Jeff Minter's Space Giraffe: Xbox 360

Gary Whitta · 08-24-2006, 10:12 AM

Many of you will be familiar with Jeff Minter, author of such 8-bit classics as Gridrunner, Trip-a-Tron, Mama Llama, Hover Bovver, Iridis Alpha and Meta-Galactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time. And of course Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar. Most recently he co-authored the Xbox 360 music visualizer.

Well, he's just posted some screenshots from his latest game, Space Giraffe, due to be released on Xbox Live Arcade later this year

(Warning, potentially NSFW)

forgeforsaken · 08-24-2006, 10:16 AM

I'm sure this will be great, but what's with the foul language?

Old Man Gravy · 08-24-2006, 10:18 AM

Holy shitter does that ever fucking look cunty! Gosh darn piss!

Naked · 08-24-2006, 10:57 AM

Quote:

I'm sure this will be great, but what's with the foul language?

Yak (Jeff Minter) uses the foul language to prevent sites like IGN posting shots like this (essentially WIP/Tech Test images he posts on his blog/forum) as "exclusive shots of Jeff Minter's new game" when they're not exactly representative of everything he's going for. It happened on Unity, leading to a bunch of silliness, so now he throws in some NSFW language as a (tongue in cheek) safeguard.

Kunikos · 08-24-2006, 11:28 AM

Hilarious reason, just wish all the pics had the smegging smeg.

MatthewF · 08-24-2006, 11:33 AM

He should just name this game "WTF?"

Sam Jones · 08-24-2006, 11:35 AM

It looks like someone threw up on the screen. In other words, classic Minter.

Jake Plane · 08-24-2006, 11:38 AM

Smegma. Now that's a word you don't see everyday.

Kunikos · 08-24-2006, 11:40 AM

I think I'd describe the game as trying to play Tempest 2000 with Geiss overlaid on top of it, and dropping LSD at the same time as you start quoting Trainspotting's loveable swearing barfighter.

scharmers · 08-24-2006, 11:58 AM

Ah, gaming's most lovable sheep fucker.

I've always wished that Jez San, Sir Peter, and Jeff would team up for a game.

Bob Violence · 08-24-2006, 11:59 AM

Dammit, Jeff, at least finish that PC port of Neon before you start on something else.

Squirrel Killer · 08-24-2006, 12:02 PM

Excuse me, I have to go start a band.

Hawkeye Fierce · 08-24-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jake Plane

Smegma. Now that's a word you don't see everyday.

Unless you watch Red Dwarf a lot.

Charles · 08-24-2006, 12:30 PM

No, Red Dwarf is "Smeg". I had to look up smegma. I'm left feeling vaguely ill.

Hawkeye Fierce · 08-24-2006, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles

No, Red Dwarf is "Smeg". I had to look up smegma. I'm left feeling vaguely ill.

Right, which is short for smegma. They wanted to use the dirtiest thing they could without actually using a "banned" word.

There's a clip out there where the actors and writers are doing a Q&A, and a little kid asks "What does smeg mean?" The actors collapse on the floor laughing and the writers flee the stage. It's pretty cool.

Charles · 08-24-2006, 12:40 PM

Oh. Ew. I always thought smeg was just an outright made up word.

Hawkeye Fierce · 08-24-2006, 12:45 PM

Zylon · 08-24-2006, 01:46 PM

Yikes. Clearly Yak learned nothing from the mistake that was Tempest 3000.

tromik · 08-24-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary Whitta

Many of you will be familiar with Jeff Minter, author of such 8-bit classics as Gridrunner, Trip-a-Tron, Mama Llama, Hover Bovver, Iridis Alpha and Meta-Galactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time. And of course Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar. Most recently he co-authored the Xbox 360 music visualizer.

You didn't mention Llamatron and Revenge of the Mutant Camels!

Gary Whitta · 08-24-2006, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tromik

You didn't mention Llamatron and Revenge of the Mutant Camels!

Yeah but you have to give me points for Meta-Galactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time.

Drastic · 08-24-2006, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles

No, Red Dwarf is "Smeg". I had to look up smegma. I'm left feeling vaguely ill.

Quick, look up "gleet" to settle your stomach!

tromik · 08-24-2006, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Drastic

Quick, look up "gleet" to settle your stomach!

I always thought jamming your tongue so that two perfect jets of saliva squirt out of your mouth was what "gleeting" was.

RepoMan · 08-24-2006, 10:54 PM

Wasn't Minter supposed to be programming some visualizer that was built into the 360? Something that came up when you played music through it? Is it actually in there? I haven't tried playing any music through my 360 yet....

Met_K · 08-24-2006, 10:56 PM

Gary said that he did in the first paragraph of his post.

RepoMan · 08-24-2006, 11:30 PM

Yeah so what's your POINT?

OK fine, so how do you actually pull it up? Does it Just Work when you start playing any random music?

Yes, I could just try it myself. Again I ask, what EXACTLY IS your POINT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

quatoria · 08-25-2006, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RepoMan

Yeah so what's your POINT?

OK fine, so how do you actually pull it up? Does it Just Work when you start playing any random music?

Yes, I could just try it myself. Again I ask, what EXACTLY IS your POINT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

You may be the only person I have ever seen who needed instructions to bring up the visualizer in the 360's music player. Perhaps that's because it's AUTOMATICALLY ON.

bago · 08-25-2006, 03:09 AM

Ah, Dmitri and Minter. They have incidentally contributed a lot to the Seattle Music Scene. Ian took Minter to a tunnel party to convince him to work for MS. That was fun. That and 5-k worth of speakers.

