History of gridrunner

Empa Kendo · Post by **Empa Kendo** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:43 pm

Not sure whether any of you have seen Jeff Minter blog about the history of gridrunner: http://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/170589.html

Somewhere in the blog there is also a great session about the MegaCart too:
http://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/167012.html

Good stuff.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:20 pm

Cool! Thanks for posting. An almost complete history (he fails to mention my awesome skills at this game). He does, however, mention Viznut in relation to the MegaCart. I never saw his 2600 demos.

My big brother and I would always argue over which was superior, the VIC or the Atari 2600. Looking at Viznut's Atari Demo is interesting and pushes the system further than I thought possible, but no where as good as Robotic Liberation. (and the Atari demo is 8k too!) Maybe it's not just programming, the VIC demo is just more entertaining.

Viznut's Atari 2600 8k Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63_nw-z2inQ

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:59 am

Empa Kendo wrote:Somewhere in the blog there is also a great session about the MegaCart too:
http://stinkygoat.livejournal.com/167012.html

It's an honour for me to see a so dirty Jeff Minter's vic with LLamaSOFT "logo" using the Mega-Cart.

When I was child and played his games, I never thought that in my life one day Jeff Minter will enjoy a my work...

I'm really honoured

Empa Kendo · Post by **Empa Kendo** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:15 am

It is also great to see that he still has a soft spot for the VIC20. And he confirms that Gridrunner was way better on the VIC than on the C64... what I also think.

DanSolo · Post by **DanSolo** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:09 pm

I don't think it's a patch on Hellgate, but great nonetheless.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:36 pm

Empa Kendo wrote:It is also great to see that he still has a soft spot for the VIC20. And he confirms that Gridrunner was way better on the VIC than on the C64... what I also think.

Gridrunner, Omega Race, Lunar Lander...

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:57 am

...Choplifter, Radar Rat Race, Sword of Fargoal...

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:53 am

I'd add Splatform to that list. Despite the C64 version was the original one winning the MiniGame compo, I find the 40 column graphics yield too small graphics. Robin's port to the VIC-20 features bigger graphics, making it slightly easier and more fun to play.

Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:09 pm

I just read the blog entry and it took me back a bit so I dug out Gridrunner as I hadn't played it in a while. It really is an amazing game. It's just as great now as it was then. Remarkable stuff...

OT: I also just played Splatform for the first time on the Vic. You're right Carlsson. It is really is charming on our friendly computer.

theSmiths · Post by **theSmiths** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:56 am

That's a very nice site ..many thanks.

I myself am a big fan of Gridrunner,I can sit and play that for hours.
Also one of my fav's is "TRAX" Many people complain about the
Music in the game..But for me it's a little Gem!!

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