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I curate the very finest and most evocative blog ideas, then forget to write them down and ramble on about video games instead.

Regeneration

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Taskbaarchitect

Blimey, hello you. It’s been a while since I’ve had anything of substance to post here, as I’ve been rather busy with a few new projects. Now, though, the time has come to transform this place from an out-of-the-way blog … Continue reading →

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On Going Fast

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Taskbaarchitect

The question, and it’s certainly a valid one, has been asked repeatedly: “How am I meant to play Sonic games?” As an infernal busybody, it was only a matter of time before I attempted to have a stab at examining why Sonic isn’t like other platformers, why its fans like it, and ultimately trying to provide an answer. Continue reading →

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Duvets

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

This evening I was changing my bed linen, which involved one of the lifelong battles with which any adult in a temperate climate should be familiar: getting the duvet back inside the duvet cover. It wasn’t my most successful campaign; … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart DS – Retrospective

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

Released just two years after Mario Kart: Double Dash, the shortest gap between entries to date, there was no doubt that Mario Kart DS had a lot riding on its success. The chaotic, weapon-heavy races of the series’ Gamecube outing … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart: Double Dash – Retrospective

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

Seven years is a long time in gaming. Entire consoles rise and fall, companies and individuals alike can go from rags to riches — but most significantly, games themselves undergo a continual transformation moulded by the experience of their creators … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart: Super Circuit – A Retrospective

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

Overshadowed by its TV-hogging siblings, Mario Kart: Super Circuit is often relegated to a footnote in Mario Kart lore. Developed by second-party stalwart Intelligent Systems (who’d recently provided Nintendo with the charming Paper Mario) and released early in the Game … Continue reading →

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Mario Kart 64: A Retrospective

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

Delaying Mario Kart 64 couldn’t have been an easy decision. Much had been made of the Nintendo 64’s four controller ports, one-upping (or rather, two-upping) the upstart Playstation and ensuring that games like Bomberman and Worms could be played the … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Kart: A Retrospective

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

Don’t talk to strangers. Never drink from anything that has a skull and crossbones on the label. Avoid bananas while driving. If you grew up alongside a Nintendo system, the odds are that Mario Kart‘s quirky rules will be etched … Continue reading →

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Games of the Year – 2013

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Taskbaarchitect

GRAND THEFT AUTO V Let’s start with the obvious one. So tarred is the GTA series by its controversies, its cantankerously misogynistic plot lines and its own undeniable success that including a Grand Theft Auto in your Game of the … Continue reading →

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The Star Trek Annual

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Taskbaarchitect

I’ve inherited the 1968 “Star Trek Annual”; a slightly battered hand-me-down from my Mum, who was young enough to have drawn all over the inside cover with callous disregard for the future invention of eBay. That’s okay, though – I … Continue reading →

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