Happy New Year!

In celebration, I've decided to launch my new website, right on New Years Day! Anthono220.com is the new one-stop place to get the latest news on my upcoming projects and a good place to learn about previously released projects as well.

What are you all waiting for? Check it out now!

Wow, what a year 2023 has been. The Israel-Gaza War, Taylor Swift, endless drama and shenanigans, and some fairly interesting Anthono220-related stuff for this year that I’m about to go over.

First off, the game that I released in January: CAVEFACE. It was the first new game demo that I launched since PhysicsPlace in 2020 (2021 and 2022 were pretty much Gooter-focused). It’s also a demo that I somehow managed to finish before a deadline I set for myself, which is probably something I’m never going to do again 😅. I must say, looking back, that while it had interesting gameplay ideas IMO, CAVEFACE probably needs to be improved in significant ways so that it can be considered fun in any way. I’m thinking about revamping the game entirely and starting from scratch in a new version, though that probably won’t be for at least another couple of years. At least it was something though, and it had decent music tracks to go along with it too.

Next, let’s talk about a game demo that was supposed to come out this year but didn’t: Gooter: Virtual Monster. It was planned to be a spin-off of Gooter with a new “digital” story and a new gameplay style, but for a couple of reasons I did not want to work on the game anymore and thus I scrapped it. This was supposed to be the year’s “second game” that I was hoping would be a thing during the “2023 plans” post. Of course, I am still going to take what I’ve learned from working on that game and putting it in new projects. You can find trailers for GVM on the Anthono220 Media YouTube channel.

Speaking of YouTube, this year was pretty significant on that side. Due to a combination of wanting to change the channel’s email as well as feeling like starting fresh, I started a new YouTube channel. On this new channel, I have come up with the Anthono220 Music Archive, aiming to preserve years of my music on YouTube made prior to the new channel’s creation, even songs that had previously been deleted or hadn’t even come out yet. There’s more songs that I have lined up for more Music Archive videos in the new year, so be sure to subscribe to not miss that. I also started a let’s play series in Minecraft Bedrock with my good pal Kat in September, so you guys should subscribe for that as well. Completing the transition to the new channel is likely going to be a high priority for next year.

2023 is also the year when I established the Anthono220 Media brand. There were similar brands that I discontinued in the past such as Anthono220 Games (the archive channel for that will be deleted in 2024, btw) and TwoTwenty Games, though this time it encompasses not only games but also any comics, movies, and shows that I may or may not work on in the future. I’m hoping to expand the brand in 2024, though I can’t quite say how I’m gonna do that yet, as even I don’t know most of what I’m gonna do for it in the new year.

A significant moment this year was when I got myself not one but TWO new computers! I got myself a laptop for free as part of a college program I’m in, which is good for when I want to do computer stuff on my bed where I spend most of my time. I also invested money towards a brand new gaming PC as well, which I’m especially hoping to one day use for high quality renders and 3D animations, as well as playing higher-demand games when and if I need to. I had my old desktop for several years, and with it I created most of what you guys might (but most likely not lol) know Anthono220 for now, including Gooter and even that Sonic CD remix that somehow got like 60k views lmao. That PC is probably gonna be handed down to my sister once we clear out some space for it. Speaking of PCs, I’m hoping in the new year to get myself a new desk in 2024 and get rid of the wooden drawer that I’ve been using all this time. I’m also getting a new desk before I can possibly get a new monitor as well. The one I have now works swell and all, but I think it would be nice to have a bigger and better monitor as well, especially when working on higher resolution content.

Shifting to something more somber, my grandmother on my dad’s side unfortunately passed away a couple of months ago. I would say that she was probably the first person in my life who’s died that had somewhat of an important role in my life, considering she was my babysitter for much of my childhood, so I definitely felt some stuff when I got the news. I won’t go into much more detail on who she was, so I’ll just say that may she rest in peace for the good she has done for me and my family during her life.

Finally, I would like to mention the most significant part of this year: I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL! Due to some program-related stuff, I’m not getting my diploma until next year, but I still got out of there and moved on to a new stage in my life as a full-time college student! I don’t really have much else to say about this one.

Overall, 2023 was a fairly big year for Anthono220, even if it was not exactly in the way that I envisioned at the end of 2022. This year was filled with important moments and consequential changes that plant some seeds for the next few years and for the way I’m gonna do things moving forward. I have a couple of fun surprises lined up for next year so hopefully 2024 will be a big year as well. I will mention that there currently are no plans for any new game releases or updates to previous games for 2024, so the new year will be focused on releasing new music tracks and other projects. I should also mention that my 20th birthday is coming up next year as well, so I’m also hoping to get some fun stuff out there for that as well.

This will be my last post for 2023, of course, as I’ll be focusing on resting and getting the first surprise ready for the start of the new year, so I hope you guys are looking forward to what I have planned. If you somehow found this post, I wanna hear in the comments how your 2023 has been. For now though, I wish you a happy new year and I’ll see you all in 2024!

i think minecraft creepers might be gay. they look like penises, they’re scared of pussies, and they blow up in excitement when they’re around male players

official newgrounds supporter for a year 🫡

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since my friends and most other people won't ever check this blog then maybe we should keep this between us and it can be like a secret club :D

This is the last photo I will ever take of what will soon become a former computer of mine and perhaps even the most significant computer I have ever owned.

