There's so much stuff going on at the moment, I feel I just have to share it with you guys. So here goes...(deep breath)...

Firstly, as you may be aware, today is Sonic the Hedgehog's 20th anniversary. Being the huge Sonic fan that I am, I decided to celebrate by making an AMV...about Sonic's darker side. Well, actually, I made the AMV back in February/March and only submitted it today. Anyway, here it is:

[UPDATE] The prom went on until about midnight, I got home at 1am T.T I've only just woken up and I still feel tired. Still, it was fun: I danced, I drank J2O, I set fire to pretzels then ate them ^^

{UPDATE 2] Summer of Sonic 2011 turned into a real bummer...because we didn't pre-register tickets (we were on holiday at the time), we had to queue up to get in. We got there expecting a small queue...it was MASSIVE! We waited an hour before deciding to call it a day. So thank you, TSS. Thank you for nothing.

Team Shadica has a new member! Which reminds me...check out our website ^^

My upcoming updates for MMSC1/2/3 may include graphical updates, changing the old style of heads/bodies for new ones. I may also change the background image; I drew it four years ago and it's starting to look rather crappy.

I think that's about it.

[UPDATE 3] Moar news! Here's a crazy idea I've been thinking about...MMSC5 on your iPhone/iPad! Think about it...you can take the Madness with you wherever you go, and I actually make money from it! Everybody wins! Sure, I can barely handle ActionScript, let alone whatever form of coding the App Store uses - plus I don't have the tools, and they're probably really expensive - but it's a good idea, right? I even did a mock-up of how it might look, using PowerPoint:

Do you guys like my new profile picture? It looks a bit more professional, and makes Mystery look a bit more original. Also I didn't make it in MS Paint for a change XD

Anyway, there are two BIG milestones slowly approaching:

*First, as of today MMSC3 is currently on 432,500 views. Soon, it'll reach the magic 500k mark.
*Second, in September next year MMSC1 will celebrate its fifth anniversary.

And throughout it all, the support I've been getting from you guys has been amazing. I want to thank you all.

So, whichever milestone is achieved first will be celebrated with a BIG update for my first three scene creators (that's MMSC1, MMSC2, and MMSC3). What's included in the update is a surprise, but if you guys have any suggestions for improvements I'd be happy to hear them.

For now, though, it's back to Fable III. See you all later! ^^

EDIT: Can people PLEASE stop spamming my comments pages with links to indecent videos! I DON'T WANT TO WATCH THEM (I'm not interested in solo porn, since it's not really porn). I don't care if someone's paying you to do it, it's spam, it's annoying, and since I'm only 16 it's technically illegal for me to watch them. Thank you.

Late last year I posted a "What's Coming in 2011" news post, detailing my upcoming projects for this year. Six months on, I figured it would be good to give you guys an indication of how they're getting on.

*MADNESS SCENE CREATOR 5
As you may know, this plan has now changed; instead of making MMSC5 this year I'm doing a collab with tri-circle (now calling himself ToastedToastyToast). My personal intention is to learn new techniques from the collab in order to make MMSC5 for real next year. We've barely started work on the collab, but worry not; I'm sure we'll be able to complete it by Madness Day (at least, that's the intention).

*GP4 CRASH COMPILATION
My GP4 crash compilations are still going strong. Since December I've submitted five new crash compilations; my latest video, GP4 Crash Compilation XI, can be seen here.

Season 2 of YouTube F1, with PhoenixFirebreath, ended last week. To watch all the races from both seasons of YouTube F1, and to read more about Phoenix and my other YouTube friends, click here.

*PIXEL ART
I've created 16-bit versions of 12 Formula One cars from the 1990 season, but I haven't bothered to submit them yet; I'll do that some other time.

*SONIC THE HEDGEHOG RETURNS
My SatAM/Archie fanfiction is still in the works; I've started work on four episodes but I haven't finished any of them yet. On the other hand, Mystery: Ultimate Darkness, a collab with my friend, is well underway. I'm submitting an episode to deviantART every Saturday, and since today's Saturday, I've just uploaded a new episode. Check out the episodes so far here.

*TEAM SHADICA
Again, not much else to say, really. Check out our website though. Its visitors seem to find it kinda useful ^^

That's it. Now, I'd better get going. Portal 2 awaits!

Except for three exams, and my prom (23rd June, same as Sonic's 20th anniversary, which sucks), my time is now my own. This means I can get to work on my MSC collab with tri-circle (now calling himself ToastedToastyToast).

Also, the first part of Mystery: Ultimate Darkness has just been released on deviantArt! Go check it out! It's a bit of a long read, but it's good ^^

I've just been trawling the Internet out of interest, and found at least four sites hosting my games without my permission. Worse, at least one has been passing them off as their own and not mine. I'm not amused.

Now, I don't mind other websites hosting my games. What I do mind is them taking the credit for making them. So I'm taking action. Watch this space (and several others)

Just a few things.

Firstly, after this week I have a two-week Easter holiday, then a bunch of bank holidays (thank you Wills & Kate!), then I go onto a reduced timetable, then finally on May 25th I finish school for good. That gives me more or less THREE WHOLE MONTHS to work on my project with tri-circle. So good news!

Secondly, I intend to start finally writing my Sonic fanfiction over the holidays. Mystery: Ultimate Darkness, a collab with a friend of mine featuring both our characters, will start being uploaded on deviantArt in May, followed by Sonic the Hedgehog Returns (my SatAM/Archie Comics fanfic), then ultimately Mystery: The Legion, my own personal fanseries focusing solely on my fancharacters. Can't wait.

Thirdly, I posted my latest crash video on YouTube. It's a collab between me and PhoenixFirebreath, and it's awesome.

Finally, I commend Tom Fulp for his elaborate April Fools prank, which succeeded in confusing me.

So, yeah. That's what's been happening at my end.

Also, a Final Fantasy VII walkthrough. Just for the sheer awesomeness of seeing sped-up footage of a cross-dressing Cloud being chased round a room by a bunch of pervs, while the Benny Hill theme music plays. I BOW BEFORE MY OWN AWESOMENESS.

DOUBLE EDIT: Okay, forget what I said before (especially the bit about the spammer...he wasn't too happy about it). I'm currently in negotiations with tri-circle (whose programming skills are 100 times better than mine) about doing a collaboration with him. The good news is, that means my programming worries should (hopefully) be sorted.

The bad news is, if we do end up doing the collab, then MMSC5 will probably never happen. Sorry about that.

I've had two ideas recently. And here they are.

IDEA 1: I've only made Madness Scene Creators. So what if I were to make scene creators about other things, as well? For example, Sonic the Hedgehog.

IDEA 2: A lot of people ask me how I make my scene creators, and PM me asking for the code I use. So what if I were to make a tutorial telling people how to make a scene creator?

What do you guys reckon?

I'm 16 in less than two weeks' time, so I probably won't get any more visits from Santa. Shame. Ah well. He just brings me the same tat every year anyway; this year I got a book I ALREADY OWNED. However...I GOT A PS3! WOO! ^^

Anyway, as I was saying, it's my sweet sixteenth on January 6th. From then, it's exams, coursework and more exams until about May. That leaves me about four months to build Madness Scene Creator 5 from the ground up (it's all totally new this year, not just MSC4 with some new stuff bolted on). Then I go to sixth form, and it's even MORE coursework. So this'll probably be the last news post I ever make :P

BTW, this is what I get up to when I'm bored.

Happy Christmas guys. Roll on 2011!

Two weeks 'til Christmas, and not long left of 2010. And with the winds of change already blowing, I reckon it's about time I told you what's coming next year. And here it is:

*MADNESS SCENE CREATOR 5
This is the big one. My final Madness scene creator (for the foreseeable future), entirely built from the ground up, featuring tonnes of new features including mirroring, a true fix for the reset glitch, and all the parts and backgrounds you ever dreamed of. I haven't actually started work on it yet, what with exams and whatnot, but it WILL be ready in time for Madness Day '11. You have my word.

*GP4 CRASH COMPILATION
I've been regularly submitting Grand Prix 4 crash videos to YouTube under the name AmbientMaster since December 2008 (below is my latest video). I'll continue doing this in 2011 and beyond, including a Christmas special this year!

You can also see me in PhoenixFirebreath's YouTube F1 series of GP3 races, featuring BATMAN!

*PIXEL ART
Earlier this year, I submitted a pixelated Lamborghini Countach to the Art Portal. I intend to submit more pixel art in the future...if I can save up enough, I'll be able to buy a tablet, and do real drawings as well. Which is especially important given the current situation.

*SONIC THE HEDGEHOG RETURNS
A SatAM/Archie fanfiction, Sonic the Hedgehog Returns will be coming to deviantArt (under the name MysteryTheHedgehog) sometime in 2011.

*TEAM SHADICA
My gaming clan. Not much else to say really.

And that's it. And with my exams ending in May, I'll have tonnes of time to work on them all!...until I start A-levels in September and have even LESS time on my hands. Hooray for being intelligent!

Peace.

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