At 1/12/26 02:25 PM, MYYA-DYNAMIC wrote:MP3 audio--especially high quality MP3s--have excellent sound on playback. Unless you're hosting a website for audiophiles who want nothing but lossless media, it's a much better use of space to opt for compressed audio. MP3s can end up being like 10% the size of a WAV and still maintain impeccable quality.

If Tom had decided to let all file types be uploaded and shown, your question would instead be "Why is this website so damn slow to load?"

At 1/12/26 02:25 PM, MYYA-DYNAMIC wrote:MP3 audio--especially high quality MP3s--have excellent sound on playback. Unless you're hosting a website for audiophiles who want nothing but lossless media, it's a much better use of space to opt for compressed audio. MP3s can end up being like 10% the size of a WAV and still maintain impeccable quality.

If Tom had decided to let all file types be uploaded and shown, your question would instead be "Why is this website so damn slow to load?"

At 1/11/26 10:00 PM, Clavic wrote:Idk, but mp3 is the only audio file type I use to begin with..

My guess would be since mp3 was the newest file type when newgrounds was first developed, it was the most convenient option. Wav and Ogg could have been considered out of date and perhaps lower quality at the time (or not, I wasn't alive in 1995 0_0) leading for mp3 to be the most appealing option. "..But that's just a theory!" ☝🤓

At 1/5/26 02:52 PM, Carcitypilot31 wrote:
Hello everyone in NewgroundsLand! Welcome to The Snap Army Collab, where artists draw Snap from the Nickelodeon cartoon ChalkZone. Yep, we'll be giving this guy a whole lotta attention! All of the art submitted will be put into a collage.
ANYONE CAN JOIN!!!

RULES:
No NSFW.
No AI.
You can only draw Snap.
You can draw as many Snaps as you like.
Any form of medium is allowed.
Make your art transparent, but if you can't remove the background for whatever reason, I'll do it for you.
Submit or art here, via Dumps, or on the Art Portal.
When submitting to the Art Portal, use the tag Snap_Army_Collab so I can easily find them.
Submissions will not be accepted after the deadline.

DEADLINE:
April 1st, 2025 (April Fools Day)

So what are you waiting for!? You gotta draw somethin'!

At 1/6/26 02:25 PM, sebulant wrote:

At 1/5/26 06:38 PM, Creeperforce24 wrote:are these ok? I feel they may be too small… I’ll see if I can get a dump file on here for higher quality

Yep, they're perfect!
Up to you if you wanna put them on the file dump or not though, I can't imagine there would be too much compression on such a small image.

At 1/3/26 12:38 PM, sebulant wrote:Hello everyone, I'm bringing back a cool art collab for you all:

the

collab

For Pixel Day I'm planning on doing a content update for the game, which means I am accepting NEW submissions for the game!

If you don't what Wanted! is, it is an interactive character spotting game that slowly gets harder and harder as you keep playing. It is heavily ripped of- I mean inspired by the Super Mario Bros minigame with the same name. Give the game a try if you haven't already:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/965687
Your submissions will be the little character sprites that run around the bottom half of the screen during gameplay.

This update for the game will feature all your new submissions, harder round types, new medals and more "secret" game modes.

The rules are largely the same as last time, but I have rewritten some of them for better clarity. Please read even if you've already submitted before.

Rules
In order for the game to be fun and balanced, you must draw your sprite under some very specific rules. The rules have been written in full with images on the discord server, but here's a slightly watered down version for this thread:
Sorry there's so many rules, but it's all for the better of the actual game! If your sprite breaks too many of these rules I will ask you to adjust/redraw it. If you have any questions regarding these rules, please don't hesitate to ask!

Here's some example sprites featuring some Psychonauts characters:

You could also play the game to see more examples too.

Submitting:

I will be doing playtests for the new update in the discord server, so if that is something that interests you then please come and join :D

At 1/3/26 12:38 PM, sebulant wrote:Hello everyone, I'm bringing back a cool art collab for you all:

the

collab

For Pixel Day I'm planning on doing a content update for the game, which means I am accepting NEW submissions for the game!

