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A blog about old games. Written by Ashley Day gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com
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New blog! Unlearning everything I thought I knew about strategy RPG battles with Demonschool...
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Demonschool ā Stylistic strategy
Iāve been looking forward to Demonschool for as long as Iāve known about it. As a creation of Necrosoft Games, run by veteran games journalist and Insert Credit podcaster, Brandon Sheffield, it comā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/demonschool/
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Marc Normandin
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Compile was not known for its horizontal shooters, but in 1986 the studio released one, Gulkave, for the MSX and SG-1000 in Japan. It built off the idea of Gradius' power-up bar for its own unique system, one which makes you think and act in a far different innovative way than Konami's did.
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Past meets present: Gulkave
An early Compile shooting game that shows off both their programming chops and imagination.
https://retroxp.beehiiv.com/p/past-meets-present-gulkave
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I would love this! Always thought Dwarf was well suited to the adventure game format
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just learned of the "1500 ds spirits" series. they're mostly adaptations of traditional games. but they all seem to have these really cool king of fighters-looking character designs?!
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Hello new followers! If you see something you like in this photo then Iāve got a blog for you! Iāve covered obscure MSX games, cult RPG series, point n click adventures, score attack arcade games, and more. All covered through a highly subjective personal lensā¦
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The A-Team theme
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Thankfully, it looks like the latest patch has fixed this!
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Iāve got three old posts for you this Sunday, all themed around James Bond. First up, the Bond inspired point & click adventure for Amiga, that was eventually re-released as an official 007 gameā¦
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Operation Stealth ā The gameās bland, James Bland.
Who doesnāt love a good point and click adventure? I donāt think Iāll ever forget that evening in the early Nineties, seeing The Secret Of Monkey Island for the first time on my mateās Amiga 500. Iā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/operationstealth/
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Hello new followers! If you see something you like in this photo then Iāve got a blog for you! Iāve covered obscure MSX games, cult RPG series, point n click adventures, score attack arcade games, and more. All covered through a highly subjective personal lensā¦
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com
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RIP to one of the architects of our childhoods. Editors rock by the way⦠They take raw material and make it consumable, give it shape and meaning. Fellow artists are elevated by them.
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Am I the only person left on earth who thinks Yuji Naka was pretty cool actually and itās not funny to kick a man when heās down
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This looks super interesting. A sort of Crimson Shroud by way of Vanillawareā¦
store.steampowered.com/app/4508570/...
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Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle on Steam
Once you open this book, you are no longer just a reader. A "reading-style" fantasy adventure in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story ā handcrafted over six years by a 30-year veteran from Va...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4508570/Veritas_Tales_Witch_of_the_Dark_Castle/
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Yay! Very lovely to be recognised among so many great sites⦠Make sure you read this list for more retro gaming goodness.
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I hate this but I also sincerely believe he would have loved the idea
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Today is the 40th anniversary of Dragon Quest so hereās an article from the archives about the HD-2D remake of the first game and the strange pleasure of playing a JRPG in a party of oneā¦
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Dragon Quest ā Going solo
Around this time last year, I wrote a blog post about the marvelous Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and found myself wondering what it would be like to move on to the forthcoming Dragon Quest I &ā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/dragon-quest/
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Baxter
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Happy Dragon Quest Day! Celebrate by listening to me rant about how the series, and especially the first game, makes me feel bad (complimentary)
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Anyone else experiencing hard lock crashes in R-Type Tactics Iā¢II Cosmos on Switch? Itās happening to me on almost every battle now and Iāve lost hours of progress
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Agreed!
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Mathew Kumar
14 days ago
From the exp. archive: Remember the DSi exclusive G.G. Series? No? Well it was pretty good. From 2015, I play Ninja Karakuri Den:
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G.G. Series #5: Ninja Karakuri Den (SUZAK, 2009) ā exp.
Huh. It's not a Ninja JaJaMaru-kun clone.
https://expzine.com/2015/05/05/g-g-series-5-ninja-karakuri-den-suzak-2009/
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Wahey!
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Lupin Central
12 days ago
It took me 20 hours but I just finished Chibi-Robo after your pitch for it on the podcast last week. It's really something special, I adored it. The writing was surprisingly good. I love all the freaks that live in the Sanderson house. It reminded me a lot of Moon. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Alice Averlong š³ļøāā§ļø
12 days ago
digging through mobygames when you can't sleep is fun. you'll find all kinds of games you didn't know existed, like SONIC CRICKET
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Old post! A Day In The Life is a suitably surreal ZX Spectrum tribute to the late, great Sir Clive Sinclair.
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A Day In The Life ā A surreal celebration of Sir Clive Sinclair
When Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the ZX Spectrum and father of the British games industry, passed away on 16th September 2021, I felt I really should mark his passing in the only way I know howā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2021/09/26/a-day-in-the-life/
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I passed 1000 followers this weekend and promised this would happen, so it is now DONE. The Games From The Black Hole X account is gone forever!
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This!!!!
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And they were clearly too busy making alarm clocks and a talking flower instead!
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One new arrival this week⦠Iāve had great fun playing this with my daughter. The puzzles are so playful and reward experimentation so much that you can kind of play āco-opā with a kid suggesting clever things to try out.
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My victory dance right nowā¦
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Preach!
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2023/02/19/g...
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Faulerro
17 days ago
Star Fox 64 has some truly memorable dialogue, but nothing beats the Lylat Wars UK localisation if you ask me.
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Ephemeral Enigmas
17 days ago
New blog post time! This week's game is Run=Dim: Return to Earth, a Wonderswan shoot 'em up based on an anime that most people don't have nice things to say about. This is a basic game with the worst music you'll hear on the platform, but there's a strangeness to it I appreciate:
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Run=Dim: Return to Earth
Despite all its problems, Run=Dim: Return to Earth is far from the worst shoot āem up Iāve played. It suffers from overall blandness and its difficulty is fundamentally broken in favor of the playeā¦
https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/rundim-return-to-earth/
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It's ABSURD that this is a game from the director of Ikaruga and is one of the best rail shooters I've ever played and it has... 1 review listed on metacritic???
www.metacritic.com/game/night-s...
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Prince Charles Cinema
17 days ago
šØ IT'S TIME : 'NIRVANNA THE BAND, THE SHOW, THE MOVIE' IS COMING TO THE PCC šØ Canada Day preview Wed 1st July Daily performances from Fri 3rd July On sale today at 1pm!
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Incredible reviewā¦
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Old post⦠What happens when the arcade racing masters at Sega take over Nintendoās 1000Kph futuristic racing series? The result is so good it effectively stops the series in its tracksā¦
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F-Zero GX ā Switch 2ās got boost power!
So, the Nintendo Switch 2 is finally here and, of course, I got one straightaway. Thatās to be expected. But what I didnāt quite expect is how the shiny new console has almost exclusively become a ā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/f-zero-gx/
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No new arrivals this week, so hereās something beloved from the collectionā¦
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dille
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It has the best sound design of any game ever too. I have no words. Just listen
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Old post⦠What happens when the arcade racing masters at Sega take over Nintendoās 1000Kph futuristic racing series? The result is so good it effectively stops the series in its tracksā¦
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F-Zero GX ā Switch 2ās got boost power!
So, the Nintendo Switch 2 is finally here and, of course, I got one straightaway. Thatās to be expected. But what I didnāt quite expect is how the shiny new console has almost exclusively become a ā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/f-zero-gx/
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Had great fun recording this. I donāt think my N64 and GameCube picks will win the draft but I do think YOU will love them! Have a listenā¦
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Had great fun recording this. I donāt think my N64 and GameCube picks will win the draft but I do think YOU will love them! Have a listenā¦
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Design Room
21 days ago
Namco's exercise bike-powered flying contraption is almost 30 years old, so we tracked down the game's director to look back.
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How Namco built 1996's best arcade cabinet
We talk with the director of the bike-powered Prop Cycle about how the game came about, its international success, and sidelined sequel plans.
https://www.designroom.site/prop-cycle-interview/
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Tim Bale
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From the brilliant
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Doesn't resonate with me at all, of course....
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One of the best things about Demonschool that no one really talks about is that it is a secret recommendation engine for cult movies. I talk about this a LOT in the boxout of my blog postā¦
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An official Head Over Heels sequel is a dream come true for me. I just had to write about it and spread the word. Thanks to
@timeextension.com
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Dudley of Yesterzine
24 days ago
Master system game outsells Mario Kart in 1993. The UK was a very different market.
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The only research I will need to win tonightās draftā¦
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Snuggsy187
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CHUCKULUS for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro.... Download or play in browser:
github.com/Snuggsy187/C...
Coffee (no milk) welcome:
ko-fi.com/snuggsy187
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Keith Stuart
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Hi, so I have a side quest for any charity shop fans reading this. If you live outside of southern England, please could you pop into your fave charity store and reply with what video games you found there? Photos would also be appreciated. This is research for an article. RTs appreciated!
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New blog! Unlearning everything I thought I knew about strategy RPG battles with Demonschool...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/d...
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Demonschool ā Stylistic strategy
Iāve been looking forward to Demonschool for as long as Iāve known about it. As a creation of Necrosoft Games, run by veteran games journalist and Insert Credit podcaster, Brandon Sheffield, it comā¦
https://gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/demonschool/
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