Games From The Black Hole
@gamesblackhole.bsky.social
A blog about old games. Written by Ashley Day
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This is such nonsense. Roger Moore or Lazenby would have just laughed this off.
“Wouldn’t have happened to the other guy” etc…
“Wouldn’t have happened to the other guy” etc…
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is such nonsense. Roger Moore or Lazenby would have just laughed this off.
“Wouldn’t have happened to the other guy” etc…
“Wouldn’t have happened to the other guy” etc…
As of yesterday, I’ve now covered the holy trinity of 32-bit strategy RPGs…
1. Vandal Hearts gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/v...
2. Shining Force III gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/s...
3. Final Fantasy Tactics gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
1. Vandal Hearts gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/v...
2. Shining Force III gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/s...
3. Final Fantasy Tactics gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
As of yesterday, I’ve now covered the holy trinity of 32-bit strategy RPGs…
1. Vandal Hearts gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/v...
2. Shining Force III gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/s...
3. Final Fantasy Tactics gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
1. Vandal Hearts gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/v...
2. Shining Force III gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/s...
3. Final Fantasy Tactics gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
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New blog!
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
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Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
Final Fantasy Tactics – Huge Final Fantasy Tactics fan excited to play it for first time
The year is 1998… After playing Vandal Hearts and Shining Force III, I long for more great tactical RPG experiences and discover Final Fantasy Tactics in an issue of EDGE magazine. I’m very m…
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November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New blog!
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
New blog!
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
Final Fantasy Tactics – Huge Final Fantasy Tactics fan excited to play it for first time
The year is 1998… After playing Vandal Hearts and Shining Force III, I long for more great tactical RPG experiences and discover Final Fantasy Tactics in an issue of EDGE magazine. I’m very m…
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New blog!
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
Final Fantasy Tactics was the last great strategy RPG I hadn't played, and now I have I realise it's totally unlike any of its peers...
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/f...
Two new arrivals this week.
One a sequel I’ve wanted since the 90s and the other a prequel to a 90s classic.
One a sequel I’ve wanted since the 90s and the other a prequel to a 90s classic.
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Two new arrivals this week.
One a sequel I’ve wanted since the 90s and the other a prequel to a 90s classic.
One a sequel I’ve wanted since the 90s and the other a prequel to a 90s classic.
Tomorrow...
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Tomorrow...
OMG I did it! After much faffing about, I managed to make a European save file that unlocks the Gradius Sword in the PAL version of Vandal Hearts 2!
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
OMG I did it! After much faffing about, I managed to make a European save file that unlocks the Gradius Sword in the PAL version of Vandal Hearts 2!
Peop Cycle is one of my favourite arcade games of all time.
Unfortunately, last time I saw one I discovered I’m now too tall and my knees kept hitting the handlebars as I tried to play. It has become literally unplayable. :(
Unfortunately, last time I saw one I discovered I’m now too tall and my knees kept hitting the handlebars as I tried to play. It has become literally unplayable. :(
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Peop Cycle is one of my favourite arcade games of all time.
Unfortunately, last time I saw one I discovered I’m now too tall and my knees kept hitting the handlebars as I tried to play. It has become literally unplayable. :(
Unfortunately, last time I saw one I discovered I’m now too tall and my knees kept hitting the handlebars as I tried to play. It has become literally unplayable. :(
So proud to have been a part of this journey. Somehow I’m in both these issues, writing about the same game.
Darran has been amazing to work with all these years and more (I also wrote for him on gamesTM) and he’s become a good friend too.
Darran has been amazing to work with all these years and more (I also wrote for him on gamesTM) and he’s become a good friend too.
Today is officially my 20th year on @retrogamermag.bsky.social
It’s been an amazing, wild ride and I don’t want it to stop.
It’s been an amazing, wild ride and I don’t want it to stop.
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
So proud to have been a part of this journey. Somehow I’m in both these issues, writing about the same game.
Darran has been amazing to work with all these years and more (I also wrote for him on gamesTM) and he’s become a good friend too.
Darran has been amazing to work with all these years and more (I also wrote for him on gamesTM) and he’s become a good friend too.
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It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you love the Games From The Black Hole blog, please can you share and let people know why.
It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
If you love the Games From The Black Hole blog, please can you share and let people know why.
It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you love the Games From The Black Hole blog, please can you share and let people know why.
It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
It's time to get this account a following comparable to X so I can move on! When this account gets to 1000 followers I will not only stop posting on X, I will nuke it from orbit and delete it forever.
I’m delighted to see my 8-page Simon The Sorcerer feature in the latest Retro Gamer. This article was a real labour of love; I interviewed someone involved in every single game, including both the new one and the cancelled 2014 release. If you’re a fan of the series, I think you’ll like it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m delighted to see my 8-page Simon The Sorcerer feature in the latest Retro Gamer. This article was a real labour of love; I interviewed someone involved in every single game, including both the new one and the cancelled 2014 release. If you’re a fan of the series, I think you’ll like it.
