Epyx

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher active in the late 1970s and 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before renaming the company to match in 1983. Epyx published a long series of games through the 1980s. The company is currently owned by Bridgestone Multimedia Group Global.

Logo (October 1989)

Visuals: Over a black background, there is a blue "EPYX" zooming in. Once it zooms in to the "P", "RESENTS" in a small similar font appears at the right of the "P" while the screen pans to the right.

Variants: On Electropop, the background is blue and the "EPYX" logo zooms in and stop. "EPYX" is the background of the game with "Presents" below it. The logo then zooms in to the game.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: Opening theme of the game.

Availability: Can be seen on Blue Lightning and Electropop on Atari Lynx.