Interview: Andreas Axelsson (Digital Illusions)

kriz · 19 April 2007, 16:45

A very nice and in-depth interview with Andreas Axelsson (Digital Illusions).

Going through their pinball games and some very nice history..

Check it out;
http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=h...reas_axelsson/

musashi5150 · 19 April 2007, 17:54

Thanks Kriz, I enjoyed that.

Haakon · 19 April 2007, 17:55

Good reading!

pmc · 19 April 2007, 23:02

Nice one for pointing us in the direction of that Kriz - well worth the read!

Dizzy · 19 April 2007, 23:33

Thx for the link

good reading

quahappy · 20 April 2007, 00:04

Very engrossing interview there! Shows the amount of dedication and time that went into Pinball Dreams and all the others. I was gutted when Pinball Illusions only had three tables on the faithful Amiga... so bought the PS1 version for that extra table "Vikings"!

....and a WinUAE user. wtg Andreas!

Zetr0 · 20 April 2007, 02:16

indeed, a good read thank you for the find.

an interesting point though is this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axl

HardCore was moved from Amiga to MegaDrive and then canned with only two known bugs left to fix. Psygnosis shut down their 16 bit development overnight, that absolutely sucked. I still bring out the ROM image sometimes to play it. I believe we could put it out for download, but last time I looked at it the contract with Psygnosis still held us back.

If i am not mistaken didn`t Psygnosis get absorbed (including leagally) by Sony in 1997?, from what i understand there not even a commercially trading... hmmm....

bee cool if the rom could be released....

Dizzy · 20 April 2007, 02:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

If i am not mistaken didn`t Psygnosis get absorbed (including leagally) by Sony in 1997?, from what i understand there not even a commercially trading... hmmm....

1993

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psygnosis

Retro-Nerd · 20 April 2007, 03:09

Quote:

In 1993, Psygnosis was bought by Sony and assigned the task of creating launch titles for the up and coming Sony Playstation. Formula 1, Wipeout and Destruction Derby were the results and helped establish the Sony machine as the hot new console.

Quote:

It is virtually all over for Psygnosis now. In 1998 Eidos Interactive bought Psygnosis' European operations and Psygnosis' US operations were folded into Sony's own development outfit, 989 Studios. As of 2000 the company does not exist. We have seen the last of the purple owl.

http://www.mobygames.com/company/psygnosis-limited

http://home.iprimus.com.au/danmcphar...s-history.html

Haakon · 20 April 2007, 10:44

What impressed me the most back then was the physics of the ball.
Ulf is probably a math-genious... :-)

BTW, how do people code these things (the physics)? By try-and-fault or do they learn the mathmatcial formula for the laws on physics....

Anubis · 20 April 2007, 16:04

Here Andreas (Axl) is answering additional questions regarding interview and DI.

19 April 2007, 16:45	#1
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Interview: Andreas Axelsson (Digital Illusions) A very nice and in-depth interview with Andreas Axelsson (Digital Illusions). Going through their pinball games and some very nice history.. Check it out; http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=h...reas_axelsson/

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Haakon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 180	Good reading!

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pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	Nice one for pointing us in the direction of that Kriz - well worth the read!

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Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Thx for the link good reading

20 April 2007, 00:04	#6
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,667	Very engrossing interview there! Shows the amount of dedication and time that went into Pinball Dreams and all the others. I was gutted when Pinball Illusions only had three tables on the faithful Amiga... so bought the PS1 version for that extra table "Vikings"! ....and a WinUAE user. wtg Andreas!

20 April 2007, 10:44	#10
Haakon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Norway Age: 49 Posts: 180	What impressed me the most back then was the physics of the ball. Ulf is probably a math-genious... :-) BTW, how do people code these things (the physics)? By try-and-fault or do they learn the mathmatcial formula for the laws on physics....

20 April 2007, 16:04	#11
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	Here Andreas (Axl) is answering additional questions regarding interview and DI.

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