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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No livestream today after all; this weekend has *not* gone as planned. But hopefully I'll be doing a joint livestream on Wednesday evening; stay tuned for details on that.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Join me in a little over an hour for more MaG48HMML! We'll visit the ice skating rink and maybe the library, continuing backward through the entries. Find me here: www.twitch.tv/flashman85

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Nathaniel (AKA Flashman85, AKA GeminiLaser) plays Mega Man games. Lots of Mega Man games. Perhaps you've seen him around the Internet. Shoutout to Phusion for the nifty profile art. — Flashman85 strea...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'll be back at sea on Sunday SUNDAY Sunday for another tier or two of Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level! I'll start sometime early afternoon EDT and go for a couple hours. www.twitch.tv/flashman85 AND IN OTHER NEWS, I'm back to recording MM8. Got more Frost Man footage, some of it almost usable!

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Over the last two years, I've poured nearly 500 hours into Emberward, a puzzle-oriented tower defense game. Now it's out of early access! It's a satisfying blend of construction and destruction...and it's got my name in the credits for playtesting! :D store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/...

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Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

No 48H stream this weekend after all, but hopefully next weekend! In the meantime, here's what you might've missed last stream: a pool party, dev commentary on my entry level, and a sidequest that was particularly infamous when the game released: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opzi...

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Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level - Part 2: I Ended Up in the Swimming Pool Tier? Water the Odds!?

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ThatEntityGirl @thatentitygirl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Play Mega Man: Wily Tower NES at this year's SAGE Expo, starting today!

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Maaaaybe another MaGMML 48 Hour livestream this weekend? It'd have to be Saturday, switching things up.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just look at that preview image. Woody Harrelson is going to stare at you until you read my review of Last Breath, a movie about real events that transpired at one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★ review of Last Breath (2025)

Why I watched: I actually wasn't planning to watch this—the trailer made it seem like a by-the-numbers disaster movie. But I gave it a second look when it came to streaming and I saw it was (a) based ...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Returning to the Delta Quadrant was unexpectedly rough. Season 1 of Star Trek: Voyager (VOY) isn't the lowest-rated of this rewatch, but it was the most disappointing. Missed potential, questionable decisions, and too much body horror. Also: 5 holodeck episodes but no power to replicate coffee???

Graph of VOY Season 1 episode scores. Average is 2.80. Asterisks (*) indicate an episode centered around weird science.

"Caretaker" 3
"Parallax" 4 *
"Time and Again" 2 *
"Phage" 2 *
"The Cloud" 3 *
"Eye of the Needle" 5 *
"Ex Post Facto" 4 *
"Emanations" 4 *
"Prime Factors" 4
"State of Flux" 3 *
"Heroes and Demons" 2 *
"Cathexis" 2 *
"Faces" 0 *
"Jetrel" 3 *
"Learning Curve" 1

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level livestreams continue with Tier 10, a new costume, and maybe a sidequest or two! We'll go for 2-3 hours. I'm just getting set up—find me here soon: www.twitch.tv/flashman85

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

BEEP BEEP Which is to say, Coyote vs. Acme is the most I've enjoyed a new release since Rental Family and Eleanor the Great...or since Barbie and Oppenheimer, if we go back to when this *should* have been released. A review that'll hopefully encourage you to see it: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★★★ review of Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Why I watched: Warner Bros. initially shelved this as a tax write-off, and my wife and I thought it was important to communicate with our cinema dollars that there's financial value in audiences actua...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Finally, my first livestream of MaGMML 48 Hour is up on YouTube! I start with first place and work backward, showcasing some esoteric NPC secrets and doing questionable voice acting along the way. Special guest Z-Saber joins me for a few minutes, too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SW3...

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Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level - Part 1: A Top-Down Approach

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How about another MaG48HMML livestream on Sunday afternoon? We'll tackle Tier 10, and then Tier 9 if time permits. Maybe some sidequests, too! I haven't forgotten about the archive video of the first stream; I've been extra busy and SUPER wiped the last several days. It'll go up before Sunday.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We're more than halfway through the year, and I've only seen *three* new releases. Well, make that four! The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, was not a particularly enjoyable watch for me...but it was an interesting one that I'm still thinking about. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★ review of The Drama (2026)

Why I watched: The trailer intrigued me; and I like Zendaya, Pattinson, and Athie as actors. What I liked: The cast did not disappoint. The story went places I did not expect. I appreciated the themin...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you're looking for a diversion on Sunday afternoon, I'll be streaming Make a Good 48 Hour Mega Man Level for the very first time! Exact time TBC but it'll be early afternoon EDT. Expect dev insights and an upside-down level order! www.twitch.tv/flashman85

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Nathaniel (AKA Flashman85, AKA GeminiLaser) plays Mega Man games. Lots of Mega Man games. Perhaps you've seen him around the Internet. Shoutout to Phusion for the nifty profile art.

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Alex Zandra @zandravandra.com · 14/08/2026

GOOD! MORNING! MEGA MAN! :D —FAN-FARE— ...with a friend! @flashman85.bsky.social joins me for the final(?!?) look at Make A Good Mega Man Level 3! what a long, strange adventure it's been come on by and say hi <3 www.twitch.tv/zandravandra

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Deep Space Nine (DS9) gets even better in Season 2, where the storylines diversify, make stronger connections with the broader Star Trek universe, and leverage the uniqueness of this setting and these characters even more. No, you haven't had too much tulaberry wine—the chart got a makeover.

Graph of DS9 Season 2 episode scores. Average is 3.62. Asterisks (*) indicate an episode that grapples with a moral or philosophical conflict.

"The Homecoming" 4 *
"The Circle" 4
"The Siege" 5 *
"Invasive Procedures" 2
"Cardassians" 4 *
"Melora" 4 *
"Rules of Acquisition" 4 *
"Necessary Evil" 4
"Second Sight" 3
"Sanctuary" 2 *
"Rivals" 3
"The Alternate" 2
"Armageddon Game" 5
"Whispers" 4
"Paradise" 3 *
"Shadowplay" 4 *
"Playing God" 3 *
"Profit and Loss" 5 *
"Blood Oath" 5 *
"The Maquis I" 2 *
"The Maquis II" 3 *
"The Wire" 4 *
"Crossover" 4 *
"The Collaborator" 4 *
"Tribunal" 3
"The Jem'Hadar" 4

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Although I'm no longer an active member of the GameCola staff, I do come out of retirement every once in a while to talk about video games—in this case, Chrono Trigger. Here's a collaborative article looking back on the games of 2025...and 2015, 2005, 1995, 1985... gamecola.net/2026/07/the-...

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The 2025 GameCola Videogame Awards (Part 2)

Yesterday was the time for those winners, but today is the time for these winners.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Super productive weekend. Updated the fangame tracker, made some long-overdue Discord server updates, did some work on 48H in anticipation of streaming soon, poked at a blog post that's been stalled for years, and that's just the Mega Man stuff. Here's hoping I can keep up the momentum.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I've actually got creative energy this weekend (it's amazing what a few nights of decent sleep will do), so I'm working on my backlog of Mega Man projects. Might stream tomorrow; might keep working on stuff behind the scenes.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

For the first time in a while, everything feels like it's in balance for me. Not everything is perfect, but I'm starting to enjoy myself again. Stress is receding. Things are looking up. We'll see how the week goes, but maybe a livestream in the near future?

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It feels great to be watching movies at a more normal (for me) pace again—and to have my wife along for so many of them! This has been a real "just get through the month" kind of month, so I cherish the things that make life feel more like I want it to.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

SO MANY EVILS You may not have heard of Summoned. Now you have. Here's a review where the words flowed easily and I had a fun time writing. The movie poster grossly overstates the ratio of Cuba Gooding Jr to anyone else with screen time. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★ review of Summoned (2013)

Why I watched: I was looking for more horror movies that I thought I could stomach, and a made-for-TV supernatural thriller about jurors being mysteriously bumped off in PG-13 ways seemed like a good ...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You'd better read this review, or you'll make The Butcher angry! Here's my take on The House, an increasingly absurd comedy about two parents trying to send a kid to college. *My* college. Allegedly. It's good, if you like stuff I don't. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★ review of The House (2017)

Why I watched: I'd heard that this took place at my alma mater, or at least was inspired by college life there. Yep, that's about all it takes for me to watch a movie. What I liked: I'm not much for g...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Last night, I did some maintenance on my Steam library for the first time in years. It was freeing. It feels really good to have all my games in categories where I'll remember to play them, and to have more hard drive space after uninstalling a few titles I don't see myself going back to anymore.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I want to create more content, but I'm burned out—stuck in an ugly cycle where the things I do to recover make me feel guilty because they're not "productive" enough. So I'm taking a new approach. Forget about content. Just bring something good into the world, every day. I think I can manage that.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Here's my biggest Star Trek graph yet, covering all 7 seasons of The Next Generation (TNG). Oddly, I'm most nostalgic for Seasons 1 and 3-5. I'm discovering that certain graph shapes say more about my enjoyment than the averages. Don't look too closely at the "Other" writer row. Things got goofy.

