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Jeff Minter

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 6:32 pm
by Lloyd Mangram
Whoa! Ex-Zzap!64 semi-celeb Jeff Minter did the Xbox360 interactive visualiser, the first application of this new engine! :shock:

http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=36596&highlight=

and

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox360/music ... usicplayer

He's got an excellent brand new site as well, btw.

http://www.llamasoft.co.uk

Not bad for him, after all these years of struggling! :)

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 7:26 pm
by CraigGrannell
Knowing Jeff's track record for choosing consoles to develop for, this means the Xbox 360 will vanish without a trace after about a week!

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 7:30 pm
by Lloyd Mangram
CraigGrannell wrote:Knowing Jeff's track record for choosing consoles to develop for, this means the Xbox 360 will vanish without a trace after about a week!
Nah, Craig! That's a tad harsh, isn't it? :shock: :)
I think it's an excellent break, and some well deserved recognition.
And a nice platform too.

I'll stick with my cube though, whatever happens. :wink:

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 9:59 pm
by Fizza
LOL, although both Xbox 360 & PS3 are looking spectacular at this moment from what I've seen, I'm thinking the PS3 is looking the tastier of the two. I can't wait to see what Nintendo's got up its sleeve, the stakes have been raised substantially.

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:19 am
by CraigGrannell
Frankly, none of the next-gen consoles excite me in the slightest. It's all more of the same, but with very slightly better graphics (and graphics that still aren't significantly better than those on the Dreamcast).

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 3:56 am
by Fizza
I disagree about the graphics myself, although agree regarding gameplay. I find myself to be more interested in Scramble than Metroid Prime actually, I don't think the time required to invest in those games is really worthwhile anymore and prefer the instant compulsiveness of older games now. Still, I find the whole thing very interesting.

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:08 pm
by Iain
CraigGrannell wrote:Knowing Jeff's track record for choosing consoles to develop for, this means the Xbox 360 will vanish without a trace after about a week!
:-D Unfortunately I have to almost agree with you, he has an uncanny ability to develop for consoles that disappear soon after or even before their release. Atari Jag.. Nuon... etc.

I don't think the Xbox 360 will be disappearing anytime soon though, with Microsoft's very deep pockets. They have a world domination plan for the console / settop market and they'll stick to it.

Re: Jeff Minter

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:13 pm
by Iain
Mr.Zzapback wrote: Not bad for him, after all these years of struggling! :)
Well fair fucks to him alright, he deserves it after all his effort. It's going to be on the console firmware, which is very impressive and as he says himself, it'll reach a massive audience, way bigger than ever before.

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:39 pm
by CraigGrannell
Iain wrote:I don't think the Xbox 360 will be disappearing anytime soon though, with Microsoft's very deep pockets. They have a world domination plan for the console / settop market and they'll stick to it.
I think you're probably right in this case—I was, as you may have guessed, just being facetious really! That said, I do wonder how well the (shockingly ugly) Xbox 360 will actually do. It's coming out very early, which may hamper all non-exclusive developments (which will also have to work on at least the PS2), so it may end up suffering the same fate as the Dreamcast. Then again, I still don't see why anyone would get excited about any of the next-gen consoles anyway. There's almost literally nothing new. The only console that's really of any interest to me of late is the DS, simply because Nintendo is trying something new.

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:50 pm
by gordon
New consoles only ever excite me when they sell for £99 or less, and I can pick up the games on eBay for a tenner. I'm having loads of fun with my PS2 right now. :)

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:17 pm
by Fizza
gordon wrote:New consoles only ever excite me when they sell for £99 or less, and I can pick up the games on eBay for a tenner. I'm having loads of fun with my PS2 right now. :)
I'm assuming you already got Ico then? :)

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 11:39 pm
by gordon
Fizza wrote:I'm assuming you already got Ico then? :)
:) Yep. And the first time I played it, it was as amazing as everyone said it would be. After that it was just a great game - the kind of game that haunts you for months afterward.

That, Katamari Damacy, and a couple of Japanese shoot 'em ups make me really glad I got a PS2.

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 4:43 am
by PaulEMoz
gordon wrote:
Fizza wrote:I'm assuming you already got Ico then? :)
:) Yep. And the first time I played it, it was as amazing as everyone said it would be. After that it was just a great game - the kind of game that haunts you for months afterward.

That, Katamari Damacy, and a couple of Japanese shoot 'em ups make me really glad I got a PS2.
Don't forget Gradius V. Or is that a Japanese shoot 'em up? I suppose it is. :)

I'm enjoying God of War at the moment. There's nothing new, it's just nice to have a game based on Greek mythology that's done really well. The last one must have been, what, Powerplay? :D

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 7:58 am
by gordon
PaulEMoz wrote:I'm enjoying God of War at the moment. There's nothing new, it's just nice to have a game based on Greek mythology that's done really well. The last one must have been, what, Powerplay? :D
:D That used to be one of my favourite games... Im really looking forward to God of War, it sounds like my kind of thing, though as usual I'm waiting for it to sink below £10.

And I did forget Gradius V. :roll: I blame the kids... Any kids, not just mine.

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 5:43 pm
by PaulEMoz
gordon wrote:Im really looking forward to God of War, it sounds like my kind of thing, though as usual I'm waiting for it to sink below £10.
That's my trick too. Just as well there are games rental companies, or I wouldn't get to play anything at the minute.

I'm writing a review of God of War (well, making notes for a possible review anyway). Lots of gruesome fun, although without wanting to give any spoilers, I think the first level should actually have been put somewhere else, further into the game.