Conquering the World

Not only am I not dead, but I'm COMING BACK IN STYLE.

By that, I really just mean that Mastermind: World Conqueror is painfully close to finished. It combines strategic infrastructure management with base defense, and features dynamic cutscenes voiced by MY favorite Newgrounder, Tomamoto. Expect cameos by other phenomenal Newgrounds contributors, including Andy "But She Looked 18" Dennis and Will "I Tan White" Arbuckle of Edible Castle fame, Rina-Chan, Afro-Ninja, and of course everyone's best friend, Tom Fulp (what a sport).

It seems a shame to me that 5 months of intense planning, studying actionscript, and building this game will yield only a simple Flash game that players might only get lost in for an hour or two, but I knew what I was getting into when I started this project. If you guys enjoy playing World Conqueror even a little bit, then mission accomplished. And who knows, MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE A FEW LAUGHS ALONG THE WAY HAHAHAHA.

While you wait for the release, why doncha go check out some of the music I wrote exclusively for MWC?

Stay tuned...I'm aiming for release in one week or less! And then there'll be a new Mastermind toon to follow, and a 2008 Ghostmas episode! I do miss little Blockhead :(

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p.s. Apologies to my English brothers who missed me at the Newgrounds London meet - it just turned out to be terrible timing. But I'll be there in January if Luis pulls through for another event like he always does, and I really hope to meet you cats then!

Conquering the World

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Oney 2008-09-20 15:43:56

Rock on Swain! You got one hell of a fan.

SuperSmurf 2008-09-20 15:45:06

I played the demo a bit on your site and it's lookin good! Glad to know lil blockie is coming back to spread ghostmas cheer as well.

Luis 2008-09-20 15:46:27

Itd be cool to have that computer jargon text that mgs collab uses way in the back to add an extra sense of depth to it.

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:46:27

oh i'm sorry did u want to make the game for me

xoxo

Shadowii2 2008-09-20 15:48:02

Awesomeness, I will make sure to give that game a try no matter what.
Also looking forward to the Ghostmas special!

Might possibly get in to the London Meet so gotta look forward to that too then.

And by the way, when did you become a moderator?
I can't remember you being a mod before.

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:48:02

Earlier this year, I'm a living, breathing experiment in bridging the gap between bbs members, portal browsers, and the artist community.

igott 2008-09-20 15:48:45

I cannot fucking wait.

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:48:45

Me neither, it will be nice to clean my plate of this beast once and for all.

igott 2008-09-20 15:50:41

Oh, and roll out that Number One guy this Ghostmas, I want to get in trouble for fire bombing houses.

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:50:41

I still haven't figured out exactly how to work the #1 Guy concept into this episode, but it certainly won't be missing.

Genet 2008-09-20 15:51:29

ive also played the demo but i couldnt enjoy any part of this, well, crap.
but im pretty sure ur fanboys will suck ur e-cock.

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:51:29

If it was the demo from my site waaaay back, then that wasn't really the proper game. Doesn't mean you'll like it anyway, but there's the off chance.

Honestly Flash games aren't for everyone. Truth be told, I rarely play them and usually only to study style over content.

Blasphemare 2008-09-20 15:53:14

Woooh! Hope you time it right, it would be an aweful shame if you submitted it in the middle of the madness crap :P

Freaking looking forward to it ;)

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:53:14

I'm hoping it'll slide in right as the Madness Day craze subsides. That's my plan anyway.

squeakytoad 2008-09-20 15:55:20

Oh so I don't get a cameo but they do? I thought we were tight, man.

It's over between us. Over.

:'(

The-Swain 2008-09-20 15:55:20

Voicing in this game was more a burden than a privilege to them, believe me <3

luka 2008-09-20 16:20:56

Hopefully I'll be able to come in January! It's not 100% for me yet.

SardonicSamurai 2008-09-20 16:21:53

Mastermind's pecs are impeccable

The-Swain 2008-09-20 16:21:53

I just drew them again for another cutscene, they're sPECtacular. Get it.

Incognitus 2008-09-20 16:54:11

Those jokes were PECuliar, don't you think?

Ryanimate 2008-09-20 16:59:55

a lot of famouse authors are posting the "i'm not dead post" today but yours is the most overdue glad your back can't wait for the game and so on and so forth

The-Swain 2008-09-20 16:59:55

They'll come around ;) That or they're SICK of me

Ryanimate 2008-09-20 17:04:40

and omg your making a new blockhead thing wooooo!!!!!!!! i'm so happy is it gonna be episode 11 or a ghostmas special like last time either way it will be better than the blockhead quik shot 2 (no ofence i've been looking forward to an at least semi-real episode

The-Swain 2008-09-20 17:04:40

I'm thinking about making it Episode 11 rather than a "Special". I'd like to advance the story a bit (if you can call it that) in case obligations keep me from animating him again for a bit. Gotta be prepared.

half-a-nip 2008-09-20 17:05:54

Cool.
I can't wait for it to be out.

I'm gonna beat Tom with a seal now.

Nikenick 2008-09-20 17:11:00

My favourite series... turned into a game...
You made me cry out of happiness I LOVE YOU!

JasonGrimm 2008-09-20 17:22:13

Wow...Im really looking forward to it. I hope I'm online for when it goes into judgement. Looking forward to reviewing it XD.

Without bias,
[JasonGrimm]

Egoraptor 2008-09-20 17:30:35

I'm excited Swain-train! Can't wait to play it!

The-Swain 2008-09-20 17:30:35

AND I CANT WAIT TO HAVE YOU FRIEND

Kirbopher 2008-09-20 18:06:06

This game is gonna be fucking amazing, from the test build alone I can already tell it'll suck people in for quite a while. Look forward to it, everyone.

KingKilo 2008-09-20 18:16:15

This is going to be so extremely awesome.
I love the Mastermind series. I love them almost as much as Blockhead.
But Blockhead is the best.

Its really nice to see you got some very talented voice actors.
Joshua is amazing.

Good luck on finishing the game.
And its good to see your still alive!

The-Swain 2008-09-20 18:16:15

Josh has always impressed me; I plan to keep him on the Mastermind series for as long as he cares to stay.

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