Author Archives: Adam Randall

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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Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Adam Randall

When most people think of a game entitled “Mario Bros.” they probably think of the popular arcade game, but this Game & Watch was actually the first game to bare that title. Not only is this one of the Game … Continue reading →

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Writing Letters

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Adam Randall

As cynical as it may sound, I’m not an enormous fan of greeting cards. I don’t want to universally condemn them, because sometimes they can be very nice and people can write special little messages in them and so forth, … Continue reading →

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Repairing The Damage

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Adam Randall

For the past ten months, I’ve been working in a toxic and unpleasant workplace. I don’t want to go into the details, but I was very unhappy and it was causing me a huge deal of stress, to the point … Continue reading →

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Luigi’s Mansion

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Adam Randall

I love the Super Mario series, but like a lot of people, I feel more strongly endeared to Mario’s brother Luigi than Mario himself and so I was delighted when I found out that one of the first games on … Continue reading →

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Taking Advantage

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Adam Randall

Something I find interesting is that a lot of people worry about others’ taking advantage of me. A few people have said it lately, but nobody has specifically articulated any specific examples. Why would people think that anybody is taking … Continue reading →

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Hypothermia

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Adam Randall

When I recently took my trip to Scotland, I was telling my friends Rory and Mairi a story about something I had done several years previously. I thought it was just a rather interesting and unusual anecdote, but then Mairi … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart 8

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Adam Randall

I always loved the Mario Kart series – the previous games had already been pretty amazing. Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS are two games which I’ve had hundreds of hours of enjoyment with and which I continue to … Continue reading →

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