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===Background===
===Background===
'''DreamWorks Interactive''' was the video game division of [[DreamWorks Pictures]], established in March 1995 as a joint-venture between DreamWorks and [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft]] to develop games based on the studio's properties. In 2000, following the critical failure of ''Trespasser'' (based on ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park''), it was sold to [[Electronic Arts]] to form EA Los Angeles. In 2010, the company was renamed to "Danger Close Games", only to quietly go defunct in 2013.
'''DreamWorks Interactive''' was the video game division of [[DreamWorks Pictures]], established in March 1995 as a joint-venture between DreamWorks and [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft]] to develop games based on the studio's properties. In 2000, following the critical failure of ''Trespasser'' (based on ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park''), it was sold to [[Electronic Arts]] to form EA Los Angeles. In 2010, the company was renamed to "Danger Close Games", only to quietly go defunct in 2013.


===(1996-October 23, 2000)===
===Logo (March 24, 1996-October 23, 2000)===
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'''Nicknames:''' "Fishing Boy", "Unlucky Fishing Boy" (variants)


'''Logo:''' Same as the [[DreamWorks Television]] logo, except that "SKG" is replaced with "INTERACTIVE" and the boy on the Moon is seen on top of the text.
'''Visuals:''' Same as the [[DreamWorks Television]] logo, except that "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''SKG'''}}" is absent, and "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''INTERACTIVE'''}}" slowly fades in below the line as the clouds move away.


'''Trivia:''' Like DreamWorks Television, this logo debuted a year before its film counterpart.
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'''Variant:''' On the game variants mentioned below, the logo looks much cheaper, with the moon and clouds having a {{color|purple}} tint, the boy being white, the sky being black and the name in a different font.


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'''Variant:''' The logo is still on ''Someone's In The Kitchen!'' and ''The Neverhood''.
'''Game Variants:'''
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*''Someone's In The Kitchen!'' and ''The Neverhood'': The logo is still.
*''Goosebumps: Escape From Horrorland'': We see the DreamWorks Interactive logo, and small storm clouds passing by. Then, the moon the boy is sitting on fades into a full moon, and fades into a dark background.
*''Goosebumps: Revenge of the Mutant'': We see the DreamWorks Interactive logo, and the moon and the boy fade out, along with the text, to reveal the [[Scholastic Productions]] logo set in the DreamWorks font.
*''Dilbert's Desktop Games'': We see the DreamWorks Interactive logo, but then Dilbert riding a spacecraft zooms by and takes the boy's fishing pole, who exclaims "Hey!". The logo then fades into the [[Cyclops Software]] logo.
*''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'': The text zooms in, and the boy manages to get a bite. He says "Got something!" before an off-screen Velociraptor screeches while violently pulling him off the moon to his implied doom.
*''Jurassic Park: Trespasser'': The main DreamWorks logo plays, but at the end instead of "SKG", "INTERACTIVE" appears below.
*''Small Soldiers'': The text zooms in, and we see small soldiers climbing up the boy's fishing rod. They throw the boy off the moon. The line is connected to a screen with the ''Small Soldiers'' logo.
*''T'ai Fu: Wrath Of The Tiger'': We see the DreamWorks Interactive logo, but a white silhouette of a Chinese dragon (likely representing the Dragon Master) quickly flies by in front of and behind the boy before it flies through and destroys the logo's text, taking the surprised boy off the moon with it. T'ai Fu jumps onto onto the moon and looks left and right, with the game's logo transitioning in.
*''Medal Of Honor'': The text zooms in, and then the boy throws his fishing pole, which reveals a parachute bag on him. He puts on his army cap, jumps off the moon, and pulls the string so the parachute comes out. However, the end of it gets stuck on the moon, and the boy exclaims "Hey!".
*''Medal Of Honor: Underground'': Same as above, but this one has a majestic fanfare. Instead of the parachute coming out, it malfunctions, so the boy's belongings fall out and his army hat falls off. He holds on to the moon, and gets knocked on the head with his hat, to which he says "Hey!", and the moon tilts.


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'''Custom Variants:''' See [[DreamWorks Interactive/Logo Variations|this page]] for details. On these custom variants, the logo looks much cheaper, with the moon and clouds having a purple tint, the boy being white, the sky being black and the name in a different font.
'''FX/SFX:''' Depends on the variant.


'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending of the DreamWorks logo, a 7-note tune (but the guitar is replaced by a French horn; this variant of the theme was also used on the film ''MouseHunt''), the main theme of the game or silence. The game variants have sound effects corresponding to the actions.


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'''Audio:''' The ending of the DreamWorks logo, a 7-note tune (but the guitar is replaced by a French horn; this variant of the theme was also used on the film ''MouseHunt''), the main theme of the game or silence. The game variants have sound effects corresponding to the actions.
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'''Availability:''' The main version appears on ''Chaos Island: The Lost World'', ''Warpath: Jurassic Park'', ''Skullmonkeys'', and ''Small Soldiers: Squad Commander'' and ''BoomBots''. The rest of the variants only appear on their respective games. Note that the ''Dilbert's Desktop Games'' variant appears within the game's files and isn't actually seen when starting it up.


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'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Chaos Island: The Lost World'', ''Warpath: Jurassic Park'', ''Skullmonkeys'', ''Small Soldiers: Squad Commander'' and ''BoomBots''.
* The rest of the variants only appear on their respective games.

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Main Logo Variations
This article is about the video game company that later became Danger Close Games. For the DreamWorks logos used in copyrighted games, see DreamWorks Games.


Background

DreamWorks Interactive was the video game division of DreamWorks Pictures, established in March 1995 as a joint-venture between DreamWorks and Microsoft to develop games based on the studio's properties. In 2000, following the critical failure of Trespasser (based on The Lost World: Jurassic Park), it was sold to Electronic Arts to form EA Los Angeles. In 2010, the company was renamed to "Danger Close Games", only to quietly go defunct in 2013.

Logo (March 24, 1996-October 23, 2000)


Visuals: Same as the DreamWorks Television logo, except that "SKG" is absent, and "INTERACTIVE" slowly fades in below the line as the clouds move away.

Trivia: Like DreamWorks Television, this logo debuted a year before its film counterpart.

Variant: The logo is still on Someone's In The Kitchen! and The Neverhood.

Custom Variants: See this page for details. On these custom variants, the logo looks much cheaper, with the moon and clouds having a purple tint, the boy being white, the sky being black and the name in a different font.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The ending of the DreamWorks logo, a 7-note tune (but the guitar is replaced by a French horn; this variant of the theme was also used on the film MouseHunt), the main theme of the game or silence. The game variants have sound effects corresponding to the actions.

Availability: Appears on Chaos Island: The Lost World, Warpath: Jurassic Park, Skullmonkeys, Small Soldiers: Squad Commander and BoomBots.

  • The rest of the variants only appear on their respective games.
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