WipEout - Through the Ages 2012

[@KBABZ]

What I find most interesting is that with WipEout 2048, you can see in the track and environment design that the AGRL has just started out in the near-future; the racing line goes through parks and some genuinely recogniseable architecture types, punctuated with futuristic buildings as sign of the future. Cut to WipEout HD and you can see no classical buildings because it takes place 200 years into the future; the AGRL is so established now that tracks are 100% custom built.

[@Syncopia]

Studio Liverpool, you will forever be remembered for what you created.

[@irisheart5920]

Just chimed in to say that WipEout is the best god damn series of all time. That is all.

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

This, and Oddworld Hear hear!

[@HellfireWZ]

Thanks everyone for showing your support for the studio, it was a big loss for the gaming community today

[@DodderingOldMan]

Pure. Racing. Joy. Proud to say I've played all of them, they're all great. 2097 in particular is one of my fondest gaming memories.

[@mortanos8938]

2097 is the best !

[@WalkmanSilver]

2097 will always be legendary to me. HD was my first foray into Zone mode, which in my opinion is one of the greatest modes they have thought up.

[@TheSpearkan]

WipEout: Play if you have a gigantic nostalgia boner WipEout 2097: Play for the cool tracks in the original engine Wip3out: Play for the cool tracks and odd combat WipEout Fusion: Play if you have been playing F-Zero your entire life but somehow you now want to play a WipEout game WipEout Pure: Play either for the awesome tracks in their original form or because you want the old-ass tracks in modern WipEout physics WipEout Pulse: Play because you don't want your PSP to go to waste WipEout HD/Fury: Play because it's the awesomest of them all WipEout 2048: Play because you don't want your PS Vita to go to waste WipEout Omega Edition (Soon): Play because you want to play WipEout HD on your PS4

[@connykomen4237]

wipeout 2097 , I had it! One of my favourte games all time!!! That soundtrack !!!!!

[@Mugthraka]

Nothing will be more awesome that the first time i've played wipout on the PSX, first the demo that was with the console and then the game itself. The musicale tracks the circuits and the fury and speed of the races, it was especially exalirating at the time when you only had classical racing games and even so rarly any good ones on consoles at the time( Gran turismo came later irc) I wish i had the memory eraser from MIB just to play the first game like the first time again...

[@asdf1f8]

RIP Studio Liverpool. I hope sony revives the series sometime

[@soylentgreenb]

There's a game on PC that's clearly inspired by Wipeout; Redout. It nails the feeling of speed. I think I heard something about it comming to PS4 later.

[@k-thesupreme3511]

asdf1f8 aaand its revived

[@asdf1f8]

True. But unfortunately its only a remaster.

[@k-thesupreme3511]

asdf1f8 its close enough though

[@cptsonicbelmont]

BallisticNG!! You would all love it! It's free on Steam and is a hell of a lot of fun.

[@ItsCith]

I'm so blessed to have the full Psygnosis experience in my memory. They were the uncrowned PSX masters. I still remember the day I got to try Wipeout for the first time in a local toy store.

[@connykomen4237]

How many of you played the wipeout 2097 psx version in their audio player!!!???? That was great game + audio cd!!!!

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

I did, but if I remember correctly, the first track was just white noise/static because it was game data. It was either on 2097 or 3, but I forget which. Other than that, 100% agreed

[@killuminatoV01]

Just started playing wipeout today. I got it for my PS vita along with the dlc for HD and fury. I should of got it earlier its incredible.

[@n3lis94]

You should try Wipeout 3 man! On an emulator you can scale up the resolution ;)

[@Sydley]

What a wonderful video - Thank you! Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL still remains my favourite of the series: Loved the tracks, loved the soundtrack, and I liked the areas of the track you could enter to replenish shield damage. Too bad that game couldn't have been given an HD remake before Studio Liverpool (I still call them Psygnosis) closed.

