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SoulMaster71

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At the very least...

I have to admire your regularity in putting out one of these every day (or damn close to it) for 232 days so far, and it seems very likely that you will continue this regularity all the way up to Day 493. That regularity alone earns you an extra point today.

Now as far as this particular submission is itself concerned, there's nothing much to see here, not much that's different from the rest of this series. I must admit that I do like the "evolution" days, if only because of that slight bit of animation at the start, straight from the Pokémon game though it is. Coul likely use something similar on other days, even if only a thing of the Pokémon in question being caught.

Let's see what else... Oh right, the main attraction to each of these. The scene with the shopped Hitler, the Pokémon, the scenery, and the song. Today's scenery fit Donphan quite well, though the song didn't quite sound tough enough over my computer speakers. However, it's still generally similar to what you submit every day, in that it follows the same general formula of "Intro+modified Hitler+Pokémon+Music+Background=Submi ssion". So while it's not worse than the others by any means, you had reached the upper limits of the formula by Day 151.

+1 review score for your regularity in submitting these daily, and another +1 for the intro (which never gets old), and yet another +1 for the background fitting Donphan very well. But these could likely benefit daily from a little more than just the intro and the scene, as today's benefits from having the evolution scene.
1/5, 3/10.

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

The only reason there hasn't been one every day is because I had two submissions unfairly flagged, which was no fault of my own.

Thanks for the lengthy review.

All right...

I now sort of understand why you're doing this. You have a number of somewhat vocal fans, fans who enjoy these kinds of movies, who clamored for you to start a new series after your original Adolf Hitler: Around The World in 80+ Days series. You also seem to like making them and submitting them, and co-authoring a number of your friends on them with the effect of a large-scale Flash Count +1. Therefore, you continue to submit these movies.

However, I personally don't tend to enjoy them. After the preloader and intro, they are (obviously) just a Pokémon, a shopped picture of Hitler, some scenery, and a song. Your fans (and possibly you yourself) apparently enjoy these sorts of submissions, but they're just not my personal preference.

Actually, as far as this particular movie (Swinub in the snowy mountains, with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer playing), it might have been more fitting around Christmas. It's kind of a few months late for a Christmas-themed episode.

A +1 review score because of the fair-quality modifications made to Hitler to make him look a little more like a Swinub (especially relative to the modifications made in a number of the spinoffs), and another +1 for the intro (Stupid MFer by Mindless Self-Indulgence is a pretty good song), but other than that I personally didn't get much entertainment value out of this one (although some people very well might).
1/5, 1/10.

AfroUnderscoreStud responds:

I don't enjoy any aspect of these.

Different, to say the least.

Every day, or at least every day I decide to do some B/P, I see the same old things over and over again. The same overused concepts put together endlessly in certain ways. Mario mishaps. Navi annoying Link. Madness tributes, Madness tributes, and more Madness tributes. While I sometimes enjoy them, they do get fairly boring from time to time. And then I click on this Flash... And it's a real breath of fresh air. Original, that's what I'm trying to say. And perhaps "experimental" might apply as well. And after tons of overused shit flooding the Portal, that is most definitely a good thing.

But of course, originality alone doesn't explain my rating for this. It's also fairly fun to watch. The only problem I have with it is the strange squiggles you put on at times, and the text of similar sort that I couldn't read. I know that was your intention, and it certainly adds to the whole "trippy" atmosphere of the movie, but it's not usually something I'm into. Still, on the whole it was a good submission.
4/5, 8/10.

Mechabloby responds:

Glad you enjoyed it. I am going to make much more stuff like this in the future so you may want to keep an eye out for it.

Best thing I've seen all day.

After sifting through tons of shitty submissions, spam, sticks, first-time movies, and Flash Count +1s... Finally, I see something of real value to Newgrounds!

I voted 5 while this amazing piece of work was UJ. I'd do it again if I could vote more than once per day. I tend to love these sorts of "misheard lyrics" things, if they're done correctly. And this one was done perfectly, with great humor content. And then there's the Super Smash Bros. Bonus, meaning basically that if I could give this one, already worth a perfect 10, a higher score, I would (sadly, though, I cannot).

You've done a good job, BottleCapClock. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

5/5, 10/10, Favorited.

Now this is a good one.

I usually tend to like even overdone concept Mario flashes... But this one's original. I loved that song in Super Smash Bros. and SSBM, and it was totally cool how you put Mario sounds to it. And all the different ways you moved Mario and all the enemies... Damn cool.
5/5, 10/10, Favorited.

Oh, what the truck?

You mean that there was a shippy holiday yesterday and I didn't even trucking know about it? Ah, well. The Flash was pretty good anyways, as funny as I've come to expect from your submissions, so I shouldn't be too unhappy that Censorship Day passed me by.

Murray responds:

Yep, consider yourself trucking lucky.

I'm impressed.

I remember back in December, when these weren't all that good. They didn't have sound, the graphics were poor, there was no background, and they were, at best, worthy of a 2 vote.

Flash forward to February 2008. The idea of yoshi77777 has been picked up by Bstuk2, and great improvements have been made. Sound and backgrounds have been added, the range of sprites has been improved greatly, and these have become much better. I like the change, and I am impressed by the greatly-improved quality of these animations from their December version.
4/5, 8/10

Bstuk2 responds:

Thanks! The next ones wont be as big as of an improvement of this one, because there isn't very much to improve on at the skill level I have. I really do want to finish this series, but I probably wont seeing that I have 56 left.

I'm usually not a fan...

...of all these spinoffs of AfroUnderscoreStud's series. His original is OK, but seeing all of the spinoffs in the Portal is overdoing it. However, this was my favorite of the spinoffs, and I even liked it better than his original series. Good job with this one, Bahamut.

Actually, the reason that I liked this one was probably that it deviated a bit from Afro's concept. All of Afro_Stud's submissions of this sort are a single picture after the intro, and without anything to them except the Pokémon, the Photoshopped Hitler, the background, and the music. Yours, however, had multiple characters interacting, talking, moving around... That made it original, or at least more so than the other spinoffs.

But enough of me stating the obvious. I liked this movie, as much for my own reasons (which even I don't understand) as for its deviation from (and yet keeping to) an established concept. Overall, best spinoff of CAI493+D on the Portal.

Murray responds:

I'll have to submit Bahamut: CAI493+D 001 sometime soon. It'll be far out of place to all the CAI493+D flashes, but hey, if people want one with animation, then there they go.

Thanks for the review SoulMaster71. :)

I've got balls of steel!

Man, I haven't heard that line that many times since I last watched the Dailytoons! Seriously, this Flash movie rules, the Phoenix Wrong concept rules, and you rule for submitting it.

Wow.

I guess I just couldn't go without reviewing such a historic moment as the first flash of 08. It's genius, man. Well-made, and funny. And you, yourself, must be a genius for making it.

Murray responds:

I'm a genius for submitting this at the very right time.

Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of praise louder.

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