Playstation Big Bang

2018

For the 25th anniversary of the OG Playstation we created this throwback tribute that celebrates one of the biggest leaps in the evolution of gaming.

The PS1 changed gaming forever. It pulled us out of the 8-bit ‘80s and bridged the gap to the modern era of realistic graphics.

The concept was to begin with a celestial ‘Big Bang’ and transition, like our slimey and furry forefathers, from out of the water into a primitive jungle before eventually achieving civilization. All along the way, we follow classic Playstation heroes (shoutout to KING!) as they engage in a madhouse race from medieval times through a modern city and into a sci-fi future — all environments inspired by these classic games.

In order to capture this wonderful and weird moment in the history of vids, we did a deep dive into Playstation — deconstructing hardware and software to discover the secret sauce that inspires such a loyal fan base decades later. We strived to authentically replicate the look and feel of the PS1 universe while simultaneously making it feel visually current and alive.

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Glitches get stitches...

In order to be faithful to the spirit of PS1 we even worked to replicate and embrace the technical limitations of the device, the weird glitches and 90’s transitions, to give it that real deal feel.

Credits

BUCK

Executive Creative Director

Orion Tait

Executive Producer

Anne Skopas

Creative Director

Daniel Oeffinger

Producer

Kitty Dillard

Production Coordinator

Jenny Morris

CG Supervisor

Arvid Volz

Storyboard

Tucker Klein

Design

Colin Bigelow

Daniel Oeffinger

Jaedoo Lee

Morgan Schweitzer

Rasmus Bak

Ross McCampbell

2D Animation

Daniel Oeffinger

Jaedoo Lee

Ross McCampbell

Tucker Klein

Modeling

Arvid Volz

Dave Soto

Filipe Machado

Ryan Kittleson

Ylli Orana

Texturing

Arvid Volz

Filipe Machado

Gabriela Borregales

Look Development

Ylli Orana

Rigging

Arvid Volz

Ramiro Gomez

Previs

Bill Dorais

John Karian

3D Animation

Arvid Volz

Chad Colby

John Karian

Kevin Nguyen

Lighting

Mike Papagni

Ylli Orana

Compositing

Daniel Oeffinger

Jack Maschka

Jeff Billon

Ylli Orana

Audio

Sound Design Studio

Antfood