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1997 Psygnosis Platforms: PC, Sony PlayStation Special Forces was an ambitious military action and strategy game proposed by Psygnosis Stroud in 1997, with versions planned for PC and Sony PlayStation. Although the game was intended for release during early 1999, it seemingly disappeared without trace, and we’re currently unsure whether it progressed beyond the initial planning stages. The game has come to our attention thanks to Neil Thomas from The Retro Collective, who very kindly got in touch after the museum received a donation containing an original Psygnosis concept submission for the game. Neil has since digitised the entire document, giving us a fascinating look at what was being planned. The surviving document is dated 13 May 1997 and marked as Draft 1.6, produced by Psygnosis Stroud and written by Paul Walker, Matt Wilkinson and Derek Ward. It consists of three main sections covering the game’s overall design, PC technical considerations and a separate PlayStation technical…

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