Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Weird as šhit, I want more of this series

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is another standout from Digital Eclipse - part documentary, part playable museum, and all-around fantastic. It tells the story of a true game design legend with care and depth, while giving you direct access to his most notable work all in one place. What really elevates it, though, is the sheer amount of supplemental content - videos, documents, and behind-the-scenes material that add rich context to Minter’s career, his creative process, and his impact on gaming history. It’s not just a collection of games; it’s an interactive archive that lets you understand why those games matter. Like Digital Eclipse’s other documentary releases, this hits a very high mark and continues to prove how compelling this format can be.

Great documentary and collection of games. My only complaint is I would have liked to have more interviews with Jeff Minter. There were a few times going through the timelines that felt a bit lacking for videos. However, I suspect a lot of that is because they didn't want to overuse material that should be covered in the Heart of Neon documentary. Regardless, Digital Eclipse did a fantastic job making Jeff Minter's life and talent a delight to learn about.

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Probably one of the more unique entries in the Digital Eclipse Gold Master series. Interesting games from an interesting man.

Thank Llamas for autofire. 8/10 + Ingenious playability even on the earlier games. There is a spark of ingenuity in the controls or the action that makes them stand out. A sense of joy in the frentic and panic of tyring to work out what the hell to do in the games. Often very engaging audio and visuals despite the age of the games. - There will be times when you will not know what the hell is going on. Some the newer games from his great works are absent. I remember when I first got Mintered. Attack of the mutant camels. Yes, it's amazing he didn't get sued by Lucas for the similarity the first console Empire game but - particularly the 8 bit Atari version - was an audio visual feast. Tempest and Voidrunner are amongst the most addictive games you will ever play. There is shear ingenuity in Laser Zone and Rox. The more I look at his work, there is a depth and a simplicity in the best of the games he has made. Unlike the Atari 50 by Digital Eclipse, even at this early stage of owning this there is not one game that is not a game you can't dip in and out of. There is a down side - the likes of Idris Alpha are just plain confusing. There will be points where what I can only describe as Psychedelia overloads and you will not know what the hell is going on or what to do. I will enjoy - along with a lot of Digital Eclipse' work around gaming history - going through this unique designers history and hope that he is not yet over in his unique work.

Expertly and lovingly put together - (where is Jeff at the moment anyway??). I have the excellent Digital Eclipse Karateka too but that was one game. The way this goes right back to his teenage years is fantastic and you hear about those little interactions which shaped his life and career, first messing around with the PET and ZX80. Every first gen videogame fan, anyone who learned coding on an 8bit machine should have this. I never really liked his early games but from Iridis Alpha onwards I started to appreciate the genius. And is it just me or did Andrew Braybrook reuse a bunch of Minter's sound effects in Paradroid?? I haven't yet got to the 1990s on this so I don't know if the amazing and audacious Space Giraffe is emulated, but I can still play that on the xbox360 anyway. It deserves a bigger audience than it ever got on XBLA.

I grew up being influenced greatly by especially the atmosphere of Jeff's games, and the fun come to life playing them. So he and his games has become part of my psyche and really stuff that defines you when you think about it. It's my pleasure and an honor for me to support Jeff and enjoy his visions of the art of coding and making himself and his games come to life in a never ending way, by buing and playing his games and productions etc. Btw. my first computer was a Commodore 64, and I got it just before the mid-80ies. I would recommend this piece of history greatly, and also commend the excellent way you can traverse Jeff's story in a unique and easy to navigate user-interface, and all the other stuff here. I have to find my joystick or go get a controller cheap in the coming week to enjoy everything this production has to offer you. Much love and respect, and never change Jeff.