It's a shame I don't have an X-Box 360 to play CC when it comes out.
Have you thought of getting a few more people in with you, working on the game, that way you can take a break and disperse the work load better.

oh shiot wats cc?

Your pain benefits the masses, Mr. Fulp. Your self-torture is not in vain.

I say avoid caffiene all together
go get a mountain bike and go on a bash about in the woods (I heard that places in canada are pretty good to ride)
take a WEEK away from the pc
try doing some drawing with pencil and paper while sitting in a national park or somewhere just in some wilderness may it be heavily forested that no light on the ground floor or a fair few trees a bit like Georges river
try making a home brew
go and live in the gold coast
and finally RELAX!

sounds like someone needs a vacation... then again, i bet during that whole vacation, youll be thinking about work...

Can't wait for CC, Tom.

To get to sleep, try my trick.
When your mind is racing, just think of black. Just a plain black sheet.

Nice work on AH, thanks for replying to the PM, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Nice work on the site...

edn.

take a break for a week or two

Must be some serious shit if you're working on it that hard.

kill the emos just joking there are people too well dump people l can say

It'll all be worth it Tom. And just to let you know, I will definitely by this when it comes out ;)

Hope you can sleep soon ;)

I meant buy, woops XD

You should update your profile pics (etc.) with a beard...

And guys... EMO CAN NEVER BE COOL, TOM HIMSELF JUST STATED EMO THINGS AS BS!!!!!!! (BS = BullShit, right?)

I know how you feel, but obviously not to the same degree.

The stupid thing is, after completing a project and telling myself "ahh, time for a nice break", I'm back inspired and coding within a day or two :/

Anyway, good luck with it all. Not being able to sleep sucks.

Tom, you have done so much in your life to be proud of, including what you've done so far on castle crashers. Just because it's not done doesn't mean it's something you can't be proud of.
You're awesome.
Take that knowledge and get some sleep.
Also, Mike doesn't need to sleep because he is more machine than man, so you don't have to worry.

am going with writersblock ... i have no xbx 360 to play cc *shame*
you could try some spiritual stuff to get sleep or clear your head ^^
or try to get a standerd schedule for your work and break periods in the week ...

Don't neglect your new bride!

Youve gone through helluva lot of obstacles before Tom. And im sure you can do it this time too :) Hang in there. Dont look down, just keep your head and youll be finished. Look behind you and see what youve left for us. Thats right, big smiles on our faces.

Listen, go buy the Scarface soundtrack album. Put it on, and feel the energy rush inside of you. Then keep bangin like you got coke rush. You just gotta keep your hands on the steering wheel. Then slow down and gather your fuel. Then on the road again. Im sorry if i cant help you, but not personally knowing your situation, this is what i can come up with. What i can say is, that possibilities never end with us humans. We thought we would never fly up the sky. We thought that we would never reach the moon. So dont you ever think that you will never finish CC. Its still there, you gotta keep the destination, its like driving from Cali to Kansas. Keep refueling, we're still cheering.

I get this too tom... I can't sleep but its usualy to do with school, work, or some project I'm working on...

it sucks... But Wade still makes cooler posts then you

Tom, its a shame you seem to be doing a lot of programming by yourself. Too bad you can't get a larger team and whatnot, though I know you all may not be able to pay more people to help, but in the long run, it may help. Because you seriously seem to be stressing yourself out, and thats not good.

I'm not trying to crack jokes here, but think of Heath Ledger, he got so involved in his role as the Joker, he eventually couldn't sleep, etc, and look what seemed to happen in the long run.

And I know the feeling of wanting to get something done, you dont want to take any breaks from it, especially it being a game and all, but if it were possible, I'd take a break or something, though I'm sure it would probably still bug you, wanting to get it done.

Hopefully, things will get better.

You're a hard working man. I am quite sure that will result in an awesome game - guess you've earned a long and good vacation after it's done. :)

Ok this is what you do!
Sleeping pillz. Or just get badly wasted, however both will make you feel like shit in the morning.

