Category: Nerd

1. New Year, New Language Studies

   Posted on 12:00pm Saturday 18th Jan 2020

   I’ve never been one for New Year’s Eve celebrations. I’ve also never been one for New Year’s resolutions. However, this year I’ve decided to set my cynicism aside and actually make one. It’s a little late, I know, but here it is:

   I resolve to get better at French in 2020.

   Of course, I have no expectation that I’ll be speaking the language fluently any time soon, if ever.

   I can, though, look to improve my listening, reading and writing skills as well as my spoken French. I can take easy, practical steps over the coming months to get better. This blog post is my promise to myself that I will set out and complete this journey. 

2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – My 160 Hours Progress Report!

   Posted on 12:00pm Friday 9th Aug 2019

   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is quite simply my favourite video game of all time. It's a game that has deeply affected me and has even made me cry.

   

   It's also the game that I've played for the longest period of time. My Nintendo Switch currently says that I've played it for ‘160 hours or more’. So how far does this amount of time get you in this huge game?

3. The top 10 videogames that have shaped me as a gamer – Part 2

   Posted on 12:00pm Friday 31st May 2019

   In part 1 of my countdown of the 10 videogames that have shaped me as a gamer I focussed on titles from earlier platforms, including the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the NES. In part 2 I turn to those games I’ve encountered more recently, beginning with those that appeared on the N64 through to those I now play on my Nintendo Switch.

4. The top 10 videogames that have shaped me as a gamer – Part 1

   Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2019

   I’ve recently been thinking about all the different videogames that I’ve played over the years. I’ve been thinking especially about the games that have shaped me as a gamer and nerd.

   The result of all this thinking was a list of 10 games that have been important to me, which I posted to Twitter. It struck me that the list formed something like my gaming autobiography. I thought it would be fun to go into a little more detail about each of my picks here.

   What follows, then, is part 1 of my top 10 videogames that have shaped me as a gamer.