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How an Owl ruled the world : The Psygnosis Sony Years

223K views · Jan 19, 2026 · Gaming

Modern Vintage Gamer

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@discostu303 · 8 months ago · pinned
These guys were so achingly cool in the 90s. Unique style, games with amazing gameplay, way ahead of their time. ❤
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@harry_smith · 8 months ago
Proud to say this was my first job out of school back around '98, Wavertree Tech Park working on the likes of F198, Eliminator, Sentinel Returns, Rollcage, Retro Force. My favourite title I worked on was WipEout 64. We had dev kits for the DD64 ready to make extra tracks for both Destruction Derby / WipEout 64, and I remember the fallout when Sony refused to pay the upfront costs to Nintendo, forcing us to let Midway take publishing credit. I was part of the redundancy wave you mentioned, so only there about 18 months before a bunch of us went to work at E.A. down in Guildford. No other jobs have ever been able to hold up against Psygnosis or EA... almost 30yrs on ! Thanks for the trip down memory lane, great video
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@JoePro · 8 months ago
A 43 minute long retreospective on Psygnosis? Yes, please.
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@jeremybray8050 · 8 months ago
The amount of research and work that went into this video had to be a monumental task.  Thanks for all of your efforts MVG!
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@lewisclark1122 · 8 months ago
@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyyYWbheIL0&t=1290">21:30</a> - We are now closer to 2052 than we are to Wipeout's original release in 1995.
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@NiGHTS1980 · 8 months ago
Psygnosis were moving very quickly during the rise of 3D gaming. They were innovating and pushing the industry forward with exciting ideas. It's a shame Sony destroyed them.
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@rhysm.5915 · 8 months ago
I played an insane amount of Destruction Derby 2.
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@EmbraceTheDusk · 8 months ago
That first Colony Wars game blew me away. The visuals, the controls, the atmosphere....amazing.
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@雪狐fluffy · 8 months ago
Always found it neat how many amazing game companies originate in Britain
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@Macrike · 8 months ago
Legendary developers, and legendary company.
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@alanbenson1505 · 8 months ago
My brother-in-law was their security guard in the Leeds branch. It paid his Uni fees!
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@mozza1983 · 8 months ago
I remember wipeout being at raves and they were dishing out free red bulls as well.
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