Author Archives: Adam Randall

R.I.P. Earl Hamner

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Adam Randall

Today was a sad day because today was the day that Earl Hamner died. Since I read his book Spencer’s Mountain in 2009, he has been my favourite author (or at least one of them, it fluctuates a bit) and … Continue reading →

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Sabre Wulf

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Adam Randall

Sabre Wulf is one of the very early games made by Rare during their Ultimate Play the Game days. You play as Sabreman and have to find four pieces of an amulet in order to escape from a labyrinthine jungle … Continue reading →

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Why Writers Might Not Want Writing Jobs

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Adam Randall

I’m sure for most writers out there, a writing job would be their dream form of employment. But, while I don’t doubt that it would be a perfect situation for some people, I also think that some writers may not … Continue reading →

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The Structure of my Reviews

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Adam Randall

You may have noticed that I’ve posted a few video game archive pages along with my regular posts recently and I just wanted to take a moment to explain what I’m doing. As you may or may not know, thanks … Continue reading →

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Battletoads Arcade

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Adam Randall

After successful games on the NES, SNES, Game Boy and where ever else, the Battletoads series was given a little bit of a finale with Battletoads Arcade. Gameplay is roughly similar to the earlier games, but it tries harder to … Continue reading →

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John

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Adam Randall

Last week I was in Bristol visiting some good friends of mine. We visited an all-dessert restaurant (where I had a delicious ice cream sundae) and were then headed back to my friend’s flat to go and play Wii U … Continue reading →

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Super Mario games:

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Adam Randall

1981: Donkey Kong ¹ 1982: Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) ² 1982: Donkey Kong Jr. ³ 1983: Donkey Kong II ⁴ 1983: Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) 1983: Mario Bros. 1985: Super Mario Bros. 1986: The Legend of Zelda ⁵ 1986: … Continue reading →

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Smartphone

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Adam Randall

I recently got myself a smartphone for the first time, and I love it! I’m not one to generally replace my phone on a regular basis and I got the phone I had before this in 2011, so it felt … Continue reading →

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Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Adam Randall

The first Castlevania game for the NES was very popular and is remembered fondly to this day (even if it is hard.) It’s not surprising that it was eventually given a sequel, but the sequel’s not so fondly remembered… With … Continue reading →

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Writing Against the Tides of Time

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Adam Randall

When I first started writing the blog, I was generally writing things which had happened very recently and they were fresh in memory. Any other interesting things that had happened wouldn’t have been any more than three years prior because, … Continue reading →

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