Psygnosis is dead - Page 6

xArtx · 01 September 2013, 00:03

Loved Wipeout for PSX and PSP!
The first PSP Wipeout contained a hidden web browser before the PSP had a stock web browser.

JudasEZT · 01 September 2013, 10:21

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Originally Posted by amuleth

They must have heard you!

Yeah =) I was thinking the same.

just I'm slightly deceived with animation and the overall design.

s2325 · 15 October 2014, 23:46

What a nice surprise! "Bill's Tomato Game" has been finally dumped and release to the public. This Megadrive port form the Amiga original was developed by Tempest Sfotware but Psygnosis ended up not publish the game. In 2009 a prototype cartirdge containing the complete game surfaced on eBay and after a 100 cart reproduction run, the ROM has finally been made public. It remains a very charming and addictive physics puzzle game. 1994, people! Way before those birds got angry.
[ Show youtube player ]

lesta_smsc · 27 October 2014, 02:03

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Originally Posted by s2325

What a nice surprise! "Bill's Tomato Game" has been finally dumped and release to the public. This Megadrive port form the Amiga original was developed by Tempest Sfotware but Psygnosis ended up not publish the game. In 2009 a prototype cartirdge containing the complete game surfaced on eBay and after a 100 cart reproduction run, the ROM has finally been made public. It remains a very charming and addictive physics puzzle game. 1994, people! Way before those birds got angry.
[ Show youtube player ]

Haha... I remember struggling to load the game due to the jumping tomato!

amiga_Forever · 07 November 2014, 21:47

Dam.

Allot of great stuff came from there....Most have already been mentioned.
Shadow of the beast

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Thank god for these long plays

YouTube does it again. (as long as they don't get taken down, i'll be good)

10 November 2014, 19:13

Death and insignificance is what happens to all the Amiga companies that SELL OUT.
I can think of a few:
Bars and Pipes (sold themselves to Microsoft....no one knows them now)
AmigaOS (Why crazy person would license their OS to another company?)
Psygnosis (Tsk Tsk Tsk....should have stayed with Amiga and rejected the $$$ from $ony)
Skype (Not Amiga Specific but Microsoft bought them and now they are slowly messing it up)
Shoutcast and WinAMP (AOL is already messing these up and stopped WinAMP)
YouTube (I feel sorry for the guy who sold it to Google...nobody knows him...yes he is rich but...a Good name is better than riches)
Alot others out there who are selling out....all because they are lured by the Mighty $$$

They could have made money other ways.

Adrian Browne · 11 November 2014, 03:39

There is nothing like Psygnosis in the industry today, and there may never be again.
They had such an appreciation for artistry and dare I say, beauty.

Adrian Browne · 11 November 2014, 15:59

Such a sad thread title...Psyggy still lives in our memories.

gimbal · 16 November 2014, 21:43

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Originally Posted by Adrian Browne

There is nothing like Psygnosis in the industry today, and there may never be again.
They had such an appreciation for artistry and dare I say, beauty.

Don't agree, that appreciation is very much alive among several indie developers who put out quality games with stunning artistic visuals and atmosphere.

Lonewolf10 · 16 November 2014, 23:26

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Originally Posted by Scala47

YouTube (I feel sorry for the guy who sold it to Google...nobody knows him...yes he is rich but...a Good name is better than riches)

It wasn't just the money that caused them to sell up. The rate YouTube had started growing at was more than they could handle. Maybe you could handle it, but at the present time (2014) something like 48 hours of video footage is uploaded to YouTube every 2 (TWO) minutes. That is alot of data to handle.

Adrian Browne · 17 November 2014, 12:05

[QUOTE=gimbal;987103]Don't agree, that appreciation is very much alive among several indie developers who put out quality games with stunning artistic visuals and atmosphere.[/QUOT
I find many indie games to be overated. Digital means no sumptious boxart either.
Music is piss poor in games nowadays, commercial triple a' and indie.
To a degree ubisoft captured the synergy of art, music and magic in stuff like pop the sands of time.imo.

gimbal · 17 November 2014, 17:52

And there you have the problem - because there is too much shit you've made yourself believe it is all shit.

Well sorry, I wholeheartedly disagree. There are still unsung heroes of game design today - and also the kind of art that came on a box - the only thing that is not there anymore is the actual physical box, but there is still a world of people out there doing the art.

They just have trouble reaching you through the pile of shit that is released on top of their games. The only thing that is truly dead are the easy golden days where all you had to do was buy a magazine and be told exactly which games were going to come out from your favorite developers.

