Author Archives: Adam Randall

Smokers

Whenever I’m going about my day and I come across somebody who’s smoking, I’m not quite sure what to do. When I get a cloud of smoke in my face, I feel the need to cough, but then I think … Continue reading

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The Importance of Experience in Writing

At the moment I don’t have a full time job and nearly all of my friends have moved away. Of course, there are obvious downsides to this, but another one is that updating this blog is becoming more difficult. I … Continue reading

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The Mysterious Murasame Castle

The Mysterious Murasame Castle is one of the early Nintendo games from the 1980s. Interestingly though, unlike virtually every other game they made at that time, this game was pretty much completely forgotten for the next twenty years. In fact, … Continue reading

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Donkey Kong Land

With Donkey Kong Country a huge success on the SNES, there was, of course, a demand for a handheld counterpart on the Game Boy. With Rare being a top notch developer, they didn’t just want to make an inferior port … Continue reading

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Portal

Portal is a game which is a wonderful mixture of the first-person shooter and puzzle genres. I think that both of these genres are a bit off putting for some people; some find puzzle games to be boring and repetitive … Continue reading

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Super Metroid

Super Metroid is the third game in the Metroid series and the game which truly earned the franchise its reputation as one of Nintendo’s best. Though, story-wise, it is better to have knowledge of the first two games, there’s a … Continue reading

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Minecraft

I know that a lot of gamers have one game which is their absolute favourite; it was probably one of their first experiences with gaming and may well hold some nostalgic value too. For me, it’s Donkey Kong Country 2: … Continue reading

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Creative Expression

I have a habit, and I’m sure it’s something I have in common with many other people who would call themselves ‘creative’, of really making the most out of any task which gives you even the tiniest degree of creative … Continue reading

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The Tragedy of Leelah Alcorn

Recently, extremely sadly, a teenage transgendered girl killed herself because most people (including her parents) wouldn’t accept her as female. What bothers me is that I actually haven’t seen many articles about it. Not enough anyway. Then I realised that … Continue reading

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New Year, New Trusty Water Bottle

It’s my first blog post of 2015 and, it just so happens, I also just got myself a fresh Trusty Water Bottle. Of course I do this every month, but today seemed a good time to talk about it as … Continue reading

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