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{{About|the Atari brand owned by Hasbro|other uses|Atari (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the Atari brand owned by Hasbro|other uses|Atari (disambiguation)}}
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===Background===
In 1998, [[Hasbro, Inc.|Hasbro]] bought the remains of [[Atari Corporation]] from JTS Storage, forming '''Atari Interactive'''. When [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]] acquired [[Hasbro Interactive]] in 2001, they officially reorganized its subsidiaries into Atari-branded names, which included renaming Infogrames Interactive, Inc. to [[Atari Interactive (France)|Atari Interactive, Inc.]].


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===Background===
===1st Logo (October 31, 1996)===
In 1998, [[Hasbro]] bought the remains of [[Atari Corporation]] from JTS Storage, forming '''Atari Interactive, Inc.''', a subsidiary of [[Hasbro Interactive]].
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[[File:Atari Interactive (1996).jpeg|center|350px]]


When [[Atari SA|Infogrames]] acquired Hasbro Interactive in 2001, Atari Interactive remained as a subsidiary of the now-named Infogrames Interactive, Inc., with the Atari brand beginning to be used on several Infogrames titles until 2003, when the company officially reorganized its subsidiaries into Atari-branded names, which included renaming Infogrames Interactive, Inc. to Atari Interactive, Inc.
'''Logo:''' On a steel background, we see the familiar Atari tripod logo to the left of the screen. "{{color|gray|ATARI}}" is seen next to it, with "{{color|gray|INTERACTIVE}}" below it.
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|Atari Interactive (1999) (from The Next Tetris).png|1st Logo (''The Next Tetris'' variant) (May-October 1999)
|Atari Interactive (1999).png|2nd Logo (October 4, 1999-October 6, 2000)
|Atari Interactive (1999).jpeg|3rd Logo (''Q*Bert'' variant) (November 30, 1999)
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===1st Logo (''The Next Tetris'' variant) (May-October 1999)===
'''FX/SFX:''' Just the fade in and out.
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Atari Interactive (1999) (from The Next Tetris).png
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'''Visuals:''' There is a black Atari logo on a white background.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Technique:''' A still digital graphic.


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'''Audio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on the MS-DOS port of ''Tempest 2000''. This logo would have appeared on the other Atari Jaguar games that would have been ported to DOS, but were cancelled after Atari was bought by JTS Storage.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''The Next Tetris'' on the PlayStation and PC. It doesn't appear on the [[Dreamcast]] version, which was published by [[Crave Games|Crave Entertainment]].
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===2nd Logo (1999-2000)===
===2nd Logo (October 4, 1999-October 6, 2000)===
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[[File:Atari Interactive (1999).png|center|350px]]
Atari Interactive (1999).png
'''Nickname:''' "Partitari", "Hasbro Atari"
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'''Logo:''' There are {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}} images and particles moving over a colored background. After while, a ghostly image of an Atari logo flashes and then 6 different images appear in {{color|gray}} boxes, which move from the right and then vanish in order for the next image to appear. In order, the images are ''Pong'' (2 flippers with faces hitting a ball), ''Centipede'' (the face of the Queen Pede from the ''Centipede'' 3D remake), ''Missile Command'' (the shooter used to shoot missiles, with {{color|red}} lines forming where it has to shoot), ''Q*Bert'' (Q*Bert himself), ''The Next Tetris'' (''Tetris'' blocks, with {{color|red}} ones falling down and turning) and ''Glover'' (Glover kicking his bouncy ball). Then the six images appear all again for a brief second, as a ghostly Atari logo flashes behind it in different colors, which ends with the Atari logo (with the same colorful ghostly image behind it, still flashing) and the colors vanishing. A large flash happens and then the entire background turns black. The logo then fades out.
'''Visuals:''' There are {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}} images and particles moving over a colored background. After a while, a ghostly image of an Atari logo flashes and then 6 different images appear in {{color|gray}} boxes, which move from the right and then vanish in order for the next image to appear. In order, the images depict several games released under the brand:


*''Pong'' (2 flippers with faces hitting a ball)
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'''Variant:''' A shorter version exists, where the beginning starts off, but rather than having images, it goes to a ghostly image of the logo, which then becomes solid. The background continues to move and diminishes into the logo.
*''Centipede'' (the face of the Queen Pede from the ''Centipede'' 3D remake)
*''Missile Command'' (the shooter used to shoot missiles, with {{color|red}} lines forming where it has to shoot)
*''Q*Bert'' (Q*Bert himself)
*''The Next Tetris'' (''Tetris'' blocks, with {{color|red}} ones falling down and turning)
*''Glover'' (Glover kicking his bouncy ball).


