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Simon Ashtear
@simonashtear.bsky.social
3D Model and graphic designer, screenplay/novel writer, editor in chief of The Best Game Never Played.
https://thebestgameneverplayed.wordpress.com/
https://www.twitch.tv/simonashtear
Grab a beanbag chair and settle in!
KeyGlyph is streaming some strategic spy shenanigans in Invisible Inc.
www.twitch.tv/keyglyph
Keyglyph - Twitch
SING THIS SONG IN THE AIR TO CALL THE PTERANODON
www.twitch.tv
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Jim Henson's Lord of the Rings!
Discuss!

Who would you re-arrange, and why? I'm not 100% solid on even my own choices. I might swap Fozzie and Gonzo into Legolas and Gimli. But then who takes THEIR places?

Is there room for Rowlf, Sweetums, Professor Honeydew & Beaker? Frodo? Balrog?
(NOT FINAL)
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The big end-of-year annual Twitch Recaps are out. I'm somewhere in the top 10% of all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows streamers (3rd year in a row!), AND somewhere (who can say precisely where?) in the top 10% of all Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin streamers!
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's ‪Gävle season!
Lillbocken has been built by the Natural Science Association at Vasa School www.instagram.com/lillbocken/
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pharmacists have introduced their new child-proof pill bottle cap.
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"You will be visited by 3 spirits..."

The Three Spirits:
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Stream time! Going to try and do a short stream - Planning to pick up where I left off in the Until Dawn remake, but my mood might change my mind 😄 Come hang out with me for a bit twitch.tv/nixxee
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Why have I never seen 🍍pineapple🍍in a calzone, hot pocket, pizza roll, or on a bagel bite?
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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If strategy games are more your thing, did you know MicroProse released a follow-up to Sid Meier's Pirates set in feudal Japan?

Sword of the Samurai is a wonderful game that evokes the Samurai epics while trying to stay grounded in history as you attempt to conquer your way into the shogunate.
Sword of the Samurai (1989) - MobyGames
Sword of the Samurai simulates feudal leadership in 15th century Japan. Players take on the role of a young samurai warrior with a small kingdom. You and your neighbors vie for land and perform feats ...
www.mobygames.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Quake, Unreal, Half-Life, it's my '90s, all over again! Who's up for a long-distance LAN party?
Unreal Tournament can now be played IN A BROWSER

dos.zone/mp/?lobby=ut

Along with other late 90s PC FPS classics but yeah. UT99 in a browser window... just fantastic. Thanks to the r/LGR subreddit for letting me know about it!
Multiplayer Hub | DOS.Zone
Multiplayer Portal - is a best place to play classic DOS and Windows games online with your friends. No registration needed, no advertisment, just play! Quake, Half-Life, Heroes of Might and Magic, Wo...
dos.zone
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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At some point after Gamer's Week Podcast tonight, I am planning to stream Fable II on Xbox360, however I might also stream Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii...
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Hey there, I think i will start up a little Sweet Home #NES for a short pop up stream. Hope you can join. Twitch.tv/puzzlebetter
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I need a laptop for traveling (my work laptop weighs as much as a car). I would love to go to an macbook air, but the price is too restrictive. Any suggestions out there?
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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BREAKING NEWS - I have finally purchased a new PC. Streams will be returning. I am so excited and also very terrified. It's been a long time and I look a little different - #fuckcancer - but let's go!!Khan and I hope to see you all soon 💙🐾🎉
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Tell us about your favorite Legend-of-Zelda-likes.

#ListenerFeedback
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Hello, heist fans! On Nov. 9, Im teaching a virtual heist workshop!

I’ve done a terrible job promoting it because of book tour brain - so! If you are interested in writing heists, give it a look! Help me spread the word! (The art was 100% done on the run, btw!)

www.eventbrite.com/e...
October 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Who ME? scared?? *Grabs my plush Eevee!

Check out this video "My first Spookumsfest2025 -Sweet Home NES (English)- First Playthrough! Scary RPG?! Retro game! #SweetHome #chatty #NES"
Twitch
www.twitch.tv/puzzlebetter...
YouTube
youtu.be/-OI_YRRN6a0?...
October 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Going to try Sweet Home NES (English patch) for #spookumsfest2025
twitch.tv/puzzlebetter
a cartoon of a cat dressed as a dinosaur with the words boo written above it
ALT: a cartoon of a cat dressed as a dinosaur with the words boo written above it
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
First, a Pablo Picasso stolen in mid-transport on October 17th, and now THIS?! I think we all know who is behind this. She's BACK! Be on the lookout for a dark-haired woman in red, driving a convertible, wearing a ruby necklace, who plays tennis, and likes tacos.
October 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
First-person ghost busting dungeon crawler? WHY have I never heard of this?! Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease be available on GOG...
Don't Go Alone (1989) was a creepy dungeon crawling RPG by Accolade for PCs. With a modern, four-person ghostbusting party armed with weapons and the power of chemistry, descend down through a haunted house's ten levels where the evil Ancient One awaits! (a paranormal thread)
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Tonight starting at 7:30 pm Eastern, I'll be firing up Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection. I'm excited to see this series reach a new generation. Thanks for the key, @atari.com!

Watch here 📺: www.twitch.tv/hungrygoriya

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3039890/...
October 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Was I the only one in kindergarten art class that was instructed to make ash trays for my parents? It wasn't just a ME thing, right? Other people had to do this? "Here, kids, encourage your parents to smoke." Looking back, it was a really warped thing to make kids do.
October 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Midnight thought:

Egon Spengler would absolutely KILL IT at a Vulcan stand-up comedy club.
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM