Andrew O'Neil

aka: Andy O'Neil, Andy Oneil
Moby ID: 74200

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Andrew O'Neil (May 27, 1972 – June 10, 2019) graduated from the University of Birmingham as a Bachelor of Science (Physics with Electonics) in 1994 and also had been responsible for the computer network of his halls of residence. He worked at home on his PC to produce programming demos, which he would send to companies. He got a job in Aldridge as an entry level programmer in C+.

He moved to Austin to work for Acclaim and then went to Retro Studios, where he was lead programmer on Metroid Prime. Not long after, Andy decided to go it alone, founding Bluepoint Games in January 2006 along with Marco Thrush.

Notable achievements for Bluepoint Games over the next decade or so were having the first downloadable game for the PS3 anywhere in the world available on PS3 launch day on time; written in his spare room, and remastering God of War from PS2 to PS3. Other titles such as ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Metal Gear Solid, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Flower, Titanfall Remastered, Uncharted, Gravity Rush, and others.

The PS5 launch title Demon's Souls (2020) is dedicated to his memory.

Credited on 16 games

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Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion - Remastered (2023, PlayStation 4) Code Monkey
Demon's Souls (2020, PlayStation 5) In memory of Andrew O'Neil
Shadow of the Colossus (2018, PlayStation 4) Additional Engineering
Gravity Rush: Remastered (2015, PlayStation 4) Special Thanks
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015, PlayStation 4) Engineering
Titanfall (2014, Windows) Engineering
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012, PlayStation 3) Programming
The Unfinished Swan (2012, PlayStation 3) The Santa Monica Studio would like to thank the following individuals
God of War Collection (2009, PlayStation 3) Programming
The Winter Solstice (2007, Windows) Huge Thanks to the following
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007, Wii) Additional Thanks (Engineering)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004, GameCube) Techincal Lead Engineering
Metroid Prime (2002, GameCube) Technical Lead Engineers
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (2000, Nintendo 64) Code Monkey
Turok: Rage Wars (1999, Nintendo 64) Additional Programming
Mass Destruction (1997, SEGA Saturn) Game Design

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