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Well... It's been fun.

Posted by JonBro - October 15th, 2013

Edit March 28, 2014: I've been trying to make games this whole time, guys, it's just hard :(

I'm not exactly going anywhere, but this is still a sort of goodbye.

You may or may not know me--I've been on Newgrounds for a while, and I don't intend to stop coming to Newgrounds anytime soon.

However, I've decided to start in a new direction. I've been JonBro for quite some time now, since early 2005, and I feel like I've finally outgrown the name and the work that's attached to it. I've also come to terms with the fact that, sadly, most of the things I really want to make nowadays wouldn't really be fit for Newgrounds. I've slowly grown a tremendous passion for developing games that wouldn't find the right audience on a web browser.

I made a news post in June describing that I was planning on making a new name for myself by the end of the year. Due to schoolwork getting in the way, I haven't prepared as much for this seemingly insignificant announcement as I would have liked, but my new online persona is Jonochrome.

The change to Jonochrome feels like a major change to me, because it means that I'm separating everything I've made in the past from what I'm working on now. I want everything I make from here on out to be better-planned, more refined, and probably more sizable than what I'd made prior, and this more professional, less kiddy-sounding name is one way to re-brand my work and motivate myself to try harder.

So, this news post will probably be my last public activity as JonBro on this site. I'll only be using this account to respond to any JonBro-related messages I receive.

Regarding this decision, I'm ashamed of two things: I was never able to finish Pain on the Brain 4, and I never found the motivation to finish a certain lengthy, dramatic drawn Mario parody I started long ago (which I was honestly quite proud of). When I find time, I'll likely post the remains of those two projects on a section of my new site.

If you happen to care about whatever I'm doing with my life, my news-related Twitter (which won't be updated very often at all) is JonochromeNews.

Thanks, Newgrounds. I'm sorry that I won't be doing much of anything here anymore. You've shaped a very, very huge part of my life, and I don't have the slightest idea where I'd be without you.

- Jonathan

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1999Elias 2013-10-15 15:03:53

The life all of us have is long, tight, fast, hard, etc. Days are getting slower, unfunnier, and everything else you can imagine as bad, because I think my life is dead, I'm still alive, but with almost nothing to do.
I hope you have a great life to live man, use your time wisely and good luck on everything!

GabrielBarsch 2013-10-15 15:45:40

you have been animating since you're 11 years young...thats quite impressive

JonBro 2013-10-15 15:45:40

I think I was 10, but I wasn't JonBro for a little while

D-SuN 2013-10-15 16:44:23

JonBro! I feel like I understand your decision. I too am primarily developing games these days & instead of browser games, I have my eyes set on steam, mobile and even console.
I wish you the best of luck and will try to keep up to date your work. I hope one day we can collaborate on a game or even an animation (I so badly want to get back into animation)
Thank you for the Power Star 4 Parody!!!!!

JonBro 2013-10-15 16:44:23

Yeah, it sounds like our goals are pretty similar. Collaborating could be great fun; I'll think about it. Thanks for being such an inspiration over the years, D-sun!

Luis 2013-10-15 18:32:18

I wonder how long till you block me on jonochrome!

Anyway, i guess whatever makes you happy, i think you tend to torture yourself on alot of stuff and its not always necessary, you suck the fun out of stuff that in the end you should enjoy doing, so yea hope you are well. I'll continue secretly spy on u

JonBro 2013-10-15 18:32:18

Thanks, Luis. You played a role in convincing me the JonBro name was kinda immature, and now I want to thank you for that, too. So, thanks for that, too.

ToonCastleTV 2013-10-15 18:38:05

Hey man, not sure if you remember me or not but i use to post on VGDC back in the day... anways a name change is just a name change jonathon, i mean i made my alias when i was a dumb kid! I wish you the best luck with your animation future, you got some talent and style. Cheers

JonBro 2013-10-15 18:38:05

I'm late to acknowledge this because I couldn't think of anything to say before, but of course I remember you. Thanks, KingDavid. Keep doing what you do.

sasuke222200 2013-10-15 20:28:24

It's great to see you find new motivation and a new direction man. It saddens me a little to know that you'll no longer be doing things in the vein of your Riddle series, that was always one of my favorites on Newgrounds, but I'm rooting for you either way. I hope you find good fortune whatever path you choose to take. Good luck and, most importantly, have fun.

Rousingloki 2013-10-15 21:01:01

...Can't say much, from many things I guess in a way you shaped me and my brothers life, not in a huge significant way, but I will say that your riddle school series is what started the basis for our love and passion for escape games, and I would like to say thank you, I will always look to your games for fun and enjoyment, and I will say that anything you make, I will not skip, I will always give it a thumb up(Unless you ask for some kind of specific negative criticism) because every thumb up, will help you, and the whole community, that plays your games. Thank you.

