Developer: N/A
Genre: Puzzle
Glow Smiles is a super fun match-3 puzzle game, this is a glow version, and it is addicting as ever! Now let's enjoy this classic game!
#New version Include:
* Menu music
* Smiles icon rotate
* Glow user interface
* Fun for whole family
Developer: FreeGift
Genre: Sport
Race to the finish line as fast as you can without crashing.
By leaning forward and backward you can adjust the rotation of your bike.
By landing on both wheels after jumping, your bike won't crash as easily.
The Adventures of Johnny Quasar refers to two separate shorts. It is the prototypical version of what would eventually become Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
The concept for Johnny Quasar dates back to the 1980s. In 1995, it was finally put into animation with a short demo animation. In the short 46 second animation, Johnny Quasar is riding in space with his robot dog. He notices an upcoming asteroid and rides off. The short was only shown off at a convention named Siggraph '95.
In 1997, the short received a sequel of sorts. In it, Johnny deals with aliens trying to attack his spaceship. Johnny's hair is slightly different in this incarnation and is more similar to Jimmy's iconic "swirl". Early concept art for characters that would appear in Jimmy Neutron exist, however none are present in the short itself.
Johnny Quasar would later be revived for a 1998 short called Runaway Rocketboy. In that short, Johnny Quasar has already turned into Jimmy Neutron and the characters are near-finalized.
Both shorts were only known by word-of-mouth, screencaps, and short clips until they were uploaded to YouTube by Johnny's voice actor in 2017.
The Adventures of Johnny Quasar contain examples of:
Art Evolution: Due to being 3 years apart, the '97 short has slightly better animation.
Catchphrase: "Gotta blast!" for Johnny.
Characterization Marches On: Johnny is more kiddy and less serious than Jimmy.
Child Prodigy: Johnny is a super-smart boy and has his own secret lab.
Early Installment Character-Design Difference:
Johnny's design is completely different from Jimmy's. He has short hair, a huge forehead, darker skin, and a different shaped head.
Johnny's hair changed between the original short and the 1997 version.
In Medias Res: The 1998 short gives no reason for why Johnny is being attacked by aliens. It was designed to be attention-grabbing so that the short would be made into a full series.
8 years ago, MultiChoice operated Afro Worldview (known as ANN7 at the time) which was a Gupta owned news station which gained attention mainly for its technical setbacks, untrained staff and behind the scenes antics.
Today, we explore some various aspects of the former DStv channel some much worse than others but after reviewing this you'd understand why MultiChoice opted to cut ties and source Newsroom Afrika as an alternative to Afro Worldview.
Here are the disturbing facts about Afro Worldview part of which were highlighted in the book Indentured - Behind The Scenes At Gupta TV
"Rajesh, I want you to prepare for our first meeting with DStv, our enemies at MultiChoice. Arun and you will go to the meeting tomorrow and I want you to give them a copy of the EPG and make sure that channel 404 on DStv is allocated to us. But I want to warn you, they are our enemies. They will try everything to see us fail," writes Rajesh Sundaram. Mentioned on page 62 of Indentured.
1. Afro Worldview wanted to be on channel 404 currently occupied by SABC News and went as far as getting Jacob Zuma involved.
2. MultiChoice was a big enemy of Gupta owned channel.
"It was clear that the team from MultiChoice did not believe we were technically or editorially prepared to launch a news channel by the end of July. The tension in the room was palpable. They were visibly upset with the political pressure that was being brought to bear on them to launch the channel quickly and on the terms directed by the Guptas." Mentioned on page 63 on Indentured.
"We did not have the people, the studio was not complete, and much of the broadcasting equipment had not even been ordered at this time. The team did not even have newsgathering and studio cameras." Mentioned on page 63 on Indentured.
3. MultiChoice was seemingly aware that the channel was not ready to launch at the time.
"DStv suddenly gave in. Even as ANN7 was offering three bulletins a day produced on primitive systems and equipment nowhere near the quality standards prescribed by DStv, it was announced internally that DStv had been 'pressured' through president Jacob Zuma 's office to oust Russia Today from the 405 slot and give it to us." Mentioned on page 126 on Indentured.
4. Russia Today moved from channel 405 to 408 due to pressure from Jacob Zuma to occupy ANN7 on a higher channel number but MultiChoice has denied it and claimed the change was a way of getting local channels closer.
"His plan saved the company thousands of rands, but it cost the company millions in lost reputation, as we found out post-launch."
"Atul wanted Gerry Rantseli-Elsdon to train the models. Gerry was hired to present the breakfast show, which had been branded Vuka Africa."
"Gerry was given a table and chair, a white board and a training room. Some days she had a camera at her disposal. She had no teleprompter, professional monitors or audio equipment in the initial weeks." Mentioned on page 107 on Indentured.
