Jeff Minter
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Gaming
Atari Announces ‘I, Rebel: A Jeff Minter Game Jam’ in Celebration of One of Gaming’s Most Visionary Developers
A man, a mission, and a myriad of llamas. We know only one person came to mind with that description: the legend himself, Jeff Minter. Today, in celebration of Jeff Minter’s storied career and his upcoming ‘80s-inspired arcade title I, Robot, publisher Atari is delighted to announce ‘I, Rebel: A Jeff Minter Game Jam’! From April 11 to 11:59 pm EST on April…
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Atari Brings Jeff Minter’s Retro-Fueled Bang-Bang to the Masses with Reimagining of Arcade Shooter Classic I, Robot
Today, publisher Atari and developer Llamasoft (the studio behind Tempest 4000™ and Akka Arrh) are jazzed to announce “I, Robot” — legendary game developer Jeff Minter’s reality-defying reinvention of the classic 1984 Atari arcade shooter of the same name. Reimagined in Minter’s signature assault of colors, shapes, and sounds, RETURN TO THE GRIND and experience MAINFRAME MAYHEM when I, Robot digitally manifests on PC and consoles in spring 2025. Watch the I, Robot announcement…
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Behind the Scenes with Jeff Minter on the Making of Akka Arrh
Atari has revealed a new behind-the-scenes video with legendary game designer Jeff Minter. In it, Minter discusses the recently launched Akka Arrh, the psychedelic, retro-inspired tube shooter based on an infamous Atari prototype from the early 80s. Watch the “Behind the Scenes with Jeff Minter” video here: YouTube | Download Akka Arrh started out as a prototype project with only three known arcade cabinets in existence,…
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Akka Arrh is Launches on All Platforms February 21st
It’s nearly time to feed your head to a new kind of web, thanks to legendary game designer Jeff Minter. Available on PC, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox S|X, Nintendo Switch, and Atari VCS on February 21, 2023, Akka Arrh reinvents what made retro tube shooters so fun, with some added modernized twists. A rhythmically flowing arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visual explosion of…
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Atari and Jeff Minter’s Legendary Akka Arrh Gets a Release Date
It’s almost time to once again dive into the mind of legendary game designer Jeff Minter, as Atari has today revealed February 21, 2023, as the release date of the psychedelic wave shooter Akka Arrh coming to PC, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox S|X, Nintendo Switch, and Atari VCS.A rhythmically flowing arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visual explosion of color, Akka Arrh captures all of the…
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