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Jeff Minter

Jeff Minter (born 22 April 1962) is an English video game designer and programmer who often goes by the nickname Yak. He co-founded independent video game developer Llamasoft in 1982 and was the sole game designer and programmer until Ivan Zorzin started being co-credited in 2008. Minter has created dozens of games, starting in 1981 for the ZX80, then…

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Known for
Gridrunner · Attack of the Mutant Camels · Tempest 2000 · Polybius
Born
(1962-04-22) 22 April 1962 (age 64) Reading, England
Employer
Llamasoft (founder)
Occupations
Video game programmer Video game designer
Other name
Yak

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Game development career

The Minotaur Project

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Games

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Jeff Minter

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Jeff Minter

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related to Commercial 8-bit games · 37
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related to External links · 5
Jeff Minter → IMDb, Inquirer, Llamasoft, Minter's, MobyGamesJeff Minter
Known for · 4
Jeff Minter → Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, Polybius, Tempest 2000
Born · 1
Jeff Minter → (1962-04-22) 22 April 1962 (age 64) Reading, England
Employer · 1
Jeff Minter → Llamasoft (founder)
Occupations · 1
Jeff Minter → Video game programmer Video game designer
Other name · 1
Jeff Minter → Yak
Website · 1
Jeff Minter → minotaurproject.co.uk

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Jeff MinterBorn(1962-04-22) 22 April 1962 (age 64) Reading, England1.00infobox
Jeff MinterEmployerLlamasoft (founder)1.00infobox
Jeff MinterKnown forGridrunner1.00infobox
Jeff MinterKnown forAttack of the Mutant Camels1.00infobox
Jeff MinterKnown forTempest 20001.00infobox
Jeff MinterKnown forPolybius1.00infobox
Jeff MinterOccupationsVideo game programmer Video game designer1.00infobox
Jeff MinterOther nameYak1.00infobox
Jeff MinterWebsiteminotaurproject.co.uk1.00infobox
Defenderinstance ofoften based on games from the golden age of arcade video games0.80text
Tempestinstance ofoften based on games from the golden age of arcade video games0.80text
and Robotroninstance ofoften based on games from the golden age of arcade video games0.80text

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