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R.I.P. Ian Hetherington, Psygnosis co-founder

Deleted member 51848

Jan 10, 2019
1,408
Sad news. The Amiga era also owes him a massive debt.
 

LCGeek

Member
Oct 28, 2017
5,857
Lemming was one of the first pc games that got me hooked.

Shame his level of talent will not be matched again and sorely missed.
 
ciddative

ciddative

Member
Apr 5, 2018
4,631
Man I loved Lemmings and Wipeout 2097. PS1 era Psygnosis were like Insomniac is today, prolific innovative and dependable.
RIP sir.
 
ghibli99

ghibli99

Member
Oct 27, 2017
17,819
While they were absolutely massive in the PS1 era, I still remember their stuff on the Amiga, which always blew me away. I stole their logo font for so much of my own work. LOL
 
Temascos

Temascos

Member
Oct 27, 2017
12,522
Damn shame, I loved Psygnosis's games since Lemmings back on the Amiga. Seeing their name on both Amiga and Playstation was the sign of at least an interesting time, if not a great time.

Rest well.
 
Carbon

Carbon

Deploying the stealth Cruise Missile
Member
Oct 27, 2017
10,865
RIP to a legend.
Playstation is in the place it is today partly because Psygnosis was killing it in the 90s.
Also Lemmings was the first PC game I bought with my own money. Money WELL spent.
 
boogerbrain51

boogerbrain51

Member
Nov 3, 2020
1,080
Rip bro I grew up playing your games from ps1 forever a legend that wasn't a weirdo in the industry salute too you
 
Bulby

Bulby

Prophet of Truth
Member
Oct 29, 2017
5,038
Berlin
RIP

Psygnosis was Amiga for me. Then the Colony Wars, Wipeout, G Police triumvirate. Legends.
 
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8bit

8bit

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,390
Oh that's a sad loss. One of my first computer games played was Arcadia on the Vic-20. Without Imagine the UK wouldn't have had half the influence it did on global gaming.
 

CyberDemonXYZ

Banned
Dec 5, 2021
16
Psygnosis was so damn cool. It's so sad to see how Sony still doesn't get WipeOut right. Can't buy style/taste I guess.
 
Shaneus

Shaneus

Member
Oct 27, 2017
8,900
This is terrible news, it's kind of crazy when you think about it that without Psygnosis we probably wouldn't have DMA Design/R*, Raising Hell Software/Bizarre Creations, Evolution Studios, (obviously) Studio Liverpool and many, many others.

Condolences to his family and loved ones, I'm sure they're aware of the legacy he's left on the industry.
 
CasuallyDressed

CasuallyDressed

Member
Jan 13, 2020
1,334
Growing up with an Amiga, the Psygnosis logo is etched into my mind forever. You knew you were about to experience a quality game when you saw that badboy pop up.

RIP.
 
Afrikan

Afrikan

Member
Oct 28, 2017
16,990
This has been my Discord Avatar since I joined that service.


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And I've had a different version for my Era (and old Gaf) account as well.

All for a good reason... nothing but wonderful memories from these creators. Thank You so much Ian for creating something so special and influential. R.I.P.
 
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