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The New Ground History
New Ground has not always been about offending people and having fun. It has grown through many stages! Below is a brief history of how New Ground came about, and where it is going in the future.
1992 - It Begins
New Ground was not originally made for the web, it was actually a fanzine edited and published by Tom Fulp from his home in Perkasie, PA. This fanzine did not even have anything to do with NG in its current form -- it was a Neo Geo fanzine. The only thing it had in common with New Ground now is that it was funny and occasionally downright zany with its humor. It also had a very serious side, however.
1995 - Tangled in the Web
When Tom Fulp first had access to create his own web page, he immediately took on the New Ground name. The only problem was that he wanted something more to the name to imply it was the next step. "Shin New Ground" was under consideration, but the final decision was "New Ground Remix". The page also went by the acronym NGR, which sounded to some like a racial slur. Tom was kinda pissed when he realized that. Anyway, the page was kinda pointless, until one week in 1996 when Tom created Club a Seal and Assassin. The games finally brought meaning to the name New Ground, and a small cult following was formed.
1998 - Making Its Mark
As a student of Drexel University, Tom accessed the internet via an ethernet card and not a modem. Because of this, he no longer had dial in access to his home service provider. Hence, he could no longer access the FTP site of his home server (they don't allow outside IPs to enter)... So he could no longer update New Ground Remix. On his Drexel web space, he created Club a Seal II and Assassin II, and all was well and good. He decided he needed a new place to house these great attractions, and New Ground Atomix was born.
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