After that, the six images appear all again for a brief second, as a ghostly Atari logo flashes behind it in different colors, which ends with the Atari logo (with the same colorful ghostly image behind it, still flashing) and the colors vanishing. A large flash happens and then the entire background turns black. The logo then fades out.
'''FX/SFX:''' All the simple animations.


'''Variants:'''
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Short electronic entries composed together.
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*A <u>shorter version</u> exists, where the beginning starts off, but rather than having images, it goes to a ghostly image of the logo, which then becomes solid. The background continues to move and diminishes into the logo.
*On the <u>PlayStation version of ''Glover''</u>, the logo is cropped to widescreen to match the opening cutscene.
*On the <u>''Atari Demo Disk'' for the PlayStation</u>, a variant of the standard logo is used. When each picture is displayed, text depicting what game is displayed shown in square brackets moves to the left. When the Atari logo appears, the slogan "play to win" in a stripy font slowly zooms into the logo and disappears.
*The version on the Dreamcast version of ''Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge'' that went <u>unused</u> in the final game is rendered at a smooth 30fps.


'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
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'''Availability:''' Rare, as not many games used this logo (most Hasbro Interactive Atari games used their own variants).
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*The normal version appeared on the Dreamcast version of ''Centipede'' (the PlayStation and PC versions use the Hasbro Interactive logo) and the PlayStation version of ''Glover'' (replacing the ''Glover'' variant of the Hasbro Interactive logo).
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*The short version of the logo appears on the Dreamcast and PC versions of ''Q*Bert'' (the next logo appears in the PlayStation version) and ''Nerf Arena Blast'' for PC.
*This logo was also going to be used on the Dreamcast version of ''Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge'', but it was replaced with the 4th Hasbro Interactive logo instead (it's still viewable in the game's files).


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'''Audio:''' Short electronic entries composed together.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


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'''Availability:''' While not many games used this logo, most Hasbro Interactive Atari games used their own variants.
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===3rd Logo (November 30, 1999)===
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*The normal version appeared on the Dreamcast version of ''Centipede'' (the PlayStation and PC versions use the Hasbro Interactive logo) and the PlayStation version of ''Glover'' (replacing the ''Glover'' variant of the Hasbro Interactive logo). The variant appears on the Atari demo disc for the PlayStation.
[[File:Atari Interactive (1999).jpeg|center|350px]]
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*The short version of the logo appears on the Dreamcast and PC versions of ''Q*Bert'' (the next logo appears in the PlayStation version) and ''Nerf Arena Blast'' for PC. It was also going to be used on the Dreamcast version of ''Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge'', but it was replaced with the Hasbro Interactive logo instead (it's still contained in the game's files when accessed on a computer).
'''Nickname:''' "The Cellar of Boxes", "Hasbro Atari ll"


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===3rd Logo (''Q*Bert'' variant) (November 30, 1999)===
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'''Logo:''' A {{color|blue}} tripod is created with matter particles, surrounded by a {{color|blue}} glow and moves to the left. Then it becomes rainbow and the background lights up to show a room full of monopoly-like designed boxes. A rainbow spot flies to the right, opening "{{color|blue|ATARI}}", and becoming a copyright mark itself. The logo glows and shuts down.
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'''Visuals:''' A {{color|blue}} tripod is created with matter particles, surrounded by a {{color|blue}} glow and moves to the left. Then it becomes rainbow and the background lights up to show a room full of monopoly-like designed boxes. A rainbow spot flies to the right, opening "{{color|blue|ATARI}}", and becoming a copyright mark itself. The logo glows and shuts down.


'''FX/SFX:''' Rather simple animation of the logo.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Thundering and squeaking are heard.
'''Audio:''' Thundering and squeaking are heard.


