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===Background===
===Background===
In 1994, Time Warner purchased Atari Games ([[Atari Corporation]]'s former arcade gaming unit, which spun off from the parent company in 1984), renaming it to '''Time Warner Interactive'''. Its [[Tengen]] subsidiary was also folded into the unit, as well as the assets of an earlier company with the same name, '''Time Warner Interactive Group'''. The company also held operations in Europe and Japan.
In 1994, Time Warner purchased [[Atari Games (1984-1994)|Atari Games]] ([[Atari Corporation]]'s former arcade gaming unit, which spun off from the parent company in 1984), renaming it to '''Time Warner Interactive'''. Its [[Tengen]] subsidiary was also folded into the unit, as well as the assets of an earlier company with the same name, [[Time Warner Interactive Group]]. The company also held operations in Europe and Japan.


In 1996, the company was dissolved by Time Warner, with the company selling the US division's assets to [[Midway Games]] which as a result, the arcade unit went back to the '''Atari Games''' name. The European division was merged with [[Warner Interactive]] and gained the latter's name before being sold to [[GT Interactive Software]] the following year, while the Japanese unit ceased operations after the publication of ''Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru''.
In 1996, the company was dissolved by Time Warner, with the company selling the US division's assets to [[Midway Games]]; as a result, the arcade unit went back to the [[Atari Games (1996-1999)|Atari Games]] name. The European division was merged with [[Warner Interactive]] and gained the latter's name before being sold to [[GT Interactive Software]] the following year, while the Japanese unit ceased operations after the publication of ''Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru''.
 
{{ImageTOC
|Time Warner Interactive (gold, 1.).jpg|1st Logo (August 1994-1995)
|Time Warner Interactive (Primal Rage).jpg|2nd Logo (August 1994-1996)
|Time Warner Interactive (The Lawnmover Man).jpg|3rd Logo (October 1994-1996)
|Time Warner Interactive (Power Rally).jpg|4th Logo (June 1995)
|Time Warner Interactive (Endorfun).jpg|5th Logo (September 1995-April 12, 1996)
|Time Warner Interactive (Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru).jpg|6th Logo (January 17, 1997)
}}


===1st Logo (August 1994-1995)===
===1st Logo (August 1994-1995)===
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Time Warner Interactive (saturated).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (saturated).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers).jpg
Time Warner Interactive-WB Consumer Products (1990s).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (1995) (Taken from Primal Rage, GB).png
Time Warner Interactive (1995) (Taken from Primal Rage, GB).png
Time Warner Interactive (1995) (Taken from Primal Rage, GG).png
Time Warner Interactive (1995) (Taken from Primal Rage, GG).png
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* On ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'', there is no eye as half of the screen is occupied by the [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros. Consumer Products]] logo. Sylvester and Tweety then jump onto the logo.
* On ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'', there is no eye as half of the screen is occupied by the [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros. Consumer Products]] logo. Sylvester and Tweety then jump onto the logo.


'''Technique:''' None. Sprite-based animation for the ''Sylvester and Tweety: Cagey Capers'' variant.
'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic. Sprite-based animation for the ''Sylvester and Tweety'' variant.


'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.


"'''Availability:''' Seen on many Genesis and SNES games from the period, like the Genesis game of ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'', ''The Lawnmower Man'', ''Generations Lost'', ''Red Zone'', ''Kawasaki Superbike Challenge'' and ''Mega SWIV'', as well as the Genesis, 32X, Game Gear and Game Boy versions of ''Primal Rage'' and the SNES games of ''Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars'' and ''Super R.B.I. Baseball''. The logo is not on ''Dick Vitale's "Awesome Baby" College Hoops'', as it uses an in-credit text instead.
"'''Availability:''' Seen on many Genesis and SNES games from the period, like the Genesis game of ''Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers'', ''The Lawnmower Man'', ''Generations Lost'', ''Red Zone'', ''Kawasaki Superbike Challenge'' and ''Mega SWIV'', as well as the Genesis, 32X, Game Gear and Game Boy versions of ''Primal Rage'' and the SNES games of ''Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars'' and ''Super R.B.I. Baseball''.
 
===2nd Logo (August 1994-1996)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Time Warner Interactive (Primal Rage).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (white, 1.).jpg
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=WluWWfHWfhQ}}
 
'''Visuals:''' There is a slowly spinning scarlet sphere, while the camera zooms out and reveals the distorted picture of the same logo from the previous logo. Two curve lines form the Warner eye's outline, and the logo takes its right position. A rectangle with clouds and the sky occupies the upper left corner of the eye. The words "{{font|serif|TIME WARNER}}" with "INTERACTIVE" in a different font, with a {{color|blue}} line separating the words.
 
'''Variants:'''
* The logo sometimes appear on a white background, with black text, and black eye.
* A still version exists.
* On ''Primal Rage'' for DOS and PSX, the logo is sped up.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI.


===2nd Logo (October 1994-1996)===
'''Audio:''' None.
 
'''Availability:'''  The normal animated logo was seen on ''Primal Rage'' for the 3D0, [[PlayStation]] and DOS. The still version appears on the [[Atari Jaguar|Atari Jaguar CD]] version of ''Primal Rage'', as well as the 32X game of ''T-Mek'' and the DOS game of ''Striker <nowiki>'</nowiki>95''.
 
