Got news?   tips@destructoid.com  |  Never miss a story:   RSS + Twitter + YouTube
Hey! New here? Destructoid is a gaming discussion community, updated nearly every 20 minutes. Make a quick avatar to comment and enter our contests. Take the tour!
 


Home Xbox Live Arcade updates

Jeff Minter set to torment ... I mean dazzle us with another XBLA game
8:20 PM on 07.23.2008, Topher Cantler 30 comments

Jeff Minter set to torment ... I mean dazzle us with another XBLA game photo
     Xbox Live Arcade

Yeah, I don't know either. It would seem Space Giraffe mastermind Jeff Minter was unsatisfied with the reception his Tempest ripoff with llama sounds other XBLA title received, so he's put on his tie-dyed apron and popped another suckcake into the oven for us.

It's called Gridrunner +++, and it's headed for Xbox Live Arcade at some point. There's no word on a release date yet, but I'd venture to guess it will fall somewhere between "Too Soon's eve" and "Oh God, why? Day." Also, yes, it's really called Gridrunner +++.

The screenshot above shows a ship with a ... flaming goat-man thing in the background, and that's all I care to know about it. Interested parties can check out some more screens here, but I should warn you that the link is going to take you to Jeff Minter's Livejournal.

His screen name is Stinkygoat. 

[Via GamerBytes - Thanks but no thanks, Buster]


Next page: More Xbox Live Arcade stories




Buster's Avatar
Buster at 07/23/2008 20:35
i really dont like this guy... his games are winamp visuals, and play like poopy, also ruined my birthday, ill never forgive him
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 07/23/2008 20:51
I like Jeff Minter.

::dodges hail of bullets::
Y0j1mb0's Avatar
Y0j1mb0 at 07/23/2008 20:54
Jeff Minter is like the Jackson Pollock of shooters. Give him some color, spray that shit around, add some scoring system and voila! Game made.

Even by stoner standards his games are weak.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 07/23/2008 20:57
Yeah, thanks but no thanks Buster.
TurboSpaz's Avatar
TurboSpaz at 07/23/2008 21:16
Lol, I was reading this in the RSS feed and I'm thinking "Oh that Jim, he sure is a funny chap! He really does hate that Jeff Minter", but it was by Topher! God bless Dtoid and it's widespread hatred for Stinkygoat.
notdryad's Avatar
notdryad at 07/23/2008 21:20
Oh, great. Jeff Minter is making another game? This one will sell like shit, too and get awful reviews. Then Minter will cry on the internet about it, insult the review, and then make a shirt about it. Then he'll cry on his blog about how a "shitty" game like Frogger greatly outsells his wonderful game.

Jeff Minter couldn't make a good game if his life depended on it.
MATTFOO's Avatar
MATTFOO at 07/23/2008 21:20
yea..buster subjected me to see this a while ago. It looks like total shit. The screen I saw had a sheep in it. Back to playing Trigger Heart I go.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 07/23/2008 21:26
Sweet, can't wait!
bVork's Avatar
bVork at 07/23/2008 21:47
Space Giraffe doesn't play anything like Tempest. If you try to play it like Tempest, your score will suck and you will hate the game.
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 07/23/2008 22:23
No, if the game sucks I will hate the game.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar
Y0j1mb0 at 07/23/2008 22:31
LMAO @ Topher.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 07/23/2008 22:44
Thanks for reminding me to buy Space Giraffe so I can see how horrible it is.
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 07/23/2008 22:52
Not only will it hurts my eyes like Geometry Wars 2 and the new Galaga, it will also suck like Space Giraffe.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 07/23/2008 23:09
I can already tell this game is going to be made of epic fail. Get ready to see Space Giraffe 2.0.
bVork's Avatar
bVork at 07/23/2008 23:23
Hopefully this will be like Gridrunner++ only even better. Give that game a shot, unless you hate fun like Topher obviously does.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 07/23/2008 23:30
"Hi, my name is Jeff Minter. I don't learn my lesson."
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 07/24/2008 00:06
If no one likes Jeff's art style so be it. I don't like Gears of War's brown and grey all day.

