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I am a multimedia developer making music, games, and art! I founded MGFlow58. At the moment I am working on ME-OS and Guppy's Quest. I read my DM's very often so if you have any questions feel free to send!
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Posted by octopus58 - October 1st, 2023


Finally, after over half a year, we bring a big new update!

This update is full of content! There are new games, a ton of new music featuring awesome guest artists such as @F-777, @Waterflame and Screenhog, a bunch of new characters in Jump Wars including guest appearances (Starter by @FelixBlobDev and Chicken Man by @FunPix), and so so so much more! I'll break it down below, but if you want a very descriptive list of changes, check out the changelog. And make sure to join our Discord server to interact with our community and get more frequent updates!


Keyccordion Updates!

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One of our biggest endeavors this update was to add more content to Keyccordion, and we really hope you're all excited! Because we got FOUR new songs. This includes:


Lascia Ch'io Pianga Keygen Remix (4/5 difficulty)


Power Glove (3/5 difficulty)


Unnamed song by @F-777 (3/5) difficulty


Glorious Morning Keygen Remix (5/5 difficulty)


That's right, we got guest songs from some awesome composers this update too! Thank you so much @F-777 and @Waterflame! There's a lot more to come, too.


One additional thing, is we also added some really nice impact effects for the notes to increase the game feel. Hope this is enough Keyccordion for one update ^^;


Jump Wars

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We got a whole SIX new characters joining us this update, including two guest characters by @FelixBlobDev and @FunPix! We even got an awesome new stage sprited by ME-OS codeveloper @spicycoffee called Sleepy Bridge:


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The games roster has almost doubled, we got a new stage, we even got some retro stage variants too, and also an awesome song that will play on Sleepy Bridge by Screenhog! Additionally, F-777 also made a remix of sunset hill that is heard on the sunset hill stage.


There's also a ton of improvements this update too, like for example we finally have a more proper looking HUD! It will be developed even further as time goes on. We also have a ton of visual and sound impact effects now, some are even unique to the character you're using! We already have a ton more in the works, so keep your eyes peeled...


Zelomedia Splash

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Does the name Zelomedia Splash sound like anything familiar? Nah, must be just some coincidence... Zelomedia Splash is a new ever growing collection of small games added to ME-OS this update, mostly revolving around nostalgia or some silly gimmick. Three games already came with it including Whoopie's Playtime (above screenshot), Super Hard Quiz P2, and Apandoom's Tree. Does Super Hard Quiz P2 sound familiar? It's because I released it on Newgrounds as well for April Fools a few months back!



There will be a lot more coming to this collection, mostly oriented around spoofs and small ideas.


Desktop, File Surfer, etc.

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There were a lot of changes, so read the changelog if you want the full idea. But we added a lot of backgrounds, cursors, etc. One of the biggest improvements we made to the file surfer though, is that now you can not only view external files through it, but open them too! If you have stuff saved to your actual computer, you'll be able to view pictures, listen to music, even open text files all up to your disposal. We also added a feature of automatic playlists (opening a song in a folder with other songs will automatically queue a playlist of all tracks in the folder). And as you can see in the screenshot above, message boxes have also been added and will be much more widely used now in ME-OS!


Conclusion, what's been going on

In general, the video shows it all off much better than in this post, I am kind of running on two brain cells right now as I've been working non stop for the past two weeks lol. But obviously I'd love to answer any questions and tell you all more about our wonderful game! I honestly wish I could've finished this update much sooner, but due to some unforeseen events it got delayed. I'm also having a lot of random health problems this past half year that required me to run back and forth between doing blood tests (ew needles) and talking to doctor bla bla bla, I don't want this post to be a sob story but just a quick reason for why it was a little slower than expected.


If you want to see more of the game, make sure to check out or website and join our Discord for much quicker updates. As always I'll keep posting here and interacting with Newgrounds creatures as this has always rocked and will keep being awesome lol. Thank you so much for reading up to here, and until next time!!


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Posted by octopus58 - October 1st, 2023


Hey all! I'll make another news post soon, but a ME-OS update is coming out in a few hours and there will be another big ME-OS LIVE you can watch! You can watch it here:


I'll write more after the LIVE comes out!


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Posted by octopus58 - August 4th, 2023


Hey all! Sorry for being kinda silent recently... let's start with an awesome picture!

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So as some of you might have guessed, the 0.0.56 update for ME-OS got delayed pretty hard. It's a mix of a lot of factors including computer dying late June, health issues, and some other stuff in between. But hey, a lot of stuff still happened! I thought I might start with showing off a pretty big Jump Wars change coming to the update, and that's that the HUD (that was introduced early March) got a pretty major upgrade thanks to my cofounder of ME-OS/wife/friend/creature @spicycoffee !

