Author Archives: Adam Randall

Save the 231 Bus Service

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

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

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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Donkey Kong games:

1981: Donkey Kong 1982: Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) 1982: Donkey Kong Jr. 1983: Donkey Kong II 1983: Donkey Kong 3 1983: Donkey Kong Jr. Math 1985: Ice Climber ¹ 1992: Super Mario Kart ² 1994: Donkey Kong (Game Boy) 1994: … Continue reading

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Continuing Fiction

One thing that I’ve noticed about recent pieces of fiction is that there is a strong emphasis on continuing to build upon the fiction that already exists, rather than to recreate things. Personally, I think this is a good thing. … Continue reading

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Yoshi’s Woolly World

Yoshi’s Woolly World  is Yoshi’s first HD adventure and the opportunity was taken to make things very visually appealing. Obviously the characters in Yoshi games are not hugely realistic, so instead of aiming for realism with the HD graphics, they … Continue reading

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Don’t Care What Other People Think

Actually, despite the title of this blog post, I’m actually going to say that you should care about what other people think. Yes, controversial I know, but I  think that the phrase “Don’t care what other people think” actually leads … Continue reading

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Geezers

The other day I was riding on the train and there were a group of geezers sitting a few seats behind me. I should make it clear, by the way, that they were self-proclaimed geezers and that’s not just something … Continue reading

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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS was the much anticipated fourth instalment in the Smash Bros. series and the first to be released for a handheld. The game was (and is) very, very popular and a huge success. I have to … Continue reading

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Anxiety

In the last blog post, I spoke about the Myrmidryad video ‘Privacy, Authenticity, TMI’ which was essentially about vloggers sharing every aspect of their lives in their videos. It gave me some cause for reflection since I share a lot … Continue reading

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