Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Black Hole

Title	Black Hole
First release	1980
Developer	Tokyo Denshi Sekkei
Publisher	Game-A-Tron
Platform	Arcade
Genre	shooter game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	Arcade: 1980-01-01

Black Hole is a shoot 'em up arcade game released by Tokyo Denshi Sekkei in 1981.[1] Players must shoot splitting "neutron mines" and flying saucers.[2]

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Sources

TheGamesDB (28739) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (blkhole) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`blkhole`
Title at ADB	Black Hole
Manufacturer	TDS & MINTS
Year	1981
Genre	Shooter / Gallery
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (TDS & MINTS); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (title+year) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:44 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Videos

Arcade Game: Black Hole (1981 TDS)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · Arcade version · gameplay · 11:00auto-matched
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