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Kobun
09/28/09

In reply to Llamasoft Lets Gridrunner Revolution Fly
How is this an improvement over the previous excellent follow-up, Gridrunner++? I love Minter, but I really not seeing a need for this one to ignore the previous one I've already bought. Sorry, Jeff. : (
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One Man Freak Show
09/28/09

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I hated Space Giraffe. It gave me a terrible migraine, and I believe it broke my sister's new HDTV. Is this any better?
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Kobun
09/28/09

@One Man Freak Show: Gridrunner++ was awesome, and this looks to be a prettier version of that awesome. It might not be enough for me to bite, but you definitely should give it a look.
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jimmy2x2x
09/28/09

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I do love Mr.Minter, but he has been peddling the same wares for over 20 years now!

Nice to see it anyways, off for the demo :)
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jimmy2x2x
09/28/09

Anyone know how I get my account approved - seems like I've been in limbo for months ;(
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Kobun
09/28/09

@jimmy2x2x: You only have two posts in your history, Pinky. :p Just keep posting in topics, preferably when they're active and not shuffled to the second page and beyond, and you should be fine. :^)

Minter has a good bit of variety in his stuff, too. :p
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StillLee
09/28/09

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Is this as pretentious as Space Giraffe?
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
09/28/09

@StillLee: ... I don't think you think "pretentious" means what the rest of the world thinks it means.

It's a game with killer fractals, sheep sounds, and a subliminal picture of J. Allard. What the hell is pretentious about that?
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D-K, Anarchist
09/28/09

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: Pretentious = delicious?
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DaveKap
03/13/09

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As someone who considers himself a fan of electronica in general I will let those who are not fans of electronica know that I do not approve of this music. So techno haters? This is one to hate.
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PositivelyGreg
03/13/09

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This makes me want to play Rez again.
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Polite Society
03/12/09

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Is this the same llamasoft that made Attack of the Mutant Camels back on the C64?

*wikis*

wow... that's so cool. I didn't know he was still doing stuff. I loved so many of those games like Sheep in Space, Batalyx, Hover Bovver, etc. I'm going to have to check out Space Giraffe... i will also have to check out the video at home.
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InvaderPhlegm
03/13/09

@Polite Society: Minter has never stopped doing work in the videogame industry. LlamaSoft is still out there doing their thing.

Some of LlamaSoft's more recent video games and visualizers include their now legendary Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar), Defender 2000 (Atari Jaguar), Virtual Light Machine (Atari Jaguar), Tempest 3000 (Nuon), Virtual Light Machine 2 (Nuon), Neon (Xbox 360), Space Giraffe (Xbox Live Arcade), Gridrunner++ (Windows, Mac, iPhone) and the upcoming Gridrunner+++ (Xbox Live Arcade)and Space Invaders Extreme (Xbox Live Arcade).

There are some stuff I may have missed, but you get the point. To date the real stand outs have been Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar), Gridrunner++ and of course the Neon visualizer found in every Xbox 360.
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lolgreg
03/12/09

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This is REALLY REALLY GOOOD.

D:
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juc
03/12/09

@lolgreg: Lolgreg, I don't know you, you might be a caring person, raised in a good family to do good things, but now you are dead to me.

I named a tree after you and partially buried you in effigy.

I will do my best to strike you from my mind, I will drink to excess in the hope that the brain cells that hold the memory of your existence will die.

I hold to my breast(or man-breast in this case) the knowledge that nothing in the world is permanent and that both the song and your comment about it being good, will disappear forever.

Also, that song was really really really bad.
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Gruntybreath
03/12/09

@juc: juc, I don't know you, you might be a caring person, raised in a good family to do good things, but now you are dead to me.

I named a tree after you and partially buried you in effigy.

I will do my best to strike you from my mind, I will drink to excess in the hope that the brain cells that hold the memory of your existence will die.

I hold to my breast(or man-breast in this case) the knowledge that nothing in the world is permanent and that both the song and your comment about it being good, will disappear forever.

Also, that reply was really really really bad.
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juc
03/12/09

@Gruntybreath:

Yeah, I needed to make it more random.

Criticism noted, I shall go back to the drawing board.
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lolgreg
03/12/09

@juc: Points for effort, pal. Keep it up!
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Shiryu
01/20/09

In reply to Minter's Gridrunner+++ Added To XBLA In April
I still do not understand why Space Gyraffe bombed. I hope Jeff doenst hold a grudge on the industry for it. Gridrunner+++ sure looks sweet. I fear I have become a "Geometry Wars Visuals" junkie and will surely snap this up.
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The Cap'n
01/20/09

In reply to Minter's Gridrunner+++ Added To XBLA In April
I am really glad that I didn't buy Space Giraffe; it was nigh incomprehensible (the graphics, not the text), but I'm glad I tried it, because it was endlessly amusing.

That said, this gridrunner sounds like it might be worth a shot. I think Llamasoft's ideas have promise. They just need a little discipline.
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
01/20/09

In reply to Minter's Gridrunner+++ Added To XBLA In April
Gridrunner is all well and good, but where's my Llamatron sequel? Where, I implore you?
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Len Bias Cocaine Surplus
01/20/09

In reply to Minter's Gridrunner+++ Added To XBLA In April
So start stocking up on acid now then.
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Archaotic
01/20/09

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Let's see if he goes berserk and has a meltdown after this one sells below expectations, like last time. Any bets?
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