Author Archives: Adam Randall

StreetPass Fishing

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Adam Randall

The StreetPass function on the Nintendo 3DS lets you collect the Miis of any 3DS owners you happen to pass on the street. The StreetPass series of games are quite simple but very fun and are all built around the … Continue reading →

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Pleasant Reflections

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Adam Randall

Something which always gives me some small level of satisfaction is when something happens which connects two entirely unrelated moments. Sometimes somebody will say or do something which reminds you of something else that a different person said or did … Continue reading →

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Changing Rooms

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Adam Randall

One thing I quite like to do after work is go swimming. It’s a nice form of exercise, a good way to increase confidence and it’s also quite refreshing on especially warm summer afternoons. Just the other day I went … Continue reading →

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Jet Force Gemini

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Adam Randall

Rare may be best known for their games featuring anthropomorphic animals, but their master video game development skills span across all genres. Jet Force Gemini is an action packed, sci-fi, third person shooter adventure and it sits amongst the ranks … Continue reading →

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Where Would I Be Without My Blog?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Adam Randall

In May 2011, when my friend Dalfino suggested to me that I start writing a blog, I decided to take him up on it. It was a bit of a whim and I didn’t really imagine that anything would come … Continue reading →

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I Need to Try Harder

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Adam Randall

As regular readers will know, I recently made the transition from Weebly to WordPress as my content management system and I also got my own domain. This was an excellent step in the right direction for this blog and I … Continue reading →

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Conker’s Pocket Tales

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Adam Randall

Conker may be best known for his rather outrageous appearance in Conker’s Bad Fur Day but between that and his debut in Diddy Kong Racing, he actually had one adventure in his more innocent form: Conker’s Pocket Tales. The story … Continue reading →

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Tying Art to Emotions and Memories

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Adam Randall

The other day I started playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the first time. The entire Professor Layton franchise is something that a good friend of mine used to recommend to me very strongly. That friend of mine … Continue reading →

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Dream Life

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Adam Randall

If you had unlimited resources to spend on yourself, what would you do? To relieve yourself of guilt, in this hypothetical world, there are not urgent problems out in the world which you could solve with these unlimited resources – … Continue reading →

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Rhythm Tengoku

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Adam Randall

Rhythm Tengoku was a Japan-only Game Boy Advance game which was a semi spin-off of the WarioWare games. I say semi spin-off, because it’s connected in a somewhat unusual way: it takes the bizarre sense of humour, the mini-game based … Continue reading →

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