===3rd Logo (October 1994-1996)===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Time Warner Interactive (The Lawnmover Man).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (The Lawnmover Man).jpg
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</gallery>
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=Op8UoA7WQ2o}}
{{YouTube|id=Op8UoA7WQ2o}}
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see the Atari Games logo in {{color|gold}}. Then the logo zooms in as the gold color turns to a cloudy sky. A {{color|blue}} curve moves and then draws to reveal an eye, and a scarlet sphere flies in, and then a white curve line draws in, and form the Warner eye's outline, and the logo takes its right position The words "{{font|serif|TIME WARNER}}" with "INTERACTIVE" in the box below are seen zooming out, with two copies, and a {{color|blue}} line separates the words, and then the logo flashes. The end result looks like the print logo.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, we see the Atari Games logo in {{color|gold}}. Then the logo zooms in as the gold color turns to a cloudy sky. A {{color|blue}} curve moves and then draws to reveal an eye, and a scarlet sphere flies in, and then a white curve line draws in, and form the Warner eye's outline, and the logo takes its right position The words "{{font|serif|TIME WARNER}}" with "INTERACTIVE" in the box below are seen zooming out, with two copies, and a {{color|blue}} line separates the words, and then the logo flashes. The end result looks like the print logo.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*A still version exists.
* A still version exists.
*The logo sometimes appears on a white background.
* The logo sometimes appears on a white background.
*On the Game Gear game of ''Rise of the Robots'', the word "A" and "PUBLICATION" appear above and below the logo.
* On the Game Gear game of ''Rise of the Robots'', the word "A" and "PUBLICATION" appear above and below the logo.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.


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'''Availability:'''  The animated version can only be found on the arcade laserdisc game of ''Cops''. The still version can be found on other games during the era, such as the PlayStation game of ''Zero Divide'' and the Sega Saturn version of ''Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators'' and ''Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing'' on the [[Sega Saturn]], ''RBI Baseball 95'' for the Sega 32X, ''Primal Rage'' and ''Kawasaki Superbike Challenge'' for the SNES, the Genesis version of ''Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars'', the Game Gear version of ''Rise of the Robots'' and the PlayStation and Saturn versions of ''Race Drivin<nowiki>'</nowiki>''.
'''Availability:'''  The animated version can only be found on the arcade laserdisc game of ''Cops''. The still version can be found on other games during the era, such as the PlayStation game of ''Zero Divide'' and the Sega Saturn version of ''Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators'' and ''Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing'' on the [[Sega Saturn]], ''RBI Baseball 95'' for the Sega 32X, ''Primal Rage'' and ''Kawasaki Superbike Challenge'' for the SNES, the Genesis version of ''Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars'', the Game Gear version of ''Rise of the Robots'' and the PlayStation and Saturn versions of ''Race Drivin<nowiki>'</nowiki>''.
===3rd Logo (August 1994-1996)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Time Warner Interactive (Primal Rage).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (white, 1.).jpg
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=WluWWfHWfhQ}}
'''Visuals:''' There is a slowly spinning scarlet sphere, while the camera zooms out and reveals the distorted picture of the same logo from the previous logo. Two curve lines form the Warner eye's outline, and the logo takes its right position. A rectangle with clouds and the sky occupies the upper left corner of the eye. The words "{{font|serif|TIME WARNER}}" with "INTERACTIVE" in a different font, with a {{color|blue}} line separating the words.
'''Variants:'''
* The logo sometimes appear on a white background, with black text, and black eye.
* A still version exists.
* On ''Primal Rage'' for DOS and PSX, the logo is sped up.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' None.
'''Availability:'''  The normal animated logo was seen on ''Primal Rage'' for the 3D0, [[PlayStation]] and DOS. The still version appears on the [[Atari Jaguar|Atari Jaguar CD]] version of ''Primal Rage'', as well as the 32X game of ''T-Mek'' and the DOS game of ''Striker <nowiki>'</nowiki>95''.


===4th Logo (June 1995)===
===4th Logo (June 1995)===
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Time Warner Interactive (Power Rally).jpg
Time Warner Interactive (Power Rally).jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, we see the Time Warner eye logo from the previous logos sliding in, and the name from the previous logo wipes over the logo.
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, we see the Time Warner eye logo from the previous logos sliding in, and the name from the previous logo wipes over the logo.


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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*The arcade version of ''Area 51'' has a shorter version of the logo that starts with the comet hitting the planet.
* The arcade version of ''Area 51'' has a shorter version of the logo that starts with the comet hitting the planet.
*A videotaped version was found on Time Warner's release trailer for ''Endorfun''.
* A videotaped version was found on Time Warner's release trailer for ''Endorfun''.


'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
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===6th Logo (January 17, 1997)===
===6th Logo (January 17, 1997)===
[[File:Time Warner Interactive (Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru).jpg|center|350px]]
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Time Warner Interactive (Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru).jpg
</gallery>


'''Visuals:''' It's only the text part of the Time Warner Interactive logo, with "PRESENTS" fading in under it.
'''Visuals:''' It's only the text part of the Time Warner Interactive logo, with "PRESENTS" fading in under it.


'''Technique:''' None. {{SectionMisuse|Technique}}
'''Technique:''' A still, computerized graphic.


'''Audio:''' None.
'''Audio:''' None.
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