{"id":740,"date":"2025-09-29T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/?p=740"},"modified":"2025-09-29T07:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:18:38","slug":"wipe%e2%80%b2out-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/?p=740","title":{"rendered":"wipE\u2032out @ 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still remember my first play of the title. I was still a student, but I managed to grab some tickets to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Computer_Trade_Show\">ECTS<\/a> 1995 through friends already in the games industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ECTS 1995 - European Computer Trade Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Liy3G-9E6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.z303.org\/?p=740\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: wipE\u2032out @ 30<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sony had a large section of the upstairs dedicated to the PlayStation. You could tell the PlayStation was going to be a hit. The stand was very busy, and the machines running <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wipeout_(video_game_series)\">Wipeout<\/a> were the busiest of them. I played <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Powerdrome\">Powerdrome<\/a> and the original <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/F-Zero_(video_game)\">F-Zero<\/a>, but the sense of speed in Wipeout was something different, coupled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedesignersrepublic.com\/\">the Designers Republic<\/a> design. It did feel next generation. The show was so noisy, you couldn&#8217;t hear the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wipeout ... (PS1) Gameplay\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-7u4gNzemI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any launch title is going to be rushed. Wipeout 2097 refined everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WipeOut 2097 Was So Good It Ruined Everything - PlayStation 30th Anniversary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kNhmjSmqRWQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially the <a href=\"https:\/\/coldstorage.bandcamp.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/coldstorage.bandcamp.com\/\">music<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=40651349\">Hacker News discussion<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wipeout 2097: The Making of an Iconic PlayStation Soundtrack - Noclip Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nwWpQJFGp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More recently, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thamesandhudson.com\/products\/wipeout-futurism\">book covering the design of the first title<\/a> had been released with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thamesandhudson.com\/products\/a-to-z-of-the-designers-republic\">A to Z of the Designers Republic<\/a> being a nice companion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wipeout Futurism (limited edition) from Read Only Memory\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BDnHlOatwnc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source code for the original game was also leaked a few years ago. Leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/phoboslab.org\/log\/2023\/08\/rewriting-wipeout\">a version for modern systems<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/programming\/comments\/8yv842\/comment\/e2efugp\/\">Reddit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=37082304\">Hacker News<\/a> discussions) and an enhanced PC version: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/wipeout-phantom-edition\/wipeout-phantom-edition\">WipeOut Phantom Edition<\/a>, plus a version you can <a href=\"https:\/\/phoboslab.org\/wipegame\/\">play in the browser<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I still remember my first play of the title. I was still a student, but I managed to grab some tickets to ECTS 1995 through friends already in the games industry. Sony had a large section of the upstairs dedicated to the PlayStation. You could tell the PlayStation was going to be a hit. 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