Lonewolf10 · 17 November 2014, 18:45

I agree with gimbal, there still is (and always will be) quality games out there (indie or commercial stuff). You just have to sift through the crud to find them, or wait until they become so famous that everyone knows about them.

Instead of magazines you have to go by word of mouth. Avoid x,y and z but go and get a,b and c if you can.

Adrian Browne · 18 November 2014, 00:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonewolf10

I agree with gimbal, there still is (and always will be) quality games out there (indie or commercial stuff). You just have to sift through the crud to find them, or wait until they become so famous that everyone knows about them.

Instead of magazines you have to go by word of mouth. Avoid x,y and z but go and get a,b and c if you can.

Oh yes, there is good stuff out there. I guess thinking about it some more, I don't think there is any company that strives for and has such consistent synergy between art, music and world building in almost every game.

Psygnosis has quite a sci-fi bent too; at least pre-Sony.
But yes, something like 'the way' is a good example of something new and cool. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...?ref=discovery

Lonewolf10 · 27 December 2014, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Browne

Psygnosis has quite a sci-fi bent too; at least pre-Sony.
But yes, something like 'the way' is a good example of something new and cool. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...?ref=discovery

Yeah, The Way looks simply awesome. I just hope it plays as good as it looks.

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01 September 2013, 00:03	#101
xArtx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Loved Wipeout for PSX and PSP! The first PSP Wipeout contained a hidden web browser before the PSP had a stock web browser.

15 October 2014, 23:46	#103
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	What a nice surprise! "Bill's Tomato Game" has been finally dumped and release to the public. This Megadrive port form the Amiga original was developed by Tempest Sfotware but Psygnosis ended up not publish the game. In 2009 a prototype cartirdge containing the complete game surfaced on eBay and after a 100 cart reproduction run, the ROM has finally been made public. It remains a very charming and addictive physics puzzle game. 1994, people! Way before those birds got angry. [ Show youtube player ]

07 November 2014, 21:47	#105
amiga_Forever Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: kkhkj Posts: 323	Dam. Allot of great stuff came from there....Most have already been mentioned. Shadow of the beast [ Show youtube player ] Thank god for these long plays YouTube does it again. (as long as they don't get taken down, i'll be good)

10 November 2014, 19:13	#106
Scala47 Posts: n/a	Death and insignificance is what happens to all the Amiga companies that SELL OUT. I can think of a few: Bars and Pipes (sold themselves to Microsoft....no one knows them now) AmigaOS (Why crazy person would license their OS to another company?) Psygnosis (Tsk Tsk Tsk....should have stayed with Amiga and rejected the $$$ from $ony) Skype (Not Amiga Specific but Microsoft bought them and now they are slowly messing it up) Shoutcast and WinAMP (AOL is already messing these up and stopped WinAMP) YouTube (I feel sorry for the guy who sold it to Google...nobody knows him...yes he is rich but...a Good name is better than riches) Alot others out there who are selling out....all because they are lured by the Mighty $$$ They could have made money other ways.

11 November 2014, 03:39	#107
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	There is nothing like Psygnosis in the industry today, and there may never be again. They had such an appreciation for artistry and dare I say, beauty.

11 November 2014, 15:59	#108
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	Such a sad thread title...Psyggy still lives in our memories.

17 November 2014, 12:05	#111
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	[QUOTE=gimbal;987103]Don't agree, that appreciation is very much alive among several indie developers who put out quality games with stunning artistic visuals and atmosphere.[/QUOT I find many indie games to be overated. Digital means no sumptious boxart either. Music is piss poor in games nowadays, commercial triple a' and indie. To a degree ubisoft captured the synergy of art, music and magic in stuff like pop the sands of time.imo.

17 November 2014, 17:52	#112
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	And there you have the problem - because there is too much shit you've made yourself believe it is all shit. Well sorry, I wholeheartedly disagree. There are still unsung heroes of game design today - and also the kind of art that came on a box - the only thing that is not there anymore is the actual physical box, but there is still a world of people out there doing the art. They just have trouble reaching you through the pile of shit that is released on top of their games. The only thing that is truly dead are the easy golden days where all you had to do was buy a magazine and be told exactly which games were going to come out from your favorite developers.

17 November 2014, 18:45	#113
Lonewolf10 AMOS Extensions Developer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: near Cambridge, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,924	I agree with gimbal, there still is (and always will be) quality games out there (indie or commercial stuff). You just have to sift through the crud to find them, or wait until they become so famous that everyone knows about them. Instead of magazines you have to go by word of mouth. Avoid x,y and z but go and get a,b and c if you can.

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