Friday Night Funkinis an indie rhythm game that has taken over YouTube, Tiktok, and various game modding websites. It features a catchy original soundtrack, stylized art, and presents itself as a love letter to the Newgrounds and Flash game community as a whole.
Being the tribute that it is,Friday Night Funkincontains many different cameos and references to various flash games and other inspirations for the title. With some guest appearances taking center stage of certain levels, and others as background details, some cameos are more obvious than others.
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The popularity ofFriday Night Funkinhas served as a promo for multiple characters making guest appearances in it. Cameos even go for characters that have appeared in Flash games since the earliest days ofNewgrounds. Their appearances however make sure they’re shown in a good and funky light.
Week 2 - Skid and Pump
The first guest appearances to show up inFriday Night Funkinare the dual opponents from the game’s second week. These opponents are Skid, the child dressed as a skeleton, as well as Pump, the child with a pumpkin on his head.
Both of these characters are originally from animator Sr Pelo’s series,Spooky Month. Thisseries of Newgrounds animated shortsstarred Skid and Pump celebrating “Spooky Month” in various chaotic ways, including taking candy from strangers, summoning demons, and doing the spooky dance. The dance in question appears as Skid and Pump’s idle animation inFriday Night Funkin.
Week 3 - Pico
The third week ofFriday Night Funkinhas players go up against a character strongly connected to Newgrounds history. This character is Pico, known for his starring role in the 1999Flash gamePico’s School, by Tom Fulp. He has since appeared in multiple Flash games by Tom Fulp and has become one of Newgrounds.com’s mascots. Many longtime Newgrounds users may recognize him as the focus of the Pico Day on-site holiday, as well as one of the old faces of the Newgrounds rating systems.
InFriday Night Funkin, Pico still has his gun fromPico’s School, but forgoes shooting Boyfriend, and instead battles him with song like all of the previous foes. Like the other songs in the game, the ones led by Pico are beloved by players.
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Week 5 - Red Snow
Week five contains the most character cameos and guest appearances out of any other week. This is due to most of the songs taking place in a crowded mall duringChristmas timewith each visible background character being a reference to something.
Starting in the far background are:
Close to the battle between Boyfriend and the duo of Girlfriend’s parents are:
WithFriday Night Funkinstill getting updates, and with more content on the horizon, more guest appearances and cameos are to be expected. The game is completely free to play with an active modding community to boot, so there’s plenty to enjoy withFriday Night Funkinnow, and in the future.
Friday Night Funkinis available on Newgrounds and Itch.io for in-browser play.
