Direction decided. A fresh start.

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With reference to this post: https://iaindstewart.net/blog/2023/11/03/starting-again/ This is another one of those natural break points in my life where everything seems to be changing or shifting - this time it's not me waking up after a long period of apathy or feeling aimless, but I feel like things are going in the right direction this time. Lots of things are…

Happy 25th Gameboy-day!

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So, the GameBoy is 25 years old today, what a way to make me feel old. I remember when I got my first Gameboy - although I can't pinpoint the exact dates, I roughly know the period. I had left school, and finished college, it must have been between me working at House of Toys in Debenhams and going back…
Super Puzzle Platformer

Super Puzzle Platformer

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. This week I am playing... Super Puzzle Platformer. It's a game by Andrew Morrish, and it's a bit of a mash-up. As the title suggests, it's both puzzle and platform. Well, to be more accurate, it's a platform game set in a puzzle game. A kind of Anti-Mr.Driller, set…
Level Up!

Level Up!

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34. As is tradition - I must say that I don't feel a day older than 25. Jane got me some smelly stuff, a cool Tetris mug that reveals a pattern when hot water is inserted, and a larger memory card for my mp3 player. The James'ses got me a WHSmiths voucher, and Colin and Myrtle got me a lovely…