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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Did one of these today! It's not a perfect representation, but it's fairly close to my favourite video games:

Screenshot of a 5 times 5 grid of video game cover art of the following games:
Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid Prime Remastered
Metroid: Other M
Mega Man
Mega Man X
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Disney's DuckTales
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Custom Robo Arena
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
River City Ransom
F-Zero
Fate/Stay Night Remastered
Dicey Dungeons
Super Meat Boy
Cave Story+
VVVVVV
A Hat in Time
Shovel Knight
Blue Fire

Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I think I always was one? My brother got an N64 around the time I got produced, so I must have played Mario 64 as soon as I was able to. That wasn't a switch moment though, that was just one of many new things for baby Ashley, and one I simply stayed with.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just beat Metroid Dread for the first time. I don't know yet how it ranks in the series as a whole. But this game is fantastic. It understands what makes a Metroid experience a memorable one and breathes new life into it. I have nothing but respect for the developers. See you next mission. #Metroid

Close up screenshot of Samus, wearing her red helmet. She glances determined through the side of the green visor.

Screenshot of the Mission Result screen. It shows normal difficulty, a clear time of eight and a half hours, 100 % item collection, 49 times defeated, and several other stats.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Trans men appreciation post 🏳️‍⚧️ You guys rock

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Got some tattoos today and am super happy with how they turned out! #Tattooart #Metroid #Zelda

Foto of my chest area with a Screw Attack symbol tattoo from Metroid. It's a stylised lightning bolt in a circle with peaks to make room for the lightning bolt.

My left hand with a Triforce tattoo from The Legend of Zelda. It's three equilateral triangles forming a bigger one.

My right hand with a tattoo of the Symbol Samus from Metroid has on her Zero Suit at that same spot. It's a circle with a triangle each going up and down, with a jagged line inside. Outside are other lines going to secondary cardinal directions away from the circle.

Photo of my cheek, showing a very small crossed out heart tattoo, and to its side another tiny one.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm not much of an artist, but I have fun drawing sometimes and last night I fell in love a bit ♡✨️ #TwinkleGirl #MegaMan

Scrawly pencil drawing on graph paper of Twinkle Girl from Mega Man Dual Override, a humanoid robot striking a joyful pose and looking happy.

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DustinVG @dustinvg.com · 23/08/2026

Miyamoto would have a heart attack if he knew how much Vivian money was being left on the table

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I love gay men. I love it when men are gay and consider it a personal favour to me whenever they are.

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DarkWingSpartan @darkwingspartan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Just finished this fan remake of Donkey Kong Land (in the style of Donkey Kong *Country*) that just came out. That was neat. The presentation is EXCELLENT, but there's some polish issues and questionable levels (thanks to the game it's remaking). Good time tho. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-i3...

youtube.com

Donkey Kong Land Remake - Release Trailer

YouTube video by kasquez

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Metroid (Famicom Disk System) (08/06/1986) This is it. The big one. The reason I started this whole project in the first place. On this day 40 years ago, Nintendo released Metroid for the Famicom and changed the world. 1/25 #AshleysAttic Issue No. 7 #Nintendo #Metroid #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top-down view of a Famicom Disk System case of the game Metroid. It shows a character in an orange space armour jumping and shooting from their arm cannon in the direction of the camera, as well as the blue letters forming the title, tilted back in a similar style as Star Wars. The game is held above a Metroid themed desk mat, on which two round crocheted Metroids (space jellyfish) sit. There also is a small sketchpad with a drawing of the title screen - the surface of a rocky planet.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Family Computer Disk System / Famicom Disk System (02/21/1986) This is the Japanese exclusive "add-on" to the Famicom - it's bigger than the main console itself, but it allows you to play highly advanced game disks! 1/16 #AshleysAttic Issue No. 6 #Nintendo #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top-down view of the Famicom Disk System. It's a big rectangular device with a disk slot in the front. The cover is black, with the rest of the shell being red. I hold it worwards the camera. Below it is a work mat, several tools ready to use, and partially obscured by my hand, the RAM adapter for the Famicom.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Excitebike (Famicom) (11/30/1984) Now this one's a classic. One of the most often re-released and ported games from this era, this is low-key a favourite of mine. And the cartridge is red, that's a plus in my book! 1/13 #AshleysAttic Issue No. 5 #Nintendo #Excitebike #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top-down view of a rectangular Famicom cartridge, held over a work mat. The casrtridge is red, the label shows a drawn image of two stunt racers on a race track with hills, the name of the game, Nintendo, release year, and several Japanese letters. On the work mat there are several tools and cleaning utensils ready to use.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

First thing I always do on a Switch system is getting all 18 NSO apps, otherwise it doesn't feel right 🙈

Close up of a monitor showing a software group on Nintendo Switch 2. Listed are both the Japanese and international versions of Famicom / NES, Game Boy, SNES, Mega Drive, Virtual Boy, N64, N64 mature, GBA and Gamecube.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Due to recent events, I postpone the upcoming issue of Ashley's Attic to next week.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

CN selfie, ec Was at the local computer museum with a friend today, and it was really fun! Almost everything was hands on and to try out for anyone.