[@sspark2686]

I only played the first one, but it brings me back so much memories when i was younger

[@MagicAccent]

Brilliant retrospective of a brilliant series! My thanks :)

[@SlipStreamGX]

That's right, we're doing what we can to keep the dream alive

[@ThothJjaro]

This is so great thank you! Good choice of music from the games too. If only Liverpool would make another Colony Wars as well..

[@alexandrathymianou8670]

perhaps the best combat racing game ever... proud playing it for 20 years... one of its kind! myyyyy precioussss!!!

[@elysiumcore]

Wish we would get a next gen PS5 version - love the music till this day ...long live WipEout

[@mortanos8938]

Why on Earth do you have so few followers ? WIPEOUT is such a distinguished game, and I would like to praise your videos. You deliver amongst the highest quality of professionally executed videos with expert knowledge second to none. I have the highest regard for you and your material. I wish I had stumbled upon this sooner despite being a Wipeout 1 & 2 Veteran. The 3rd lost me a bit, but it was due to Playstation 3 being so pricey and going online that I parted ways, but not for lack of love for this jewel of a series. I am not usually a fan of racing games, but air brakes sold me. I hope there is more to come in the future, and I hope you will still be here to present it. Greetings and much admiration from Germany. 👍 Keep the game alive !

[@pccchurch]

Wipeout helped make Sony a name in gaming. Many younger adults were attracted to the music and pure gaming experience and replayability of trying to get that better time and close in on that perfect lap. Can't believe the company is gone.

[@TechRyze]

Not sure if this was mentioned anywhere, but 2097 was released on the Saturn as well. I have it here, and was playing it a few months ago. Nice video.

[@johnrabbit83]

good luck and godspeed to the (former) members of studio liverpool. this franchise changed my life. i'm glad this video exists.

[@XenGi]

WipEout 3 Special and HD Fury are my all time favorites.

[@WeavyHeaponsPie]

Been playing tons of wipeout 3 recently and am pretty proud of my own flying. When you do well, these games make you feel like a fucking jedi. I got 2 controllers, someone come over and challenge me!

[@ganjaman59650]

+Captain Kush go wipeout hd!

[@WeavyHeaponsPie]

ganjaman59650 only got a ps2 :(

[@Autarch127]

+Captain Kush what speed class you're playing, man?

[@WeavyHeaponsPie]

rapier ofc :P

[@Autarch127]

Captain Kush ship of choice?

[@MrThunderwing]

Awesome video dude! When I heard that Cold Storage music start with the 2097 segment (Body in motion?) I was totally overcome with nostalgia. Good times!

[@Nathriel]

I found this channel through a Steam review by the user "SuperFrodo" commenting about a game called BallisticNG. It is apparently a VR-enabled faithful WipEout clone. When I clicked on this video and heard the classic techno at the beginning, I knew I had found something special. Can't wait to see the sights! The Wipeout series is one of my absolute favorites, alongside the F-Zero series. I wish the new Switch Wipeout game was more focused on blinding speed races than dodging obstacles. This would make it more faithful to the original IMO. Either way, I still have my Nintendo 64 so I'm not that worried ;)

[@TitiusBodeVids]

the best video i have seen i along time made me smile man i thanks you :) brings back the old days for me love it

[@neoqueto]

I just shed a tear... Good god, I can't believe it. Hope the fanbase will keep the series alive.

[@paulspydar]

the first wipeout on the ps1 is my favourite.. I remember I bought the ps1 with Wipeout when it was first released & still love it..

[@mrGonakaTV]

loved this video - takes me back! thanks for putting it together!

[@Beuzer0]

Thank you for this video. I only got Wipeout2097 on PSX but it was too difficult, too dark and too techno-ish for me at the time but many years later, I started to listen to the soundtracks of the franchise, then Fluke became one of my favorite band of all-time, Wip3out never leaves my MP3 device and I fell in love with the design & future aspect of the game. I needed to play Wipeout games so hard, but I don't own any Playstation, so I'm currently playing 2097 with ePSXe. This game ROCKS !!

