM, TomFulp wrote:April 6th is the 25th anniversary of NG’s Flash Portal, the very first place on the Internet where people could instantly publish movies and games. What better way to celebrate 25 years than with a whole bunch of new Flash games and interactive movies?

Wow, I share my birthday with the Flash Portal, apparantly. Neat :)

At 1/2/25 11:58 AM, Myceli0m wrote:

📆 NG’s 30th Anniversary

For NG’s 30th Anniversary may i suggest this?

The tank, and that whole background thing that was used in 2008.
Or atleast a modernized version of it, after all Retro / Nostalgia stuff is pretty trendy if you ask me!

At 1/2/25 11:24 AM, TomFulp wrote:Welcome to 2025! Here are our current event plans for this year:

📆 Pixel Day

Our tenth annual Pixel Day is January 23rd!

Participate by making original pixel art, animation, games or chiptunes. Publish your entry on January 23rd and include the "pixelday2025" tag.

If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2025-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the pixelday2025 tag.

If you’re a pixel artist who has never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.

Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original pixel work and not sprites ripped from games.

If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with someone making chiptunes on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.

Best Pixel Art - $100
Best Pixel Animation - $100
Best Pixel Game - $100
Best Chiptune Music - $100

Prizes will grow with support from the community. If you’re down to sponsor, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Pixel Day. You can also specify a category (art, animation, game, music) if you like!

📆 Flash Forward Jam & Flash Portal 25th Year Anniversary

Our fifth annual Flash Forward event will be officially announced in early February but you can start making a Flash game or interactive movie right now if you plan to participate!

April 6th is the 25th anniversary of NG’s Flash Portal, the very first place on the Internet where people could instantly publish movies and games. What better way to celebrate 25 years than with a whole bunch of new Flash games and interactive movies?

It would be awesome if you could publish your Flash Forward entry ON April 6th, to make the whole day a big event. Note: The original deadline was April 20th but I bumped it up to match the 25th Anniversary. Let me know if this messes with your plans.

Prizes are TBD but you can use the donation option to donate towards the prize pool at any time. PM me a heads up if you donate towards Flash Forward. It would be great to kick this off with a big prize pool.

📆 Pico Day

We’re changing things up a bit this year. The first Pico Day was organized in the forums and happened on my birthday. When it became an official NG event with prizes each year, I tried to move it away from my birthday because that felt weird. I also tried to turn it into a more general “Newgrounds Day” rather than expect people to make Pico fan stuff every year. It never really succeeded in becoming a not-Pico Day and last year a bunch of people posted fan art on my birthday AND on Pico Day, which was fun for me but felt like it would be best as a single day.

I both love seeing Pico fan art but also feel weird encouraging it with prizes each year, so Pico Day is going to return to being a more casual event like it was the first time. We can stick to it being on my birthday (April 30th) to keep all the fan art on a single day. There won’t be prizes or picking winners anymore but please let me know if you have been working on something huge, maybe it would even be best for NG's 30th Anniversary in July.

📆 Low-Poly Day

After teasing it for the past few years, we’re finally gonna have a Low-Poly Day this year! The current plan is for it to happen on Friday, June 6th. A more formal post will come later but if you want to participate, you have six months to think of something! As a general reference, think PS1-PS2 graphics and Y2K electronic music. Read the Brainstorming thread for more examples / inspiration.

📆 NG’s 30th Anniversary

July 6th is NG’s 30th birthday! There are no big plans at the moment but we’d love to see anything people want to do to celebrate. This could be the “Newgrounds Day” that Pico Day never quite was.

📆 Halloween Spooktacular

As usual, October will be our Halloween Spooktacular.

Game & Animation Jams

If you’re relatively well-known on NG and you’d like to host a game or animation jam this year, let me know! These jams tend to do best when they are hosted by prominent people in the community, for example if you’ve made popular games or popular movies.

📜 2024 Year-End Recap

If you missed it, please read the 2024 Year-End Recap!

I'm planning to be at the Behemoth booth at PAX East, the weekend of May 9-11th.

Other upcoming events can be found on the calendar.

At 1/2/25 11:24 AM, TomFulp wrote:I both love seeing Pico fan art but also feel weird encouraging it with prizes each year, so Pico Day is going to return to being a more casual event like it was the first time. We can stick to it being on my birthday (April 30th) to keep all the fan art on a single day. There won’t be prizes or picking winners anymore but please let me know if you have been working on something huge, maybe it would even be best for NG's 30th Anniversary in July.