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Catching Up With Jeff Minter

Posted by Zonk on from the he-really-whips-the-llamas-ass dept.

Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield has a nice interview up today with Jeff Minter, 50% of the indie gaming force that is Llamasoft. He was the creative force behind the visualization for the Xbox 360, and is currently working on the title Space Giraffe for Live Arcade. They touch on Minter's work ethic, past projects, and a canceled GameCube project that never quite made it out the door. They also, of course, discuss Minter's plans for the future: "One thing I would like to explore in the future is making music more involved with the game, so that the type of music you put on would determine how the level played. Some music might create a more chilled level, whereas heavy metal and heavy techno might be more intense. I've got so many ideas, but we can't do them all on the first outing."

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  1. music is a great idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Some music might create a more chilled level, whereas heavy metal and heavy techno might be more intense. I've got so many ideas, but we can't do them all on the first outing
     
    What happens when you play some Barry Manilow? Does the toon just curl up and die?

    1. Re:music is a great idea by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, but the grue gets a twinkle in its eye and the supply crates contain various contraceptives.

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    2. Re:music is a great idea by montyzooooma · · Score: 2, Funny
      "No, but the grue gets a twinkle in its eye and the supply crates contain various contraceptives."

      I think you're confusing Barry Manilow and Barry White. Well, I seriously hope you're confusing them.

  2. The Dead/Failed Console Predictor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Jaguar
    Neon
    GameCube
    Xbox 360

    Minter's stuff was moderately cool back in the Atari ST days, now he his more like a gaming Grim Reaper.

  3. Re:Hey Jeff, say hi to Ben for me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mick Jagger just called me looking for the $100 I owe him. Oh, and wanted me to say that you're a namedropper.

  4. Re:Too many ideas... by Threni · · Score: 2, Funny

    You've never met him? I've met him several times, and I've disassembled his code. The first instruction of Llamatron is wrong, and it goes downhill from there.