Infographic of TNG

Series Average: 3.57

Season 1 Average: 3.04
Season 2 Average: 3.18
Season 3 Average: 3.73
Season 4 Average: 3.77
Season 5 Average: 3.85
Season 6 Average: 4.00
Season 7 Average: 3.32

Total episodes where diplomacy saves the day (at least in part): 105 of 176 (60%)

FIGURE - Number of episodes by score:
0 (1), 1 (9), 2 (22), 3 (43), 4 (59), 5 (42)

TABLE - Teleplay/Story/Writer Episodes Average
Ronald D Moore 26 4.31
René Echevarria 16 3.94
Michael Piller 13 3.92
Naren Shankar 9 3.67
Other (≤7 episodes) 309 3.57
Joe Menosky 14 3.43
Brannon Braga 19 3.42
Hans Beimler 8 3.25
Richard Manning 8 3.25
Jeri Taylor 13 3.08
Maurice Hurley 12 2.75

TABLE - Director Episodes Average
Alexander Singer 6 4.17
Les Landau 20 4
Gabrielle Beaumont 7 3.86
Jonathan Frakes 8 3.75
Robert Scheerer 11 3.64
Other (≤5 episodes) 62 3.53
Cliff Bole 25 3.52
Winrich Kolbe 16 3.38
Robert Wiemer 8 3.38
Rob Bowman 13 2.92

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My MEGA MAY stream of Mega Man Relay, with co-commentary from devs 742mph and HOOVEDOMEN, is up on YouTube! I've got 2 hours to beat a collaborative gauntlet of fan levels—mostly blind, juggling chat / commentary / tech issues—that takes experienced players ~1h40m. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfQ6...

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Mega Man Relay - Blind Play w/ Flashman85 - Mega May

YouTube video by 20XXpo

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

No stream today after all, but perhaps I could interest you in an extensively updated Mega Man Fangame Tracker? Fixed a few broken links, removed a few abandoned projects, added a whole bunch more games. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Flashman85's Mega Man Fangame Tracker

Last update: June 21, 2026 This is a list of Mega Man fangames—specifically, anything that LOOKS like a Mega Man prequel, sequel, interquel, spinoff, or crossover. This list does not include ROM hack...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I've been falling behind on posting my Letterboxd reviews! Here's my take on Girls Like Girls, a coming-of-age story from writer/director/musician Hayley Kiyoko that's got romance, drama, and a whole lot of nostalgia for AOL Instant Messenger: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★ review of Girls Like Girls (2026)

Why I watched: The trailer looked good, I like the song by the same name, and this fit perfectly with my plan to spend Pride month watching as many thematically relevant movies as I have the time and ...

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I finally got around to posting last weekend's Mega Man Fangame Sampler livestream to YouTube! 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? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ripa...

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Mega Man Fangame Sampler #27: Beat: The Game, Eddie's World

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Mega Man Fangame Sampler livestream TOMORROW?? Let's see if I can finally make this happen! Plan is to start this Sunday, somewhere in the 2-4 PM EDT range. Hopefully a short-ish, casual stream to get back into the groove. www.twitch.tv/flashman85

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Nathaniel (AKA Flashman85, AKA GeminiLaser) plays Mega Man games. Lots of Mega Man games. Perhaps you've seen him around the Internet. Shoutout to Phusion for the nifty profile art.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Pride month is off to a hot start for me.

Screenshot of a Letterboxd Diary page dated Jun 2026, with the following entries for the following dates:

06 - Fire Island, 2022, 3 stars
06 - Paris Is Burning, 1990, 4 stars
06 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019, 4 stars
04 - Fried Green Tomatoes, 1991, 4 stars

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

All good things must...get rated and turned into a graph! Season 7 of The Next Generation (TNG) is all over the place in terms of scores, but numbers only tell part of the story. The whole really is greater than the sum of its parts—TNG remains my favorite Star Trek and indeed my favorite TV show.

Graph of TNG Season 7 episode scores. Average is 3.32. Asterisks (*) indicate an episode where diplomacy saves the day (at least in part).

