Author Archives: Adam Randall

Halloween Writing

It’s not long until Halloween now and while I don’t usually really do anything for the day, I tend to find that it is very good for inspiring writing. I think it’s the fact that all media adopts a rather … Continue reading

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Battletoads (Game Boy)

Battletoads is often remembered as one of the most difficult NES games, which earned it quite a cult following. Since it was so popular, it was followed up with a Game Boy game as well, but while it may have … Continue reading

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MeetMe Review

There days, I don’t have any friends. Well, I suppose that’s not strictly true; I still have one or two friends, but they’re all quite busy so I usually go weeks between socialising. As somebody who is very social, you … Continue reading

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Nuclear Annihilation

As it has been a subject in the news lately, I’ve been thinking about the subject of nuclear annihilation and, more specifically, the morality of it. Of course, I think that firing a nuclear weapon pre-emptively is completely unjustifiable, but … Continue reading

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Jetpac

Rare are my favourite video game developers and before they were Rare they were Ultimate Play the Game. Back when they were Ultimate, their first game was Jetpac and so this is technically the first game made by my favourite … Continue reading

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Halloween Thrills

Halloween is a funny time of year. With other events that I like, like Christmas, I get excited very far in advance and think about often. With Halloween, I generally don’t even think about it until October, but when it … Continue reading

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Ghostly Adventure

I’m a very logical, scientifically minded person. I’m going to tell a ‘ghostly’ anecdote in today’s blog post, but I don’t really believe that there’s anything but a rational explanation for all of this. Nonetheless, I did have an unusual … Continue reading

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Castlevania

Castlevania is a gaming series which has been around for a long time. It’s renowned for its use of gothic horror imagery and use of characters and creatures from literature and mythology. Most specifically, they tend to focus on Dracula. … Continue reading

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Returning to Writing

I know that for some people, once they’ve gone a little while without writing, it gets harder and harder for them to get back into the habit. It’s kind of like getting into the habit of not writing and then, … Continue reading

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Eating Food

Lately I’ve found that I don’t have quite as much of an appetite as I used to. But having said that, now that I work in Bath, I get to eat out a lot more often. Eating out is expensive, … Continue reading

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