Underplayed Gems

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024)

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story cover
Developer
Digital Eclipse
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 86 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A playable museum of wild, colorful arcade action mixed with surreal humor and a deep love for 80s and 90s gaming culture.

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What players say

Players are split on this interactive documentary. Many praise the timeline format and the deep look into Jeff Minter's history, but a significant number find the emulation buggy, with Gridrunner freezing, and say the games themselves are niche and not fun for most players.

Screenshots

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