Digital Eclipse has revealed the next interactive documentary it will be be releasing after The Making of Karateka’s success, titled Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story. It is set to debut on consoles and PC in 2024.
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, like The Making of Karateka, will allow fans to play through gaming history. This time, it’s that of Llamasoft — best known for games like Akka Arrh and Gridrunner. According to the press release, the contents of the game will include:
- The acclaimed originals. Play all the Minter classics you’ve heard of (and several you probably haven’t) — Sheep In Space, Andes Attack, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Matrix, Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time, Hellgate, Laser Zone, and many more — now with new quality-of-life features that make them more fun than ever before.
- Gridrunner: Remastered. Digital Eclipse has updated Jeff’s signature shooter masterpiece with thrilling modern graphics and sound, while still running the core of the Commodore 64 version for 100% gameplay accuracy.
- Light synthesizers. Explore two of Jeff Minter’s earliest light synthesizers, Psychedelia and Colourspace, with all-new options and features optimized for controller-based play.
You can check out the Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story reveal trailer on YouTube below (watch more trailers):
What is 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,” reads the title’s synopsis. “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.”
