Author Archives: Adam Randall

The Joy in Order

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Adam Randall

I’m writing today’s blog post much later than I had planned to do so, and do you know why? It’s because I started making a spreadsheet. I was having so much fun, I simply could not draw myself away to … Continue reading →

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Pokémon reviews:

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Adam Randall

Year Game Score 1998 Pokémon Red Version & Pokémon Blue Version 9.6/10 1998 Pokémon Yellow Version 9.6/10 1999 Super Smash Bros. ¹ 6/10 1999 Pokémon Snap 8.9/10 1999 Pokémon Gold Version & Pokémon Silver Version 9.7/10 2001 Super Smash Bros. … Continue reading →

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Starting a New Book

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Adam Randall

Vigilant readers may have noticed that it has been quite a while since I last posted a book review here. There is a reason for this. I have three books that I’m reading at once: one actual book, one on … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Zelda reviews:

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Adam Randall

Year Game Score 1986 The Legend of Zelda 8.6/10 1987 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 8.4/10 1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 9.2/10 1993 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 9.3/10 1995 Donkey Kong Country … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Adam Randall

With a lot of long-running video game franchises, we really love the instalments we play as children and consider them our favourites. We then enjoy the games which come later, but never feel like the later games reach the heights … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Life

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Adam Randall

I’m friends with a lot of writers and I have to say, that in general, I really like to spend my time and form bonds with people who write. Don’t get me wrong, some of my very best friends are … Continue reading →

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Sonic the Hedgehog reviews:

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Adam Randall

Year Game Score 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog 5.9/10 1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 8.1/10 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog CD 8.5/10 1994 Sonic 3 & Knuckles 9/10 1998 Sonic Adventure 8.9/10 2001 Sonic Adventure 2 8.7/10 2003 Sonic Heroes 6/10 2006 … Continue reading →

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Me Then vs. Me Now

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Adam Randall

This blog recently passed it’s eighth anniversary and I had a retrospective blog post planned to mark the occasion… But then I forgot. I don’t want to wait until May 2020 to write this post, so I’m just writing it … Continue reading →

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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Adam Randall

Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog are two of the biggest icons in gaming history and, for a long time, had been rivals too. As the gaming landscape changed, Sega and Nintendo stopped working against one another and started to build … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Picnics

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Adam Randall

Back in 2011, I started making plans for a picnic with some classmates, but it never came to be and before I knew it they’d all left school and arranging it was impossible. Back in 2013, my friend Stacey and … Continue reading →

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