alt Hacker NewsHaha, nice to see this pop back up. I used to live on this site, making Flash games, chatting on the forums, and as a member of the Clock Crew. Some of my games were fairly popular at the time, including Proximity and some Clock Crew themed games.
I also made (with Rob as the artist) the first commissioned game for what would eventually be the really popular Armor Games site. When he got started he was wanting to do LOTR themed games and was calling his site Games of Gondor, but he didn't stick with it long probably because of legal reasons. It was called Save The Ring!
Here's my user profile, same name as I am on here: https://cableshaft.newgrounds.com/
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Could you write a longer-form, in-depth origin story of Armor Games and what became of it?
It's certainly a niche but important part of internet history
NG and AG were wonderful sites that made sure I never did all my homework
I was a very active troll on the Games of Gondor forums and subsequently a moderator on the Armor Games forums back in my preteens, high school days. I also uploaded a number of crappy games to New Grounds and participated in a bunch of Halloween, Christmas, or just for sake-of-it collabs.
I feel so very fortunate to have had that community and experience; I can't imagine making analogous connections like that on today's internet. Tom Fulp, Dan McNeely, and other friends were my childhood idols!