Monthly Archives: February 2016

Donkey Kong games:

1981: Donkey Kong 1982: Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) 1982: Donkey Kong Jr. 1983: Donkey Kong II 1983: Donkey Kong 3 1983: Donkey Kong Jr. Math 1985: Ice Climber ¹ 1992: Super Mario Kart ² 1994: Donkey Kong (Game Boy) 1994: … Continue reading

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Continuing Fiction

One thing that I’ve noticed about recent pieces of fiction is that there is a strong emphasis on continuing to build upon the fiction that already exists, rather than to recreate things. Personally, I think this is a good thing. … Continue reading

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Yoshi’s Woolly World

Yoshi’s Woolly World  is Yoshi’s first HD adventure and the opportunity was taken to make things very visually appealing. Obviously the characters in Yoshi games are not hugely realistic, so instead of aiming for realism with the HD graphics, they … Continue reading

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Don’t Care What Other People Think

Actually, despite the title of this blog post, I’m actually going to say that you should care about what other people think. Yes, controversial I know, but I  think that the phrase “Don’t care what other people think” actually leads … Continue reading

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Geezers

The other day I was riding on the train and there were a group of geezers sitting a few seats behind me. I should make it clear, by the way, that they were self-proclaimed geezers and that’s not just something … Continue reading

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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS was the much anticipated fourth instalment in the Smash Bros. series and the first to be released for a handheld. The game was (and is) very, very popular and a huge success. I have to … Continue reading

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Anxiety

In the last blog post, I spoke about the Myrmidryad video ‘Privacy, Authenticity, TMI’ which was essentially about vloggers sharing every aspect of their lives in their videos. It gave me some cause for reflection since I share a lot … Continue reading

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Authenticity in Blogging

The other day  I was watching the latest vlog video on the YouTube channel Myrmidryad. You know Myrmidryad? Run by a woman named Emma Darcy. Wrote a Trusty Water Blog post back in 2013. Was in a recent Finger Puppet … Continue reading

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Monday

If you read this blog regularly, then you’ll have noticed that I didn’t post anything on Monday! Is this the first time I’ve ever forgotten? Well, there was one time that I went to bed and then realised I still … Continue reading

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Friday Routine

Though I absolutely love my job, I still get excited as the week draws on and Friday gets closer. Why? Well, the reason is that I just enjoy the opportunity to catch up on my sleep. I usually get six … Continue reading

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