Hot-B

Credits

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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 (Still variants) (July 6, 1990-November 1994; November 1998; July 28, 2005)

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Visuals: On a black background, there is the text "HOT·B" in a stylized font.

Variants:

• On the 1994 American SNES game of Bassin's Black Bass, the word "PRESENTS" is shown below the logo.
• On the American release of Graffiti Kingdom for the PS2, the logo is in a white background and zooming out.
• On a 1998 GB game of Super Black Bass, the logo is in monochrome, with the word "PRESENTS" wipes in.

Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic.

Audio: 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 (July 31, 1992)

Visuals: There is a cyan flash appear and bring up the Hot-B logo, along with the registered mark. A green-white gradient appears in the logo and the "O" turns green. The text "He is Over There, Because..." flashes in below "HOT".

Technique: 16-bit animation.

Audio: A synth theme with a guitar, followed by a Japanese male voice saying "Hot-B".

Availability: Seen on the Mega CD game Detonator Organ.

3rd Logo (November 18, 1999)

Visuals: There is multiple sparkles appearing, while an aquamarine water background fades in. The Hot-B logo comes out of the water as sparkles appear as it moves down. The byline "© 1999 HOT-B USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved." appears below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A bright synth theme along with the sounds of water.

Availability: Seen on the 1999 PS1 game Black Bass with Blue Marlin.