[@YoshiExcel]

WipeOut 3 is the best, but they are all great!

[@BIIIIIGMAN]

Anyone that hasn’t played wipeout Fury. I urge you all to play that game at your earliest convenience. The best Wipeout game EVER!

[@Simvetanylen]

You are pretty skilled, thanks for the video.

[@VideoSamukun]

great work, nice time watching it ^^

[@stefanorunnertube]

congrats UK this is an amazing saga the best ever. introduce me into cyberpunk.

[@HellfireWZ]

Music list is at the end

[@marajzi97]

Perfect video some nice effort's been put in this the music fits perfectly and finally somebody's made this

[@Huderlord]

music are from these games so it must fit :P

[@HellfireWZ]

It did indeed, and it was all free. It was one of the few games at the time to have DLC before the Playstation Network was launched. The packs themselves are no longer available through Playstation, but there is a link on WipeoutZone where you can download all of them. Ubermall and Van Uber are in the Gamma Pack.

[@Saphir__]

Every time I hear "Onyx" by Cold Storage I can't help but think of flying cars and futuristic city's. That track is just perfect for the Wipeout series and it helped bring Wipeout Pure to life for me.

[@dadada486]

My Wipeout experience started with Wipeout on the PC, along with games like Mechwarror (god those were the days). Then I played Wip3out, one of my favourite games on the the PS1 and finally Wipeout HD Fury. I was hooked by its futuristic theme, extremely fast yet frustratingly difficult gameplay and last but not least sweet electronic soundtrack. If PS4 is launched with a Wipeout game as its launch title, I will almost certainly buy it.

[@HellfireWZ]

Utah Saints - Sick. Full list is at the end

[@ACtotART]

Awesome compilation, thanks a lot for the video. I just bought wipeout 2048 a few days ago and downloaded also the expansions already had on ps3, can't love it more, so good. It's a shame Sony closed Liverpool Studio, but I have some hopes after the twitter saying they're alive from the other day. 2048 tracks on the PS3 and a new entry for PS4 would be so awesome.....

[@HellfireWZ]

No, the physics are much more fluid. They're still difficult games, but not because you're fighting with the controls.

[@shawnpowell4618]

Wipeout for ps1 was either you loved it or hated it, there was very little in between. The learning curve and being unforgiving is one of the things that made it great. You had to love it to get good at it. flawless runs took love for the game and putting your time in to do so. Linked was great as well on ps1. The style and music stand alone in any racing era of wipeout. if aliens had come to earth and made a racing game for us, that's what it would look and sound like. Great engine and vision.

[@dadada486]

can't agree more....Wipeout Fury HD was the first game i bought for my PS3!

[@Ezra-UK]

The Wipeout games were awesome, such a rush of speed, visuals and great tracks. Always been my favourite racing games. And the music, loved the orignal games with their tracks by CoLD SToRAGE. We can only hope that one day Wipeout becomes real. Messij

[@Naiki_Eri]

20:50 Hey did anyone else notice that? On the right side of the screen. Slow it down and you'll catch it!

[@wiithepeople2]

You're right. The pronunciation is mentioned in HD as well as 2048.

[@ChrisLodyMusic]

Wow, i had no idea that Pulse was released on PS2, i would have bought that at the time if i'd known. Still, atleast i can play it on the Vita now instead :D

[@ajz01710]

Cool, too bad I can't get them on psn. HD Fury is one hell of a game, It's difficult but not that much. Perfectly balanced in my opinion.

[@AliTaylor777]

If you buy Wipeout 2048, you can purchase all the HD and Fury courses from PS Store which, I believe, were all taken from the PSP games.

[@agent-oq9pp]

I'd only played 2097 and Omega so that was really cool to watch thanks :-)

[@ChrisSmout]

Excellent response - pretty much echoes the general consensus of long time fans. Great video as well by the way!

[@Alex_Gol]

Gotta have Through the Ages... 2017.. now? (Omega Collection?)

