Digital Eclipse is on fire lately! The creators of Atari 50 and Karateka Gold are now setting their sights on cult game designer Jeff Minter, who made dozens of twitchy arcade-style titles for home computers like the VIC-20 and Atari ST.
DE’s latest collection, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will feature over forty of Minter’s games, stretched across four decades and numerous systems. When you’re done playing Llamatron 2112, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, you can sit back and enjoy interviews with the games’ eccentric designer, where he describes his influences and the programming tricks he used to give his titles their retina-rupturing psychedelic visuals.
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will come to your favorite modern game console in early 2024, along with the Steam and GOG distribution services. I’m as surprised by the news as the rest of you, but just as excited to get my hands on the finished product.