Monthly Archives: August 2016

Where Would I Be Without My Blog?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Adam Randall

In May 2011, when my friend Dalfino suggested to me that I start writing a blog, I decided to take him up on it. It was a bit of a whim and I didn’t really imagine that anything would come … Continue reading →

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I Need to Try Harder

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Adam Randall

As regular readers will know, I recently made the transition from Weebly to WordPress as my content management system and I also got my own domain. This was an excellent step in the right direction for this blog and I … Continue reading →

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Conker’s Pocket Tales

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Adam Randall

Conker may be best known for his rather outrageous appearance in Conker’s Bad Fur Day but between that and his debut in Diddy Kong Racing, he actually had one adventure in his more innocent form: Conker’s Pocket Tales. The story … Continue reading →

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Tying Art to Emotions and Memories

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Adam Randall

The other day I started playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the first time. The entire Professor Layton franchise is something that a good friend of mine used to recommend to me very strongly. That friend of mine … Continue reading →

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Dream Life

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Adam Randall

If you had unlimited resources to spend on yourself, what would you do? To relieve yourself of guilt, in this hypothetical world, there are not urgent problems out in the world which you could solve with these unlimited resources – … Continue reading →

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Rhythm Tengoku

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Adam Randall

Rhythm Tengoku was a Japan-only Game Boy Advance game which was a semi spin-off of the WarioWare games. I say semi spin-off, because it’s connected in a somewhat unusual way: it takes the bizarre sense of humour, the mini-game based … Continue reading →

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Doing Things at Night

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Adam Randall

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I tend to find that doing things at night is always so much more enjoyable than doing things during the day. I guess the obvious thing is sleep: tucking in to … Continue reading →

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#7FaveGames

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Adam Randall

On Twitter recently the hashtag #7FaveGames has been trending and is essentially just a way for people to share their seven favourite video games. I’m not sure why seven is the number people are going for for this, but I … Continue reading →

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Adam Randall

The Dark Knight Returns is the most grim Batman story I’ve read. Set in a dystopian future (which has a very 1980s feel to it), Bruce Wayne has retired from his life of crime fighting and is no longer the … Continue reading →

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International Friendship Day

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Adam Randall

The other day it was International Friendship Day and, due to a slight mix up, I accidentally thought that it was actually today. Anyway, regardless of that minor technicality, International Friendship Day is something I actually like to celebrate in … Continue reading →

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