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Dave's Impressions - Super Mario Run

The following impressions were taken from playing the game’s free content. In the build up to the release of Super Mario Run, one of my main questions was how they would adapt the smoothness of Mario’s control scheme to a ...

 
 
 

Musings on Hiatus

To all my loyal readers of the last year and a bit, i want to thank you for enjoying my ramblings on the games i play and some of my thoughts on the medium. Partly due to personal reasons, partly due to other project ideas, and partly due...

 
 
 

Musings postponed

I'm sorry to say that this week Monday Musings will have to be postponed for some very personal reasons. I should be back in full swing next Monday, but just as an inkling of what i'm playing, good lord is Trackmania United addictive. I ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 4th June, 2012

It's been a busy day of comics and writing, but now i have my coffee and it's time for the Monday musings (turns on Persona 4 soundtrack). Below the Root (PC) I've mentioned The Adventure Gamer before, and his quest to play through eve...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 28th May, 2012

Another week, another musings. Let's get to it! Diablo 2 (PC) To fill the void of Diablo 3, i went back to Diablo 2. Here's the thing though... i've played this game pretty much every year since its release, sometimes for months at a t...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 21st May, 2012

Hello all. I'm gathering most people's game playing week has consisted of a good dose of Diablo 3. Mine did too... kinda. Read on and find out. Let us muse. Limbo (360) Since my quick review went up late last week i don't feel i have ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 14th May, 2012

Oof, that sickness last week really took it out of me folks, but Dave is back and a picture of health (what kind of picture? Well i'll just leave that up to your imagination). Time for Dave to stop talking in the third person because once...

 
 
 

Musings postponed

Heya folks. Fun times this week (he said sarcastically). I not only contracted a cold/flu over the weekend but i think i've been hit with a bout of food poisoning on top of that. Due to this writing for more than a sentence or two today h...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 30th April, 2012

Hey folks. Musings might become a little more cutback in the coming weeks. I've been forced to relocate my living arrangements and have lost most of my gaming possessions. I have this laptop, and my Steam and GoG accounts though (and ther...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 23rd April, 2012

It's another week folks. Things have been going pretty badly lately, but gaming helps to heal the wounds, and yes there was quite a lot of it this week. Let's muse! Alan Wake (PC) This is actually an omission from last week. Yes someti...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 16th April, 2012

It's a Monday, and there was gaming. Let us muse! Catherine (PS3) Man what is with Atlus and their end games? I thought starting off the week being at stage 7, it'd take an hour or so to complete the game. Ha! Nope, after a marathon se...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 9th April, 2012

This week i did something that i haven't done in a while (and used to be a staple of my gaming habits)... i downloaded and played some demos. Extra Credits was responsible with their most recent episode of 'Games you might not have tried'...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 2nd April, 2012

Man what a day. Wrestlemania in the morning, intense bass lessons in the afternoon, and i somehow sprained or twisted my ankle during the day. Forgiveness if musings is a little lite this week. Mass Effect (PC) I finished off my third ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 26th March, 2012

Another week, another Musings. Interesting gaming habit abound. Let us continue. Mass Effect (PC) About this time last year i played through Mass Effect for my 2nd time. I started a fem shep, went full Paragon and completed every side ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 19th March, 2012

Wow, what a fun week of gaming i had. There's a bit to get through so let's rev up the musing engine and go full throttle. See, Full Throttle is a game and we're talking about games and going forward. It's a joke son! Sigh, let's get to...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 12th March, 2012

It's gonna be a short one this week folks, but i wouldn't dare deprive you of your musings. Let us muse onward! Borderlands (PC) I completed my second playthrough on Sunday. Now one can argue the game has pacing problems but usually th...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 5th March, 2012

It's March! March Musings! What does this mean? Nothing! Well except that summer is technically over. Let the cooldown commence (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease). Let us muse. Borderlands (PC) It's amazing how many times you can play somethi...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 27th Feb, 2012

