Author Archives: Adam Randall

Sarcasm

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Adam Randall

Recently my friend Mairi Mac Arthur and I have been making plans for her to come and visit Bath for a day (to see me) and we’ve been discussing dates and so on and so forth. Anyway, I had to … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Galaxy

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Adam Randall

In a rather unexpected turn of events, Super Mario Galaxy brings Mario into outer space for an adventure that spans various galaxies. This change of setting isn’t just an arbitrary thing either as this game brings with it quite a … Continue reading →

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Super Mario 64

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Adam Randall

With this game, the Mario series took its first real step into the world of 3D gaming. There had been games in the past, such as Super Mario RPG, which had technically been in 3D, this is the first one … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Bros. 3

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Adam Randall

This game is the third in the original trilogy of Mario games and, by far, I think that this is the best of them. While the other two (or three) all seem a little bit dated in areas, Super Mario … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Bros. 2

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Adam Randall

After the success of the original Super Mario Bros. of course there was going to be a sequel. Interestingly, there were actually two ‘second’ games in the series, a Japanese one and an American one. The Japanese one was considered … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Adam Randall

While Super Mario Bros. is probably the most well-known game in the main Mario series, the Game & Watch game of the same title is perhaps the most obscure of all the side scrolling Mario games. I’m sure you may … Continue reading →

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Utilitarianism and Consent

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Adam Randall

Ever since I first discovered utilitarianism, it has been my favourite model for morality. In case you aren’t familiar with it, I’ll give a quick outline now: utilitarianism says that, when faced with a decision, the actions which is the … Continue reading →

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Snoopy Tennis

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Adam Randall

Snoopy Tennis is quite unusual in that it is one of the few Game & Watch titles which feature non-Nintendo characters. Instead, as you may have guessed, this game features characters from the popular Peanuts comic strip. Sadly, because of … Continue reading →

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Morning Walk

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Adam Randall

Every day I like to walk ten thousand steps (which is about five miles) and I absolutely love it. I do all this in an evening walk and sometimes an afternoon walk too. Recently, however, I have started having a … Continue reading →

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Adam Randall

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the easiest and most ‘fun’ reads of the nineteenth century. While other pieces of that time tend to be written in styles that are overly wordy, everything here is very simply put and … Continue reading →

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