Author Archives: Adam Randall

Battletoads

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Adam Randall

Battletoads is one of the earlier games made by British developer Rare and it has a reputation for being one of the hardest games on the NES – these two facts meant that I was quite keen to give it … Continue reading →

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Stir Crazy

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Adam Randall

When I recently took a trip to Scotland to visit my friends Rory and Mairi, I ate a few stir fries. Rory has always eaten a lot of stir fries the whole time I’ve known him and I’ve always thought … Continue reading →

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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Adam Randall

In 2003, the Super Mario series had had two forays into the world of RPGs. First, there was Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and then there was Paper Mario and these two games were both quite different … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Long Term Blogging

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Adam Randall

I’ve been writing several posts a week for this blog for over five years now. I’ve told many anecdotes from my life, reviewed many books and video games and shared my thoughts on a number of topics. I don’t imagine … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J. R. R. Tolkien

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Adam Randall

The first thing I want to say is that I like this book and enjoyed reading it. The second think I want to say is that it kind of feels like the literary version of clickbait (I didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Freelance Work

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Adam Randall

I’ve worked on and off as a freelance writer for the past couple of years. I love doing it because it’s the kind of work that gives me more creative freedom than any other. I guess it’s also the kind … Continue reading →

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My Experience of a British Employer (anonymous)

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Adam Randall

(Today’s post is written by a guest author who lives in India and who has worked for English businesses as an out of office overseas employee. I thought that their experiences were definitely worth sharing.) It was a few months … Continue reading →

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Mario Bros.

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Adam Randall

After the Mario Bros. Game & Watch (which I reviewed last week) Nintendo later released the Mario Bros. arcade game, which was then ported to numerous consoles. This is the game that most people think of when they think Mario … Continue reading →

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Writing Addiction

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Adam Randall

Since 2004, I have never gone through an extended period of time in which I didn’t write something. It was in that year that I started to write out regular short stories and before then I had created lots of … Continue reading →

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What You Mean to Me

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Adam Randall

The thing which I aim for the most in life, is getting to spend as much time as possible with my friends. Whether I’m meeting somebody for lunch or planning a whole day out with somebody, I’ll find myself filled … Continue reading →

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