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===Background=== | |||
Avalanche Software was launched in 1996. In 2002, the studio was acquired by Disney, making it a division of their [[Disney Interactive Studios]] brand. In May 2016, with the shutdown of DIS, Avalanche was laid dormant for almost ten months, before being revived by Warner Bros., making the studio a division of [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] dedicated to releasing products based on Disney franchises such as ''Cars''. | |||
Logo | ===1st Logo (1996-2000)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Avalanche Mountain", "Paramount's Cousin" | |||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a white hemisphere propped up by two circle cones. The white text "AVALANCHE SOFTWARE" appears below the logo, with "SOFTWARE" in spaced-out letters under "AVALANCHE" . | |||
'''Variants:''' | |||
*On ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' and ''NHL Open Ice'' for the PlayStation, the {{color|pink|pinkish}}-{{color|gray}} colored logo, made out of marble, tumbles towards the camera and lands to the marble background, giving the front faces its regular colors. | |||
*On ''Rampage 2: Universal Tour'' and ''Rampage Through Time'', a {{color|yellow|yellowish}}-white light travels and shines behind the logo. | |||
*On ''Rampage 2: Universal Tour'' and ''Rugrats in Paris'' for the N64, the 3D logo stands in a circle of light. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' None, unless if you count fade-ins and fade-outs. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | |||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | |||
*On ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' and ''NHL Open Ice'' for the PlayStation, a rising deep choir note accompanied by whooshes and a deep bell-like toll. | |||
*On ''Rampage 2: Universal Tour'' and ''Rampage Through Time'', the wind blowing in the background. | |||
'''Availability:''' The normal version was seen on ''Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero'' for Nintendo 64. The custom variants appeared on the games listed above. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===2nd Logo (''Prince of Persia 3D'' variant) (December 6, 2000)=== | |||
'''Logo:''' The camera rotates to the Avalanche Software logo (same text as the 4th logo) lying on the ground. A shine appears over the second "A" letter. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The camera moving and the shine. | |||
Music/Sounds | '''Music/Sounds:''' TBA | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Prince of Persia 3D'' for Dreamcast. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===3rd Logo (''NCAA College Football 2K2'' variant) (August 28, 2001)=== | |||
'''Logo:''' On a complicated {{color|blue}} background, the words "AVALANCHE" in white and "{{color|blue|SOFTWARE}}" are seen. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''NCAA College Football 2K2'' for Dreamcast. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===4th Logo (''NCAA College Football 2K3'' variant) (August 6, 2002)=== | |||
'''Logo:''' A {{color|red}} rugby ball falls on grass. When the camera rotates, we see the Avalanche logo carved on a field. Then the background changes to black, leaving only text designed the same way as in the previous logos. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The ball falling to the grass, the camera rotating, the grass fading out. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA | |||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''NCAA College Football 2K3''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===5th Logo (November 26, 2002-)=== | |||
( | '''Nickname:''' "Walking Letters" | ||
Logo: On a | '''Logo:''' On a white background, a letter "{{color|silver|'''A'''}}" walks to the left, and other letters of the company name fall behind as it passes. When the letter "{{color|silver|'''V'''}}" falls, the "{{color|silver|'''A'''}}" attempts to continue walking, but the "{{color|silver|'''V'''}}" squeaks, catching the attention of the "{{color|silver|'''A'''}}", which jumps to the "{{color|silver|'''V'''}}". The whole word "{{color|silver|'''AVALANCHE'''}}" in 3D is seen. A hatch opens below the name and the word "{{color|purple|SOFTWARE}}" is pulled up from it. "{{color|silver|'''AVALANCHE'''}}" is pushed above by it, and a shadow is seen below. | ||
'''Trivia:''' This logo is only used on-screen; box covers instead use the very first Avalanche logo even today. | |||
'''Variant:''' On ''25 to Life'', the still logo shares the scrren with the [[Crystal Dynamics]], Ritual Entertainment, and Hwy 1 Productions logos. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' Letters falling behind the walking "A", the hatch opening. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Various background noises and squeaks, and a short synth note. | |||
'''Availability:''' Common. Can be seen on many games from the company, starting with ''Rugrats: Royal Ransom''. Also appears on Disney games issued by WB since 2017, beginning with ''Cars 3: Driven to Win''. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
Editor's Note: | |||
[[Category:American video game logos]] | [[Category:American video game logos]] | ||
[[Category:American logos]] | |||
[[Category:Video game logos]] | |||
[[Category:Warner Bros.]] | [[Category:Warner Bros.]] | ||
[[Category:WarnerMedia]] | [[Category:WarnerMedia]] | ||
[[Category:Disney Interactive Studios]] | [[Category:Disney Interactive Studios]] | ||
[[Category:The Walt Disney Company]] | |||