Monthly Archives: August 2019

The one way 3DS will always be above the Switch

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Adam Randall

I love the Nintendo Switch. It’s a fantastic new addition to Nintendo’s line of consoles. I like that it can be played on the television and on the go. I like lots of the games on it and I like … Continue reading →

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Battletoads in Battlemaniacs

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Adam Randall

I kind of enjoyed playing Battletoads on the NES and I found Battletoads on the Game Boy pretty good. As the SNES is a console for which I hold a great deal of nostalgic affection, I was pretty excited to … Continue reading →

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A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Adam Randall

Attentive readers may remember my review of A Game of Thrones from last year and wonder why I bothered to read the sequel after I clearly didn’t enjoy it very much. The problem is, once I start a novel series, … Continue reading →

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The Dreamer Awakes

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Adam Randall

I had a very interesting dream the other day – one which I may eventually adapt into a short story, but for now it will make a nice blog post. In it, I was riding on the bus with a … Continue reading →

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Bone-chilling Terror

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Adam Randall

It was late at night. I had decided it was time for bed. I headed into my housemate’s room to say goodnight. I thought it was going to be a small and pleasant interaction – but I was wrong. With … Continue reading →

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Donkey Kong Classics

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Adam Randall

Of the original Donkey Kong trilogy, it’s probably Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. which are the most well known. Donkey Kong Classics gathers together these two iconic games on one NES cartridge. The original Donkey Kong is pretty fun. … Continue reading →

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A Cosy Moment

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Adam Randall

Yesterday evening, it was pouring with rain, quite heavily. In my living room, we had the lamp on – filling the room with a dull, comfortable light. I’m at the top floor in an apartment building in Bath – outside … Continue reading →

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Female Versions of Male Characters

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Adam Randall

A common trope in fiction is for male characters to be re-imagined as female characters. To be honest, I think this is a fairly lazy approach to writing female characters. It feels as though writers who employee this too liberally … Continue reading →

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Adam Randall

Jane Austen is one of those big name authors who I feel like I should have read more of, but who always gets sidelined by whatever other author or genre I’m obsessed with when the time comes to choose my … Continue reading →

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International Friendship Day 2019

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Adam Randall

The 31st of July is International Friendship Day and this year I spent a long time on a big project which I was pretty proud of. I wanted to share it in today’s blog post. That’s eight rows of eight … Continue reading →

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