Nathaniel Hoover

AKA GeminiLaser, AKA Flashman85. Yes, I'm still on Twitter. Try not to faint.

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

If you'd like more frequent updates from me, here's where you can find me and what I'm posting about:

- Bluesky (Mega Man, movies, Star Trek),
- Discord and Facebook (Mega Man)
- Kitsu (anime, Star Trek)
- Letterboxd (movies)

Links in the sidebar here: https://t.co/zGcVftFeH5

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MEGA MAY Mega Man Relay stream, with co-commentary from devs 742mph and HOOVEDOMEN, is on YouTube! I had 2 hours to beat a collaborative gauntlet of fan levels—mostly blind, juggling chat / commentary / tech issues—that takes experienced players ~1h40m.

https://t.co/sCacAu2Wt5

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I finally got around to uploading last weekend's Mega Man Fangame Sampler livestream! In which Mega Man is (almost) nowhere to be found.
Enjoy a casual playthrough of Beat: The Game and a good chunk of Eddie's World.
Maybe another stream this weekend?
https://t.co/8shh903MLK

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As part of MEGA MAY, a 24/7 streamathon to celebrate Mega Man and promote the upcoming 20XXpo fan festival, I'm doing a semi-blind livestream of Mega Man Relay TONIGHT at 10 PM EDT, joined by devs 742mph and HOOVEDOMEN!

Find us on the 20XXpo Twitch: https://t.co/L3Bv9sn1NR

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

April 22 marks both 24 years of GameCola as a whole and the 200th episode of the podcast!

To celebrate, a rotating cast (present and past) has 24 hours of fun planned! We're going live in ~7 hours; feel free to come say hi anytime throughout the event!

https://t.co/ifxPKjxwsR

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I've been dreading Mega Man 8—it's not a favorite, I'm not great at it, and it's *long*.

Early attempts at showoffery weren't fun. So I pivoted and learned how to have fun. Then the showoffery followed naturally.

The practice run is finally complete. Now it's time to record.

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I wanted to share a special treat from Fox in Yellow Socks: a no-damage playthrough of the Mega Man fangame I made, featuring the secret character. Be sure to read the video description, too!
https://t.co/6BZIaYU99d

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A NEW VIDEO!? Here's a compilation of ancient footage from the judging process for MaGMML3—highlights of my second time playing the levels. Be sure to read the description!

This is the first time I've manually subtitled a video; feedback is welcome!

https://t.co/OjTPzsdTrh

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I've spent most of the last decade working on Mega Man fangames. It's been fun, it's been gratifying, it's been exhausting. It's time for something new. Or, perhaps...something old. Getting back to recording is a goal for this year, and I've started shaking off the dust.

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Following last year's NES Dragon Warrior playthrough, GameCola invited me back to commentate on Dragon Warrior II! It's kinda like an RPG podcast with gameplay in the background. Zapetroid and Phusion from the MM35th AnnREVERSEary join us in E10 and E20! https://t.co/dORrqTUT0z

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MaGMML3 turns one year old today, and what better way to celebrate with a patch? https://t.co/6Nt99SQWjQ

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Second livestream of the new year! I'm once again joining fellow streamer ZandraVandra for a session of Emberward, a puzzle-oriented tower defense game. Join us tonight at 8 PM EST! https://t.co/6pr91PB0qx

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Penultimate (?) update for MaGMML3! Critical bugfixes, more polish, and miscellaneous other stuff.

https://t.co/6Nt99SQWjQ

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

First livestream of the new year! I'm joining fellow streamer ZandraVandra for a session of Emberward, a puzzle-oriented tower defense game. We start momentarily. Hope you can tune in! https://t.co/6pr91PByg5

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...and of course we added new bugs, too! A hotfix has been released for Version 1.1, fixing some crashes in the endgame. Please re-download ASAP!

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MaGMML3 v1.1 is out! This enormous update adds all sorts of new content, tons of bugfixes, and SO much polish. https://t.co/6Nt99SRu9o

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

Current/upcoming projects:
- Letterboxd movie reviews (ongoing)
- MaGMML3 v1.1 (this month)
- Dragon Warrior II recording for GCDotNet (January?)
- Blog post about writing NPCs for MaGMML48H (January?)
- MM8 playthrough (once MaGMML stuff is done)
- Twitch streams (whenever)

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

I’ve been recording a playthrough of the original NES Dragon Warrior with some GameCola friends—it kind of worked out like a podcast where we tell stories and wax philosophical and oh hey there’s gameplay we sometimes talk about. Here’s the playlist! https://t.co/X47w6mklWr

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Another update for MaGMML3! Co-op improvements, new functionality with the hotel bartender, and tons of bugfixes and minor dialogue updates. Get v1.061 while supplies last! (Supplies will last until the next update.) https://t.co/6Nt99SQWjQ

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

@glovetheglove1 No need to stop playing! The main attraction for 1.1 is something you won't be able to enjoy until the postgame.

[Nathaniel Hoover @nathanielhoover]

v1.05 of MaGMML3 is out! This will hopefully be the last bugfix/polish update before our big update to v1.1, and then maybe after that we can officially call this game finished. Enjoy! https://t.co/6Nt99SRu9o