tafaar with glasses and shoulder-length curly hair holding a medal for placing 4th in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 at Genesis X. He is outside standing next to Rivals of Aether player Zeebee.
tafaar cosplaying as a red Pikmin taking a pointing soyjak selfie at PAX West 2025. tafaar is pointing at a simulation of the Orion spacecraft developed by NASA, a project that he contributed to as an intern.
tafaar standing inside of a training module of the Orion spacecraft at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He is smiling, wearing a NASA sweatshirt and red hardhat.
tafaar crouching on a wooden floor in front of a wall of fake hedges with colorful flowers pointing at a sign that says 'LIVE MAS LOUNGE'. This photo was taken at the Taco Bell Foundation's Summer of Connection 2025.
A cartoon-style two-story building with graffiti art on the upper walls. The scene shows an animated explosion with colorful sparks and smoke near the bottom left, and characters from Impound Rumble in combat.
tafaar with his cat Poncho. Poncho is on tafaar's lap, looking at the camera while tafaar looks off to the side.
tafaar's unpaid intern's cat Tofu, and technically his third cat. He appears to be taking a selfie, in which he looks very ugly. He has one tooth (not pictured).
tafaar's cat Mickey. His ears are pulled back and his face is lit up by the camera's flash. He has a funny face, but he's relaxed and happy.
tafaar with shoulder-length hair and glasses smiling while holding an orange spice GameCube controller. He is sitting on-stage at Genesis 8 before a set against ThundeRzReiGN in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
tafaar as a child dressed as a Boomerang Bro from Super Mario Bros for Halloween. He is in a battle-ready stance with the boomerang over his shoulder like a baseball bat. The room has hardwood flooring and beige walls.
A screenshot of Impound Rumble with Ollie panicking while being grabbed by Shrimpman. They are in front of McCaw's Boxing Gym, and they are mid-flight during a brutal overhead throw. On the wall is a stylized graffiti tag that spells out "BAD."
tafaar with shoulder-length hair glasses, and a beard, throwing up a peace sign while sitting in a gaming chair with the Luminosity logo. He is wearing a denim jacket over a sweater at the event Luminosity Makes Big Moves in New York, 2024.

me asf

(this page is still under construction)

hello! i’m tafaar, but a little known fact is that my real name is aaron hill.

i’m an indie game dev in portland, oregon and a long-time platform fighting game player; arguably some could call a “professional” gamer.

here’s some factoids about me; you can click each of them to learn more.

🚀 worked at NASA

🎮 self-taught game dev

🎓 graduated from the oregon institute of technology

🔔 live más scholar & scholarship winner

🕹️ pro gamer

🎨 creative inspirations

🧍 why “tafaar”?

some of my favorite things

games (all-time)

in no particular order:

  • stardew valley

  • shadow of the colossus

  • super smash bros. melee

  • civilization v

  • luigi’s mansion

  • mario sunshine

  • team fortress 2

  • yakuza 0

tv and movies

in no particular order:

  • breaking bad

  • nausicaä of the valley of the wind

  • spirited away

  • futurama

  • hajime no ippo

  • chainsaw man

  • spongebob

food and things

in no particular order:

  • a good burger

  • learning random skills

  • working on my games

  • talkin’ about life

  • my cats

  • dr. pepper

  • cheesecake