Former SIE president Shuhei Yoshida recently spoke with VGC about a number of things and one topic was the fact that prior to Sony’s modern licensing deals that have seen the return of Patapon and Everybody’s Golf, Sony had considered licensing some long-dormant franchises for VR adaptations.
When VGC asked about what PlayStation franchises were being considered for VR adaptations, Yoshida revealed something interesting. It turns out that a VR adaptation of the PS1 cult classic Jumping Flash was in the very early stages of development.
Yoshida did not reveal which developer he was referring to, but noted:
“Some developers wanted to license Jumping Flash to develop it into a part of their new VR game”
He also noted:
“One of the ones that actually happened was that the original creator of Fantavision asked for the license and remade it in VR”
Jumping Flash was an early 3D platformer developed by Exact and Ultra and published by Sony, and was released in 1995.