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Unlocked! I've genuinely written the most detailed article there is in English on Ubisoft's very first game, Zombi. The Guillemot family expanded from selling farming equipment to getting a teenager to rip off Dawn Of The Dead for them, and the rest is history:
Zombi (Ubisoft, 1986) - exp.
Ubisoft's first game is far too interesting to be as forgotten as it is.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Unlocked! I've genuinely written the most detailed article there is in English on Ubisoft's very first game, Zombi. The Guillemot family expanded from selling farming equipment to getting a teenager to rip off Dawn Of The Dead for them, and the rest is history:
Amazing and beautiful that this website is still going. I use it as often now as I did back then.
Hey, happy 30th birthday GameFAQs! Launched on November 5th, 1995!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Amazing and beautiful that this website is still going. I use it as often now as I did back then.
LOOK AT THAT
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
LOOK AT THAT
My most played games according to the Nintendo Store app…
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
My most played games according to the Nintendo Store app…
Big thanks to @turfmasta.bsky.social for creating this GBA cartridge extender. It’s intended to make the e-reader work with Analogue Pocket but I actually got it so I can play Boktai and ensure the sun sensor is correctly exposed!
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Big thanks to @turfmasta.bsky.social for creating this GBA cartridge extender. It’s intended to make the e-reader work with Analogue Pocket but I actually got it so I can play Boktai and ensure the sun sensor is correctly exposed!
If you live in or around Wakefield, UK and you're interested in the history of games, I'm giving a talk on the history of Worms and Team17 at Wakefield Museum on Saturday 22nd November.
Tickets are super limited; reserve one here: experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/30-yea...
Tickets are super limited; reserve one here: experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/30-yea...
30 Years of Worms with Team 17's Ashley Day
Explore the journey of Worms as it marks 30 years. Hear from Ashley Day about its creation and lasting legacy in gaming.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you live in or around Wakefield, UK and you're interested in the history of games, I'm giving a talk on the history of Worms and Team17 at Wakefield Museum on Saturday 22nd November.
Tickets are super limited; reserve one here: experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/30-yea...
Tickets are super limited; reserve one here: experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/30-yea...
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20 years ago today, I posted the first entry on my blog, Vintage Computing and Gaming (vintagecomputing.com)
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
20 years ago today, I posted the first entry on my blog, Vintage Computing and Gaming (vintagecomputing.com)
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
Since then, my relationship with technology has become a lot more complicated, but I still love tech history. I posted some reflections on the site:
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
About to board the Catbus!
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
About to board the Catbus!
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If you’re interested to know what it’s like working on a mag for 20 years you can find out by watching or listening to this.
@deanswain.bsky.social & Jim Middleton are joined by @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social to discuss Darran’s 20 years as editor at @retrogamermag.bsky.social magazine: traffic.libsyn.com/secure/retro... #retrogaming #retrogamer #magazine
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
If you’re interested to know what it’s like working on a mag for 20 years you can find out by watching or listening to this.
Old post!
In celebration of Stray Children releasing this week, let’s take a look back at its spiritual predecessor, Moon!
It’s also the first game ever featured on the blog.
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In celebration of Stray Children releasing this week, let’s take a look back at its spiritual predecessor, Moon!
It’s also the first game ever featured on the blog.
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/m...
moon – The power of love, death and acceptance
On November 17th, 1997, Final Fantasy VII released in the UK and with its arrival, for the majority of British gamers, including myself, came a new genre. FFVII’s conventions, though entrenched, ho…
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November 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Old post!
In celebration of Stray Children releasing this week, let’s take a look back at its spiritual predecessor, Moon!
It’s also the first game ever featured on the blog.
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/m...
In celebration of Stray Children releasing this week, let’s take a look back at its spiritual predecessor, Moon!
It’s also the first game ever featured on the blog.
gamesfromtheblackhole.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/m...
I finished a very good tactics RPG for the first time last night. Hopefully I’ll be able to get a blog post out for it this month…
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I finished a very good tactics RPG for the first time last night. Hopefully I’ll be able to get a blog post out for it this month…
Happy Halloween!
If you can’t celebrate by playing Dead Of The Brain on MSX then the next best thing is reading about it!
If you can’t celebrate by playing Dead Of The Brain on MSX then the next best thing is reading about it!
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Happy Halloween!
If you can’t celebrate by playing Dead Of The Brain on MSX then the next best thing is reading about it!
If you can’t celebrate by playing Dead Of The Brain on MSX then the next best thing is reading about it!