A pair of Oddworld classics for the PlayStation are coming to PSN on 10/22 — Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee and Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus!!! I’m a huge fan of these two games and the developer, Oddworld Inhabitants, so I was thrilled to read company co-founder Lorne Lanning on the PlayStation Blog. He wrote:
It was only about six years ago that I told our agent at the time, “Larry, don’t you get it!? Our classic Abe games are history. The systems that played them are gone and they aren’t coming back. Ours is a disposable medium and we don’t have a Turner Classics channel.” He looked at me with this defeated expression and said, “Dude, that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever heard you say.” He believed me, and I too believed it at the time.
Six years later and I have to admit it’s great being proved wrong.
It’s great to have two of the most imaginative and entertaining PSone games on PSN. Any of you guys and gals going to download them? I highly recommend it.
On a side note, I am not at all ashamed to admit that I’ve had a man crush on Lorne Lanning for several years. I interviewed him a bunch of times and he’s just a sharp, creative, dynamic, and funny guy. Just for the heck of it, here’s a photo of me interviewing Lorne in 2005.
AWESOMEEEE!!!! MUST BUY!!! but i still want my dino crisis, fighting force, and final fantasies 8 and 9 on english, even tho 9 was my least favorite psone FF, i still find it entertaining. Zidane just wields that double edged sword thingy, and Vivi is just awesome, i think Vivi is the best final fantasy character ever created.
@rbee90 I'm a big Vivi fan too! I'm glad to see you did Oddworld Inhabitants. I dig the company and its games.
@rpad
why of course! the first oddworld games released were the best, too bad i never finished any of them. FOR SHAME!!! but,sony is giving me a chance to finish two of abe's games this thursday! HUZZAH!!!!