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PSYGNOSIS
Games People Play
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We publish books that delve into the history of video games, cult machines, forgotten software, underground demos and everything else that shaped the digital era from the 1980s to the present day.

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Halfway between nostalgia and documentation, our books are as much for today's curious as yesterday's enthusiasts.

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Our mission is to preserve and revive an era when innovation was packed into 64 kilobytes. Passion for retro culture and the pixelated world of early computing, video games and vintage technologies.

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  • 5 Star Review  I really enjoyed volume 1 and volume 2 is great too. I backed through Indiegogo and got the extra postcards, which look really nice. And the book itself is really well made, with the handy QR codes and so many great interviews with the sceners. It gives a really good flavour of how the Amiga demoscene was developing and making use of the new AGA hardware. Top work.

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    thumbMerman
    9 July 2022

    5 Star Review  Excellent quality. The goodies and the packaging are also excellent. Great value for the price!

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    thumbErvin / Abaddon
    16 January 2024

    5 Star Review  Superb book with loads of memories. I preferred the beginning of the book and the earlier years when pixelling and antialiasing really was an art and not done for you by a more modern machine. Again great to see some of my pieces in full colour.

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    thumbAlan Rogers
    22 August 2024
  • 5 Star Review  The best book on the planet, possibly even in the universe.

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    thumbDenys
    3 December 2025

    5 Star Review  Two books on the Amiga demo scene that are simply awesome!
    Lots of images, drawings, making of and more.
    Wonderful !

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    Demoscene the AGA years
    thumbClaudio
    8 July 2022

    5 Star Review  A jewel that brings back memories of my youth, the copy parties, the 68000, RSI, KEFRENS, REBELS, SCOOPEX... Thank you for these rediscovered moments, engraved forever in my heart.

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    Demoscene the Amiga years
    thumbEddy L
    12 October 2023
  • 5 Star Review  Lovely book. Awesome quality of the printing and finishing as all the other books. Finally my collection is complete.

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    thumbAnyBody
    29 November 2024

    5 Star Review  The second book besides good memories allows me to catch up on demos that I haven't been able to see. The quality of the book is astonishing. I will definitely buy a third one.

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    Demoscene the AGA years
    thumbAndrzej P
    23 August 2023

    5 Star Review  Great book and fast delivery to Sweden

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    thumbSandra
    29 December 2024
  • 5 Star Review  I have bought both edition! Amazing books! Amazing Quality.

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    Demoscene the AGA years
    thumbMarc
    9 July 2022

    5 Star Review  I am very satisfied with the handling of my order. A present for my son. Will not hesitate to place another order with you, if my son should want another book. It was not the first time I placed an order with you. Always 100% satisfied. Thank you

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    thumbJohanne Togeskov
    9 May 2023

    5 Star Review  I received my books after a rather longer than expected shipping delay but as soon as I unpacked my order of all 4 available books - all worries were gone:
    - Pristine Quality
    - Beautifully done and more-than-awesome layout
    - Packaged professionally, not a single dent in any of the books

    I'm in awe at the pure beauty of these books and it's wonderful content. For the asked price, this is beyond anyone's expectations!
    Don't think too long, put them in the basket and buy them - you won't regret!

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    thumbJakeTheDog
    20 November 2024
  • 5 Star Review  Beautiful book, well made, high quality, up to the standard I have grown used to from Editions64. Long live the retro scene!

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    thumbRichard Karsmakers
    17 January 2024

    5 Star Review  I hesitated to buy these books for a long time, but in the end I didn't regret it. I grew up with the Amiga and the demo scene was an important part of my youth (I'm almost 50 now). Reading the book and watching the corresponding demos on YouTube at the same time gave me a lot of great dejavu. The background information on the respective programmers, graphic designers and musicians is also very interesting, although there could have been a little more of it. I bought the first two parts together and am looking forward to the third part being released.

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    Demoscene the AGA years
    thumbPeter W.
    5 February 2024

    5 Star Review  Great stuff for passionate

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    thumbNicolas G.
    1 August 2025

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