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octopus58
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 - 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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Posted by octopus58 - October 21st, 2022


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Hey everyone! Been a minute since I last posted about ME-OS on here ^^;

I just wanted to share some pictures from what the game has got for the past few weeks. The picture above for example is another preview of a new area in Portal Dreams! The special thing about this world is that it will be using a ton of great songs by the awesome artist Hyochan. The screenshot was taken when the computers time was 6 AM, so the sunrise is happening over the forest there :)


In other news, Keyccordion also got a new menu and a ton of new songs! Here's a little peak at that:

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(Sorry for the poor quality of the gif)

But yeah now the total list of songs is:

  • Melancholy Melon
  • Twinkle Twinkle
  • Adomathan
  • Son Ar Chistr
  • Ievan Polkka
  • Synthetic Nightmare
  • DEAF
  • William Tell Overkill

So there's a lot to mess around and test with! And a big thanks to wife @spicycoffee for the UI aspects of everything.


And now for a little bit of Jump Wars:

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There's a ton of new stages, lots of new characters and much more that came in the recent updates like proper SFX and music! In the gif above, it's just CPU's fighting so it's a little chaotic but man is it fun to play so far. Next things to come are menus, HUD, and obviously a ton of other characters and stages :)

Thanks to @FelixBlobDev for taking my designs and characters and spriting them for this game!


And lastly, here's a slight update to Gon Ball Rally:

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Again sorry for poor gif quality, but I added some more decorations to older levels to give them a bit more life, and I'm gonna add even more wherever I can!


So yeah, that's just a tiny bit of what's been going on since the last post, and if you're interested in seeing updates live as they happen or just get more involved in the community, please check out the ME-OS Discord! And there's also always the ME-OS Website full of other information including links to the wiki and so on. Thanks for reading, and please lemme know what you think!


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Posted by octopus58 - August 19th, 2022


Hey! So I just wanted to share some screenshots of something new I started working on for ME-OS, and maybe give a bit of like an update or something lol. Here they are:

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This is for a new sub game that will be part of ME-OS called Portal Dreams, and I'll happily explain a lot more in detail later. But for now, all I can say is it's heavily exploration/secret finding based, and just meant to be weird at certain points. This is just one of the worlds I'm making for the game called Yellow City.


I spent the past week experimenting with things and making stuff work. As you can see, there are moving cars, and even a day night system. I might be geeking out a bit lol but since this game is meant to work in multiplayer, I made the time cycle sync to the owner of the server, meaning you will have the same time and order of events as the host. But not just that, the shadows actually move based on what time of day it is in the full 24 hour cycle! I might have went too far but I just like adding little things like this to make stuff feel more immersive.


But yeah, let me know what you guys think! I don't usually post stuff like this so I'm trying to interact a bit more with you all :)


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Posted by octopus58 - July 22nd, 2022


Finally got to make another Jump Wars announcement! You know that song I released today? It was made to be used in this!


Basically it's a stage mod for Rivals of Aether, but also a stage in my platform fighter Jump Wars for ME-OS! The Jump Wars announcement also reveals a new character, Sonsh, that is comprised of only ranged moves.


If you want to know more about this announcement, visit our Discord! There we also discuss other games that are part of ME-OS, and you can see more updates as well as give any feedback if you'd like :)


I did a mistake of only making this trailer in like 2 hours lol, I've been really busy coding and doing stuff with ME-OS in general but I wish I had more time...

Also check out @FelixBlobDev, he is the guy who sprites my designs and does a really good job at it lol


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Posted by octopus58 - January 21st, 2022


Hey everyone! Before I write some update notes, here are some screenshots I took recently showcasing only some of what came in the new update to ME-OS!

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The screenshots are mostly from Gon Ball Rally, the marble racing game, and Keyccordion Dawn, the ten button rhythm game (although what you're seeing are some of the hardest levels on hardest difficulty)! For those who don't know about ME-OS, it's an OS simulator with many preloaded games and programs, all linked together in terms of unlocks and progression! It's currently in beta (if you want to join please check out our Discord) so any feedback is greatly appreciated :)

Make sure to check out the website too if you're interested!


Anyways, here's the changelog:


Build 0.0.49 is live!
Wow, it sure has been a long time since we made an update for you all! So much has changed in this time, and yet again, this update is probably yet another "biggest" update we have made yet. We're hoping this doesn't catch on as a trend, but we'll see. We also have an official website now at https://www.meosgame.com!
Please check out the short note at the bottom of this changelog, as we are nearing an important point in development.


Changelog:
General:
- Bugfixes for random cross game things
- Discord integration improved and added to new apps


Gon Ball Rally:
- Level 9 and 10 are finished, along with levels A and B (secret levels).
- Replays are here! If you get an awesome new high score, a replay will be saved. You can share it with your friends!
- The amount of playable balls has more than doubled since last update!
- Pee Dog balls have been added (he makes funny videos and let us use his characters as balls in the game) 
- Severely improved online performance
- Added several things that should optimize the game even more, although I'm not sure if it lagged much for anyone in the first place. If it does, let me know!
- Added more options for controller to make the experience feel better


Hungry Hungry Solies:
This is a small new joke game with three levels and a ton of stupidity. You can find the exe under E/Misc/Felix/


Jump Wars:
This is the first new game we want to introduce in this update! It is a small platform fighter featuring characters and stages from ME-OS, plus a bit more. Each character has two moves, plus you can hurt other players by jumping on their head. 
- Added two stages, Endless Forest and Shikabok Frostlands
- Added three characters, Kvarol (king square), Ballsy and Sonsh. Pink stickman counts as well if you consider test characters


Keyccordion Dawn:
- Two new songs were added! DEAF (5/5 difficulty) and a remix of Mathew Valente's Synthetic Nightmare (4/5 difficulty)
- Severe graphical improvements! Everything just looks so much better now, and we still have a bit more to come hopefully.


Mimi Player:
- UI improvements on the big app
- Finally you can control the volume of the music using a slider! (about time, right?)
- Tons of songs were added since last update


Shop:
- Tons of new background packs added including Artificial Pack 1, Mont Tremblant Pack, Netherlands+ pack, Painting Pack 1, and more!
- New cosmetic items introduced for Gon Ball Rally


Syho:
- More modellnig progress, one fully furnished starting room
- Gavzer will now shoot you if you are near him


Textventbox:
The next new game in this update is a text adventure game engine! It comes with one preloaded story (The Hills), but you can even write your own write now and share with others! The format you have to follow is fairly simple.


Videx:
- Massive UI update! Watching videos just got prettier
- Added more test videos to play with

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