[Review] Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Posted on 1 month ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 13, 2024
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse
There have been some outstanding documentaries about video games released over the past few years, chronicling the development of major games like Psychonauts 2 and The Last of Us at a level of transparency that is quite rare in the secretive modern industry landscape. And while I adore these types of projects, what better way is there to experience a slice of gaming history than by playing through it? Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is the latest attempt at an interactive history lesson from developer Digital Eclipse, and this project focuses on telling the story of the rise of the studio behind classic score-chasers like Gridrunner and Tempest 2000. This package compiles over 40 of Jeff Minter’s programs – not all of them are games, interestingly – alongside a swath of video interviews and documents to pore over. While I didn’t find every piece of the package inherently interesting, overall this a great glimpse into the mind of one of gaming’s earliest avant-garde developers, and there’s plenty of fun to be had along the way.
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story gameplay
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Digital Eclipse brought Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story to Switch this week, and we have gameplay. You can get a look at the different included titles, gameography, and more.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story release date set for March, new trailer
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Digital Eclipse today provided the release date for Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story. On all platforms, including Switch, it will be available on March 13, 2024.
In case you missed our previous coverage, here’s what you can look forward to:
[Preview] Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Posted on 3 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Previews, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The historical preservation of video games has increasingly become a widespread concern in recent years, due in no small part to the closure of legacy digital storefronts, the frequent delisting of digital games and server shutdowns galore. But beyond that, there’s a real risk that decades of game history from the 20th century will eventually be lost or widely inaccessible – not every game is going to end up preserved via a retro-focused service like Nintendo Switch Online or Antstream Arcade. But developer Digital Eclipse – now a subsidiary of Atari – is experimenting with preservation in a unique way with its Gold Master Series. These interactive documentaries combine games, video clips, scans of game design documents and more into a package that’s not merely a compilation of old games, but also a historical archive of specific chunks of the industry’s history. Following this year’s The Making of Karateka, the studio’s next title focuses on game developer Jeff Minter and his studio Llamasoft, and it’s poised to be a fascinating memoir of a bygone era of game development.
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story announced for Switch
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Digital Eclipse today revealed Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and we not only have full details and a trailer, but a full list of games as well. Note that news about launch timing is not yet available.
The Switch release – which is the second entry in the Gold Master Series following The Making of Karateka – is an interactive documentary pays tribute to “one of the weirdest, wildest game developers to ever exist”. It’ll come with a library featuring 42 games from eight platforms including the unreleased Konix Multi-System hardware, four “interactive timelines”, over an hour of all-new video featurettes, the ability to save, load, and rewind gameplay at any point, and more.
Here’s the full Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story game list:
The Making of Karateka gameplay
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
New gameplay is here for The Making of Karateka on Switch. This is a bit of a different release as it’s an interactive documentary for Karateka, which was made by Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner.
A bunch of additional details about the title can be found in the following overview:
The Making of Karateka announced for Switch
Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Original (7/11): Digital Eclipse announced today that it’s kicking off a new Gold Master Series, and the first entry will be The Making of Karateka. A release is confirmed on Switch for 2023.
Karateka is a 1984 martial arts action game. It was made by Jordan Mechner, the original creator behind Prince of Persia.
Here’s what’s been shared about the new Switch title thus far:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection has sold over one million copies
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Today, publisher Konami and developer Digital Eclipse announced that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection has sold over one million units worldwide. That figure goes all platforms combined.
A few other statistics are in as well, which are highlighted in the graphic above. These include six million pizzas eaten, 350 million foot soldiers defeated, two million of Shredder’s plans shredded, and one million times the turtles saved their friends.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is out now on Switch. You can read about the most recent update that went live this week here.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection update adds online play for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project and more
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Digital Eclipse is still working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, and has just released the latest update for the game.
One of the major highlights is online play for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project. There’s also additional art and more ads for the Turtles’ Lair.
The official patch notes for the April 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection update are as follows:
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration update now available, patch notes
Posted on 1 year ago by Dawn in News, Switch | 0 comments
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration has been updated on Switch, bringing it in line with releases on other platforms. This update fixes various issues across the game’s different modes, as well as providing the usual quality of life enhancements. Full details can be found below:
