An interactive documentary coming from Digital Eclipse in 2024
Gridrunner. Revenge of the Mutant Camels. Tempest 2000. Llamatron. In the British gaming universe of the ’80s and ’90s, nobody made games like Jeff Minter.
Just revealed in the Day of the Devs showcase, Digital Eclipse’s Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is an interactive documentary coming to PC and consoles in 2024. Play the history of one of the weirdest, wildest game developers to ever exist — a man who loves shooters and sheep, lasers and llamas.
Assets
- Day of the Devs reveal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=rg0H6U0WXBM - Screenshots: https://drive.google.com/file/
d/ 1npPH2AvzZSrgH5ZihtWZxlXm288QY W0A/view?usp=drive_link - Digital Eclipse press kit: https://www.digitaleclipse.
com/page/presskit - Official website: https://www.digitaleclipse.
com/games/llamasoft
Review copies aren’t available yet, but I’m starting a list. To request one, please write back and specify your preferred platform (Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation).
About Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Journey back in time to an era of cassette tapes, photocopied zines, and README.TXT. An era in which a kid with a Commodore VIC-20 and dreams of radioactive sheep could become one of Britain’s best-known game makers.
A virtual museum of design documents, 42 classic games from 8 different platforms, and all-new video features from the director of the upcoming film “Heart of Neon” tell the fascinating story of a true independent game designer. The interactive documentary includes:
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