Selfie of me in front of a CRT showing the title screen of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. I'm white, have dark blonde messy hair over part of my forehead, wear glasses and a N95 face mask on which I drew logos of Atari, Commodore 64, Amiga, and others. I wear a t shirt with white and pink stripes. I make a "peace" sign with my fingers. The title screw shows Sonic and as well as the island in the water the game takes place in.

Photo of a Space invaders machine, currently played on by my friend. Inside the machine seems to be a projector resulting in a bigger than normal image. My friend is white and wears a grey t shirt. His hands are on the buttons. On the screen, there is the spaceship going from side to side, shooting the approaching enemy ships.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Nintendo Family Computer / Famicom (07/15/1983) Today we have one of my favourite video game systems of all time. Nintendo's first console with swappable cartridges and their contribution to the third generation of video games, the Famicom. 1/23 #AshleysAttic #Nintendo #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top-down view of the Nintendo Famicom. It's a white and red rectangular system, stating its name on the front. On the top there are a power and a reset button with Japanese labeling, a big switch mechanism to release a cartridge, and the cartridge slot itself, currently closed by a red cover. Both controllers are hardwired and currently held at the sides of the system at their home positions. The systems is slightly hold up for a better view, resting on a work mat with tools ready to use around it.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Aperture Science, seen right here in Germany. I don't know what's going on, but I'm readying my space bar to say apple.

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Liliths Lädchen @lillaedchen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#Kreativ #Kleinunternehmen Nun ist es offiziell. Mein Shop ist nun gestartet mit den ersten Buttons. Weiteres wird noch folgen und in nächster Zeit wird das Angebot wachsen. Falls ihr individuelle Wünsche für Buttons oder Sticker habt, dann schreibt mich direkt an. www.etsy.com/de/shop/Lili...

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Game & Watch: Octopus (04/28/1980 - Ball, 07/16/1981 - Octopus) Nintendo's first handheld game system. How it came to be I already explained on the LC Super Timer issue of Ashley's Attic, and this is the second wide screen model of the G&W. 1/7 #AshleysAttic #Nintendo #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top down view of the golden and red rectangular Game & Watch: Octopus handheld. It palm-sized, has one action button on either side, on the top right there is a "Game A", "Game B" and "Time" button, as well as tiny buttons for alarm and all clear. The wide screen shows the background of a simple two dimensional body of water in cross-sectional view. There is a boat floating on top, a sunken ship at the side, a rope leading to the bottom of the ocean and a treasure box next to the sunken ship. The system is held by my two hands above a work mat, with tools ready to use.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Atari 2600 Jr. (09/1977 - VCS model, 1986 - Jr. model) We're in the second generation of video game consoles and have swappable game castridges now! Plus, this system had proper external controllers and doesn't even need batteries anymore. 1/X #AshleysAttic #Atari #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top down view of an Atari 2600 Junior. It's a rectangular black system with a silver band around it, stating the number 2600 as well as labelling the buttons. The system is held in my hands. Underneath it, there is a work mat, and tools ready to use.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Privileg LC Super Timer (1975) Just a quick one today, this is an LCD calculator from the seventies. It has all basic functions of a calculator including exctracting square root and memory buttons. This clearly isn't a gaming system, but... 1/6 #AshleysAttic #Nintendo #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top down view of a small, brown calculator with a yellow tinted LCD screen on a work mat. Two hands hold the system up a little. To the sides are tools, ready to use.

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Ashley Stormyheart 🏳️‍⚧️ @ashleystormyheart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Nintendo Color TV-Game 6 S (06/01/1977) Nintendo's very first video game system. The 6 S is as far as I know the initial variant, lacking a power cord. The CTVG had no external controllers. Instead, you used the dials on the console itself. 1/9 #AshleysAttic #Nintendo #RetroGaming #GamingHistory

Top down view of a beige rectangular CTVG6S console on a work mat. Two hands hold the system up a little. To the sides are tools, ready to use.

Same view, but now the bottom of the system. It shows labels and a closed battery compartment.

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