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MasterHand4444
Howdy and hello, folks; my name is Christian Sasser, but you can call me MH4. I'm a Christian, a hobbyist video/music producer, and a third thing. If you’d like to collab on a project, feel free to ask!

Christian Sasser @MasterHand4444

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Posted by MasterHand4444 - 3 weeks ago


What's good fellas. Thank you for the warm reception to Confetti. :) Check it out if you haven't yet; I spent a lot of money making sure it came out just right LOL:


I've decided I don't really want to do frontpage blogs for a while - they've become a bit of a chore and stopped being fun after a while. Just another thing with a deadline looming every month. No thank you LOL!! So they're going on hiatus 'til I decide they aren't any more. Thank you for understanding!


In terms of music, I've started work on a commission song for a friend and I'm still workshopping ideas for two more albums (one FNF-related, and the other based on music I made as a kid).


Other than that, for once I don't have any larger overarching plans! To be honest? It feels awesome to not have any expectations for myself. I love doing huge freaking collabs, and I loved hosting the 13/8 competition, but for now I want to enjoy not being tied down to any one project. My work schedule keeps me busy enough as-is, so not having additional stress from my hobbies will be a welcome change, I think.


Once I finish this commission, I'll start seriously looking into what my next large project should be. Maybe I'll join a small collab here and there if I'm feeling up to it; maybe I'll look into doing more 1-on-1 collabs with some of y'all NG buddies I've been making. I wanna work with so many of y'all man...


Thanks for listening to my thoughts! Or, reading my thoughts, I suppose. Have a great rest of your day and stay safe out there fellas. Much love <3


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - 1 month ago


Edit: NG is live!


Today's my girlfriend and I's anniversary. So I made her some music, with help from some friends :)


4 brand new songs, 1 brand new NG exclusive song, 2 spoken word tracks, and one bonus track (wowza!!!)


NG and Bandcamp full album goes live 6:00 PM CST with NG individual tracks posted afterwards every 15 minutes


YouTube full album at 6:30 CST


Apple Music and Spotify hopefully sometime this week!


Here's a preview of what you can expect :)


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - 1 month ago


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@PhantomArcade @ninjamuffin99 WHAT HAPPENED


Please tell me there will be more plush options down the line because these SUCK (like all makeship slop)


edit: if either of yall see this, might i recommend using Symbiote Studios because they have done great work translating difficult designs into wonderful (and relatively cheap and LARGE!!!) plushies


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - September 1st, 2024


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Confetti - An EP by MasterHand4444


09.15.24


A celebration of love, in commemoration of my girlfriend and I’s one year anniversary


Featuring artwork by Echo Olsen (@MXbun), and music features from several awesome artists


Four original tracks + spoken word intro and outro


Full EP coming to Newgrounds, YouTube, and Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Spotify - the Newgrounds version will include an exclusive track


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - August 22nd, 2024


  1. No FP blog next month (i dont feel like it lol)
  2. New EP is still on track to drop Sept. 15th and it's gonna be super good - one track is 100% finished and the other four are making very good progress B)
  3. 13/8 comp should be on track to have winners announced Sept. 3rd - admittedly I haven't found time or motivation to start judging / reviewing yet, but thankfully it should not be too difficult and I should get into the swing of it soon.


Hope life is treating y'all well. Work is keeping me busy, and I haven't been engaging with NG as much as a result, but I still lurk and I still love the platform. Don't know what my next collab is gonna be, but I'll try to make it cool. Stay awesomesauce, Newgrounds :)


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - August 1st, 2024


August 1st 2024


Check these songs out while you read:

peep the CiJ album linked a few lines down LOL


Read previous blogs via the FP Blog Directory:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_Itge20LGn7v4FnX4ldW1sBl7rZgloLd4WVHN2WHHA/edit?usp=sharing


Da Intro

Howdy and hello, folks, and welcome to the fourteenth monthly blog post. 


July was an awesome month!! Especially for me - totally not biased here, but Christmas in July was a huge success! Peep the album and art if you haven’t yet:


Just as a disclaimer: I’ll only be showcasing submissions rated E or rated T. I have the M and A ratings turned off for my account, so if a user I showcase here has submissions with those ratings on their account, I may not know about it. Viewer discretion is advised and all that!


Da Recap

This segment is where I’ll be talking about cool stuff that happened in the past month here on Newgrounds!


If you haven’t yet, peep the best of June!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1536228


The NG calendar has had an upgrade!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1536615


The winners of the Treasure Hunt were announced!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1536346


Be sure to keep an eye on the Newgrounds Calendar for future events!

https://www.newgrounds.com/calendar/


Da Works

“Da Works” will be me going over three works from this month that especially stood out to me here on NG. It may be popular stuff that I want to celebrate even more, or it may be more lesser known things that I think need a bit more love. Who knows! Anyways, here’s da works for this month.


Da first work from last month is “What If DELTARUNE was a Fighting Game [Pixel Animation]” by @Ditchu! As usual, Ditchu’s pixel perfect animation style looks and feels phenomenal here. I loved the palette swaps and menu mockups as well!


Da second is “(fnf) suselle” by @nexketch! Wowza - it’s a DELTARUNE double feature!! As usual nexketch gives us some earworm melodic movements, and the vocal samples utilized are very striking and uniquely executed in a way that almost doesn’t feel like FNF - the samples themselves are awesome, and the way they’re structured feels very conversational.


Da third and final work is “MLP: FUN NIGHTS AU” by @mihar34! This art series combines one of my favorite things (FNAF) with one of my girlfriend’s favorite things (MLP) in a very fun and cute way, and following this AU has been very entertaining. Check it out!


Da Spotlight

This segment is meant to celebrate the cool users on the site who I just think are plain awesome.


Da first spotlight goes to @URAYsan, a composer who I worked with for CIJ24 and NGVSBF! URAYsan has a very strong electronic style (and a penchant for the bitcrushed), and their driving beats will make you tap your foot and bop your head in sync - you have no choice. Please check out their music!


Da second spotlight belongs to @ReindeerOfLight, a two-time CIJ participant! With a tendency to lean towards orchestral vibes, but not shying away from other styles, ReindeerOfLight has proven to be a very capable and, in my opinion, underrated musician. Check them out!


Da News

It’s time for da news! Here I’ll share some exciting or interesting news posts from around Newgrounds.


@SplatterDash reflects on this year’s Treasure Hunt!

https://splatterdash.newgrounds.com/news/post/1459029


@OnyxGalaria reviewed a bunch of tasty looking food!

https://onyxgalaria.newgrounds.com/news/post/1459642  


@SamaadBae5 wants everyone to get off their butts and be productive!

https://samaadbae5.newgrounds.com/news/post/1460933


@OVERSCORE hit 200 fans - huge congrats!!

https://overscore.newgrounds.com/news/post/1463242


For more comprehensive, weekly news on what’s going on in the NG community, please follow @TheTankTribune!


Da Mail

This segment allows you to share your voice personally here on the Frontpage Blog. Whether it’s shower thoughts, self-promotion, questions for me, something you think I should feature, or literally anything else - as long as it’s SFW I might feature it here! Simply PM me with the subject line “FP Blog Mail” to send your message.

I reserve the right to refuse to feature any message. Messages with profanity will be censored. Abusive messages will be reported to site administration.


Seems like the mailbox is empty this month…


Da People

This is a segment where I send some interview questions to a cool NG user and showcase their answers!


This month, I interviewed @TomFulp, a very hidden gem of a creator! Best known for his work on Mason’s Bubble Blast, TomFulp is a programmer and Newgrounds enthusiast. He’s even got a few NG OCs of his own!


Thanks to @Aalasteir for suggesting this interview!

Interviews are presented as-received with no edits unless otherwise specified. Some links have been added to mentions of media.


What are the main inspirations you draw from in your work?


In terms of games, Treasure games like Gunstar Heroes, Guardian Heroes, Radiant Silvergun and Silhouette Mirage are big inspirations. Movie-wise, Verhoeven films like RoboCop and Starship Troopers are big. Music-wise it's all varieties of electronic music and dark goth/industrial stuff. I get inspired when I travel, visiting different places and feeling different vibes.


How did you discover Newgrounds?


By creating it!


What’s your favorite thing you’ve submitted to Newgrounds?


Maybe The Room game.

Editor's note: Please note that this game is rated M. Viewer discretion is advised.


What’s your favorite color?


I'm kinda stuck between blue-grey and orange.


What’s your LEAST favorite color?


Maybe something in the neighborhood of #b2945b, or #d1ce7c.


Give a shoutout to one Newgrounds user!


Shout out to @Jaime-R!


What’s your message to the NG community?


