The high points of 2024 for me were some of my BEST EVER,
let’s touch on them a little bit as the year comes to a close!
GAMES
Firstly, as far as games go…I released NOTHINGGGG!
That should change after Randy 2 is done, as you know the deal by now - it’s been my primary focus and quite the beast! But it’ll get finished, and I’ll get back to putting out some small projects again!
However…I did contribute some costume art to Tankmas this year, and a Randy da Mouse costume dropped alongside Ritz the Rat! Been super cool to see people walking around Tankmas as Randy as I get this game done!
(Note: Not all of these made it into the game)
Randy Learns Science also turned three years old this year (sheesh):
EDIT: Oop, I forgot that I also contributed to the map pack for Bird Tapper!
ARTWORK
As for artwork, I drew some stuff here and there this year, namely the Secret Santa piece for @Nebulate that I absolutely love the way it turned out:
And the piece I did for the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, of which I am one, having been born in 2000:
I also did two more pieces in the “obscure indie” theme I started doing last year:
It’s safe to say that’s not the last you’ve seen of my obscure indie tribute art!
The two others I did last year:
AUDIO
For audio, I slowly continued to trickle out the fun lil’ Randy Learns History OST, as an ongoing, gradual tease:
And I also participated in an interview with the one and only @Aalasteir:
MEETUPS!
My main involvement with NG this year was just bein’ in the community, like going to another two MEETUPS!
I was at Pico Day and the TooManyGames meetup this year, and also got to visit the NG office for the first time, all of which were some of THE highlights of my year!
[TooManyGames + NG Office Recap]
I also got even comfier in the BBS, a borderline..."regular", shudder...
AND I also gradually began to date the wonderful, passionate @CaptainStevie! Love ya dude!
To end this section, have some "met this person for the first time" selfies I've never posted to NG until now:
(Pictured: Me & @LeviRamirez)
(Pictured: Me & @Megacharlie, whom I've known from NG for the past decade!)
-In Closing-
Despite not releasing anything this year (like Randy 2 as I had hoped at the start of this year), this was a SUPER AWESOME year aside from the usual highs and lows! I love all the friends (and the boyfriend) I’ve netted through the site, and this has also felt like a year I’ve made lots of strides in! Nobody’s perfect, but I am content with the person I’m slowly becoming.
My random, unsolicited advice for the teens on the site is: adulthood feels different and not at the same time, but overall mental maturing feels wonderful. Life is hard, but good!
Take care of yaselves as we all ring in 2025, and Newgrounds’ freakin’ 30th anniversary!!! Gonna be a BIG one full of a lot of tributes, I’m ready for it!
-XOXO Dungeon
(Ooh ooh, some other people were doing shoutouts in their recaps, so I will follow along and do my own, in no particular order:
@Nebulate @CaptainStevie @CheddarExuberant @Rushmilk @PsychoGoldfish @Tamag0 @Aalasteir @URAYsan @AlixBalica @bagofmeat @MrSignmeout @Memorizor @MrShmoods @Natalie-Bitezz @Bituin @MisterMantid @Lolofyr @NamedudeDev @ElRandomGMD @SkilledFella @AlexToolStudio @TomFulp @CarpetBakery @Megacharlie @LeviRamirez @BallisitcBanana @Smugarug @Peti @Misty-Starling09 @Stepford @BrandyBuizel
If you're not here it doesn't mean I hate youuuu! <3)
