PlayStation Underground was a big deal in the late 90s. Produced by SCEA in North America, it allowed fans to sign up in order to receive regular CD-ROMs produced by the platform holder. These included both demos of popular games, as well as interviews with notable names. Want to know an interesting piece of trivia? Andrew House, the current president of Sony Computer Entertainment, worked as a senior executive producer on the initiative.
With demo discs having long gone the way of the dodo, though, it seems that the manufacturer's using the brand for a new video series on its YouTube channel. In many ways, the interview aspect hasn't really changed: this first edition sees three members of the PlayStation social media team squeezed onto a settee with Harmonix's Nick Chester, as the gaggle play through Amplitude on the PlayStation 4. We're particularly big fans of the matching plaid shirts.
[source youtube.com]
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if I can't get demo discs in the mail or from pizza hut it can just go in the garbage can.
Far more importantly; Project Root!
Bring back The tester.
I was a member but don't remember my email anymore.lol
I had a PSU demo disk once from a friend. Nowadays I lost it but being able to play a trial of a game was something cool for my young mind.
I wish we could go back to those times, but sadly the internet (among other things) has all but killed it.
Sounds awesome. I had one way back, Idk if I can find it, parents probably threw out some time when I was away for school.
I miss the old demo discs that came with the magazine. I miss reading the old magazine, I miss Nintendo Power and all of the goodies that fans used to receive from all of these companies. It's a shame that nobody really likes to read a book or magazine anymore. Sometimes, it's nice to go back to the old ways.
Bring back Demo Discs!!! Not everyone's online.
I still have some of those PS Underground disks. Fun fact: They did a special version with the guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffing on the videos.
Don't think I ever singed up for it, but I remember seeing cards in the box for PlayStation Underground when I bought my PS2 back around 2003, eventhough I think it had been discontinued by then.
@JLPick
I agree. I miss going to the mailbox hoping to see the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, PSM, GamePro, GMR, Ultra Gameplayers, Next Gen, EGM or Nintendo Power. I still have subscrpitions to GI and OXM, which is cool, but I miss those other ones a lot and sometimes long for the old days. Getting any little bit of back like what Sony is doing with this new form of Underground is much appreciated.
@JLPick agreed. i subscribed to nintendo power starting around issue 3 or 4! it was always the best day to come home from school to find the newest issue. later had a sub to playstation official mag. yep i miss those old days......buuuuut im enjoying these new days
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