Hot-B

Background
Hot-B was originally formed in 1983 as a Japanese company. The company began publishing games under the GAMA brand at first, before the brand was dropped. An American arm began operating, and even operated a subsidiary Sage's Creation to produce Sega Genesis games. The Japanese branch shut down in 1993, while some members formed Starfish, while the U.S. arm survived for a few more years.

1st Logo (1990-November 1994)
Logo: On a black background, we see the text "HOT·B" in a stylized font.

Variant: On the 1994 American SNES game of , the word "PRESENTS" is shown below the logo.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on most titles by the company, such as the FC/NES games of Palamedes and The Blue Marlin, as well as the SFC/SNES game of Super Black Bass.

2nd Logo (November 1998)
Logo: Same as the Starfish logo on a white background, except the previous Hot-B logo replaces the Starfish logo which is not animated and is in B&W.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: This was spotted on a 1998 game of.