It's Monday, and summer is not yet over but it's making sure we know that. Ugh. Let us muse! Chrono Trigger (DS) Lavos has been defeated! As the Black Omen fights lead into the Lavos fights i plowed through most everything. Queen Zeal ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 20th Feb, 2012

And now dear readers we begin year 2 of Monday Musings. How a-musing. Hur hur hur. *ahem* let us begin. Chrono Trigger (DS) I probably would have been done with the game by this time but i most likely will finish off the experience ton...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 13th Feb, 2012

Wow, can you believe it readers? This update marks one whole year of Monday Musings. While other writings have come and gone, the musings remain. Let's get to it! Chrono Trigger (DS) Man i underestimated the hold this game would have o...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 6th Feb, 2012

Phew, what a corker of a hot day it's been today. I did get to wake up earlier to watch the Superbowl however. The team i was cheering for eked out an awesome victory in the 4th quarter. Anyways, let us muse. Gray Matter (PC) Finished ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 30th Jan, 2012

An early musings this week as i am heading up to Brisbane to a friend's place to watch the Royal Rumble. Should be a lot of fun. This last week was also a lot of fun in gaming. Let's get to it! El Shaddai (PS3) Last time i played this ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 23rd Jan, 2012

Hey all. It's been a bit of a slow week in gaming but gaming was had. Let us muse. League of Legends (PC) The majority of the week was spent in Dominion. Last week i talked about picking random characters and jumping into the fray. The...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 16th Jan, 2012

Hey everyone and welcome to another week of Monday Musings. Let's kick this thing off shall we? El Shaddai (PS3) I think i'm on my way to the end of the game now and the experience has been somewhat amazing. I think i'll cover the nega...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 9th Jan, 2012

I tried a little bit or reversion to old gaming habits this week. A side effect of that is that Zelda is on the shelf for the foreseeable future. With that out of the way, let us muse! Serious Sam 3: BFE (PC) On the final day of the St...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 2nd Jan, 2012

Well it's a brand new year and boy is there a lot of gaming I want to get done (along with so many many other things. Man, there just aren't enough free hours in a day are there). Nevertheless, it's time for a whole new year of Monday Mus...

 
 
 

Dave's Top Games of 2011

It's that time again. Every year it seems my format changes. This year is no exception. There are three categories, and each will have a definitive winner followed by a couple runner ups / honourable mentions. Without further ado... Th...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 26th Dec, 2011

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas (or any other holiday you celebrate)! Me? Well my internet's been down this holiday season but I worked out a way to make sure they were musings none the less. Call it my gift to you. Let u...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 19th Dec, 2011

This musings is gonna be a bit of a sparse one i'm sorry to say. Not much gaming has been done. Still, let us muse. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) It's really not an understatement when i say i haven't played much this week. ...

 
 
 

Monday Musings - 12th Dec, 2011

Last week was nice because of the rain. Now it's heating up again and reminding me how much i hate summer. Ah well, let us muse. [edit] i can't believe i forgot the picture >< The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) So you know...

 
 

About Dave Flodineone of us since 4:56 AM on 07.19.2011

Hey there.

The name's Dave. I often go by Dave_the_Turnip or Atomicvege while gaming.

Video games have been a huge part of my life. I remember playing Atari at my friend's house in the mid 80s and then entering the gaming sphere myself with a 386 PC and a Nintendo Entertainment System.

Since that time i've kept up with PC gaming while owning a Game boy, SNES, N64, GBA, PS1, Gamecube, PS2, DS, Wii, iphone, and PS3.

I graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Videogame Studies) from Bond University. I helped create and run www.appspy.com for many years before heading back to uni to write my masters on videogame criticism (still happening!)

Oh yeah, while not game related, i draw a comic and have always wanted to be a cartoonist. That can be found at https://www.yetanothercomic.com
PSN ID:atomicvege
Steam ID:atomicvegetable


 

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