[@HellfireWZ]

That's a hard one. Wipeout 3 SE is probably the one I played the most early on, but HD was the one I really got to grips with.

[@SeanStrife]

I'd also argue that, graphically, Wipeout HD holds a special place. I would argue that game is probably the single most gorgeous usage of the HD graphics, bar none.

[@TronPachioftheDynamo]

And with it, all hope of me owning any future Sony products (gaming wise). I bought a Vita day one for WipEout and all I have still is WipEout with the DLC. I have more games on my 3DS and still more time spent in the Qirex cockpit. I was actually genuinely upset to see such a humble series go. It's concept work and style was a big inspiration for me majoring in graphic design. It's amazing what a game and great devs can do.

[@MentalParadox]

I thought I could race well when I nailed the last gold medal on WipeOut Pure and Pulse, the first WipeOut games I ever played. Then I bought WipeOut 1 for Vita. Silverstream in a Qirex makes me cry tears of pure virgin's blood.

[@Autarch127]

+Tim Suetens then don't do it in a qirex???

[@MentalParadox]

Wynj I like the challenge.

[@madmaks1980]

That fucking track was the reason I never beat the game.

[@HellfireWZ]

1 - I don't own it. 2 - The video is meant to show an evolution of the series, and as 64 ran on the same engine it didn't warrant its own section. I did mention it at the start of the 2097 segment though.

[@HellfireWZ]

It's gone very much up and down over the course of the whole series, and even then certain members in the community disagree over certain aspects. The high points have definitely been 2097 and 3SE. Pure also holds a special place for a lot of people as it practically resurrected the series. Fusion was the big low, especially with the massive shift in art style and completely different physics.

[@osakanone]

Really impressed with your very balanced honest answer. To move a step further: How do you feel about Psygnosis and Studio Liverpool? What actually happened? Were Psygnosis acquired or dissolved? I have no idea. Additionally, what are your feelings regarding The Designer's Republic and their possible reformation in the coming year in particular? As always, thank-you. You provide a service to the Wipeout community and I eagerly anticipate your future videos. :)

[@Danku]

Looks like you will have to update the video next year ;) Seriously though, i'm really hyped for both SGX and formula fusion

[@LindarFF9]

Ah WipEout 3 and Fusion how I miss those... :

[@neoqueto]

There's an amount of indie projects obviously inspired by WipEout, here are 2 Polish titles I know that are being developed: "Death Road" for PC and "Flashout 3D" for Android. But NOTHING will ever be comparable to WipEout. The 17-year tradition, teams, the quality, challenging speed along with enjoyable gameplay, design, music and overall climate - there will never be a game like that. Until new WipEout is out.

[@HellfireWZ]

I alluded to it in the 2097 section. Didn't include it as I didn't feel it was enough of an evolution as it runs on the same engine as 2097.

[@SinisterServal]

I'd be damned if I live to see the year 2097 because I'd be 103 years old by then.

[@FlukeyHeadshot]

I woke up today genuinely a bit depressed at what happened yesterday. We lost a fantastic studio who have give us all such great experiences. Really starting to dis-like the way gaming is going. Thankyou so much Studio Liverpool.

[@dong1557]

Also I dont remember ubermall in that either, or that last track shown, must have been DLC, didnt know it had DLC :(

[@krtprime]

I'm worried about what might happen to the franchise now that the studio has closed its doors.......but hopefully Sony will release some of these games on PSN as a tribute! Especially Wipeout 3. I played that one for hours and hours when I was in high school, and the soundtrack is one of the best in gaming! Thanks for the memories.........

[@cbmuzik3000]

I spent HOURS playing Wipeout when it frst hit the gaming market. I played it mainly because of the soundtrack. But years later I really became a Wipeout head. I got me many tickets...heh heh. The version on PS3 is beast. Wipeout HD

[@DemstarAus]

Ah! I just realised what that voice is saying in the Wipeout 2097 track. "いぱにもつ" it means sometimes in Japanese... at least I THINK that's what it says.