-Wesley

TheTenRings 2013-10-15 21:18:33

It'll take me awhile to get used to your new name, but I'll get it soon. :)

TheTenRings 2013-10-15 21:27:43

When and Will you create a new account on Newgrounds called Jonochrome?

JonBro 2013-10-15 21:27:43

This name is going to take some time for me to get used to, too.
I've made a Jonochrome Newgrounds account, although I'm not sure that I'll have a reason to use it.

NeonSpider 2013-10-16 09:01:37

As a brand name, I prefer JonBro to Jonochrome but it seems your decision is set. (I'd still recommend you hold on to the JonBro.com and such)

JonBro is two short words which are easy and quick to say and thus easier for someone to remember, which is important for branding.

Jonochrome is much longer and the first thing people are going to think of is the Google Chrome browser, and not your work. Depending what you wish to do in the future that may become even a bigger problem.

I am a new user and you don't know me, but I remembered playing some of your games in the past since the name was familiar, and then I saw this in the recent feeds. I don't think I would have remembered Jonochrome as a name.

I don't know what all your reasoning for the change is, but that's my 2 cents. Hopefully giving you another perspective of things.

JonBro 2013-10-16 09:01:37

I agree that JonBro is a more memorable name that's quick and easy to say, but it's also a name that has been used by several people other than myself, and it sounds less professional than what I have now. Given what I have plans to do, I don't see how the name Jonochrome could possibly cause any bigger problems, but I appreciate the concern. What I hope to do is make the name memorable through my work. I don't think anyone in the United States would remember Shigeru Miyamoto's name if it wasn't for his accomplishments in the gaming industry, but now most people don't need to give it a second thought.

pleaseignoreme 2013-10-16 10:05:14

"Maybe we could meet again. Take care. I've had really good time with you. We laughed,we cried,together."
"I truly wish to meet you again,at any place,at any time,at any age."
"It's been fun. Do come back when you wish to."
"Time doesn't come back. But you can. Farewell,Jonathan."
"I still smile when I think about the good old days I had with you."
-Unknown

jonapi10 2013-10-16 17:21:15

kay

Ralix 2013-10-16 17:52:30

Well, personally, I don't see JonBro as a childish name (maybe because I'm not a native speaker), but it doesn't really matter - it's your name and if you feel it doesn't suit you anymore... I remember how awkward it felt while I was using a nickname I chose when I was ten (Tom rrrr - and this one really does sound childish) even seven years later.

If this is your farewell to Newgrounds, I just wanted to say good luck.
Concerning your submissions here, I believe it's not like people wanted you to make Riddle School till death. We all love Riddle School because of your great sense of humour and interesting ideas, which however can't be seen that much in, let's say, a platformer. But after five sequels, who could possibly get mad at your decision to focus on something different? It might pretty much be one of the best games they ever played. E.g. how many movies with 5+ number in name got Oscars?

So, Good Luck, Jonochrome, enjoy your new start. We all look forward to something awesome (as usual). ;)

Cyberdevil 2013-10-17 06:25:01

JonBro to JonoChrome? That's five extra characters to type in though! :P

It's true personalities are really tied to usernames, I wonder how different things would've been if I chose something other than Cyberdevil... but personally I'm still happy with that choics, it's like a boost of (will)power to my normal order. I'll stay a fan man!

DiskG 2013-10-17 23:49:48

Good luck in your future endeavors. :)

TheTenRings 2013-10-18 16:33:25

The sound playing in the background when I read this post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av-sDbo271o

JonBro 2013-10-18 16:33:25

That seems like an unfitting track to me, but maybe that's due to my lack of knowledge regarding The Walking Dead.

TheTenRings 2013-10-18 17:05:56

I know, that was pretty unfitting. Sometimes I get fairly carried away.I apologize.

JonBro 2013-10-18 17:05:56

No need to apologize, I just didn't exactly understand it

SchAlternate 2013-10-20 02:30:02

Wish ya the best of all lucks, JonBr- I mean, Jonochrome.
It'll get some time to get used to, though...

LetumHusain 2013-10-25 18:56:58

Why is everyone taking this like it is death? I'll use an analogy; this is just a new favorite color. And JonBro... can you make a NewGrounds clip or something about like a little stick figure that represents you, and how it dies, but then its soul goes out of the body and rebuilds itself into a new person named JonoChrome. Please?

JonBro 2013-10-25 18:56:58

Ha, that's an interesting way of looking at it. But I think it's a little late to make a Newgrounds animation. I'd rather illustrate my change to a new identity by making something, well, new, which I'm working on slowly!

NewgroundFans2 2013-10-26 03:56:45

I am so sorry that you are leaving Newgrounds soon.......... I love your games a lot...... I would not blame you for it........ anyway, good luck for that!

JonBro 2013-10-26 03:56:45

As I said, I'm not exactly leaving Newgrounds, I'm just reducing my activity here to responding to messages. I'm still here every day and I'll still keep making games to the best of my ability :)

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