This computer has been with me for a long while (since 2016 i think????) and carries tons of important Anthono220 history on it.

• Switched from Windows XP on my first PC to 10 on this one, making this my first ever modern PC
• The PC where I got into game development. Gooter and all the Anthono220 games you know have been created on this.
• I started using LMMS on this back in 2018 here and every single song that you may have heard from me (minus the latest song doodle from my new laptop as of the creation of this post) was created on this computer since.
• I created most of my YouTube videos on this, and without this pc I wouldn’t have reached the vast majority of my views or subscribers.
• On a similar but same topic, this computer is where I feel that I got more into video editing, especially thanks to Windows 10’s video editor, then VSDC, then later Davinci Resolve
• I started making kiiiinda alright pixel art for my games on this computer.
• The Minecraft snapshots screenshots that a few people like from twitter were made on this computer
• I starting making some stuff with Blender, something I definitely want to continue and expand especially with the new computer
• schoolwork lol
• And a bunch more stuff.

My new computer will arrive on Tuesday, and with my new laptop and other changes will mark a whole new era for Anthono220, one I hope will be defined by a mastery and a great evolution of what I have learned while I’ve had this computer. As for what will happen to the old ‘puter, I haven’t 100% decided but my current plan is shoving some kind of Linux distro on it then giving it to my sister 😈

When my new computer comes, I’ll post a picture of it and spill the specs in another Newgrounds post, but for now, I would like to thank my computer, named PCBot220V2u1, for everything, and here’s to the rising and thriving of PCBot220V3!

I can’t believe that I forgot about my Scratch account’s 10th anniversary, so I guess I’ll say happy belated birthday to anthono220 on scratch 🎉

Hey all, it’s been a little bit since my last post on this site, hasn’t it?

I was looking back on my past posts and I decided to make a new one letting you guys know what’s been happening, just because. Without further ado, let’s go over what I have to announce and talk about.

CAVEFACE

First off, I feel as though I should update you guys on what’s happened with my latest game, CAVEFACE, since the last post. Obviously, January 2023 happened and let’s just say that, shockingly to many, I managed to release something on time for once! 🎉 The game is now out of both Game Jolt and itch.io and its respective soundtrack (a whopping 2 songs!) is now available to listen on YouTube! I decided not to release this game on Newgrounds because, as it is right now at least, I don’t think it’s good enough to not get blammed lol. I think I’ll have to release an update first before I even attempt to submit the game to Newgrounds, though that probably won’t happen for another several years or so.

As I stated in the last post, the game was actually originally made for a class at school where we used what we’ve learned and whatnot and applied it to a capstone project. The class has since ended and I managed to prepare and present a slideshow for the game. It went well, and my teacher actually considered my presentation as one of the best in the class. I didn’t give the class any links to the game though, lol.

As for what the future of the game holds, probably nothing for a long while. While there are a couple of things that I want to add to the game such as progression, a proper ending, and more music, my priorities are in other games so it’ll be a long time before I touch this game again.

Future of Gooter

If you recall, I made a tweet announcing development on Gooter had basically stopped. It wasn’t an outright full-stop cancellation, per se, but the game as it was wasn’t going to happen anymore. I released an unfinished/cancelled build of 0.16.0 on itch.io and I don’t think I’ve talked much about what’s happening with the world of Gooter since. So, I have decided to spill these beans right now:

A new Gooter game is in development.

That’s right. While Gooter as every knows it has been cancelled, I am currently working on what could be referred to as a hard reboot of the project. Now, when I say hard reboot, what do I mean? Well, when Gooter first refreshed 3 years ago, the sprites, sounds and much of the gameplay carried over to the new version. The only notable differences at the time were a new smooth camera and using tile sets instead of objects for the levels (man, what was I thinking?). I took my work from the first version and expanded upon it in the new version, but not for this new Gooter game. It’s a “hard reboot” compared to a “refresh” because none of my past work is going to carry over to this new version.

I’m rebuilding Gooter from the ground up, with new sprites, new sounds, less story, an overhauled gameplay feel, and a general direction shift, among other stuff. Basically, a whole new game. In fact, while it’s still “Gooter” at it’s core, the game will be so different that it won’t even be called Gooter, but rather be given a somewhat different name altogether. I have already decided on the name, but I won’t announce it until I start showcasing the game sometime in the future, hopefully for Summer of Gooter in June or July. After, I’m probably going to post devlogs and sneak peaks for the game on Twitter like I used to for Gooter. Not often, but enough where I hope to share a lot of the development process.

That’s all I’ll say for this game right now, but I hope you guys are excited for what’s to come!

