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{{PageCredits|description=ExclaimEntertainment and GETENT|capture=Shadeed329|edits=EnormousRat and MegaAveron25}} | {{PageCredits|description=ExclaimEntertainment and GETENT|capture=Shadeed329|edits=EnormousRat and MegaAveron25}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Gremlin Graphics was a Sheffield-based company created in 1984 by Ian Stewart. It was slightly renamed in 1994. In 1997, Gremlin acquired Imagitec Design and [[Rockstar North (UK)|DMA Design]] (creators of ''Grand Theft Auto''), and was itself purchased by [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]] in 1999, ultimately selling DMA to [[Take-Two Interactive]]. After this, it became Infogrames' main UK | '''Gremlin Graphics''' was a Sheffield-based company created in 1984 by Ian Stewart. It was slightly renamed in 1994. In 1997, Gremlin acquired Imagitec Design and [[Rockstar North (UK)|DMA Design]] (creators of ''Grand Theft Auto''), and was itself purchased by [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]] in 1999, ultimately selling DMA to [[Take-Two Interactive]]. After this, it became one of Infogrames' main UK branches. The studio closed in 2003 and most of its former employees went on to create [[Sumo Digital (UK)|Sumo Digital]], while Ian Stewart started [[Zoo Digital Publishing (UK)|Zoo Digital]]. | ||
==Gremlin Graphics== | ==Gremlin Graphics== | ||
===(1984-1994)=== | ===(1984-1994)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "3D Gremlin" | '''Nickname:''' "3D Gremlin" | ||
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==Gremlin Interactive== | ==Gremlin Interactive== | ||
===1st Logo (1994-1999)=== | ===1st Logo (1994-1999)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "Gremlin G" | '''Nickname:''' "Gremlin G" | ||
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===2nd Logo (''Desert Strike'' variant) (March 1994)=== | ===2nd Logo (''Desert Strike'' variant) (March 1994)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' Several rectangles fly over a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, forming the Gremlin shield. Then the word "{{font|serif|{{color|yellow|'''Gremlin'''}}}}" flies and rotates into the shield, followed by "{{color|red|INTERACTIVE}}". | '''Logo:''' Several rectangles fly over a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} background, forming the Gremlin shield. Then the word "{{font|serif|{{color|yellow|'''Gremlin'''}}}}" flies and rotates into the shield, followed by "{{color|red|INTERACTIVE}}". | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf''. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf''. | ||
===3rd Logo (''Loaded'' variant) (December 12, 1995)=== | ===3rd Logo (''Loaded'' variant) (December 12, 1995-March 15, 1996)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "Pop a Cap" | '''Nickname:''' "Pop a Cap" | ||
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===4th Logo (''Normality'' variant) (June 1996)=== | ===4th Logo (''Normality'' variant) (June 1996)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' Two {{color|green}} spotlights reveal the waving words "COPYRIGHT 1996". Then we switch to an area lit by two white lights, where a man (Kent Knutson, the main character of the game) flees from the light. He rolls the Gremlin logo on wheels and presents it to us. Then the man clears out, and we only see the logo with "PRESENTS" below. | '''Logo:''' Two {{color|green}} spotlights reveal the waving words "COPYRIGHT 1996". Then we switch to an area lit by two white lights, where a man (Kent Knutson, the main character of the game) flees from the light. He rolls the Gremlin logo on wheels and presents it to us. Then the man clears out, and we only see the logo with "PRESENTS" below. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Normality''. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Normality''. | ||
===5th Logo (''Re-Loaded'' variant) (December | ===5th Logo (''Re-Loaded'' variant) (December 6, 1996)=== | ||
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{{YouTube|id=9L8Pq12-VZs}} | |||
'''Logo:''' We see a {{color|silver|metallic}} Gremlin shield standing on a white mist. Laser beams appear over the shield, as it's being hit three times with bullets. However, the bullets don't pierce the logo, they only shuffle it. After the last hit, the logo spins and falls out. | '''Logo:''' We see a {{color|silver|metallic}} Gremlin shield standing on a white mist. Laser beams appear over the shield, as it's being hit three times with bullets. However, the bullets don't pierce the logo, they only shuffle it. After the last hit, the logo spins and falls out. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Re-Loaded''. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Re-Loaded''. | ||
===6th Logo (''Fragile Allegiance'' variant) (December 1996)=== | ===6th Logo (''Fragile Allegiance'' variant) (December 1996-March 31, 1997)=== | ||
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'''Logo:''' We see the surface of some planets. A comet blasts the Gremlin logo into stones. It has an {{color|lightgreen|acid green}} "{{font|serif|g}}" and the words with nothing more. Then the picture evaporates. | '''Logo:''' We see the surface of some planets. A comet blasts the Gremlin logo into stones. It has an {{color|lightgreen|acid green}} "{{font|serif|g}}" and the words with nothing more. Then the picture evaporates. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Fragile Allegiance''. | '''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Fragile Allegiance''. | ||
===7th Logo (''Realms of the Haunting'' variant) (January 1997)=== | ===7th Logo (''Realms of the Haunting'' variant) (January-April 1997)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Eye", "The Monster", "RedEye", "Gremlin's Eye" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Eye", "The Monster", "RedEye", "Gremlin's Eye" | ||
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===8th Logo (''Monopoly'' variant) (October 31, 1997)=== | ===8th Logo (''Monopoly'' variant) (October 31, 1997)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "The Shaft" | '''Nickname:''' "The Shaft" | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Monopoly'' for PlayStation. | '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Monopoly'' for PlayStation. | ||
===9th Logo (''Men in Black'' variant) ( | ===9th Logo (''Men in Black'' variant) (April 4, 1998)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "Area 51" | '''Nickname:''' "Area 51" | ||
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Men in Black'' for PlayStation. | '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Men in Black'' for PlayStation. | ||
===10th Logo (''N2O''/''Motorhead'' variant) (April- | ===10th Logo (''N2O''/''Motorhead'' variant) (April-November 12, 1998)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "Gremlin Above Earth" | '''Nickname:''' "Gremlin Above Earth" | ||
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===11th Logo (August 1999)=== | ===11th Logo (August 1999)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Ferocious Gremlin", "GIS Eating Ball" | '''Nicknames:''' "Ferocious Gremlin", "GIS Eating Ball" | ||
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==Infogrames Sheffield House== | ==Infogrames Sheffield House== | ||
=== | ===(March 31, 2000-May 20, 2003)=== | ||
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'''Nickname:''' "The Armadillo" | '''Nickname:''' "The Armadillo" | ||
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'''Custom Variants:''' Several custom variants of this logo exist on some games. They are listed on [[Logo Variations - Atari (France)|this page]]. | '''Custom Variants:''' Several custom variants of this logo exist on some games. They are listed on [[Logo Variations - Atari (France)|this page]]. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On ''Premier Manager 2000'', the logo is seen on {{color|blue}} material and has "''Developed by''" above. The byline is referred to as "Studios Ltd. Leeds House" below. There is also no armadillo. | *On ''Premier Manager 2000'', the logo is seen on {{color|blue}} material and has "''Developed by''" above. The byline is referred to as "Studios Ltd. Leeds House" below. There is also no armadillo. | ||
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[[Category:British video game logos]] | [[Category:British video game logos]] | ||
[[Category:British logos]] | |||
[[Category:Video game logos]] | [[Category:Video game logos]] | ||
[[Category:Atari (France)]] | [[Category:Atari (France)]] | ||