Be nice to each other and I hope you're enjoying NG. If you like making stuff, try making stuff with people here.


Da Rest

June was a pretty good month for me with some highs and some lows. Got a lot of good stuff cooking behind the scenes, as always.


Happy 10 years to FNAF; I really hope that secret collab being announced in a few days is with Fortnite.


Stay safe, stay happy, stay healthy. Bye for now!


Also - for any interested musicians, I’m hosting my first ever music competition! Be sure to check out the details:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1536057


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - July 22nd, 2024


I’ve been having a very good day today!! Great day at work, got my Darnell shirt in today, been working on the Christmas in July banner (finally using my drawing tablet, thank you again Tom) while listening to a PhantomArcade stream vod, about to go eat supper with an old friend.

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Tell me about your day though!! What’s good with y’all :0


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - July 10th, 2024


Hey fellas, I wanted to ask if there’s anyone you’d like to see do a Frontpage Blog interview in the future! Leave any suggestions you might have here and I’ll think about reaching out to them. Thank you! :D


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - July 1st, 2024


July 1st 2024


Check these songs out while you read:


Read previous blogs via the FP Blog Directory:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_Itge20LGn7v4FnX4ldW1sBl7rZgloLd4WVHN2WHHA/edit?usp=sharing


Da Intro

Howdy and hello, folks, and welcome to the thirteenth monthly blog post. That’s over a whole year’s worth of blog posts. Woag…I definitely didn’t forget to mention that last month so don’t bother checking, please. Let's get on with it!


Just as a disclaimer: I’ll only be showcasing submissions rated E or rated T. I have the M and A ratings turned off for my account, so if a user I showcase here has submissions with those ratings on their account, I may not know about it. Viewer discretion is advised and all that!


Da Recap

This segment is where I’ll be talking about cool stuff that happened in the past month here on Newgrounds!


Check out the best of May here, if you haven't already!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535431


If you got logged out of your account last month, Tom and the team figured out why!

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535880


Some other events / deadlines going on this month:


It’s TOO LATE to join Christmas in July - WOMP WOMP!!! YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE!!! Be on the lookout for that full collab dropping July 25th, and look forward to next year’s inJULY Productions collab!


Be sure to keep an eye on the Newgrounds Calendar for future events!

https://www.newgrounds.com/calendar/


Da Works

“Da Works” will be me going over three works from this month that especially stood out to me here on NG. It may be popular stuff that I want to celebrate even more, or it may be more lesser known things that I think need a bit more love. Who knows! Anyways, here’s da works for this month.


Da first work from last month is “Darnell” by @greenman321321! I really love the colors, linework, and composition of this piece. I also love the chunkiness of everything here; the hoodie strings looking like AUX cables is a neat (and probably unintentional lol) callback to Darnell's audio portal roots. Really good piece!


Da second is "They Pull Away" by @TheBestBroster, a very subtle but effective piece. I don't have a lot to say about the piece, but it does stand out to me as being particularly striking due to its texturing and the subtlety of the woman's expression. Good stuff.


Da third and final work is “Stranded” by @vertii, which is an incredibly charming piece. The car itself is wonderfully rendered, but I also enjoyed the minimalistic background style and the depiction of BF - the extra hair details, as well as the bored/contemplative expression we rarely see the character displaying. Really solid stuff all around!


Da Spotlight

This segment is meant to celebrate the cool users on the site who I just think are plain awesome.


Da first spotlight goes to @GrapheneKid, a musician who’s also working on game development (as seen in Da News)! I honestly don't have a great deal to say about GrapheneKid's style - I just think he's underrated and I enjoy his music. Go check out his tracks! NOW!!


Da second spotlight belongs to @SkittleWaffle, an excellent chiptune musician! The kind of chiptune that doesn't 100% follow old-school limitations but benefits from that freedom with a rich, vibrant sound. Go check out his tracks for some NES-adjacent jams!


Da News

It’s time for da news! Here I’ll share some exciting or interesting news posts from around Newgrounds.


