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[The $20,000 Zig]

Very funny

The best thing about this was how good the animation was. I am amazed that this was made as far back as 2001 as it still holds up to today. You really worked hard to make sure that everyone appears in character. That seems to be just the way Papa Smurf would react to this. It's interesting to see a submission that didn't have a song in it. There's just so much going on in this cartoon like how his pencil just flies around.

I guess I'm not the only one who remembers Balki from "Perfect Strangers". Everything was quite random and non-sequitor in this, just like it should be. It must be pretty easy to understand Smurf when you get to it. This is probably the most animated I have ever seen of the cast of the "All Your Base" meme. May it always be remembered.

[[Mexican Nyan Cat]]

Those Mexicans

I have to admit, I was hoping the music would be better. I can't say I hate this because it does most of what it's supposed to do. It's hard to say whether I would recommend this because nothing happens as Mexican Nyan Cat just flies everywhere. I mean, it's very faithful to the character, just not that entertaining. What matters is that he's still a really cool cat and it's great to see him with a taco for a body. What's he going to be next, DoughnutCat?

Yes, you do need to work on more detail, but this is still pretty good for what it is. Most fans of Nyan Cat shouldn't hate it, as I am one myself. The most detailed thing is probably the Sun. I like how it just seems to fade in and out which I'm guessing is supposed to be by clouds. A cat with a mustache is funny too.

[Chance and Ineptitude]

What a great story

I am so glad that you decided to make another submission. While you could still work with animation, this is just great to look at. The best part is that you manage the main character quite sympathetic, especially for a vampire. I recall the previous submission and realize this is in the same story. The music is fantastic as it gives a feel of elegance and darkness. This main character has the reasons for what she does.

It seems like it would be impossible to justify the atrocities that a vampire does. You feel sorry not just for the child but for her as well when the child's neck snaps. It just goes to show how much story you can put in with non-moving pictures. I noticed that "Scene Select" doesn't seem to do anything. You probably shouldn't use the Halloween logo when it's not Halloween.

[This is TETRIS!]

Sparta?

Ah yes, I really should have seen King Leonadias (or however his name is spelled) emerge from this sooner or later. He was easily the coolest thing in this cartoon. At first I thought it was going to be a more generic Tetris parody. That still didn't make it something I would recommend, though. For one, it's a loop, which I guess isn't your fault considering the problems some people have to work through. It was weird how the same scene happened twice.

At least the Tetris graphics were fairly decent in their own right. Of course, I imagine it would not be that difficult. Next time, I suggest that you make the action move faster, especially with the king. You could also work on a more original song. It makes you realize why Tetris is so popular in how simple its design is.

ToxMace responds:

Yo I made this on Windows movie maker and ms paint that's why it sucks.

[1984 South 87th Avenue]

That was weird

The coolest thing was easily the animation that was used at the end. I so wished that would have been featured the entire time! Anyway, it was still pretty cool with what you did with the text flying everywhere. I can't help but be reminded of that "Eat Da Poo Poo" meme flowing around everywhere. It was also nice to show that cool violin music at the end. I hope you someday find the person who sent that voice mail.

You can thank him or her for inspiring such a cool animation! I knew I was going to get some actual poop in terms of visualization. I could definitley not hear a single thing when that Mozart was playing. At least this person knows how to talk about poop with some classic music going on. It's probably a prank call, don't take it personally.

[FAUX - trailer]

Loks amazing

Wow, you would think I would have heard about the episodes before. Anyway, this is a great looking trailer. It does move a little slowly at times, but I am sure it will turn out much better when everything when this gets an actual story. It was amazing how lush the animation was and how original the story was. Granted, there was no dialogue, but it still gave a great sense of having a story. The guy with the hat is one of the most interesting looking villians I've ever seen.

This is something that really just cuts the crap and goes for the nitty-gritty good stuff. You can even see the emotion in the main character's eyes. Is Faux by chance the girl's name? You get that way when you see so many characters whose names are in the titles. It was also great to listen to all that really fun music that set up suspense well.

[Morphemon Duelists Ep.2]

Wow...

It had been such a long time since you made the original Morphemon cartoons and I no idea you would ever come back. I can definitley say you got your work cut out for you by working on this so long. As you did everything yourself, I understand why you credit yourself as "Crew". The voice acting was nice and I could not tell it was the same person. In case anyone's wondering, this has a running time of a whopping 27 minutes. Grab your dinner and check this out.

The weird thing is that it was so bad but also so good at the same time. The characters were all moving around in such stupid ways that added to the charm. The thing that it did seem to really need was music. It just seems a lot slower paced compared to the original cartoons. These people can do such amazing things with their bodies they should be dueling themselves! I notice how the girl's boobs change sizes.

[The Ultimate Orb...]

Too funny

This was a great entry in the TOFA series, because it was just so random. Geez, I have followed Kirbopher since he started, and I can't even tell who he voiced in this! From the description, I actually thought this was going to be a lot more serious. It was cool how there were so many things going on with this. Even the end credits that showed the reflections of hte creators was cool! The title seemed like it would be a game.

I love how amazingly dopey, but also charming everyone sounded. If there was something that could dispense cupcakes like that, I would fight for it. It kind of reminded me of the random stuff that LazyMuffin makes. It's of course great in its own right because it's ironic talking candy would want something that dispenses sweets. While not that detailed, the body movements were good.

CyanSandwich responds:

Thanks man :D
If you would like to know - Kirbopher voiced the lollipop and the main kid.
And that's quite nice of you to compare me to lazymuffin :O

[Most Dangerous Game Show]

It seems familiar

It's been awhile since I have reviewed something made by you. It was interesting how you managed to make such a high-quality flash in such a short time. The problem I had with this is that it didn't have any music. At least you included sound effects like when Ursa Major showed off his chainsaw arms. The voicework was pretty fancy, too. For some reason, this reminded me of the work by Snakejohnson (an animator here) only more high-tech.

I was expecting Ursa Major to just cut Whatever in half as he didn't care about anything. It was certainly random with how it was about Russian czars and then zombies. Please put some more zombie action in the next installment, if there is one. It's the kind of non-sequitor stuff that fits a crazy website like this. A good effort.