Access Software

Credits

Descriptions by
IDENTfan111 and Chow Woon Gan

Captures by
Chow Woon Gan

Editions by
Chow Woon Gan

Video captures courtesy of
AM/KG home video

Background

Access Software was an American video game developer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in November 1982 by Bruce Carver and Chris Jones, the studio created the Beach Head, Links and Tex Murphy series, as well as Raid Over Moscow. Access Software was acquired by Microsoft in April 1999, transitioning in name twice before being acquired by Take-Two Interactive in October 2004, receiving the name Indie Built.

Logo (1994-1996)

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  Under a Killing Moon

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  The Pandora Directive

Visuals: Over a space background, there are filmstrips (with scenes of the game on it, which depends) rotating while " ACCESS" slides in from the left letter-by-letter as the filmstrips open up to reveal four purple lights with a gold nested shape inside it. Later, the text slides out to the nested shape at the right as the camera tilts. The filmstrip then goes off-screen and "INTERACTIVE MOVIE" flies to the top and "SOFTWARE INCORPORATED" appears at the right of the nested shape.

Variant: On The Pandora Directive, the logo is shortened. Also, a light is seen on the top-right corner at the beginning of the logo, the lights are blue, the space background is different and a light runs through "INTERACTIVE MOVIE" as soon as it reaches the top.

Technique: CG animation at a low framerate.

Audio: An ascending triumphant fanfare. The Pandora Directive had the theme abridged.

Availability: Seen on games from this company, including Under a Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive.

Access Software

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