The British software company '''Psygnosis''' was founded in Liverpool, England, in 1984 by Jonathan Ellis and Ian Hetherington, who was (former financial director at the original [[Imagine]], which before they collapsed in 1984earlier that year. Primarily developed for the [[Amiga]] and [[Atari ST]], beforemost 8-bit conversions of their games were published by [[Melbourne House]]. Noted for high-concept technically-advanced 16-bit games with elaborate cover art, such as [[Shadow of the Beast]] and [[Barbarian]]. The company was bought by Sony in 1993, which developing several early Playstation hits, but dropped the brand '''Psygnosis''' in 2000.
== Releases for CPC ==