If you don't what Wanted! is, it is an interactive character spotting game that slowly gets harder and harder as you keep playing. It is heavily ripped of- I mean inspired by the Super Mario Bros minigame with the same name. Give the game a try if you haven't already:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/965687
Your submissions will be the little character sprites that run around the bottom half of the screen during gameplay.

This update for the game will feature all your new submissions, harder round types, new medals and more "secret" game modes.

The rules are largely the same as last time, but I have rewritten some of them for better clarity. Please read even if you've already submitted before.

Rules
In order for the game to be fun and balanced, you must draw your sprite under some very specific rules. The rules have been written in full with images on the discord server, but here's a slightly watered down version for this thread:
Sorry there's so many rules, but it's all for the better of the actual game! If your sprite breaks too many of these rules I will ask you to adjust/redraw it. If you have any questions regarding these rules, please don't hesitate to ask!

Here's some example sprites featuring some Psychonauts characters:

You could also play the game to see more examples too.

Submitting:

I will be doing playtests for the new update in the discord server, so if that is something that interests you then please come and join :D

At 1/1/26 07:55 AM, TomFulp wrote:📆 Pixel Day

Our 11th 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 "pixelday2026" tag.

If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2026-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 pixelday2026 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
1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $50

Best Pixel Animation
1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $50

Best Pixel Game
1st - $250
2nd - $150
3rd - $50

Best Chiptune Music
1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $50

Thank you to our Pixel Day Sponsors!

@MalFromed - $1000
@Aalasteir - $100
NG - $400

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

Our sixth 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! Read last year’s Flash Forward launch post for an idea of how this event works.

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

Like last year, Pico Day will be a lowkey (no prizes) event on April 30th, where everyone is welcome to share NG fan art to celebrate Newgrounds!

📆 Low-Poly Day

Our second annual Low Poly Day will be Saturday, June 6th! Read last year’s Low Poly Day launch post to get an idea of how this event works.

📆 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.

Monthly Prizes

We’re always looking for sponsors to expand our monthly prizes! If you can give at least $100 per month, you can get a special thank you and promo link in the monthly awards post.

@matt-likes-swords just came aboard to add a sixth prize tier for movies. Play Matt’s games on Steam!

📜 2025 Year-End Recap

If you missed it, please read the 2025 Year-End Recap!

There are many more 2026 events on the calendar!

At 12/4/25 08:05 PM, Clavic wrote:

At 12/3/25 11:24 PM, Creeperforce24 wrote:

At 12/3/25 10:48 PM, Clavic wrote:

At 12/3/25 02:08 AM, Creeperforce24 wrote:Alrighty fresh from my oven are 3 coo-… @rosarjc… did you just turn a mistake into a bigger mistake? The cookies clumped so you “improvised?”… Rosarjc… ROS YOU SON OF a BI-

made 3 (technically 2) cookies
Here’s a link to my and Ros’ OC’s (plus a lot of brain cell loss) (and don’t worry, me and Rosarjc share Cassy basically lol, I don’t think he minds)
https://www.newgrounds.com/collection/446818/cf24-x-cassy-warning-stupid
and this is Hank from madness, here’s a link to a madness set
https://www.newgrounds.com/series/madness

She's a superfreak

Just remembered this song lol (Just imagine its someone who’s not me explaining Cassy lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHNP7RMIHA

XD glad you got the reference lol

"Can't touch this!"

At 12/3/25 10:48 PM, Clavic wrote:

At 12/3/25 02:08 AM, Creeperforce24 wrote:Alrighty fresh from my oven are 3 coo-… @rosarjc… did you just turn a mistake into a bigger mistake? The cookies clumped so you “improvised?”… Rosarjc… ROS YOU SON OF a BI-

made 3 (technically 2) cookies
Here’s a link to my and Ros’ OC’s (plus a lot of brain cell loss) (and don’t worry, me and Rosarjc share Cassy basically lol, I don’t think he minds)
https://www.newgrounds.com/collection/446818/cf24-x-cassy-warning-stupid
and this is Hank from madness, here’s a link to a madness set
https://www.newgrounds.com/series/madness

She's a superfreak