Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Βack in time, to an era of boxes and photocopied magazines. A time when a kid with a Commodore VIC-20 and radioactive sheep dreams could become one of the most famous game producers in the UK.

A virtual museum of design documents, playable games, and complete video features tells the fascinating story of a true independent game designer.

The story of Jeff Minter's Llamasoft includes 42 classic games on 8 different platforms, from Jeff Minter's early works on Sinclair ZX81 and Commodore VIC-20 and more.

Jeff's signature shooter masterpiece, Gidrunner, gets a completely new look from Digital Eclipse, revamped with modern graphics and sound, while retaining the core features of the Commodore 64 version.

All of Minter's classic games you've heard of (and some you probably haven't) now with new quality features to make them more fun than ever.

• The documentary follows the career of Jeff Minter, known for his unique style of games that combine fast action, vibrant colors, and experimental music.
• Jeff Minter is famous for innovative games like Tempest 2000, Llamatron, and Revenge of the Mutant Camels.
• Llamasoft is the studio founded by Minter, and the documentary offers details about its beginnings, examining how the early games were created and how Minter experimented with graphics, sound, and gameplay.
• The documentary examines the philosophy of game design and how he focused on the innovative visual and audio aspects of his games.
• Jeff Minter is a big fan of electronic music, and this is reflected in many of his games, which are often accompanied by original and unique musical compositions.
• The documentary includes discussions about his collaborations with composers and how music was essential to his games.
• Minter is known for using colorful and visual graphics with abstract geometric shapes, a unique approach found in many of his games.