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As you can see, now there is a name display as well as a score display. Why score? Well, depends on what mode you are playing, it can mean a lot. And yes, that means that modes are also coming to the update as well! In stock mode, you wont see the scores. It just depends on the last one standing. In time mode, the score represents how much players you hit/KO'd. Then there is also king of the hill, coins, frag limit, but more on that later! I'm just very happy on how it looks. I also added a song name slider in the beginning of each match that appears from the top left corner (as can be seen with the second screenshot). There are also a TON of new impact changes to make the game feel more fun, as well as a whole bunch of sound effects and interactions! This includes hurt sound effects, KO sound effects, victory, etc...


There's a lot more Jump Wars specific stuff that will be shown in the next update! However, there's something I can tease at least for now...

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There are SIX new characters coming to Jump Wars! Some are mine, some are @spicycoffee's, and two are from friends. Their gameplay is honestly really fun, and the overall gameplay of Jump Wars just feels more and more diverse with each addition. Balancing has been a pain, but hey, it's gonna be so worth it to have more and more characters pour in eventually! There's also a stage currently in the works, and some other stuff, but currently other games like Keyccordion Dawn are getting the spotlight.


Speaking of the other games, this update specifically will touch a lot upon not only Jump Wars, but Keyccordion Dawn. There have been some delays with certain things, but you will all get at least THREE new songs added to this update! One was already teased, the other two so far aren't even by me, and instead a beloved Newgrounds composer. Depends on timing I might be able to squeeze in some more, but we'll see... You're also going to get THREE brand new smaller games as part of a flash like parody collection, but more on that later!!!


IN OTHER GENERAL NEWS... I was at the Newgrounds Toronto 2023 meetup this year! Cam hosted again (thankyouthankyou), and I got to meet so many amazing people as well as have people from last year show up again. I'd write much more about it but honestly Emily summed it up pretty well and you can read her little blog thing about it here lolol


Anyways, if you wanna keep up with the game's progress, best way to do it is to join our Discord! I try to post frequent updates there, and answer all questions.


Thanks for reading up to here!!

  • MG

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Posted by octopus58 - June 4th, 2023


Hey all! Take a look at this quick sneak peek! (And more info down below if you want to find out more)

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FIVE new levels are comming to the Keyccordion Dawn rhythm game!


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At least THREE new characters coming to Jump Wars!


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THREE new minigames coming to a flash like/flash parody collection called Zelomedia Splash


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New File Surfer and Desktop fixes and additions, including fully customizable message boxes, alerts, and external file viewing/accessing!


This update has been in the works since February, but has been taking a while (oops!). Originally it was going to be a somewhat small update with the three minigames being added, and some Keyccordion levels. However plans changed and well, I wanted to make this update big and special. There have been a ton of fixes and improvements, as well as lots of optimization and backend work to make future additions easier. Now, I'll go a bit into more details for the four screenshots:


For Keyccordion Dawn, the screenshot is of a new coming level. The song is a keygen style remix of Lascia Ch'io Pianga, a classical song by Handel (that's why there are a bunch of weird visuals). I was playing around with glitch effects and other cool visuals, so this single image unfortunately doesn't represent the level good enough! There's also going to be a guest composer who is well known here on Newgrounds, and they let me use three existing songs as well as one completely original song coming soon! I am so excited about this part but I gotta keep my mouth shut to keep the surprise...


As for Jump Wars, the screenshot shows three new characters that are already fully finished and ready to release. No guest this time (at least at the moment, fourth character might still happen in time for the update) but they are all so fun to play! All three have both a ranged attack and a melee/short range attack this time too, so they're fairly easy to pick up and play. This update will also feature the first character made by @spicycoffee , as she will now also be helping make characters for Jump Wars too.


The minigame collection is a feature I'm also really looking forward to showing off. You might recognize one of the minigames already, as I uploaded it in full to Newgrounds:

So there's two more on the way. They are all made with love referencing or parodying existing flash fads at the time, or just general game styles. The game shown in the screenshot spoofs a game engine that a very few flash games used back then, but I can't find any info on it for some reason. But yeah you'll just have to wait and see!


The last screenshot may look very simple, but for me the change is huge... @spicycoffee was (heavily) encouraging me to add a way to view external files (not ME-OS files but actual files on your computer) through the File Surfer (file explorer) and I was really hesitant because it would require a big redo of how the program already works. But she's right, it would be super cool... so I did it! Before you could load files from your computer into ME-OS sure.. but now it's so much more accessible, easier, and with more supported file types that will open natively in the OS! So that's why you see the new "Drives" section in the File Surfer; it's actually listing the drives located on my computer so I can access them. Another feature in that screenshot is the message boxes, which is a very important step. There's a lot of things the user should be notified while using the OS (an error on their part, or on the OS's part, a warning, information messages, etc.) but before that used to all be shown in the terminal. It is still viewable there, but now important enough messages will appear with variable messages, options, and more! I don't want to get too bored explaining, but trust me... this is a reeeeeeally cool feature.


So yeah, there is the explanation for the four screenshots! There's so much more, but you'll just have to wait till the next ME-OS Live. If you missed the previous one, check it out here:


Otherwise, thank you so much for reading, and I can't wait to show this all! And if you're by any chance going to be heading to the Toronto meetup this July, feel free to say hi :)


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Posted by octopus58 - April 16th, 2023


Have you seen MEVST on ME-OS yet? This widget can be opened anywhere in the OS so you can jam out with whatever instruments you like! It comes with a ton of effects, and is even playable with your midi keyboard. Check it out!


Also come by our Discord if you wanna chat with our fun community as well as see constant updates on the game, and give feedback/suggestions!


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Posted by octopus58 - April 1st, 2023


April Fools! Except I actually did it:



This was made originally for ME-OS, but I think it really just needed to be on Newgrounds since the first part was here too. Part 1 was well uh... not the best game lol, but it's still dear to me because of it being my first flash game on this site. I never really made flash games after that which got uploaded on here, including this, but I think it was perfect to make a tribute exactly ten years later!


This new part is essentially better in almost every way, but I only had less than two weeks to make it. Who knows, maybe one day I'll upload a new part haha


Another fun fact, since this is part of ME-OS, it will come bundled with some other flash game like parodies in a new update soon! So if you're interested, stay tuned for that (and the best way to stay tuned is on our Discord server)


Anyways, enjoy!


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Posted by octopus58 - February 17th, 2023


This was featured in the first ME-OS LIVE, here's the trailer uploaded separately!

This update to Jump Wars was really fun to make, so let me know what you think! And if you wanna see more of this or ME-OS in general, make sure to join the Discord :)


And for anyone who missed the presentation, not to worry, it's all right here!


Also thank you so much Tom for letting me use Pico!


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Posted by octopus58 - February 17th, 2023


This is gonna go live in about 2.5 hours from now (4:00 PM EST) so make sure not to miss it!


This video is the first proper presentation me and @spicycoffee made for our game, ME-OS. It's an OS simulator with a ton of games, programs, features and more right off the bat! I put a lot of effort into getting all this stuff together into a video, so it would mean so much to me if you guys can check it out. And if you're interested, join our Discord where we constantly talk about the game, new additions, and just about anything. Thanks!


- MG


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Posted by octopus58 - February 7th, 2023


Music Commissions are now Open!!!!

Looking for a composer to help you with a project? I'd love to hear what you're making! I've been making music since early childhood and have made songs of various genres such as Dance, Trance, Eurodance, Techno, World, Chiptune/Video Game, Rock, Metal, Jazz, Cinematic, and much more!


The way I work is I usually remix something original someone has given me. But it doesn't have to be complex or even finished! Most of my commissions so far have been a client humming a tune, and I turn it into a whole composition. Here are two examples of recent commissions I have done, the Chicken Man Theme and Oh No Theme all started off as simple hummed tunes! If you are worried that the songs won't sound varied enough, I often add my own flairs and chirps to songs to your liking so that it sounds nice and full :)


It is hard for me to pick my favorite works, but here are some notable examples right here on Newgrounds if you'd like to see:

There are many more on my Newgrounds account if you'd like to check, as I definitely left out some other notable examples.


My prices and terms are flexible, but usually 2-3 minute songs start at $60 CAD (Canadian Dollars) for me. Bulk discounts are available too. Please let me know if you have any questions and shoot me a PM! Can't wait to work with you all :D


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Posted by octopus58 - November 29th, 2022


Hey everyone!

Sorry for lack of updates (or activity), I've been very busy... but check this out! Unfortunately no gif this time (too big, over 10 MB) but lots of pictures (slight spoilers of unannounced characters/stages):

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Here's the title screen for Jump Wars, the platform fighter that's part of the ME-OS game!


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There are a few options so far, but adventure isn't implemented/considered yet. That being said though, you can even play online already!


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Not only are there a good handful of characters to choose from already, but you can set player type (CPU or local if you're not playing online) and alt skins too!


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As a new feature, not only are the stages all selectable from here, but we also implemented stage variations. Basically, you can flip between different layouts in the same area, as seen in the screenshot below! Look at how the thumbnails change when the variation is changed to 1...

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There's much more to come as well! If you're interested in checking out more about Jump Wars specifically, read the wiki article here. Otherwise, check out the ME-OS website! Also don't forget to join the ME-OS Discord for many cool discussions and previews of the game :D


As I said, I've been really busy, so I wish I could put out more :(

However, around late December there will be a huge video detailing a lot of new things and highlighting previously shown stuff releasing on YouTube! It will also include news on Jump Wars, including something I think Newgrounds specifically will really like :)


See you all soon!

-MG


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