Andrew O'Neil
aka: Andy O'Neil, Andy Oneil
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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 15 games
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| 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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Andrew O'Neil
circa 2019
Frequent Collaborators
People- 9 games with Marco Thrush
- 9 games with Luis Ramirez
- 8 games with Ted Chauviere
- 8 games with Chris Voellmann
- 8 games with Randall W. Lowe
- 7 games with Jack Mathews
- 7 games with Elben Schafers
- 7 games with Shuhei Yoshida
- 7 games with Allan Becker
- 7 games with Gavino Morin
Companies
- 7 games with Sony Interactive...
- 6 games with Bluepoint Games, Inc.
- 4 games with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- 3 games with Retro Studios Inc.
- 3 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 3 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
- 3 games with Sony Interactive...
- 3 games with SIE Santa Monica Studio
- 3 games with Sony Interactive...
- 3 games with Nintendo UK
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