https://taskbaarchitect.com/2022/08/01/running-out-of-shelves/2022-12-18T18:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2022/12/18/a-mammoth-opportunity/2022-12-18T18:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/about/2022-12-18T18:21:22+00:00weekly0.6https://taskbaarchitect.com/2018/06/14/regeneration/2022-08-01T14:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/portfolio/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/otherwork_banner.pngotherwork_bannerhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/portfoliobanner_test.pngportfoliobanner_test2022-08-01T13:42:08+00:00weekly0.6https://taskbaarchitect.com/2020/04/14/aftermath/2020-04-14T19:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/privacy/2019-01-29T13:00:10+00:00weekly0.6https://taskbaarchitect.com/portfolio/sea-of-thieves-athenas-fortune-sample/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sot-af-1-04.jpgSoT-AF-1-04https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sot-af-1-03.jpgSoT-AF-1-03https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sot-af-1-02.jpgSoT-AF-1-02https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sot-af-1-01.jpgSoT-AF-1-012019-01-29T11:41:52+00:00weekly0.6https://taskbaarchitect.com/2010/11/11/songs-in-the-key-to-time/2019-01-29T11:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2010/11/26/the-intruder/2019-01-29T11:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/03/26/doctor-who-drone-part-1/2019-01-29T11:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/03/27/doctor-who-drone-part-2/2019-01-29T11:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/07/17/five-cable-tv-cartoons-nobody-else-remembers/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/matics.jpgThe Matics2019-01-29T11:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/07/30/the-last-monster/2019-01-29T11:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/08/18/animal-crossing-001-the-bloggening/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kk.gifkk2019-01-29T11:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/08/19/animal-crossing-002-broken-chains/2019-01-29T11:36:42+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/08/20/animal-crossing-003-fowl-ambitions/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ac_003.pngac_003Yeah, well, at least I don't keep toxic waste in my house. 2019-01-29T11:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/08/21/animal-crossing-004-browncoats/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ac_004.pngac_004She's just playing hard to get. 2019-01-29T11:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/08/26/animal-crossing-005-enslaved/2019-01-29T11:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/09/04/animal-crossing-006-trevelyan/2019-01-29T11:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/09/13/animal-crossing-007-from-twycross-with-love/2019-01-29T11:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/09/23/animal-crossing-008-shirked-responsibilities/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ac_008_01.jpgac_008_01If you left the SGB alone, night would fall.2019-01-29T11:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/10/18/animal-crossing-009-catcher-in-the-rye/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ac_009_03.jpgac_009_03I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ac_009_02.jpgac_009_02What I thought I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes...https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ac_009_01.jpgac_009_01Yeah, well, I didn't want to play anyway. 2019-01-29T11:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/10/28/animal-crossing-010-no-escape/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ac_010_02.jpgac_010_02Lies! I wasn't even there that Tuesday afternoon at 4:23pm!https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ac_010_01.jpgac_010_01Meanwhile, in Serenity...2019-01-29T11:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/11/02/animal-crossing-011-this-is-halloween/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_011_04.jpgac_011_04I'm leaving this one alone.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_011_03.jpgac_011_03Never go trick-or-treating at Ikea. https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_011_02.jpgac_011_02You're very welcome, undead hellspawn! https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_011_01.jpgac_011_01I really, really need a biscuit tin.2019-01-29T11:34:28+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/11/17/animal-crossing-012-ragnarok/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_012_04.pngac_012_04"Hey! How come I've not been mentioned in this blog yet, huh?!"https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_012_03.jpgac_012_03And for a cat, that's doubly unpleasant. https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_012_02.jpgac_012_02"Then we thought, is it okay to change this so easily?" https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ac_012_01.jpgac_012_01The M6 was already shut. 2019-01-29T11:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2011/12/01/the-christmas-spirits/2019-01-29T11:30:45+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2012/04/13/book-review-shada/2019-01-29T11:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2013/09/27/the-star-trek-annual/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/trek05.pngtrek05The grafitti can only hide the pain.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/trek04.pngtrek04Vulcans long ago abandoned emotion in favour of excessive foreshortening.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/trek03.pngtrek03"The blast-rays are taking too long! Fire all rockets!"https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/trek02.pngtrek02It! Should be! Shatner! Talking like this! https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/trek01.pngtrek01There are at least some token "space facts" to make up for the giant vacuum plant on the next page.2019-01-29T11:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2013/10/03/national-poetry-day/2019-01-29T11:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/01/04/337/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lbw_shot.jpgLBW_shotLike this.2019-01-29T11:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/05/19/super-mario-kart-a-retrospective/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/smk_screen03.pngCoins remain one of the most divisive features in the series, rewarding certain racing lines but punishing poor players by slowing them down.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/smk_screen02.pngYoshi's mouth is permanently open whenever he's viewed from the side. 22 years later it's still deeply unsettling.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/smk_screen01.pngThe child's doodles in the background of some screens form an odd thematic bridge between Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island. Coincidence? Probably.2019-01-29T11:25:50+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/05/21/mario-kart-64-retrospective/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mk64_shot04.jpgToad's Turnpike made good use of 3D, squeezing players between looming vehicles that could change lanes on a whim and send you tumbling.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mk64_shot03.jpgMario Kart 64's title screen would change as players completed objectives, but most content was available to dive into right away.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mk64_shot02.pngComing so soon after Mario 64, seeing Peach's Castle tucked away as an afterthought was an impressive display of horsepower.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mk64_shot01.png"Fake" Item Blocks made their first appearance, and were far harder to distinguish than in future installments.2019-01-29T11:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/05/23/mario-kart-super-circuit-a-retrospective/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mksc_04.jpgSuper Circuit has just four images on Nintendo's web page, most with a conspicuously drab colour palette.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mksc_03.jpgThe sky in Sunset Wilds turns from orange to deep purple as you race.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mksc_02.jpgmksc_02The Lightning Cup starts out, appropriately enough, on a rain-soaked circuit with puddles that spin you out on contact.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mksc_01.jpgThe first game in the series to visibly show a character's stats, players would earn higher ranks for completing courses as "poor" characters.2019-01-29T11:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/05/27/mario-kart-double-dash-retrospective/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkdd_shot_05.pngPlayers can use mushrooms to boost through the flooded sections of Peach Beach, avoiding murderous Caterquacks.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkdd_shot_04.pngLuigi Raceway's two straights are immediately adjacent, allowing for weapons crossfire.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkdd_shot_02.pngThe rarely seen LAN title screen. 2019-01-29T11:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/05/29/mario-kart-ds-retrospective/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkds_shot_04.jpgmkds_shot_04https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkds_shot_03.jpgmkds_shot_03Upscaling retro courses would continue in future titles as Nintendo upped the driver count to 12.https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkds_shot_02.jpgmkds_shot_02Yoshi Falls has tropical palm trees and a jungle drum soundtrack - a dino invasion of DK Island?https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mkds_shot_01.jpgmkds_shot_01Mario 3 blocks and bricks line Figure-8 Circuit, which acts as a gentle introduction.2019-01-29T11:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2014/12/03/duvets/2019-01-29T11:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.com/2017/09/13/on-going-fast/https://taskbaarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mania_blog_art.pngmania_blog_art2019-01-29T11:22:35+00:00monthlyhttps://taskbaarchitect.comdaily1.02022-12-18T18:33:40+00:00