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Farm-based Jeff Minter has finally confirmed that work on Space Giraffe is complete.

It's expected to be available sometime soon on Xbox Live Arcade, and will cost a paltry 400 Microsoft Points to download.

Minter announced the news on his LiveJournal earlier this week. Joining this revelation were three new screenshots, each showing results of how he faired on a trio of different levels. His scores for each were plotted on a graph and matched up against a game-set median line, which he dipped under in the middle levels then bested on the latter stages.

Minter admitted he needs a little practice. There's also a picture of a sheep further down.

Space Giraffe is a psychedelic shooter in a similar vein to previous title Tempest 2000. However, the similarities end on the surface, and the developer is keen to point out that this is a different and unique game.

It's being created by Llamasoft, of which Jeff Minter makes up one half and Ivan Zorzin the other. Head over to the Llamasoft website for a short history of everything.

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- Release date 21/08/2007
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RexRunti #1 5 years ago

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Looking forward to this
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Nova5lag #2 5 years ago

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Renamed for the US....

Evil Space Giraffe from Hell: Zoo-wars
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kangarootoo #3 5 years ago

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Interested but cynical.

I predict a whole host of hero worship activity though, regardless of whether it actually turns out to be any good.
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Crea #4 5 years ago

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'Farm-based Jeff Minter'

Brilliant appellation.
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Blerk #5 5 years ago

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I predict 400 sales to dedicated fans and a complete misfire for everyone else.
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Batfink #6 5 years ago

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Is anybody else reading FINAL SCORE on those screenshots as ANAL score? The F is just to close to the I

Edited by 1 at 20/04/07 @ 15:44
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dbeamish #7 5 years ago

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the one with all the swearing should be released for 600 points at the same time and see which one sells the most

Seriously tho.. this game has been in development for AGES so if they make any cash off of it I would be surprised.
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Dizzy #8 5 years ago

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Woot!
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LOLLERS #9 5 years ago

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If there's only two of them then hopefully they haven't run up too many costs in the process, I think he has enough experience to know where to spend his money ie. they haven't paid a marketing agency to rebrand them with a shitty flash website, hired lots of people to get the game done quicker, or failed cert 6 times.

I want a farm
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DaM #10 5 years ago

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Seriously tho.. this game has been in development for AGES so if they make any cash off of it I would be surprised.

Yeah, with that huge development team to support....and all those animals to feed....

I think Jeff will probably make more money from it than anything else he has ever done, even if a very small % of users stump up.

Edit - Jeff and another bloke. And some sheep.

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Uncle_Fishboy #11 5 years ago

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shit
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crazyhorse174 #12 5 years ago

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Am I the only person who thinks that Minter is completely off his trolley?
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PeterM #13 5 years ago

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100 points cheaper than 3 extra songs for GHII.
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Xerx3s #14 5 years ago

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IT IS DONE I TELL YOU!

/thunder
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Stoatboy #15 5 years ago

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Ages? Just over a year, more like:

[link url=http://st inkygoat.livejournal.com/?skip=100
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Beano #16 5 years ago

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Fantastic... and cheap also... I like!
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Beano #17 5 years ago

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"100 points cheaper than 3 extra songs for GHII. "

Puts things into perspective, doesn't it

"Greed works... greed is GOOD"
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IP #18 5 years ago

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:: Am I the only person who thinks that Minter is completely off his trolley?

And all the better for it. Right from the start, he's always shown plenty of imagination and personality in his games, and long may that continue.
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DanWhitehead #19 5 years ago

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If you put Jeff Minter and Alan Moore in a room together, the entire universe turns inside out and then vomits itself back into existence. This is scientific FACT.
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holsty101 #20 5 years ago

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OMG Alan Moore & Jeff Minter in the same room? I think my head just exploded.

And uh, I thought Jeff's partner was Giles somethingorother?
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T4RG4 #21 5 years ago

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"I predict a whole host of hero worship activity though, regardless of whether it actually turns out to be any good." With you on that one!
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TheUnionFrag #22 5 years ago

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HO' SHIT!

THE INSANITY DRAWS EVER-CLOSER!

Can't wait for this!
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old_man #23 5 years ago

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Can't wait. As I've said before.
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Shrike #24 5 years ago

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If you put Alan Moore and Jeff Minter in a room together, it would just be a really hairy room.
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SomaticSense #25 5 years ago

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Please, please, please, please, please, release the swearing version in some way or another. The early screenshots with the swearing plastered all over the game screen like fireworks just sent me into hysterics for some reason at it's plain randomness.

/blows enemy up

*CUNT!!*

Edited by 1 at 20/04/07 @ 21:12
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smelly #26 5 years ago

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>please, release the swearing version

.. and people moan about games not being for grown ups..

*sigh*
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clockworkzombie #27 5 years ago

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I will buy this, I loved Tempest 2k on the jag. I could only get to level 85 though. I have the soundtrack cd also it is excellent.
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SomaticSense #28 5 years ago

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".. and people moan about games not being for grown ups..

*sigh* "

What can I say, I'm just a kid at heart

But then, anyone who fails to find neon messages appearing all over the screen saying "Horse Smegma; Fluff Fucker; and Cunt, Cunt" funny is emotionally dead in my eyes. Or at least miserable sod who had no childhood.

Screens: [link url=http://s tinkygoat.livejournal.com/85730.html
]http://st inkygoat.livejournal.com/85730....[/link]

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Retroid #29 5 years ago

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Giraffes in Space is close enough to Sheep in Space for me! \o/

/Buys
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DDevil #30 5 years ago

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Yay. I have 400 points lined up for this.

Also... This announcement came on 4/20. How apt.
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Duds2k #31 5 years ago

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"Seriously tho.. this game has been in development for AGES so if they make any cash off of it I would be surprised."

By 2 people. They could take 20 years and it'll still cost considerably less than most XBLA games.
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jonsaan #32 5 years ago

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Well if it's even half as good as Tempest 2000 we're in for a treat. What a cynical bunch of posters in this thread....
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smelly #33 5 years ago

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On one hand i admire jeff.. lone ranger game developer sticking it to the man by making games still on his own, etc etc. Wish there were more of him about. Game developers (and indeed gamers) seem to have forgotten games are supposed to be .. you know.. fun.

On the other hand. All he seems capable of doing is tempest style games and light synthesisers (or both joined together). Be nice to see him try something a little different. But then, one man on his own, that's not gonna be easy.

So thumbs up from me.
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ForbiddenForest #34 5 years ago

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I've bought nearly every one of his games from The Matrix on C64 (awful, cracked plastic wallet included free), through HovverBovver and Sheepies in Space to Tempest, and to be fair they're all a bit cock (Tempest excluded, then). But you've gotta love the old hippie for sticking to his guns - quite literally.
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smelly #35 5 years ago

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Oh come on.. llamatron rocked!
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