Rob_Merritt · 08-25-2006, 05:58 AM

Wonder if he'll actually finish this game.

Michael Fortson · 08-25-2006, 07:46 AM

Otter spunk.. that would make a nice screen name :)

EvilIdler · 08-26-2006, 05:37 AM

Somebody linked me this Jeff Minter interview:
http://www.b3ta.com/interview/jeffminter/

Quite demented, but he briefly talks about games, at least.

08-24-2006, 10:12 AM	#1
Gary Whitta How To Go Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA X360 & PS3 gamertag: Whitta Posts: 11,677	Jeff Minter's Space Giraffe: Xbox 360 Many of you will be familiar with Jeff Minter, author of such 8-bit classics as Gridrunner, Trip-a-Tron, Mama Llama, Hover Bovver, Iridis Alpha and Meta-Galactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time. And of course Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar. Most recently he co-authored the Xbox 360 music visualizer. Well, he's just posted some screenshots from his latest game, Space Giraffe, due to be released on Xbox Live Arcade later this year (Warning, potentially NSFW)

08-24-2006, 12:02 PM	#12
Squirrel Killer New Romantic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mr. Pickles Fun Time Abortion Clinics, we bring out the kid in you! Gamertag:Squirrel Killer Posts: 5,287	Goddamn... Otter Spunk Excuse me, I have to go start a band.

08-24-2006, 10:16 AM	#2
forgeforsaken New Romantic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gamertag/PSN/Steam: forgeforsaken Posts: 7,280	I'm sure this will be great, but what's with the foul language?

08-24-2006, 10:18 AM	#3
Old Man Gravy Neo Acoustic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: spokane Posts: 1,808	Holy shitter does that ever fucking look cunty! Gosh darn piss!

08-24-2006, 11:28 AM	#5
Kunikos How To Go Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sigil Posts: 11,656	Hilarious reason, just wish all the pics had the smegging smeg.

08-24-2006, 11:33 AM	#6
MatthewF New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,923	He should just name this game "WTF?"

08-24-2006, 11:35 AM	#7
Sam Jones Social Worker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Above the Chemist Posts: 2,517	It looks like someone threw up on the screen. In other words, classic Minter.

08-24-2006, 11:38 AM	#8
Jake Plane Social Worker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gamertag: Mr Stone Posts: 3,359	Smegma. Now that's a word you don't see everyday.

08-24-2006, 11:40 AM	#9
Kunikos How To Go Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sigil Posts: 11,656	I think I'd describe the game as trying to play Tempest 2000 with Geiss overlaid on top of it, and dropping LSD at the same time as you start quoting Trainspotting's loveable swearing barfighter.

08-24-2006, 11:58 AM	#10
scharmers Social Worker Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: I love this thread so much Posts: 3,824	Ah, gaming's most lovable sheep fucker. I've always wished that Jez San, Sir Peter, and Jeff would team up for a game.

08-24-2006, 11:59 AM	#11
Bob Violence Spinning Toe Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 816	Dammit, Jeff, at least finish that PC port of Neon before you start on something else.

08-24-2006, 12:30 PM	#14
Charles [Solium Infernum] How To Go Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 14,238	No, Red Dwarf is "Smeg". I had to look up smegma. I'm left feeling vaguely ill.

08-24-2006, 12:40 PM	#16
Charles [Solium Infernum] How To Go Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 14,238	Oh. Ew. I always thought smeg was just an outright made up word.

08-24-2006, 12:45 PM	#17
Hawkeye Fierce Social Worker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boston, MA PSN:HawkeyeFierce Posts: 4,987

08-24-2006, 01:46 PM	#18
Zylon New Romantic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Merriam, KS Posts: 6,467	Yikes. Clearly Yak learned nothing from the mistake that was Tempest 3000.

08-24-2006, 10:54 PM	#23
RepoMan New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Playing the "New Dad" game 24/7 for the win. Gamertag: Rodeolio Posts: 7,954	Wasn't Minter supposed to be programming some visualizer that was built into the 360? Something that came up when you played music through it? Is it actually in there? I haven't tried playing any music through my 360 yet....

08-24-2006, 10:56 PM	#24
Met_K Neo Acoustic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Armpit of the Southwest Posts: 1,645	Gary said that he did in the first paragraph of his post.

08-24-2006, 11:30 PM	#25
RepoMan New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Playing the "New Dad" game 24/7 for the win. Gamertag: Rodeolio Posts: 7,954	Yeah so what's your POINT? OK fine, so how do you actually pull it up? Does it Just Work when you start playing any random music? Yes, I could just try it myself. Again I ask, what EXACTLY IS your POINT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

08-25-2006, 03:09 AM	#27
bago New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: smrt Posts: 7,626	Ah, Dmitri and Minter. They have incidentally contributed a lot to the Seattle Music Scene. Ian took Minter to a tunnel party to convince him to work for MS. That was fun. That and 5-k worth of speakers.

08-25-2006, 05:58 AM	#28
Rob_Merritt New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Gamertag: Baron Calamity Posts: 9,754	Wonder if he'll actually finish this game.

08-25-2006, 07:46 AM	#29
Michael Fortson Social Worker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Francisco Previous Username: ciparis Posts: 3,932	Otter spunk.. that would make a nice screen name :)

08-26-2006, 05:37 AM	#30
EvilIdler New Romantic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Knee-deep in XCode Posts: 5,815	Somebody linked me this Jeff Minter interview: http://www.b3ta.com/interview/jeffminter/ Quite demented, but he briefly talks about games, at least.

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