Sabertooth Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Welcome to the official topic for Akka Arrh Edited February 21, 2023 by Sabertooth Justin and DegasElite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Release Date: February 21, 2023 Retail: $19.99 Developer(s): Llamasoft Publisher: Atari Official Site Synopsis : "A cascade of words, color, shapes and sound flows around your turret as you desperately fight off swarms of inbound attackers. If enemies penetrate your perimeter you need to zoom into close range combat and beat them back, adjusting to a completely different perspective in the blink of an eye. Welcome to Jeff Minter’s Akka Arrh. Akka Arrh combines the intrigue of an incredibly rare Atari arcade prototype with the unique creative vision of Jeff Minter to deliver a wave shooter that is insanely fun to play. Akka Arrh drips with Minter’s sense of humor, his love of psychedelic color and light, and his ability to flat-out create games that are a joy to play. Akka Arrh is the name of your star cannon, which you control from a fixed turret called the Sentinel. Your mission is to keep enemies from penetrating the Sentinel’s perimeter. If any of them slip through, you zoom into the lower field and take them out. Once cleared, zoom back out and continue defending." Edited February 24, 2023 by Sabertooth RickR, DegasElite and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) IGN Reveal Trailer: https://www.ign.com/videos/akka-arrh-official-reveal-trailer Edited December 7, 2022 by Sabertooth DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 An interview with Minter on the upcoming game! https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/07/jeff-minter-returns-with-psychedelic-atari-remake-akka-arrh-17894075/ DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 That's incredible! This looks absolutely on point. Would LOVE to see Jag, Lynx and 7800 versions of this 🤯 DegasElite and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 The more I think about this, the more fascinated I am by it. What a masterstroke on Atari's part. In the past month Atari has given us Swordquest: Airworld, and Akka Arrh reimagined by Jeff Minter - we've always dreamed of these posssibilities. Now they have gone from "what if?" to reality. The Atari XP releases have had a few hiccups, but it's a nice initiative for Atari to release new first-party cartridges on real Atari hardware, and collaborate with game designers new and old. I appreciate Atari's efforts and it feels like they've got a light on over there. DegasElite, RickR, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 I dedicated a short segment of tonight's show to this one. I have to say it was well received, especially since it will be released on several platforms. Justin, Sabertooth and DegasElite 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted January 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 https://www.gamesenquirer.com/post/atari-reveals-new-screenshots-for-hypnotic-arcade-wave-shooter-akka-arrh Some great new images of Minter's Akka Arrh! I'm not sure what I'm looking at but I like it! DegasElite and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 Here's a great new interview with Llamasoft on Akka Arrh. https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-llamasofts-jeff-minter-discusses-his-new-game-akka-arrh-and-working-with-atari Justin and DegasElite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) The early reviews are in and it's a bit of "you either get it or you don't." In other words, typical Minter. John Hancock: I DREAM OF INDIE: Defunct Games: Nintendo Life: https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/akka-arrh Game Informer: https://www.gameinformer.com/review/akka-arrh/colorful-but-cluttered Way Too Many Games: https://waytoomany.games/2023/02/20/review-akka-arrh/ Edited February 20, 2023 by Sabertooth DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Just a note that there has been official confirmation via Discord that the VCS version of Akka Arrh will not launch with working leaderboards. Per Atari staff, the issue is that the VCS leaderboard APIs are written in Unity and that Llamasoft writes code in C++. Apparently, it is difficult to translate to C++ without opening up exposure to other things. The backend people are working on a way to “untangle” the data leaderboards need to allow them to function in C++ language. This is also why T4K leaderboards do not currently work on the VCS. Good news is that trackball/mouse support works. DegasElite and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Some tips from Minter himself for playing Akka Arrh: RickR, Portaro and DegasElite 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Out now! DegasElite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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