Author Archives: Adam Randall

Super Paper Mario

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Adam Randall

Super Paper Mario was the third game in the excellent Paper Mario series, which takes the characters from the Super Mario series and presents them in a ‘paper cut out’ kind of art style while also telling much deeper stories … Continue reading →

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Bad People in Writing

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Adam Randall

I have a strange problem when it comes to writing bad people in fiction. When I first write them, I’ll make them despicable and totally unlikeable. But the problem is, I eventually start to enjoy writing as them and the … Continue reading →

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Empathy

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Adam Randall

One thing that I have noticed a lot recently is a lot people who have an upsetting lack empathy. When I am riding on the bus during my daily commute, I’ve recently seen somebody shouting angrily at the bus driver … Continue reading →

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Punch-Out!!

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Adam Randall

Back in the early days of their video game creations Nintendo made a couple of boxing games for arcades. These boxing games were called Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! and they had you fighting against all kinds of comedic and strange … Continue reading →

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Video Games and Creativity

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Adam Randall

I’m just writing a super quick blog post because it is quite late and I need to get to bed. Why is it so late? Well, you see, I was playing the new game Super Mario Maker. I absolutely love … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Adam Randall

After being a little underwhelmed by the third Animal Crossing game, I was a little cautious about this, the fourth in the series. I thought to myself that Animal Crossing might be one of those series which are always pretty … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Adam Randall

I absolutely loved the first two Animal Crossing games and so it should be no surprise that I got myself pretty excited for the third game which was due for release on the Wii. I got the game and I … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing: Wild World

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Adam Randall

When Animal Crossing came out, I fell in love with the series and then, when it was followed by Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS a few years later, I married it. Essentially, it’s a case of “the … Continue reading →

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Paperclips

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Adam Randall

I remember once in 2013 I was out in the town in Bath with David Tubb. I can’t remember why, but on that particular day I needed to get myself a paperclip, so we went into a stationery shop and … Continue reading →

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Ice Climber

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Adam Randall

For years Ice Climber was nothing but a forgotten NES title, but that all changed in 2001 when Super Smash Bros. Melee came out and featured it’s protagonists, Nana and Popo, as playable characters (known together as Ice Climbers). At … Continue reading →

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