A post for all WiiU owners!

Hello everyone! I haven't posted on NG in about a bagillion years, so let me just say Happy New Year and I hope you all have a fantastic 2013! Moving on...

I'm still working at the BBC (this is taking up the vast majority of my time) and it's still great fun, lots of work but we're making some really exciting stuff. The show I'm working on at the moment is called Hidden Kingdoms, it's a natural history series which should air sometime in early 2014 - I'll make a post as soon as I can show you anything!

In other news, holy balls has anyone with a WiiU been on the Miiverse? I am absolutely in love with it! Some of the art I have seen on there is insanely good, particularly in the NintendoLand and ZombiU (my personal favourite) channels. I strongly recommend searching for users such as Kiara and Machine3K because their stuff is awesome, unfortunately I can't remember the names of everyone I'm following on there but definitely have a look.

I think one of the things I'm finding so impressive about Miiverse art is how accurate some of it is despite the (intentional) limitations of the software. With no colours, line tool or erase previous button available it is frankly astounding how some artists have generated pixel-perfect drawings and even managed completely accurate renditions of 8-bit games such as Tetris and Mario Bros. I've tried my hand at a few 8-bit style drawings on there and hoo boy, it takes hours!

If you're an early adopter of the system and want to check out my stuff, search for TomWright (you can find a search tool in the Miiverse if you click User Menu > Search Users). If you're an avid fan of doodling on the WiiU pad I'd love to see your stuff - I'm usually hanging about in the European ZombiU channel!

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Buujack 2013-01-08 13:45:11

No.

Neo-Egyptian 2013-01-08 13:45:11

Bah!

Katanakaji 2017-07-28 22:42:41

So is it safe to assume Steve 4 is done for? or would you say its in something of a "Development Hell"?

Neo-Egyptian 2017-07-28 22:42:41 (Updated 2017-11-10 10:16:50)

Oh wow I haven't logged into NG in a million years, I've only just seen your post - sorry about that.

Your question has actually got me thinking about a lot of things, namely the nature of creativity once you land a creative job. I've been lucky enough to work in TV for almost a decade now and it has had a profound effect on my creative output in my own time, or to be more blunt I've simply stopped making stuff when I'm out of work.

It's a weird thing to think about. I vividly remember being so passionate about making short films and animations in my own time, and happily spending a few hours checking out new submissions to the NG Portal. Now, I honestly can't even remember the last time I made anything in Flash, and I think the last short film I made just for fun was in... 2011?

The point I am torturously getting to is that work has now become my creative output, at least when it comes to visual media, and while I would honestly love to carry on with the Steve series (or, indeed, any new animation or film) I just don't see it happening anymore. I'm still very fond of the Steve series and it still seems so fresh in my mind, but Steve 3 came out nearly ten years ago!

If I ever dabble in animation again I'll post something up here for sure. I'd love to get back into artwork (not that I was much of an artist in the first place) so hey, who knows?

Thanks for your continued love of the series <3

Katanakaji 2020-04-20 12:04:03

@Katanakaji @Neo-Egyptian I too haven't logged into newgrounds since the death of flash for some time, but know Mr. Wright, some of us live in a twilight of a simpler time- what with how much this COVID-19 business has rocked our world and such...

I've seen many promising creators disappear into the fog of the zeitgeist, and personally- I still have faith in you. Take care Mate.