5. Afro Worldview used models as news anchors.
"The bulletins we had produced at that time were, unsurprisingly, fullof technical glitches and were anchored by a group of models hired by Atul and trained by Gerry Rantseli-Elsdon . The young women were very raw, clueless about the news they were reading and very unfamiliar with a studio setting." Mentioned on page 130 on Indentured.
6. Afro Worldview always had glitches with their bulletins even before launch.
"We are nowhere near the quality of CNN International or BBC. He had very little understanding of television or the primitive conditions under which the bulletins were being produced." Mentioned on page 114 on Indentured.
7. Channel boss had little experience with television.
"The archival footage at the SABC was indeed of a very high quality and in my view worth millions of rands," writes Rajesh Sundaram. "Nazeem, Laxmi and Atul repeatedly told me that the contract with the SABC for this sale favoured ANN7, was drafted by Gupta lawyers and that the price of the footage was 'peanuts' compared to its real value."
8. "Stupid SABC" - Before MultiChoice, SABC sold their archives to Afro Worldview.
He told Biznews that Indian staffers, brought to South Africa on tourist visas and who worked in the country illegally, had to live on the ANN7 Midrand construction site "in sub-human conditions".
"There were staff that Atul Gupta would slap; and physically abuse us; scream verbal abuse at people. For instance say the playout system crashes, Atul Gupta would come into the production control room and start beating up the audio console person".
9. Channel boss was abusive to staff by slapping and calling them names.
"My relationship with ANN7 started when I was approached to produce a show for the station. It was supposed to start on Sunday but there were issues I wasn't happy with since I discovered its history with the Guptas."
10. Controversial pastor Paseka "Mboro" Motsoeneng pulled his gospel show due to ties with Guptas.
For the longest time, I believed that The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was one of the best CGI animation to come out then Sonic Boom, Penguins Of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda were introduced. Other exceptions included Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug and Cat Noir and Barnyard.
Jimmy Neutron was one of the only CGI cartoons to have actual humour it made me laugh with its real characters and situations and it got me hooked when they go on some epic intense adventure and yes even when Carl got pregnant with an alien.
Then Cyma former president of Nickelodeon decided to step in and say no this is an action show and it's gonna turn our kids into terrorists. We got to put memes and fill our shows with feet and grossed out humour to fulfil my fetishes that's why Fanboy And Chum Chum was picked up and Adventure Time rejected.
(That's not what happened but would anyone be surprised?)
The show was cancelled when it started getting interesting. We had 3 TV movies, the characters were going into space and Jimmy and Cindy were finally going to get together and this happened:
Jimmy - what are we going to do?
Carl - hangout with your mom
The creators considered the third season as intense and adventurous. According to sources, the Jimmy Neutron was set to have sequel revolved on Carl titled Jimmy Neutron And The Search For Carl. Most details could be found on Jimmy Neutron's Wiki and a video titled 107 facts you didn't know about Hey Arnold..
This was rumoured to be fanfiction but a while back there was rumours of an Angry Beavers pilot from same site which everyone thought was fake. On one of the Splat's trivia broadcast, it brought up that rumoured pilot.
But that's not the only thing that was revealed apparently Jimmy Neutron was going to have another season or spinoff series (Not Planet Sheen) possibly titled The New Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as a continuous to the main series.
According to an interview in the Beanhole, there was a fanfiction Jimmy Neutron that was well received that the creators was interested in doing a revival but due to DNA productions the brand in charge of the show shutting down and Nickelodeon having no interest in bringing back The Boy Genius the protect never got made.
But here's what was said in the interview:
- 13 episodes were made as part of a seasonal arc
- The scripts were sent to Nickelodeon and rejected for a revival of The Fairly OddParents and new series Planet Sheen.
Which seems odd if they were going to revive The Fairly OddParents why not add Jimmy Neutron into the mix especially when they were onboard with a revival. Which proves that management at the time didn't care about how iconic the brand was.
Before the current logo of Nickelodeon entered into account. The previous one was scrapped as it didn't look good on a business card.
Jimmy Neutron revival project was discussed later in 2012 and sent to Nickelodeon a year later which was around the same period Planet Sheen was cancelled.
Another aspect that was also covered in the interview was that although the revival failed to be greenlit Nickelodeon liked the fanfiction that they asked the writer to make something original.
So they sent a script which told the story about a 15 year old girl in the year 2040 with her parents travelling her in our timeline. When she realises why her parents sent her back she tries to build a time machine to go back and during that time she makes friends and meets a sinister crew intent on stealing her technology.
It was also stated that this series would be more action heavy than Jimmy Neutron but similar to Avatar and Legend Of Korra. Nickelodeon never picked it up.