On updating old games

Yes, a lot of my games are unfinished and lacking in content. Yes, I want to do something about that. Yes, I’ve already started working on a big update for an old game. I want the update to release this year, but considering school, the Gooter game that I mentioned, and my usual laziness, I don’t know when I’ll even get back to work on that. I DID set up a Trello board for the game, so at least I hope that can help me with development and staying on track.

What and where’s that “second game” for this year that I’ve talked about?

If you’ve been paying attention, you may have seen mentions that I wanted to release two or even three games. I even mentioned it in my CAVEFACE presentation, actually. While there’s plenty of time left this year for me to make a quick little game for the other half of this year, that’s not as much of a guarantee anymore. Perhaps the game COULD be a demo for the Gooter game, but at the same time it would be preferable if the game was an original title like CAVEFACE. I actually had an idea of what I wanted the game to be, but I have since then lost interest in it and kinda forgot about it. Oh well, maybe I’ll pick it back up someday. For now, let’s just wait and see what the game will end up being, if there’s even another game for this year that is.

Storywriting

Since the last post, I’ve also thought about writing a story. I’ve even started a draft and I have some characters and arcs in mind. The biggest problem is deciding on a medium for the story, though, so chances are we won’t see the project come to fruition anytime soon. I don’t have anything to share about the story itself, I just wanted to share. If I have something for the story to show, however, expect it on Newgrounds. ;)

Music

I mentioned in the last post that I wanted 2023 to be a great year for music releases, akin to 2020 and 2021 where I posted a lot of music. It probably won’t happen, especially with me knowing I couldn’t even release one track a month in 2022 like I intended lol, but there’s definitely plans to still make quite a bit of music this year. I’m even planning on majoring in music in my community college, so hopefully that’ll help a little bit. Not much more beyond that, just some thoughts on my music that I wanted a section for on this post.

Life in general

I’ve officially lived to see Queen Elizabeth die and Ash Ketchum leave the Pokémon anime. I am only months away from graduating high school. I have managed to create lots of actually decent works. I have personally changed so much, even since freshman year. I’ve had my first girlfriend and me and my friends have generally matured so much. It’s all a little crazy to think about, and I just want to thank anybody whose stuck with me throughout everything, good and bad, as well as everybody who has even considered checking me and my work out. Life’s gonna get crazier from here yet I’ll always be here producing better content for all of you.

That’s all for today! Before you go, a new thing I’m starting with these posts is recommending stuff like music at the end. Kinda got inspired by a different blog to do this tbh.

For today’s post, I’ll end with the very first Thing of The Day! A mix I’ve been listening to a bit recently, inspired by a particular aesthetic. Enjoy, and I’ll see you guys next post!

https://youtu.be/5SMiXLjW0g8

Hey all!

Wow, what a year it has been huh? A war in Ukraine, endless drama and shenanigans, the death of the Queen, and worst of all… (ALMOST) NO ANTHONO220 GAME UPDATES OR RELEASES? wowie what an pretty bad year, but luckily 2023 (if putin and/or any of the other big creeps don’t drag us into death) will probably be a better year personally. Not only did I get a sweet girlfriend earlier this month that I can spend time with (don’t ask who, i will only name drop in the most random moment possible during conversation) but I am also graduating from high school next year! 🥳 Also also, I have plans to release more amounts of stuff than this year to make everybody else’s year better as well! :D

I have a game that I plan on releasing in early 2023 for a capstone project class. I will spill right now that the game is called CAVEFACE and is a top-down sandbox game set in, well, a cave. You can take care of a pet that looks like the player character but yellow. There’s still quite a bit of work I have to do before it’s considered done. There’s a chance are the game may receive an update or two, although I may prefer to work on something else (I’ll touch on that after this paragraph). Before the game releases on Game Jolt and itch.io in early 2023, be on the lookout for a trailer that I may drop sometime in January. 👀

Not only am I most certainly gonna release CAVEFACE in 2023 (regardless of the final product’s quality, lmao), but I am aiming to release a SECOND or even a THIRD game next year! That’s right, I want 2023 to possibly be the craziest game release year since 2020 (Gooter, Gooter LANd, Jamsta, Running Duck of the Summer, and PhysicsPlace all got some kind of release that year). One of the ideas I have in my head involve a character from a game I worked on but never finished a few years ago (possibly also in 2020). I already have a sort of prototype, however I might go in a little bit of a different direction with it and make it more of a bright and lighthearted game. That’ll launch on Game Jolt, itch, AND Newgrounds simultaneously later in 2023, so stay tuned for that as well.

Oh and I should go ahead and mention that these games are gonna all get new music that’ll drop on YouTube and maybe Newgrounds and Soundcloud if I feel like it, so I’d say that fans of my music are gonna be eating good next year. 🍽️ 😋

Now, of course, all of this is subject to change and I bet everybody knows by now that there’s a good chance that it’ll end up being different due to certain circumstances such as school, relationships, laziness, not being satisfied with what I’m making or what direction I’m taking, etc. For now, consider this my initial vision 2023 and something that I will likely at least try to accomplish. Until I have more news to share, see you all next year! ✌️