Quick announcements:
@ForNoReason’s laptop and recording equipment was stolen! Fro created a fundraiser to get him new gear.
@MindChamber has announced the Robot Day winners!
@Sevi has announced the Music Inspired Art Contest winners!
That just leaves us with the winners of the Neo Geo Jam!
Neo Geo Jam Winners
From July 17th through August 30th, we hosted a Neo Geo Jam with categories for Animation, Art and Music. With support from the community and some last minute additions, the prize pool totaled over $3,000!
@Mabelma from MabsArts Store / MabsArts has also reached out to each of Top 5 Animation, Art and Music winners to send you a gift pack with pins and stickers. If you get back to him soon, he'll get your gift sent out before he leaves for a week this Wednesday!
Top Seven Animation
🏆 1st - $540 + custom Neo Geo joystick from @Weasel + Xeno Crisis Neo Geo cartridge!
@stevenm1988 composed the ultimate love letter to the Neo Geo, for fans both new and old. All of the art is made from scratch and looks like it could have come straight from a Neo Geo game attract screen.
🏆 2nd - $440
@ChipsGoWOAH teamed up with @coby, @DIGIMIN, @mogy64 and @ninjamuffin99 to create a supremely entertaining short that makes one yearn for an alternate timeline where Neo Geo games had their own shows on TV.
🏆 3rd - $340
@GuyUngerNL and @cobcris took a unique approach with a claymation-style homage to Metal Slug. The result is an adorable feast for the eyes!
🏆 4th - $240
@LobsterMango’s entry is lots of fun and gives off some classic Newgrounds video game parody vibes, accompanied by @Pyronator on vocals and a jamming soundtrack by @Syntrus!
🏆 5th - $200
@snailpirate, @Snackers, @Thriftman and @Wandaboy also took the game-as-cartoon-series approach, which we loved seeing in this jam, especially for an underdog like Cyberlip!
🏆 6th - $105
@KOLANI and company hit it out of the park with this unfinished entry, leaving us all wanting more. Great voice work by @Bindy, @BobbyDubs, @KenkoiPhish and Little Nii, with additional art from @Holden-Liu, writing by @Marakai, music by @PKToastyVA and sound from @Shay-KiFullalove!
🏆 7th - $60
@LDranzer, @JoeJourney and @Mimny delivered a charmer that captures the joy of discovering an MVS arcade cabinet in the wild.
Check out all the animation entries!
Top Five Art
🏆 1st - $130
If I saw someone wearing this Metal Slug art by @tzeentch88 on a t-shirt, I might actually have to give them a high-five.
🏆 2nd - $100
This Windjammers piece by @Fmats gave off the closest vibes of being actual cartridge cover art. Love those colors!
🏆 3rd - $100
@Kengabr illustrated an eye-popping montage of classic characters.
🏆 4th - $70
@DinkoDX captures a classic Metal Slug moment, in a work that would look great on any wall.
🏆 5th - $30
@TaraGraphika took the watercolor approach to Metal Slug, with stand-out results.
Top Three Animated GIFs
These animated art entries were all so stellar, we had to add additional prize categories!
🏆 1st - $130
@Jaime-R is a living legend and it’s exciting to think that in 50 years, students studying his work will stumble on this zany Neo Turf Masters piece and maybe dive into the Neo Geo or Newgrounds as a result.
🏆 2nd - $100
@Jaxks put so much love into this moving montage of classic Neo Geo games. Would love to see this set to audio!
🏆 3rd - $100
@Speedo’s Shock Troopers was maybe the most inspiring piece of the jam, as in I immediately wanted to acquire the rights to Shock Troopers and make a new one with Speedo on art.
🏆 Best Statue - $100
This work by @Esmachmat also warranted its own prize category. Seeing Metal Slug characters as statues blew my mind and made me rethink my own landscaping. Would love to see more like this in future jams!
🏆 The ScepterDPinoy Award - $50
@ScepterDPinoy is the master of the pixel art collage, this time celebrating modern indie games and Newgrounds artists in the style of Card Fighters Clash for the Neo Geo Pocket Color!
Check out all the art entries!
Thank you @IvanAlmighty for art and animation judging assistance.
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