@PachkaNG - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: What is funny?

A: its a haha, a goof, maybe even... a Jape.

Q: What impact would you say the Internet has had on your life? From your perspective, what is the internet really about?

A: Well, without the internet, I'd probably be nonexistent to the wider world or any of you all. Id say the internet is just about sharing. Sharing has gotten us all here and changed us all, for better or worse.

Q: The story of your username: PachkaNG

A: When I created my account, I was EXTREMELLYY into Post punk, especially this russian band named КИНО (Kino). They just so happen to have a song named Pachka Cigaret (A pack of cigarettes) that I absolutely ADORE. I was thinking of usernames and then that song popped into my head and made me think "Wowzah that could work" and the rest is history

Q: How did you get interested in Newgrounds? You made a really good metaphor about the BBs—it's like: "A pub in a small town where everyone knows eachother, and whos patrons will gladly sing shitty AC-DC karaoke with an out-of-towner". How would you describe your experiences and explain the culture of the BBs? What advice would you give on using it, and what do you think is the right approach?

A: Oh Pico's School definetly. I used to adore flash games like it as a kid, so I basically grew up on the site's content. In 2021 however, I really decided to take shit seriously on the site. I was an animator at the time, and hearing all the praises animators gave about newgrounds at the time, I thought "Hey I should join then I'll be famous like Jonbro!!". Obviously I didnt become famous on the multiple accounts I made back then, but it definetly got me hooked. Then I joined the BBS, and I was IN FULLY. The culture of the BBS is really like a small town pub. Everyone knows eachother, we have our own inside jokes, we shit on eachother playfully, etc etc. But like a small town bar, its easy to get shit to hit the fan. General was the biggest example of this, it closing really sent a shockwave throughout the bbs. It really made us more laidback and less chaotic, but still ready to be riled, like a cold war era nuke. As for advice while using it, dont immediately think everyone knows or cares about you. Going back to the small town bar analogy, if you go there everyday, people might start to notice you and care after a week or two, but if you go there like once a week, no one will care until you do some stupid shit. I see this attitude in younger more newer users of the bbs, though this isnt a means of haranguing on them.

They just gotta learn to be more active and interesting to be noticed

Q: Where does your interest in collecting old computers come from? You currently have two battle stations, and you're planning to expand even further. You've even converted your closet into a storage space for your collection, having spent over $500 on it—mostly on processors and PCI components

A: In my school's campus, there is this local shopping complex called Freighthouse Square. It hosts a variety of stores and resturaunts, including an amazing seafood place that I took my current bf on our first date too, but there used to be this store called E-cycle. For context, I have had a life long infatuation with old technology. My parents are Gen X, so I was exposed to all of the stuff the last millenium had to offer and I made me hooked on that shit. So the moment I saw a compaq deskpro rotting away on the shelf at the store, I was sold. It started me on this path and I dont regret it ine bit

Q: How did you become interested in creating art?

A: My brother mostly. Hes an AMAZING artist, so seeing him draw and paint and all that stuff made me want to be like him. Couple that with the fact that I loved little einsteins and you got a recipe for an artist

Q: What do you enjoy most about creating animations?

A: Gee I havent made a finished animation in years. Back then I mostly did them for the sake of it. I loved Richard Williams at the time, so I tried to emulate him as much as I could (to hilariously bad results). The joy came from seeing the finished product and thinking "Holy fuck, It moves"

Q: What are your thoughts on Vinesauce?

A: I love the funni pizza pasta binyot and the Jobell

Q: What’s the story behind your greentext reading?

A: I have the ability of doing a pretty masculine voice. Whenever I did people said "Hey Daisy you should do voice work!". So after hearing those almost everytime I spoke back then, and also watching alot of brendaniel, I came to the conclusion that I should be a Greentext reader. I made a single one and I never wanted to do it again because the genre died

Q: What is the Newgrounds community about?

A: Its about everything by everyone (ayyyy)

Q: Why do you have a Mexican flag in your room?

A: Yo soy mexicano-americano. Mi abuela es de michoacan y ella vino a los Estados Unidos cuando tenío 15 o 14 años para trabajar en los años 60s. Nunca conocí con ella porque esta muerte ._.

Q: Your favorite foods and drinks and why?

A: Easy. Conchas and Sidral Mundet. RAAAAAGH I FUCKING LOVE SIDRAL MUNDET

Q: How would you describe your experiences visiting Ireland, England, Scotland, the Philippines, Mexico, and Canada?

A: Ireland was cool, Phillipenes were cool, Mexico was amazing, Canada was cool, and England and Scotland were the most depressing places Ive ever been to in my entire life

Q: Your advice for being cool

A: Be a cool guyy. Treat everyone equally because we are all brothers as humans, and being divided is what our rulers want for us to be that way they dont get blamed. LOVE EVERYONE, because everyone deserves it, and thatll make you the coolest person ever