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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 12h

Fun fact: I once did a group presentation on cinematic games at uni and gave a girl I didn't know well on our team the latest issue of EDGE for research. It was the DOA Volleyball crotch cover. Whoops. In the talk she described the game as "Barbie dolls for boys". Fair cop.

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 16h

This is such great news, Lucy. Congratulations!

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 16h

This is one of the best visual novel type games I’ve ever played. Beautifully designed and written, it captures what was great about certain nostalgic eras of gaming. If you loved, in particular, the Dreamcast or the Wii U, I think it will resonate.

Play it!

Lucy Blundell @kinmoku.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Exciting news! 📢

VIDEOVERSE will be coming to consoles on...

✨November 14th✨

The port includes all post-PC launch updates plus new Japanese localisation 🇯🇵

Please share! ❤️

#indiegame #visualnovel #gaming

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 16h

So sorry for your loss, James. He was and is a legend.

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 1d

This is so cool

Amiga Addict Magazine @amigaaddict.bsky.social · 1d

For AA40 and the 40th year of #Amiga, we are celebrating with a special tribute issue to the king of them all - Amiga Format!

With articles featuring/written by AF alumni, don't miss this one! Amiga Corp. sound guru and Boing Ball originator Sam Dicker joins us too!

Preorder now at addict.media

The cover of Amiga Addict 40, styled as a cover of Amiga Format

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 4d

New blog!

MSX horror adventure, Dead Of The Brain, seems like it might be a great companion piece to Snatcher but would actually be more at home on the top shelf of an 80s video shop... But, you know, in a good way.
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Dead Of The Brain – Explicit scenes…

I’ve always been deeply intrigued by Dead Of The Brain, even before I’d seen a screenshot or knew what kind of a game it was. Right from that evocative if slightly nonsensical title down to the stu…

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 4d

New blog!

MSX horror adventure, Dead Of The Brain, seems like it might be a great companion piece to Snatcher but would actually be more at home on the top shelf of an 80s video shop... But, you know, in a good way.
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/d...

Dead Of The Brain – Explicit scenes…

I’ve always been deeply intrigued by Dead Of The Brain, even before I’d seen a screenshot or knew what kind of a game it was. Right from that evocative if slightly nonsensical title down to the stu…

gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

I have this too and was distraught to find out the English dub is on the digital audio track. My LD player is analogue only. :(

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

In both films, Tom Hanks pranks a country and western band by glueing their accelerator to the floor with spray cheese

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

Jared Hellno

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

I thought so too! And the off-screen CRT photos give it a suitably creepy vibe.

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

This week’s new arrivals…

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 5d

Dave, this is amazing. It’s quite an achievement to pull that off. Did you fly out to Japan for the interview or are we talking video call etc?

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Dave Cook @ Thought Bubble (Comixology B15) @davecook.bsky.social · Sep 4

I wrote a huge retrospective feature about the Tenchu: Stealth Assassins game series for Lock.On volume 6 - out now.

For it, I managed to get all the original creative leads together in a room in Tokyo for a big interview. It’s full of wild facts about the series.

Check it out!

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 6d

Amstrad PCW?

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 6d

I’m so glad you picked up on it. I was like, “Did he really just say that?!”

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 6d

“and that’s from your husband” might be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard on a podcast

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe I should never watch it again, just in case

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 6d

That is a shame! FWIW I hated it when I saw it on release, aged 14. It just wasn’t like his earlier films at all. But rewatching it later as an adult, I found it resonated so much more and the other films no longer appealed.

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 7d

This one!

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Zero Zero: Perfect Stop – Feelin’ cranky

For years I’ve heard from various reputable sources just how much fun Taito’s long running train-driving sim Densha De Go (Let’s Go By Train) is, but I’ve never quite believed it. Granted, I’ve nev…

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 7d

Dave, you better not be criticising Cable Guy, I swear to God

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 7d

That’s just good life advice

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 7d

And Saturn, right?

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