Llamasoft does TxK for Sony Vita

[guythp]

Welcome to the fluffiest form on the Internet, SimonPlumbe! Here, have a sheepie!

Fixed that for Simon.

Thanks mate, I must've had auto-correct on cynical when I mashed the keyboard with my forehead.

[Harlequin]

I have never been a great Tempest fan (as I am rubbish at it), but a Space Giraffe without the psychedelia seems like a bon plan.…

For the benefit of those who might later complain about the gameplay, it should perhaps be made clear:

TxK is not Space Giraffe.

… and TxK, how is that going to be pronounced?

Yak and gilesgoat pronounce it 'Tee-ex-kay'.

[axel000]

This is great news. Not in the market for another handheld but wish all the best.

I do hope the PC version does make it out in the same year as the Vita version. Not insinuating anything

[axel000]

Ummm ... you just made the front page of Polygon, one of the most respected US gaming sites...

http://www.polygon.com/

http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/11/421510 ... eff-minter

[adam]

So how much for one then as its a cert I'll get one now ? Any model preferred ? Video out ? They have leaderboards ?

Amazon.de is the place to go. Don't bother with a 3G one, it's being discontinued.

Current price is €174 although it drops to as low as €120 every now and again (that's what I got mine for). Then don't buy any games per sé, just grab as much Plus subscription as you can, plus a 16gb memory card (the 4gb is almost useless, fits next to nothing on it)

http://www.amazon.de/Sony-0711719180692 ... words=vita

someone recently said if you put an item in your cart on amazon then leave it there they reduce the price - tried this recently and seems to work.

also seems that when they're low on stock they reduce more heavily - i'm presuming so that they can order more - though could also be amazon sellers reducing their prices

has to be an item actually sold by them not a 3rd party

[Yak]

Rod S did a pretty

[sack]

I just accidentally noticed the amazon pricedrop thing this morning - I'd been toying with ordering a replacement for my ex-box 360, but couldn't quite convince myself so they dropped about 40 quid off it. Was wondering what was behind that.

Had I found this thread first I might've put a vita in there instead

[Little stoned kiwi]

Rod S did a pretty

That is lovely.

[PVB]

Welcome to the fluffiest form on the Internet, SimonPlumbe! Here, have a sheepie!

Fixed that for Simon.

Cheers LSK.

[Misfit]

Rod S did a pretty

Impressive! (In both the image and you got some Rod S time, which I find hard to get. But then I guess you are higher profile than us, if similarly poor!)

[PVB]

Rod S did a pretty

That is lovely.

New iPad wallpaper sorted.

[PVB]

I have never been a great Tempest fan (as I am rubbish at it), but a Space Giraffe without the psychedelia seems like a bon plan.…

For the benefit of those who might later complain about the gameplay, it should perhaps be made clear:

TxK is not Space Giraffe.

Reading the blog, it'll be most like T2K, so I'm very happy.

Hated those fucking containers in SG.

[gilesgoat]

Website update in the making ...

[RiK]

Not for me this time, I'm afraid. Like others, I have bought many machines specifically to play Llamasoft games (VIC20, C64, Amiga - not the games, of course, but the enthusiastic descriptions in NOTB before the sad exodus to ST Pocket PC, Gamecube, Jaguar, iPAD), but I have a PSP here that sits in a plastic box and never gets used. There is no way that I am going to spend £180 to just play one game.

Nor me, but that's ok as it's only going to be a Vita exclusive for three months, then it's open season and Jeff can release it on any platform he likes so I'll be looking forward to the iPad and Mac versions about two years later!

[random_dave]

Does anyone know what happened with the Tempest IP after Atari U.S. were filing for chapter 11 recently and selling off a lot of the old properties?