ABC Games

Background

American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television network, owned by Disney since 1996. They are not directly involved in game development, but Disney uses the logo on ABC-based licenses.

1st Logo (2004)

ABC & Buena Vista (2004)

Logo: The still ABC logo is seen along with Buena Vista Interactive's logo with a copyright stamp to Touchstone Television.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Can be found on Alias.

2nd Logo (2006)

ABC (2006)

Logo: The ABC logo is colored in brown. A curve appears and begin running around the circle. The logo then fades out.

FX/SFX: The curve running.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Can be found on Desperate Housewives.

3rd Logo (2008-2009)

ABC (2008)ABC Game Logo (2009)

Nickname: "Start Here"

Logo: On a bright gray surface, the selection set emerges and rotates. It contains four ABC circles, each with a different device inside (two portables, a computer, and a TV). When the set shows us every picture, it compresses into a single circle with an arrow, which immediately reverts to ABC logo. The water drops appear around, and the words "start here" are drawn to the right.

Variant: A still print version was seen on Grey's Anatomy for NDS.

Trivia: This logo is based on the 2008 ABC ident logo.

FX/SFX: The whole logo in CGI.

Music/Sounds: Several synth jingles and tapping sounds at the background, plus the voice says: "Anytime. Anywhere. ABC. Start Here".

Availability: Appears on Lost: Via Domus.

4th Logo (2008, 2010)

ABC (2010)ABC (NDS version, 2008)

Logo: Just a common ABC corporate shield, lying on a black or white background.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on Wipeout for Nintendo DS. The white background variant appears on Dancing with the Stars.

5th Logo (2011)

ABC (2011 - Game version)

Nickname: "Start Here II"

Logo: Same water-rotating action as in the 3rd logo, but with some brown color tone. The background looks different here and the final result includes ABC shield only.

FX/SFX: See 3rd logo.

Music/Sounds: Same concept as the 3rd logo, but a different voice and no "start here".

Availability: Appears on Wipeout 2 for Wii.

6th Logo (2013)

ABC 2013

Logo: Same as the 2013 ABC Entertainment logo; however, there's no "ABC ENTERTAINENT" or copyright stamp.

FX/SFX: Same as the 2013 ABC Entertainment logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2013 ABC Entertainment logo, but when the logo zooms out, we hear a male voice-over saying "ABC".

Availability: Appears on Wipeout: Create and Crash for Wii U.