Other details stated about the Jimmy Neutron was:
- It would have been more darker and heavy compared to the other seasons.
- The arc would have focused on The League Of Villains returning to destroy Jimmy Neutron.
- There would be a huge finale where all the characters from previous seasons team up with Jimmy to take on The League Of Villains.
- There was also discussion of bringing back the alien love interest to April from season 3. However the creators were mixed about the idea with the budget they needed to bring another actor and adding more characters.
- Jimmy and Cindy would have been actual friends which would later on progress to them possibly being love interests to one another.
- There would been an episode which would look into Cindy and Betty's relationship.
- The character Nick would appear in the show more frequently.
- There were rumours of it getting picked up by Netflix which is likely dead at this point.
You can read the scripts to the episodes of which two are available to read online:
Credit: Ster Ling
Developer: Gameboy
Genre: Arcade
Bugs is fast asleep and dreaming, and in his dream, he sees Yosemite Sam experimenting on a "giant carrot serum". Unfortunately, Sam caught sight of Bugs and ordered Gossamer to fetch his brain to complete his robot experiment, resulting in Bugs being chased by Gossamer. Bugs soon comes across a Televisor, which he uses to travel through "dreamland" and outsmart familiar foes from his past.
Developer: Gameboy
Genre: Action
Players must use kung-fu action and dragon fire to stop the evil Huntsman from destroying New York City. This fast-paced, action-adventure game has more than 20 levels with battles at every turn. The game also features a flying wireless mode for up to four players.
Developer: SEGA
Genre: Action
The game is built based on the movie which at one time conquered many moviegoers. And here we are playing this game you under the supervision of a police robot that you control, and thus fight the criminals that abound in the game. You have at your service with a huge gun that you demolish everything in its path. Also in the game you can get yourself some more weapons, the game is very complex and the first time is simply not possible to go so slide the try. In the game you have to fight with robots and a bunch of criminal syndicate. The game is not bad graphics and even a toy for fans because he loves to play in the police welcome is the game for you. Also in the game a lot of different traps that are not visible so be careful.
Developer: Nintendo
Genre: Adventure
Go along with Fred in the far 90s and help bring home Dino and Hoppy.
Developer: Nintendo
Genre: Action
Suddenly, from an evil world, a mysterious super corp, "The Tusk Soldiers" appear, carrying a letter of challenge to Shorinji! What's the secret of the Hiryu no Ken Scrolls? Ryuhi begins his journey to The World Tournament, where the secret of the scrolls will be revealed to him.
Developer: Nintendo
Genre: Adventure
Final Fantasy is a fantasy role-playing video game created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, developed and first published in Japan by Square (now Square Enix) in 1987. It is the first game in Square's Final Fantasy series.
The world is veiled in darkness. Winds don't blow, the seas are stormy, and the earth rots. All people can hope for is that the ancient prophecy will be finally fulfilled. ''When the world is veiled in darkness, four warriors will come...'' And indeed, they come - the four characters you have previously chosen. Their first quest is to free a princess from the evil knight Garland, and then the real journey begins.
Final Fantasy is played with an adventuring party rather than with a single character. Before the game starts, the player chooses four characters from six different classes: Fighter, Thief, Black Belt, White Mage, Red Mage, and Black Mage. He also gives the characters names.
In the game, the party walks around in a top-down world, visits cities, caves, palaces and other places to buy equipment, rest and get hints and new quests, and fights baddies when they are encountered. Final Fantasy uses a turn-based combat system. In battle, the player gives each character in order a command (attack a particular enemy, cast a spell, use an item, or try to run.) Then the characters and the enemies act in a random order. Attacked enemies and party members lose hit points, dying when they reach zero HP. When all the enemies are defeated, living party members receive experience, eventually gaining a level and improving their stats when enough experience is accumulated. Slain party members can be revived in towns for a price.
Spells are bought in cities in special shops. The spells are divided into two categories - white magic and black magic. White Mages can only use white magic, Black Mages can only use black magic, and Red Mages can use both. Casting spells in battle uses up Dungeons & Dragons-style spell slots, which, like hit points, can be restored by resting in inns.
Developer: Kitmaker Entertainment
Genre: Action
Year 20XX, Metrocity has been taken by criminal bands. Mr K and his ciberninjas control the streets and only you are capable of stopping them. You'll have to pick up the bombs you'll see to move on to the next level. Quick, the ninjas are here!
Developer: Magma Mobile
Genre: Puzzle
Funzy Bloc is an easy to play a puzzle game. Just slide your finger left or rigth along the screen to rotate the entire board.
You can solve the 400 levels in solo or compete against other players in time attack mode.
Funzy Bloc involves skill, strategy, and calculation, as well as a certain degree of finger agility.
