Author Archives: Adam Randall

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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Doing Things at Night

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Adam Randall

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I tend to find that doing things at night is always so much more enjoyable than doing things during the day. I guess the obvious thing is sleep: tucking in to … Continue reading →

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#7FaveGames

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Adam Randall

On Twitter recently the hashtag #7FaveGames has been trending and is essentially just a way for people to share their seven favourite video games. I’m not sure why seven is the number people are going for for this, but I … Continue reading →

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Adam Randall

The Dark Knight Returns is the most grim Batman story I’ve read. Set in a dystopian future (which has a very 1980s feel to it), Bruce Wayne has retired from his life of crime fighting and is no longer the … Continue reading →

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International Friendship Day

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Adam Randall

The other day it was International Friendship Day and, due to a slight mix up, I accidentally thought that it was actually today. Anyway, regardless of that minor technicality, International Friendship Day is something I actually like to celebrate in … Continue reading →

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Intelligence

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Adam Randall

Back when I was in school, especially while I was in sixth form, I remember being told quiet often that I was intelligent. Not only did teachers often praise me for this, but my friends often said so too – … Continue reading →

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WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Adam Randall

In 2003, the Wario series was well established: Wario, the anti-hero version of Mario, would find out about new treasures and head out looking for them, often ending up fighting against some evil force on the way. But in WarioWare, … Continue reading →

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Temporal Language Barrier

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Adam Randall

One thing which I find quite sad, is that nobody is in the optimal position to enjoy all of the great works of literature created throughout history. Obviously there’s the fact that literature will continue to be created for as … Continue reading →

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