Newgrounds was the original home of Flash games and animations, where amateur creators uploaded movies and games for the community to rate. In 2010 its Flash Portal still launched careers, and its audio portal supplied free music to a generation of Flash developers.
- Domain in 2010
- newgrounds.com
- Launched
- July 1995
- Founders
- Tom Fulp
- Owner in 2010
- Tom Fulp
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Playing Flash games and watching Flash animations
- Uploading your own creations for judgement
- Free loops and music in the Audio Portal
Interface characteristics
- Orange-and-black tank logo
- Flash Portal with daily feature and vote scores
- Under Judgement label on new submissions
Notable features
- Audio Portal
- Medals for games
- Community-driven blams and saves
What happened later
Newgrounds survived Flash's death by adopting Ruffle and HTML5 and had a revival in the 2020s.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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