@creepincrawl is having a surgery on the 5th to improve his quality of life. If you can afford it, consider assisting creepincrawl with a Ko-Fi donation.

https://ko-fi.com/creepincrawl


@Aalasteir has interviewed over 60 NG users over the past few months (including a sarcastically answered interview from yours truly) - be sure to catch up on them to get some insights into the general NG public!

https://aalasteir.newgrounds.com/news/post/1435991


@ZaneLittle has reached 1,000 NG fans. Congrats!

https://zanelittle.newgrounds.com/news/post/1453619


@GrapheneKid shared some alpha footage from his game!

https://graphenekid.newgrounds.com/news/post/1448926


@BoMToons shared a recap of the past few months in his life!

https://bomtoons.newgrounds.com/news/post/1455061


For more comprehensive, weekly news on what’s going on in the NG community, please follow @TheTankTribune!


Da Mail

This segment allows you to share your voice personally here on the Frontpage Blog. Whether it’s shower thoughts, self-promotion, questions for me, something you think I should feature, or literally anything else - as long as it’s SFW I might feature it here! Simply PM me with the subject line “FP Blog Mail” to send your message.

I reserve the right to refuse to feature any message. Messages with profanity will be censored. Abusive messages will be reported to site administration.


Seems like the mailbox is empty this month…


Da People

This is a segment where I send some interview questions to a cool NG user and showcase their answers!


This month, I interviewed @SamaadBae5, who I've featured a lot on this blog lol. Mahdi (as he goes by on other platforms) is an FNF fan through and through, and I find him to be the perfect example of an FNF fan that's in touch with Newgrounds culture. He's also an excellent musician in his own right outside of FNF!

Content warning: This interview contains uncensored profanity. Viewer discretion is advised. Interviews are presented as-received with no edits unless otherwise specified. Some links have been added to mentions of media.


What are the main inspirations you draw from in your work?


I think the biggest one is obviously Kawaisprite. But also, there are people in the fnf modding scene like Greggreg who really scratch a specific part of my brain when it comes to music.


How did you discover Newgrounds?


As a child, I watched my favorite animators' on YouTube and then went here to watch the uncensored versions of the popular cartoons.


What’s your favorite thing you’ve submitted to Newgrounds?


This has probably been the hardest to answer. I don't ever really look at my stuff and say "Yeah, this kicks ass...", at least not for too long. Once I finish something I like, I replay it a few times and begin working on the next thing. But I think my favorite things on my account are things where I collaborated with people. Whether It be IguanaSuchas helping voice Pump for my South remix or being a part of an entire collab, the idea that it's not only me resonates a lot with me and how I view this site lol!


What’s your favorite color?


 like them all, but I think I gravitate towards darker and colder colors for some reason...


What’s your LEAST favorite color?


Not specifically a color, but I HATE gradients with 2 colors that don't mix! You'd see it all the time in Flash games! I think they did it to emulate shading, but WHAT KINDA SUN DO YOU KNOW IS IN FRONT OF YOUR FUCKING FACE??

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all jokes ofc lol


Give a shoutout to one Newgrounds user!


If it had to anyone, it's gotta be the tried and true @IguanaSuchas! He was one of the first guys on here who I made a genuine connection with and I don't know if I'd be collaborating with so many people if it weren't for him after he did a fanart of one of my characters.

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What’s your message to the NG community?


Make shit.

Take genuine criticism to heart.

Suck penis.

Repeat.


I'm outta here! And thanks for asking me MasterHand!!


Da Rest

June was a pretty good month for me with some highs and some lows, but overall enjoyable. I'm writing a lot of this blog last minute because of how busy I've been lol...


July is gonna be spent grinding away at the Christmas in July collab. Still a lot of work to be done over the next 24 days to make sure it comes together! Wish me luck rofl


Also - for any interested musicians, I’m hosting my first ever music competition! Be sure to check out the details:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/post/goto/27905469


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Posted by MasterHand4444 - June 18th, 2024


Hey everyone, just wanted to give an update on the projects I’m currently working on!


First and foremost is Christmas in July ‘24. It’s coming along nicely! Be sure to sign up before sign-ups close in a few days!


Second, I’ve been working on my second EP - a very, very special one that’ll be a gift for someone. I’ve already spent $100 on its production lol…that will launch in September!


Third, I’ve recently started on my THIRD album / EP project, which will consist of reimagined songs I made up as a kid / teenager. No ETA on it yet.


Fourth, I’m composing another game mod OST - not FNF this time, though! That’ll be out when it’s out, lol.


Lastly (that I feel like sharing here), I’ve got a small but fun music competition idea planned for next month - with a comedically small amount of money on the line! Keep your eyes peeled for that!


Thank you everyone for all of your support - I’m incredibly grateful for folks who listen to my music!


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