"Descent II" 3 *
"Liaisons" 3 *
"Interface" 4 *
"Gambit I" 3 *
"Gambit II" 5 *
"Phantasms" 4
"Dark Page" 4 *
"Attached" 5 *
"Force of Nature" 2
"Inheritance" 4
"Parallels" 5
"The Pegasus" 5 *
"Homeward" 3 *
"Sub Rosa" 1 *
"Lower Decks" 5 *
"Thine Own Self" 4
"Masks" 2 *
"Eye of the Beholder" 3
"Genesis" 0
"Journey's End" 1 *
"Firstborn" 5 *
"Bloodlines" 3 *
"Emergence" 2 *
"Preemptive Strike" 2 *
"All Good Things..." 5 *

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Got a service visit scheduled for Monday to fix the spotty internet situation that's thrown off my week. Once my connection is reliably stable again, here's my plan: 1. MM Fangame Sampler at first opportunity 2. Start streaming MaGMML48H on a weekly basis 3. Resume recording MM8 (Steam LC2 version)

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

So I picked up Funny Island Game. I wanted a coherent theme for my island, and I settled on one that fits perfectly with another ongoing project... MANY more pictures available if anyone's interested.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Here it is, folks. After 3 seasons of Mediocre Trek and 12 seasons of Good Trek, the penultimate season of The Next Generation (TNG) joins the TOS movies as Great Trek. Creative, thought-provoking sci-fi. Meaningful continuity with past episodes and other series. A fine show. A credit to her name.

Graph of TNG Season 6 episode scores. Average is 4.00. Asterisks (*) indicate an episode where diplomacy saves the day (at least in part).

"Time's Arrow II" 3
"Realm Of Fear" 3
"Man Of The People" 1 *
"Relics" 5 *
"Schisms" 2
"True Q" 4 *
"Rascals" 5
"A Fistful of Datas" 4
"The Quality of Life" 4 *
"Chain Of Command I" 2
"Chain Of Command II" 4 *
"Ship In A Bottle" 5
"Aquiel" 4 *
"Face Of The Enemy" 5 *
"Tapestry" 5
"Birthright I" 4
"Birthright II" 5 *
"Starship Mine" 4
"Lessons" 4
"The Chase" 4 *
"Frame of Mind" 5
"Suspicions" 4
"Rightful Heir" 4 *
"Second Chances" 5
"Timescape" 5
"Descent I" 4

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

No *fangame sampler* yet, but how about trying to stream just *one* fangame to completion? As part of MEGA MAY, I'm doing a semi-blind stream of Mega Man Relay TONIGHT at 10 PM EDT, joined by devs 742mph and HOOVEDOMEN on commentary! Find us here at the 20XXpo Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/20xxpo

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Mega May! The !Kickstarter is live! Check the !Schedule to see EVERY Mega Man Game!

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I picked out some fangames to play. I updated my title cards. I even dabbled with Streamlabs for the first time. I was all set to stream this week. Well...the week is over, and I didn't stream. I had three perfectly good evenings, and they all fell apart. Hopefully a fangame sampler next week?

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Get your eyeballs ready! It's MEGA MAY, which means it's time to shake off the dust and do some livestreaming. Expect a Mega Man Fangame Sampler some evening this week, and then a semi-blind playthrough of Mega Man Relay (with guests!) on Saturday starting at 10 PM EDT! www.twitch.tv/flashman85

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Nathaniel (AKA Flashman85, AKA GeminiLaser) plays Mega Man games. Lots of Mega Man games. Perhaps you've seen him around the Internet. Shoutout to Phusion for the nifty profile art.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Some 6 months after finishing Enterprise, I've finally finished... [checks notes] Enterprise? Rewatching Star Trek in timeline order, I waited until TNG "The Pegasus" for the ENT finale—which is made palatable by the novel "The Good That Men Do" but is still a goose egg. Enjoy some revised graphs!

Infographic of ENT

Series Average: 3.06

Season 1 Average: 3.24
Season 2 Average: 2.73
Season 3 Average: 3.00
Season 4 Average: 3.32

Total episodes where any crew members are abducted, arrested, shackled, or otherwise held/taken against their will: 49 of 97 (51%)

FIGURE - Number of episodes by score:
0 (2), 1 (9), 2 (19), 3 (26), 4 (33), 5 (8)

TABLE - Teleplay/Story/Writer Episodes Average
J & G Reeves-Stevens 5 4.20
Chris Black 14 3.43
Manny Coto 14 3.36
Other (≤3 episodes) 31 3.23
Mike Sussman 22 3.17
John Shiban 5 3.00
David A Goodman 4 3.00
André Bormanis 12 2.83
Phyllis Strong 12 2.83
R Berman & B Braga 37 2.68

TABLE - Director Episodes Average
Robert Duncan McNeill 4 4.25
Other (≤3 episodes) 16 3.75
LeVar Burton 9 3.44
James L Conway 4 3.25
Mike Vejar 11 2.91
David Straiton 10 2.90
David Livingston 15 2.80
Roxann Dawson 10 2.80
James Contner 5 2.80
Allan Kroeker 13 2.38

Rounded averages. Name order = unrounded average > episodes > alphabetical. Due to shared credit, episodes may be counted more than once.

