Author Archives: Adam Randall

Where Are The Women? by Chloe Ward

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Adam Randall

(All of this week’s blog posts will be written by a female guest author and are going to cover issues of our sexism and gender inequality in our society. The first has been written by my good friend and fellow … Continue reading →

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No Communication Needed

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Adam Randall

Communicating your thoughts and feelings is very important – I’m not going to argue against that. Often communication is the cornerstone of significant social interactions. However, sometimes I feel like communication is not really needed. For example, quite recently I … Continue reading →

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Banjo-Pilot

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Adam Randall

Banjo-Pilot is a kind of sequel to Diddy Kong Racing. It takes the aeroplane gameplay from the previous game and makes it the focus. So it’s a fun racing game, similar to the Mario Kart series, but where you only … Continue reading →

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A Creative Exercise in Empathy

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Adam Randall

Something which I like to use as a writing prompt and which I like to use to help broaden my understanding of other perspectives, is to try writing from contrary points of view to my own. You could either write … Continue reading →

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Laziness

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Adam Randall

I was fortunate enough to make so much money from freelance writing in November that I was able to take off all of December. I decided to dedicate that time to visiting as many friends as possible and doing something … Continue reading →

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Super Mario 3D Land

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Adam Randall

Super Mario 3D Land is a bit of good old fashioned Super Mario fun. It takes the standard 2D formula of having you start at the beginning of a course and then having you avoid various obstacles so that you … Continue reading →

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Mistaken Identity

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Adam Randall

Back in the past, I liked to visit random chat services (like ChatRoulette) whenever I felt bored. This lead to some of my more popular blog posts (like this one) but it was something I got bored of and I … Continue reading →

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Moving Away from Physical Goods

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Adam Randall

This Christmas I was surprised and delighted to get a Kindle as one of my gifts. Back in 2011, I remember talking to a friend of mine and dismissing the Kindle as something which ruined the experiences of reading, but … Continue reading →

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Vermin

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Adam Randall

Vermin is one of the earliest Game & Watches (in fact, it is the third) but it’s one which cemented the formula for future titles in the range. The first two had been rather atypical when compared to the later … Continue reading →

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Christmas Stories

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Adam Randall

A Christmas tradition which I have, but which seems to be fairly uncommon in my experience, is writing a Christmas story each year. Obviously, I am quite creative and so enjoy writing fiction recreationally and if you aren’t that kind … Continue reading →

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