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Simon Oliver

@simonoliver.com
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Game Director @HandCircus.com . SimonOliver.com - Block Rancher, Rolando, Okabu, Seabeard. Prev Toy Invention Director @LEGO.

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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 19/09/2026
Perfect for indie games - A Short Hike runs perfectly!
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 19/09/2026
Great for emulation - 2 screens lets you do DS, 3DS, Wii U. Also really impressed with PC Steam games via GameNative
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 19/09/2026
Replaying The Best Game on Ayn Thor - I love this little device! Sorta like a weird hybrid of 3DS and Steam Deck
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 07/09/2026
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social don’t know if you are still doing #foxoftheday but we have a very happy one rolling around on our shed today
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 07/09/2026
One happy fox
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 06/09/2026
Nothing has appeared in my summoning circle yet - what am I doing wrong
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 25/07/2026
Games!
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 15/07/2026
This combination rescue cat shelter / coworking space in Brighton absolutely rules
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 02/07/2026
Just finished Super Scram Kitty on Switch! Such a blast from start to finish - a great blend of unique mechanics with a wonderful flow, its got so many clever twists on the core play as you progress. Grab it while it’s hot! www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 20/06/2026
I hope this is true as it’s awesome practical VFX if so
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 18/06/2026
The cat is out the (e-shop) bag! Super Scram Kitty is available NOW 🥳
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 15/06/2026
Myna!
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 10/06/2026
🦎
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 06/06/2026
Dude built his own rad suit and wandered round Pripryat making art in the 90s. WTF
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 06/06/2026
Spent our last day in Japan at NAKKA’s Enfant Terribles exhibition. Loved Yanobe Tenji’s work especially
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 05/06/2026
🥹
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 05/06/2026
It’s fawn season in Nara 🦌
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 03/06/2026
Some amazing vintage toys in Mandarake
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 03/06/2026
Love the logo for the Shinsekai area
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 03/06/2026
Full set of Mario Artist in Osaka Super Potato!Would love to buy but about £500
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 02/06/2026
🏝️ 🌉🌞
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 02/06/2026
We cycled the Shimanami Kaido across the Seto Inland Sea after BitSummit - two days of sandy beaches, sunshine and suspension bridges. extraordinarily beautiful scenes
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 02/06/2026
Onsen eggs (with self portraits)
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 02/06/2026
Stunning views from this Ryokan @ Kinosaki
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 01/05/2026
🦊💤
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 28/04/2026
Endless napping
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 28/04/2026
🦊 Fox update - ring mode
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 25/04/2026
Cat trying to catch the same vibe
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 25/04/2026
Up there sunbathing for HOURS
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 25/04/2026
This fox was having a really good day
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 17/03/2026
Bought this garden cam with a pet detector thing to see when our cat needed to come in. Got a bonus wildlife trap camera!
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 24/01/2026
Any folks using Obsidian and looking for a new theme and wanna get away from minimalism - highly recommend Retroma - github.com/emarpiee/Ret... - fun, nostalgic and super usable
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 23/01/2026
*Love* these soundscapes created to harmonise with animal/nature scenes. Makes my brain go weird
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 17/01/2026
Finally got round to trying this and seems to work pretty well on first look (not extensively used yet). I used the Python GUI installer here and seemed to work without any messing github.com/ryzendew/Lin...
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 05/12/2025
I’ve always wanted to make a Mario 64 mod with Jared Leto from house of Gucci
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 01/08/2025
Getting increasingly obsessed with this guy's amazing Gal Godot audition sketches
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 01/08/2025
Extraordinary words in this interview with Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere all at Once) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Kwan offered final (profound) words to close the conversation.
"To learn about [Al] is to basically have to say goodbye to the future you thought was going to happen. And that requires a mourning process. I just want to acknowledge that for some of you this is normal and fine, youve heard all this stuff and it's not a big deal. But for others, this is really hard stuff to handle," Kwan said. "The fact that Hollywood might not happen [to] exist anymore, the fact that all these institutions might be replaced by something else, were saying goodbye to the future, and there's a little bit of grief in that.
Who knows if it's going to be good? Who knows if it's going to be bad? But it is fundamentally going to change. Give yourself the space."
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 29/07/2025
Can't stop watching this. Such a vibe (sound on!)
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 17/07/2025
🎉 🍌🍌🍌🎉
Donkey Kong Banana for Nintendo Switch 2
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 04/07/2025
Been using WaniKani this year to learn Kanji and some of the mnemonics are so beautifully weird - the best way to learn a language ❤️
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 28/06/2025
Longhorns guarding their solar facilities
Several longhorn cows in front of a large solar farm
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 28/06/2025
Paying tribute to the local tin god
A mysterious and sinister tin clad statue on wheels
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 22/06/2025
My brain today
A picture of a bird called a Wigeon. I swear I did not make this upAl Swearengen from deadwood
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 02/06/2025
Very excited to play this - amazing work from @cmyk.games and @perryjon.bsky.social
Hot Streak - a bright and colourful betting board game based on racing mascots
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 29/04/2025
An ominous tent has appeared on the beach
A black tent with red flags flying, placed on Whitstable beach
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 16/04/2025
Excellent talk from @bippinbits.bsky.social, sharing their framework for prototyping, validation, scoping and production. Love the flexible, rapid, honest approach.
Slide describing the framework for validating a game concept from prototype to production
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 16/04/2025
Spotted some kind of furry discoid creature in Dubrovnik
A mysterious black furry disc
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 16/04/2025
Super insightful talk from @greyalien.bsky.social about sustainable indie game dev, making the most of your portfolio and the ups and downs of development over the long term.
Slide showing the breakdown of revenue by percentage in 2023
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 11/04/2025
Screeeeeeeeeens
A desk with two monitors, two laptops and a steam deck.
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Simon Oliver @simonoliver.com · 16/03/2025
After a day spent wrangling inflatable whales, dolphins and seals, I have a new qualification! 🐋🦭🐬
A marine mammal medic certificateAn inflatable pilot whale prepared to be refloated as part of a marine medic training course
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