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 on PlayStation 5) | In memory of Andrew O'Neil |
| Shadow of the Colossus (2018 on PlayStation 4) | Additional Engineering |
| Gravity Rush: Remastered (2015 on PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
| Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015 on PlayStation 4) | Engineering |
| Titanfall (2014 on Windows) | Engineering |
| PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012 on PlayStation 3) | Programming |
| The Unfinished Swan (2012 on PlayStation 3) | The Santa Monica Studio would like to thank the following individuals |
| God of War Collection (2009 on PlayStation 3) | Programming |
| The Winter Solstice (2007 on Windows) | Huge Thanks to the following |
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007 on Wii) | Additional Thanks (Engineering) |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004 on GameCube) | Techincal Lead Engineering |
| Metroid Prime (2002 on GameCube) | Technical Lead Engineers |
| Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (2000 on Nintendo 64) | Code Monkey |
| Turok: Rage Wars (1999 on Nintendo 64) | Additional Programming |
| Mass Destruction (1997 on SEGA Saturn) | Additional Coding |
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Andrew O'Neil
circa 2019
Frequent Collaborators
- 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
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