Author Archives: Adam Randall

Jetpac

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Adam Randall

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

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Adam Randall

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

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Adam Randall

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

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Adam Randall

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

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Adam Randall

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

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Adam Randall

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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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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