Games From The Black Hole
A blog about old games. Written by Ashley Day
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- I finally got around to playing the Adventures Of Elliot demo and it is so far up my street, it’s parked in my driveway and knocking on the door. Has the flavour of Zelda, Ys and Mana all wrapped up in lovely HD-2D visuals. Dungeons seem well designed and bosses require plenty of thought. I’m in!
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- Found a games shop in the seaside town I’m visiting. Not much stock but still better than GAME.
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- Went to a seaside arcade just now and surprised to find that Mr Do is somehow still getting work in 2026!
- Reposted by Games From The Black HoleMy hobby is finding the most random & cool-looking untranslated RPGs and going "hell yeah!"
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- I was kind of amazed that the Dragon Quest 1 remake still has you play as a solo hero with no party. However, the new features actually make it work really well…
- New blog! The Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake layers on so much polish it's almost indistinguishable from a modern game, except for one very surprising original detail... gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/d...
- New blog! The Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake layers on so much polish it's almost indistinguishable from a modern game, except for one very surprising original detail... gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/d...
- They added Gameshare to Kirby Air Riders! This still feels magical to me. Can play 2-player with my daughter on a screen each with only one cart, and don’t even need another Switch 2. This is the sort of brilliant tech - with a user-friendly purpose - that makes Nintendo so important.
- Tomorrow...
- Can’t believe Marvel made a series with Trevor and Simon
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- This really sucks. For my money she was one of the low key funniest actresses on the planet. Absolutely essential to the Home Alone and Beetlejuice films.
- Reposted by Games From The Black HoleHere is the official fact sheet for the 1996 game that Nintendo is about to release for the first time
- If you want me to watch your movie, this is the best possible marketing campaign you could adopt. Make it as hard as possible for me to see!
- Wow! Thoughts... - I'm delighted to see more games mags on shelves, especially from other countries - That Dragon Quest cover is ace. I want it - That price is eye watering
- Reposted by Games From The Black HoleKotaku is hiring for *three* positions: - Staff reporter: kotaku.com/kotaku-is-hi... - Nights and weekends editor: kotaku.com/kotaku-is-hi... - Community editor: kotaku.com/kotaku-is-hi...
- At 900 followers. Only 100 more before I delete my X account!
- Reposted by Games From The Black HoleCalling new writers - get mentored and be printed in ON3! We have 6 spots available in the next magazine to showcase new voices. Email info@on.games with an example of your work and any relevant experience by 8th February. on.games #GamesJournalism #GamesWriting
- This run on Spider-Man is the precise moment I went from liking comics to loving them
- Saw some graffiti of cartoony animals on a wall in Return To Silent Hill, and for a moment I genuinely thought it was a Rakuga Kids reference!
- Reposted by Games From The Black HoleI wrote a series about Ayano Koshiro, a graphic designer, illustrator and chara-designer who worked on series such as Ys, Streets of Rage, Actraiser and Thor. The first 2 parts (out of 8) are now available and cover her time at Falcom. vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro/ VF : vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro...
- One new arrival this week… I got this because it links up to Super Robot Wars 64 and also features Giant Robo. But, unfortunately, it’s not a tactics game and is apparently a sort of monster trainer. I’ve had a quick go and got lost in the impenetrable Japanese menus, finding no game whatsoever.
- Overcooked the Hedgehog
- Old post! Xak: The Art Of Visual might be little more than a very good Ys clone… But that’s just fine by me! gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2021/08/08/x...
- I like the way these four posters look together. Proper corner shop video shelf vibes.
- Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 📲
- Related: Christoph Gans’ new Silent Hill movie is out this week. I’m particularly excited because I love the director and it’s his first film in over a decade… Bizarrely, his original Silent Hill is not available on any streaming platform in the UK and the disc is out of print!