Graph of ENT Season 4 episode scores. Average is 3.32. Asterisks (*) indicate an episode where any crew members are abducted, arrested, shackled, or otherwise held/taken against their will.

"Storm Front I" 1
"Storm Front II" 2
"Home" 4
"Borderland" 3
"Cold Station 12" 2
"The Augments" 3
"The Forge" 5
"Awakening" 4
"Kir'Shara" 4
"Daedalus" 3
"Observer Effect" 4
"Babel One" 3
"United" 3
"The Aenar" 3
"Affliction" 5
"Divergence" 4
"Bound" 2
"In A Mirror, Darkly I" 4
"In A Mirror, Darkly II" 4
"Demons" 5
"Terra Prime" 5
"These Are The Voyages..." 0

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

April 22 marks both 24 years of GameCola as a whole and the 200th episode of our podcast! To celebrate, our rotating cast (both present and past) has 24 hours of fun planned! We're going live in <10 hours, feel free to come say hi anytime throughout the event! www.youtube.com/live/dHr0QPS...

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The 24th Anniversary 24 Hour Live Edition of The GameCola Podcast Episode #200

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Getting back into recording and streaming is tough. The desire is there, but I am so burned out from pushing myself beyond my limits for the last few years. I'm trying to take care of myself better, both physically and emotionally, so I can start doing more for others. Better sleep is a good start.

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I'm playing Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, a classic RPG for the SNES. While updating my party's equipment, I noticed some...odd...text mistakes. Hilariously, changing the name in an equipment slot doesn't fully replace the old name; it pastes over top of it. These look like verb conjugations!

Screenshot of the equipment menu from Lufia II for the SNES. The equipment list reads as follows:

Long knifed
Coath armor
Power brace
Headbandlmet
No equiping
Horse rock

Screenshot of the equipment menu from Lufia II for the SNES. The equipment list reads as follows:

No equipfed
No equipmor
No equipace
No equiplmet
No equiping
No equipck

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I've long held that Deep Space Nine (DS9) is objectively the best Star Trek...but you need to stick with it. Season 1, AKA Only Murders in the Station, AKA Yamok Time, doesn't boldly go where you'd expect. But it understands the mission of *Trek* is more than just the mission of the *Enterprise*.

Graph of DS9 Season 1 episode scores. Average is 3.47. Asterisks (*) indicate an episode that grapples with a moral or philosophical conflict.

"Emissary" 5 *
"Past Prologue" 4 *
"A Man Alone" 4
"Babel" 4
"Captive Pursuit" 3 *
"Q-Less" 2
"Dax" 4 *
"The Passenger" 2
"Move Along Home" 3
"The Nagus" 4
"Vortex" 3 *
"Battle Lines" 4 *
"The Storyteller" 2 *
"Progress" 4 *
"If Wishes Were Horses" 3
"The Forsaken" 3
"Dramatis Personae" 3
"Duet" 5 *
"In the Hands of the Prophets" 4 *

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Aca-scuse me? What do you *mean* I've never seen Pitch Perfect all the way through? Here's a 5-star review of a music movie that objectively isn't as perfect as the name suggests, but that had me grinning ear to ear anyhow: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★★★ review of Pitch Perfect (2012)

Why I watched: I'd seen bits and pieces of it on TV, and as somebody who's sung in a lot of music groups over the years (and even competed once or twice), it always felt like something I should watch....

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

If there's anything more exciting than a Kolvoord Starburst or being appointed Executive Officer in Charge of Radishes, it's seeing a Star Trek series keep getting better. Season 5 of The Next Generation (TNG) sets a new record for top-rated episodes, making up for the ones that merit a "Shaka..."

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I've reached the point in my Star Trek (re)watch project where there's overlap between TNG (including the movies and ENT finale), DS9, and VOY. I'll be juggling two series at a time, with a semi-flexible viewing order (hitting key milestones before moving on, but not obsessing over stardates).

A screencap from Star Trek: Deep Space 9 of the USS Enterprise-D docked at one of the upper pylons of the titular space station, with the planet Bajor visible in the background. Photo via Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Emissary_(episode)

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Flashman85 @flashman85.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Everybody told me not to waste my time on Wicked: For Good, but I only put it off this long because my plans to see it in the theater kept getting foiled. Do I think it's as good as first one? No. Does that make it bad? No. A review: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

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A ★★★ review of Wicked: For Good (2025)

Why I watched: I loved the previous installment, and I loved the original Broadway musical, so of course I was going to watch this—even though every person I know who'd seen it said it was rubbish. Wh...

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