While the Alphas still seem to be messed up, preventing me and others from uploading any kind of preview there, I figured that I could at least get the information up on here.
1. What is the story behind your latest creation?
The barriers on the worlds have been shattered, war has erupted, and now Princess Willow is backed into a corner. Everyone's last chance is to use an ancient ritual to summon the Game Ranger.
Sitting at home, playing his SNES, Ron Keen is suddenly pulled into the videogame world and approached by a fairy. After being filled in on the world's condition, Ron Keen is forced into the role as the Game Ranger against his will.
Can Ron fulfill his duties, get the girl, and make it home, or will he just cause further complications?
2. Who or what inspired you to begin your production?
Well, obviously the original Captain N: The Game Master was a huge inspiration. Outside of that, things like Super Mario Bros Z and Chrono Trigger: Unglued helped with ideas.
3. How long have you been working on it, and when do you expect to finish?
This was actually started last October, but due to computer complications, there's been a month and a half pause.
We hope to finish this by February 2008 and get it out for people to enjoy.
4. Do you feel that this is better than your previous work? If so, why?
Oh, this is incredibly better than the previous work.
As the animator, I've personally learned many new techniques from doing the Phoenix Wrong animations and the Captain R: The Game Ranger 2.
We're using original music, edited sprites, bigger battles, and better camera effects.
5. Do you feel that this is something original? What have you done to make your creation different?
It's a parody, so it's not all that original.
What we've done to make the creation different is give the characters their own personalities and quarks. How many other series do you know that has a cussing redneck as the hero who is told to save the world with nothing more than the name of the person to save?
6. What has given you the most difficulty during the development process of your new creation?
It's definitely been finding the time and working on a computer that isn't built with the power of my gaming rig to complete this. Also, getting the voice files from some of the actors provided a real challenge as they don't all have the time off when we were ready.
In addition, the person who does the voice for Princess Willow is a first time voice actress, so it was difficult and slightly embarrassing for her to get the files right.
7. Have you learned new techniques from making this, and do you plan to use them in the future?
Oh, I've definitely learned new things from this animation. Things that I've learned while making it is applied in later scenes.
8. Besides Flash, did you pull any other programs into the mix to deliver your desired effect?
Well, we've used Fruity Loops and Vegas Professional 6.0
9. How do you feel this creation will measure up to other submissions on Newgrounds?
We're not in it to compete with other people, we're in it to entertain people.
10. Any final thoughts or anything else you would like to say?
Hope it's accepted as well as the original Game Ranger (currently at 4.12) and gets the recognition we're hoping for.
Here's the images:
The Army Gathers
Willow at the Summoning Chamber
wyldfyre1
yup should be a lil more backstory in this one along with the better graphics then the original. The humor will still be there hah