'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This logo is only seen on the PlayStation version of ''Q*Bert''. The PC and Dreamcast versions of the game both use the 2nd logo.
'''Availability:''' This logo is only seen on the PlayStation version of ''Q*Bert''. The PC and Dreamcast versions of the game both use the previous logo.


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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 27 January 2024

Main Logo Variations
This article is about the Atari brand owned by Hasbro. For other uses, see Atari (disambiguation).


Background

In 1998, Hasbro bought the remains of Atari Corporation from JTS Storage, forming Atari Interactive, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Interactive.

When Infogrames acquired Hasbro Interactive in 2001, Atari Interactive remained as a subsidiary of the now-named Infogrames Interactive, Inc., with the Atari brand beginning to be used on several Infogrames titles until 2003, when the company officially reorganized its subsidiaries into Atari-branded names, which included renaming Infogrames Interactive, Inc. to Atari Interactive, Inc.

Contents

1st Logo (The Next Tetris variant) (May-October 1999) 2nd Logo (October 4, 1999-October 6, 2000) 3rd Logo (Q*Bert variant) (November 30, 1999)
1st Logo (The Next Tetris variant) (May-October 1999) 2nd Logo (October 4, 1999-October 6, 2000) 3rd Logo (Q*Bert variant) (November 30, 1999)


1st Logo (The Next Tetris variant) (May-October 1999)

Visuals: There is a black Atari logo on a white background.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen on The Next Tetris on the PlayStation and PC. It doesn't appear on the Dreamcast version, which was published by Crave Entertainment.

2nd Logo (October 4, 1999-October 6, 2000)


Visuals: There are blue and red images and particles moving over a colored background. After a while, a ghostly image of an Atari logo flashes and then 6 different images appear in gray boxes, which move from the right and then vanish in order for the next image to appear. In order, the images depict several games released under the brand:

  • Pong (2 flippers with faces hitting a ball)
  • Centipede (the face of the Queen Pede from the Centipede 3D remake)
  • Missile Command (the shooter used to shoot missiles, with red lines forming where it has to shoot)
  • Q*Bert (Q*Bert himself)
  • The Next Tetris (Tetris blocks, with red ones falling down and turning)
  • Glover (Glover kicking his bouncy ball).

After that, the six images appear all again for a brief second, as a ghostly Atari logo flashes behind it in different colors, which ends with the Atari logo (with the same colorful ghostly image behind it, still flashing) and the colors vanishing. A large flash happens and then the entire background turns black. The logo then fades out.

Variants:

  • A shorter version exists, where the beginning starts off, but rather than having images, it goes to a ghostly image of the logo, which then becomes solid. The background continues to move and diminishes into the logo.
  • On the PlayStation version of Glover, the logo is cropped to widescreen to match the opening cutscene.
  • On the Atari Demo Disk for the PlayStation, a variant of the standard logo is used. When each picture is displayed, text depicting what game is displayed shown in square brackets moves to the left. When the Atari logo appears, the slogan "play to win" in a stripy font slowly zooms into the logo and disappears.
  • The version on the Dreamcast version of Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge that went unused in the final game is rendered at a smooth 30fps.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Short electronic entries composed together.

Availability: While not many games used this logo, most Hasbro Interactive Atari games used their own variants.

  • The normal version appeared on the Dreamcast version of Centipede (the PlayStation and PC versions use the Hasbro Interactive logo) and the PlayStation version of Glover (replacing the Glover variant of the Hasbro Interactive logo). The variant appears on the Atari demo disc for the PlayStation.
  • The short version of the logo appears on the Dreamcast and PC versions of Q*Bert (the next logo appears in the PlayStation version) and Nerf Arena Blast for PC. It was also going to be used on the Dreamcast version of Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge, but it was replaced with the Hasbro Interactive logo instead (it's still contained in the game's files when accessed on a computer).

3rd Logo (Q*Bert variant) (November 30, 1999)

Visuals: A blue tripod is created with matter particles, surrounded by a blue glow and moves to the left. Then it becomes rainbow and the background lights up to show a room full of monopoly-like designed boxes. A rainbow spot flies to the right, opening "ATARI", and becoming a copyright mark itself. The logo glows and shuts down.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Thundering and squeaking are heard.

Availability: This logo is only seen on the PlayStation version of Q*Bert. The PC and Dreamcast versions of the game both use the previous logo.

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