I think I'll have a say over in the forums/c-blogs if anyone cares.

I support Indie games all day, every day. And, the consumer/non-gamer mainstream be damned. Jeff has been programming both existing IP's and stuff never been done before for 2 decades. Cut him some slack, or I say, do better. Yeah. Get in there and program and make some new content so that one can appreciate the process for all it is worth.
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 07/24/2008 00:31
If you'll all kindly refer to the article directly below this one, you will see that I am a fan of both color and fun. Unfortunately, I find only one of those two things in Mr. Minter's games.

If you'll further refer to anything I've ever written in my 19 months or so on this site, you'll find that I happen to love indie games.

Cut him some slack? No. Two decades is long enough to figure out how to make a fun game. As for doing it myself? No. That's not my job. It's his. And he sucks at it.
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 07/24/2008 00:40
We'll agree to disagree, as players will do sometimes.

I'm still writing the cblog, but the research will take some effort here. To each their own, and I need not defend him, but I think cutting slack/forgiveness would be a welcome thing to see from many of his most harsh critics of the past/present.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 07/24/2008 01:21
I'm absolutely NOT getting this...
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar
Burnt Meatloaf at 07/24/2008 02:19
GridRunner? Again?

At least Space Giraffe pretended to be a unique game.
Dyson's Avatar
Dyson at 07/24/2008 02:53
"and popped another suckcake into the oven for us."

I love you.
Rabite's Avatar
Rabite at 07/24/2008 04:11
I won't even bother with the demo for this one. The Space Giraffe demo was enough to kill any interest I had in the game. I couldn't see the enemies. I couldn't see the bullets. I couldn't see why people bought it. But I could see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Space Giraffe made my eyes hurt like Virtual Boy did. Though I'm sure Virtual Boy had some redeeming qualities. I hope the next Frogger game comes out at the same time as this pile of shit. I want Minter to realize that Frogger (a game over 20 years old) is better than anything he's managed to put out since then.
ChrisFurniss's Avatar
ChrisFurniss at 07/24/2008 10:25
I will join this space giraffe hate bandwagon. That game was shameful. Seriously, everyone who worked on that game must either hate themselves or gamers in general.
prev next

Returning Dtoiders: login now to post a comment

Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just Create an avatar now - it's fast and free: PLUS you also get your own gaming blog and begin posting stories and uploading videos in our open community area that may also appear on our home page. Sign up and we'll guide you through it, it's easy and 100% anonymous.



 Original Videos

 Reviews
Treasure World
'Splosion Man
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
The Conduit
Kodu Game Lab
View all Game Reviews

 Community blogs -   40970 Dtoiders!

This month's theme: I, the Author

New to Dtoid? Read the survival guide


 Originals

When did special editions stop being special?











more original Destructoid stories


 Popular now more













Destructoid is:
Nick Chester
Editor-in-Chief		 Jim Sterling
Reviews Editor
Dale North
News Editor		 Hamza Aziz
Community Manager
Anthony Burch
Features Editor		 Rey Gutierrez
Video editor & director
Niero
Founder, publisher
Letters to the editors
tips@destructoid.com
Associate Editors
Ashley Davis Jonathan Holmes
Brad Nicholson Jonathan Ross
Brad Rice Jordan Devore
Chad Concelmo Matthew Razak
Colette Bennett Tom Fronczak
Conrad Zimmerman Topher Cantler
Dyson Samit Sarkar
Contributors
Adam Dork
Ben Perlee
Daniel Lingen
Joseph Leray		 Joe Burling
Mikey
Will Maddock
Stella Wong




get involved

register or login
post a blog
post a forum
enter a contest
discuss a review
contribute a news tip
write a guest editorial
 support

new member's guide
login assistance
tech support
report abuse
email our editors
read our dev blog
nuclear crisis?
 keep in touch

RSS feed
Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Flickr
Game nights
Meet-ups 		seriously

about us
advertising
terms of use
privacy policy
jobs at MM
buy our crap 		our network

Tomopop
Japanator



Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press
living the dream since March 16, 2006