[@AndreiVassiliev]

There is DLC coming for Wipeout 2048 which, from my understanding, should essentially add all content from Wipeout HD/Fury to the PS vita version, ensuring complete cross-play functionality. At least, that seems like the most logical move for Studio Liverpool to make.

[@AttorneyAtMusic]

Goodbye studio Liverpool. Wipeout was great and so were you

[@HellfireWZ]

I didn't. That was stock footage sent to me by Studio Liverpool, there's no way to record directly from a retail Vita.

[@BIIIIIGMAN]

RIP Studio Liverpool 💔

[@flatpenguin97]

you have to reach level 26 then get a pass on the prototype challenge (if you cant find the prototype challenge, look for a slightly raised triangle shape near the outside of the main events, then use the rear touch pad to activate the event and make it available to play)

[@wicksee]

Does anyone know the name of the music track which starts at 03:12 (the Wipeout 2097 segment) ?

[@AitoKurittaja48]

And small screen may make it look more hd.

[@MrCopyrightViolator]

The grid system in Pulse is only an issue for the first couple of weeks you have the game when you're still beating the campaign. The rest of the time, you select your class/mode/track/ship directly in Racebox (still oddly missing in 2048). Kind of an odd thing to complain about. Pulse is smoother and faster than Pure was, too.

[@Jellybeantiger]

I would have loved the Powerdrome on the Amiga pitstops.

[@Spacecookie92]

I'm trying to convince my friends to buy WipEout HD so we can race online. I haven't played WipEout in years and I'm definitely gonna go rooting through the attic for my PS1 and N64 to play some of the older games. By the way, AG Systems. All the way.

[@osakanone]

How do you feel the games have evolved and the changes between them in terms of things that have been introduced and changes in gameplay dynamics, along with player reception?

[@wicksee]

Never mind I've found it, it's "Body in Motion" by Cold Storage :-)

[@powerkiter8]

thanks man!!!i remember the first one like it was yesterday...such a great game!!!Now i play on the 2048 and i always can't believe my eyes...anyway you forgotten the very first one who wasn't liscensed...;-) was just unpilotable...lol

[@Thegamingground]

A very well-made video.Just like the rest. I will to miss Wipeout like hell. Cus I been playing Wipeout since 1995. It´s still my nr 1 favorit racing series of all time. I don´t know...the video game industry sucks balls now days. It´s all about the money...the greed will kill the video game industry once again I think. Like It did back In the 80s with Atari.

[@AzPjb]

Awesome games - awesome soundtracks. I stopped playing video games mid 2000s, so Fusion was my last wipeout game. If I had to get one of the later ones, which one is the best?

[@ChrisSmout]

It depends where you are in the world, but it is possible to find it second hand in the UK. If I see one I will be sure to pick it up

[@HellfireWZ]

It's a tough one. I've put by far the most time into HD, but 3SE is also right up there

[@seanlyons161]

the 2097 DEMO version on the DEMO one disc was the best, when you rammed into another opponant it shifted you forwards at immense speed!

[@mignonthon]

Wipeout 3 man.....

[@moenaut]

so Hellfire what is your favourite WipEout game of the series? It can be any of them from the original to 2048

[@misterbonzai08]

Do you mention Wipeout HD/Fury? Qudos for including Amiga Wipeout 2097. Nicely edited video.

[@JP11155]

There was Wipeout on the wii. That’s how I got into the series.

[@DrPhibes10]

Can't wait for the omega collection

[@blueluny]

i heard its mentioned in wipeout HD but dont have it....i thought it was more like "Ki- (like the first part of kick) -rex" but youre saying its "Kai" -rhyming with sky?

[@markalvarado7884]

Wipeout fusion kinda looks more like pod racing

[@lukeparker453]

gare d'europa was a beast of a course in wipeout 2097.

[@123cameltosis]

Wipeout 3 is certainly one of the best, if not THE best looking game in the ps1 library.