The games are really good, even though ive only played Alien Homind on Ng and on PS2. But I never got round to playing CC for some reason...ill go check it out, if it still here :P

So on a further note, I am gangster...tehehehehhehehehe....*sigh * Ill go play Microsoft Sam, and Make him say* Danny is gangster, i sucked his 1000 inch cockz, gangster*

smoke some herb, that always makes me a little tired :)

I'm getting CC the moment it comes out on Arcade.

I'll actually be investing in Xbox LIVE specifically for Castle Crashers.
Not that the above actually does anything to help you feel the months of work you put in have been worth every damn second, but rest assured, you'll be making at least one user a very happy man :)

Don't cut yourself Tom. Embrace the inner zombie:
http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Zombie-Bett er-Living-Through/dp/1602391874/ref=p d_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qi d=1202340971&sr=8-1

Hope the game turns out good tom! Too bad I don't have a 360...

Thank you for your favourites, I finally got the name of Curb Your Enthusiasm, this bugged me all week, finally got it.

Also you will get better. Hot with the beard and everything.

wow...that's rough...OH WELL!next time make pico

dude, live up life. get some days off, take a braek, and go have some trip with april. no offence, im just suggesting, before this thing get into your head and make you bad

Man I wish I could say I know how you feel, but then I'd be shitting you...you better get your priorities straight...you're a grown man Tom, you know more shit than most of the people here..Better have some time to rest and stay away from all the work for a while...

Just keep thinking how great it will be to finally get it done.

CC will be awesome... thanx for spending so much time on it...

Get a slave to write down those idears or hire one if you are'nt into that slavery stuff.

Hopefully I'll have a 360 by the time this thing comes out.

I'm sure all the hard work will be worth it. You keep doing what you do best and you will reap the rewards my friend. Keep fighting the good fight.

Beardo.

You have a beard, you arent allowed to whinge and bitch.
It creates a paradox that WILL destroy the universe.

I know the feelin'. Wake up thinking only of the current project, then end up making it better by decided to add this and that and etc. Sucks more when you have a stressful family life and school.
If ya ask me, I'd thinkyou should take a break. Not a long one, just 'bout roughly a day or two to stretched the legs, breath, maybe have some fun. :P
...
Their's drugs and beer too... can never go wrong with those. :3

Go cut yourself.

Damn! You're putting a ton of work into this game. I'm going to feel guilty now if I don't buy a copy.

I hope you start to sleep, maybe you can just take a nice long vacation. :D

How is April fitting into all of this?

Don't forget about your wife's needs too. :\

She might need you to relax at some point and be with her.

Don't get caught up in business too much or your family will suffer. :(

-Matt

Don't you hate it when you're up late at night and your mind is trying to figure out how to approach some programming problem when the rest of you wants to sleep? I've gone through that, but it's probably a lot worse for a project like CC. Do you not take weekends off or something?

each time you say CC, i keep thinking Clown Crew. hope you get over ur problems, like i say, if you dont want to, just dont do it or ur gonna get screwed!
lol

Don't deprive yourself from sleep.
Just sleep, things will look a whole lot different when you wake up.

Disregarding every other comment, I'm just going to say take it easy! Taking a break might be a bad idea, as you might just be making it all worse, and I think you know this, right? Take it one step at a time and when CC is released, you can have a big, long holiday :)

Loving the strike beard by the way.

I have more B/Ps than you! HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEEEEEEEEEEEL????

Indifferent? damn.

lets start a new NG crew called AntiEmoSociety

Your gonna be richer so it doesn't matter. APRIL WANTS HER NEW YORKIE DAMNT

You can only put your happiness aside for so long, You've accomplished so much you should take the time to take in everything. good luck with your endeavors.

Its alright Tom. We all appreciate the hard work you do for this site. And I can't wait for Castle Crashers, so if you want to work on it 24/7, well that's ok. I'm not gonna stop you. But you really should get some sleep.

the only thing that will help tom at the moment is...... CAFFIENE!
lol

It will all be worth it when it's over. Start saving up some vacation money for you and the Mrs.

:-)

Its just that demon life's got you in its sway.

I've heard aboutthe way these overworked "lack of sleep" stories end. Just don't go pulling a Heath Ledger on us.

have you heard of "karoshi"?
i don't know if this is true but it is the japanese word for death by over work
just take care of yourself man

Sometimes you just need to look in the mirror and say, "I'm Tom goddamn Fulp."

