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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 11d

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Mega Drive's Shadow Dancer saw Shinobi go to the dogs. But don't worry, this pooch is a very good boy indeed...
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Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi – Top dog

Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi is something of a strange outlier in the wider Shinobi lineage. It was the second game in the series to launch on Mega Drive but is not a sequel to Revenge Of S…

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

Lol, I’m getting punished

IGN @ign.com · 5h

Baby Steps, the literal walking simulator gone viral, has a special cutscene for those who tend to skip cutscenes... that's 28 minutes long.

Baby Steps Punishes Serial Cutscene Skippers With a 28-Minute Long Cutscene

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

Yes, and the time it takes to achieve that again… Mortality becomes a problem when you’re 80

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 2h

I say all this having not read the article (boo, I know) but I can't help but feel this is a factor as sad and depressing as it may be.

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 2h

I wonder how much this is an age/time thing for him (and maybe others). Miller lost years to Fury Road, in part due to the difficulties of practical filmmaking tied to the location choice and high standards. He's now 80 and presumably keen to squeeze a few more movies out much quicker...

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 22h

Absolutely loved this game on CD32

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 23h

Not too late to change it

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

Is it Simon The Sorcerer?

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

Totally! The other golden rule we had making mags in the internet age was to not use screenshots taken by others (your own screens and PR shots only)

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

Speaking as someone who worked in games mags for many years in the UK, we were always advised that “fair use” did not exist. However, common sense does. You can’t really talk about games without showing them, so we took our chances. In the six years I was there, not a single publisher complained.

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

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Weasel Hills C.C. (Hole 19) @wildweasel486.bsky.social · 1d

Some inappropriately creepy golf content - Sente Mini Golf (1986) has DIP switches that add photos of missing children to the attract mode (and to enable a "LOCATED" message per kid). These profiles were replaced with new ones in updated ROMs.

Modern operators seem to leave them on, a lot. 😨

A Reddit post from r/creepygaming by user SuperCamouflageShark - I saw these missing child reports on the attract mode of a Sente Mini-Golf arcade machine recently.

The photo is of a Sente Mini Golf machine, displaying black-and-white photographs of missing children: Tahj Allen Merriman, and Steven Phillip Curtis. Their profiles are filled out in red text.

Another photograph of a different Sente Mini Golf machine, displaying the same photos of missing children.

Sente Mini Golf running under MAME, with the DIP Switches menu showing. DIP switches 3, 4, and 5 configure whether the missing children are displayed in the attract mode, with switches 4 and 5 showing or hiding a "LOCATED" stamp over the respective kid's photo.

Screenshot of Sente Mini Golf running under MAME; this screen shows two different missing children: Malinda Marie Smith and April Rose Yates. For the sake of demonstration I have enabled the "LOCATED" flag on the kid on the right. (DISCLAIMER: I do not have any information on whether April was located or not. This is strictly a demonstration and is not intended as documentation of a real event.)

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Ephemeral Enigmas @ephemeralenigmas.bsky.social · 1d

New blog post time!

This week's game is Zombie Incident, a MSX platformer with a 3DS remake that only uses one button, but adds nonlinearity and RPG-esque wrinkles to spice things up. Said wrinkles don't stop repetition from kicking in eventually, but the ideas sure are neat!

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Zombie Incident

I’m probably being a bit harsh considering the origins of this game and the limitations of the MSX, but I suppose I’m doing that because I truly love the ideas being presented here. I can envision …

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

Interesting. I've never heard of the second one. The fact it's made such an impression has instantly put it on my radar.

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

What if I told you I have written a GIANT article about the whole STS series, including the new one for this month's Retro Gamer?

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 1d

Did you know I wrote a book about the origins of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, console RPGs, and their rise to success in North America?

Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 27d

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popular culture.

Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/aidan-moher-...

Review: Fight, Magic, Items by Aidan Moher

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Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 3d

This broadcast on UK TV when I was a kid, long before I knew what anime was. I absolutely loved it and feel quite lucky it was so readily available.

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 3d

Flight Of The Conchords battling a space whale? 10/10

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 3d

As someone who worked at NOE during his time there, I think he would be superb. It was a great place to work under him and the decision making was rock solid.

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 3d

This week’s arrivals…

Games From The Black Hole @gamesblackhole.bsky.social · 3d

Old post!

“Spooky season” is upon us, so let’s look back at one of the most frightening propositions in all of gaming, the CD-ROM FMV era!

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Night Trap – Frights, Camera, Action!

Think of the most famous retro games ever made. In most cases they’re famous for a good reason, and you’ve almost certainly played them. Night Trap is a little different. Chances are you know it fo…

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

I got to play Namco’s Starblade for the first time at Arcade Club today. I was thinking “this is amazing for 1994” then I realised it’s actually from 1991. Incredible!

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

Went to see One Battle After Another last night. Leonardo DiCaprio trying to charge his phone seconds at a time at random power outlets while constantly on the move is me at every airport I’ve ever been to, and perhaps the most relatable thing I’ve seen in a film.

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

Which answer was accepted as the correct one?

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 7d

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated!

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Games influencer press relationship query

I'm trying to determine to what extend people who create videos about games engage with "traditional" press as a source for what games to cover. Please only answer these questions if you are someone w...

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · 7d

Holy shit, Rock Band 4 and it's incredible sprawling library of DLC is being delisted on Xbox and PlayStation by the end of this week. With new guitar controllers hitting the market for the first time in years, this feels like awful timing.

If you want to get Rock Band 4, do it now while you can.

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