Author Archives: Adam Randall

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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Save the 231 Bus Service

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Adam Randall

Since 2011 I have been regularly riding the 231 bus service to ride from Corsham and into Bath, either for university, socialisation or for work. Today I was very shocked to find out that this service will be discontinued on … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart Wii

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Adam Randall

Mario Kart Wii is the sixth Mario Kart and a definite favourite of mine. I think it has the perfect combination of a good selection of characters and a great set of race tracks. A great starting point, if you’ve … Continue reading →

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My Integrity as a Writer

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Adam Randall

For me, creatively, there are three things that I consider the most important:  one of them is updating this blog with my thoughts and stories from my life (and reviews), one of them is updating my webcomic and keeping it … Continue reading →

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