CC sounds like it's going along great. Don't forget the Madness though...

How many PMs on average do you get a day from users?

So who exactly are you making this with, and who's doing the art?

Someone need some happy pills?

Cheer up pal.

wow, castle crashers is gonna be good if you're spending this much time on it!

I am so happy that I'm a teen with no pressure..... oh wait, my girl problems, DAMMIT!!

Poor Tom... you should take a break from programming CC.

damn.
maybe you should take a break from CC for a while.
you sound REALLY stressed out!

You guys should clearly hire a few more people to help with the work load of CC if the development is impacting your daily life this much.

i live philly once but i moved it kinda sucked cuz ilived in a basment....too many cockroaches

As the spokeshead and birthmother of newgrounds, would you be able to take time off , for yourself ?

Oh no

u r working too hard take a brake 4 the people of newgrounds if not 4 your mental and physical health please

come on tom im emo :( u make me feel bad man

Can't fucking wait to play this. All my Microsoft Points are belong to you.

I can never really say I've ever been in a situation like yours, but damn, you're over working yourself.

For me, I'm either going to college, doing my homework, or working to pay to go to college. Right now, life isn't what I hoped, but there's always light at the end of the tunnel. I hope that once I finish college, I'll continue my education to major in graphic design (after my microcomputer degree), but right now, I just gotta work a lil harder to get it so I can have a higher paying job to pay for my next college.

I don't know you and you don't know me, but I thought I'd say that in a sad attempt to try and cheer you up. You've got our backing. Good luck!

eeeey, relax, have sum fun for a bit, then get back at it when your ready, start not giving a shit for a while then get back to it. you deserve it :)

But just think of all the sex you'll get from it.

"MY GOD IS THAT THE GUY WHO MADE CASTLE CRASHERS?... TAKE ME NOW YOU STALLION"

Then all the ladies will rip their clothes off...

I'm sure it's like that being the owner of Newgrounds alone.

Bless your cotton socks Mister Tom sir.

I wannt an xb0x :"(

You're so close.

Have heart man, we (or at least i) are all behind you.

P.S. Next time, maybe hire more code monkeys to spread the work load out... COUGH*ME*COUGH

dude, dont worry , i know how you feel, your work will pay off though if you keep working just like you are ok man? keep up ALL the amazing work

don't push yourself dude, castle crashers can wait a little while, your health is whats important

After you finish this game, you should retire and live off your NG money and game royalties for the sake of your health. sanity, and interpersonal relationships. ;)

hey tom when is the chat room gonna be up?

i just wonder how one day..it just hit you..i wanna kno how this all came to ur mind..if u can plz rely..howd u come up with pico nd alien hominid?

heres a stupid quetion what is cc

Hey Tom do you think with all your long work days that Castle Crashers will come out sooner? Oh yeah i just got my Blue Knight figurine in the mail. I love the little guy. It's probably the best collectable i have(even though its like the only one i have.)

I Hope The Project Goes Well. The Hard Work Will Pay Off.

I hope you get some sleep sometime soon, Tom. I think sleeping could even help give you some more great ideas for Castle Crashers.

It seems like programming for a console game would be really difficult, especially more than one. You're amazing, Tom!

this is a spam message. roflmao.

Hey Tom
I know this is a little off topic but how can I get a cool image like yours for my avatar?

Pete

Yo Tom can you explain some things in Pico's school like what was a gun doing in the jainitor's office, what was a pile of poop doing in the jainitor's office, whose locker was the one with the wed in it, and how come when you kill the ninja kid his head falls off??????????????????????????????????
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Maybe a sledgehammer will help u get some sleep or a long nice coma :D

dud play some call of duty ;halo,and some other games settle down for a while
and play some games it helps dont think about sleeping when triing to sleep.

Cheer up, no matter what you're still fucking loaded :o

...Hey, will you be getting Super Smash Bros Brawl when it comes out?

I almost stopped by the newgrounds booth at comic-con but I was trapped in the crowd at the Maximum PC booth and didn't want to have one of those weird moments.

Keep up the good work! I really have my hopes for this one and i'll definately buy it to my x360 when it comes out.

I thought there was another coder working on this with you? What the fuck has he been doing?

that's deep