Spyro the Dragon series game pitches and concept art, est. 1996–1998
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a variety of notes, designs, pitches, and artwork from the pre-production of Spyro the Dragon. During pre-production, the game was varyingly known as Lifespan, Dragon Span, and DragonSpan.
Dates
- Creation: est. 1996–1998
Creator
- Craig Stitt (Designer, Person)
- Insomniac Games (Production company, Organization)
- Vivendi Games (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Video Game History Foundation has been given permission by Craig Stitt to reproduce material in this collection. The intellectual property rights for these materials remains with their respective owners.
Historical Note
The dragon drawn by Craig Stitt on p.30 is the original concept art for this game's protagonist. This character, originally named Pete, would eventually become Spyro the Dragon.
According to Craig Stitt, the game was proposed during an open pitch period for Insomniac's second project after the release of Disruptor. The codename Insomniac II on appears on p.14.
Partial Extent
From the Collection: approx. 1 Linear Feet : including thickness of original binders and sketchbook
Partial Extent
From the Collection: 9.04 Gigabytes (4 video files (.mp4))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection includese one page of Pantone color references for the character Spyro, which were used in the development of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (p.31). Craig Stitt filed this page next to the original concept art for Spyro (p.30) in his portfolio, presumably because they are both significant to the design of the character. Although the Spyro 2 reference art comes from a different time period and project than the rest of the art in this collection, we chose to present these items in Stitt's original order.
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository