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Background

AlphaDream Corporation, formerly known as AlphaStar, was a Japanese second-party developer to Nintendo, founded on January 12, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan by a group of former Square employees. Their first game, Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito, was released exclusively in Japan in 2001. The company was best known for being the developer of the Mario & Luigi RPG series, a spinoff of Nintendo's flagship Super Mario franchise. The company filed for bankruptcy and shut down on October 1, 2019 due to expensive development costs, low profits, an inability to keep up with an increasing amount of debt, and the critical and commercial failure of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They had also contributed to the development of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020.

Logo (March 9, 2001-September 14, 2009)

Visuals: On a white background, the "ALPHADREAM" text in big bold rounded letters, fades in along with the smaller word "CORPORATION", positioned below it. We then see a purple dot fade in above the text. Two more purple dots connected by small lines then emerge from it. A red dot then slides from the dot on the top-right corner of the logo, stopping in the bottom-left corner of the logo.

Variant:

On Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, the logo is seen on the bottom touch screen of the Nintendo DS console, with the Nintendo logo on the top screen. On the latter game, the logo has been slightly enhanced.
On the GameCube version of the former game and the Wii version of the latter game, only the AlphaDream logo appears and it has a higher resolution.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: None.

Audio Variants:

On Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi all say "Nintendo!" simultaneously (as mentioned above, the Nintendo logo is shown at the same time). A similar thing is also done on Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, but this time either Mario and Luigi, or Bowser (varies on start-up) will walk up the screen and say the "Nintendo" name, and Tottoko Hamtaro Nazo Nazo Q Kumonoue no? Jou, where a group of high-pitched voices says the name.

Availability: It first appeared on Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito for the Game Boy Color, and was seen on their games up until Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

Final Note

After 2009, Games from AlphaDream have either have only a Nintendo logo, or have some copyright info at other logos.

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+===Background===
-Background: AlphaDream Corporation is a Japanese second-party developer to [[Nintendo (Japan)|Nintendo]], founded on January 12, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. Their first game,Koto Battle, was released exclusively in Japan in 2001. They're best known for being the developers of the Mario & Luigi RPG series. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2020.
+'''AlphaDream Corporation''', formerly known as '''AlphaStar''', was a Japanese second-party developer to [[Nintendo|Nintendo]], founded on January 12, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan by a group of former [[Square|Square]] employees. Their first game, ''Koto Battle:'' ''Tengai no Moribito'', was released exclusively in Japan in 2001. The company was best known for being the developer of the ''Mario & Luigi'' RPG series, a spinoff of Nintendo's flagship ''Super Mario'' franchise. The company filed for bankruptcy and shut down on October 1, 2019 due to expensive development costs, low profits, an inability to keep up with an increasing amount of debt, and the critical and commercial failure of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''. They had also contributed to the development of ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020''.
+===Logo (March 9, 2001-September 14, 2009)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
+File:AlphaDream (2001).png
+File:AlphaDream (2002).png
+File:AlphaDream (2005).png
+File:AlphaDream (2009).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the "ALPHADREAM" text in big bold rounded letters, fades in along with the smaller word "CORPORATION", positioned below it. We then see a purple dot fade in above the text. Two more purple dots connected by small lines then emerge from it. A red dot then slides from the dot on the top-right corner of the logo, stopping in the bottom-left corner of the logo.
+'''Variant:'''
-(March 9, 2001- 2020? )
+* On ''Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', the logo is seen on the bottom touch screen of the Nintendo DS console, with the Nintendo logo on the top screen. On the latter game, the logo has been slightly enhanced.
+* On the GameCube version of the former game and the Wii version of the latter game, only the AlphaDream logo appears and it has a higher resolution.
+'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.
-AlphaDream Corporation (2001)
-AlphaDream Corporation (2003)
+'''Audio:''' None.
-Logo: On a white background, the "ALPHADREAM" text in big bold rounded letters, fades in along with the smaller word "CORPORATION", positioned below it. We then see a purple dot fade in above the text. Two more purple dots connected by small lines then emerge from it. A red dot then slides from the dot on the top-right corner of the logo, stopping in the bottom-left corner of the logo.
+'''Audio Variants:'''
-Variant: On Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (and possibly other DS games by this company). The logo appears on the top screen, and the Nintendo logo is on the touch screen. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story also does this, but the AlphaDream logo is on the touch screen, and the Nintendo is on the top screen.
+* On ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi all say "Nintendo!" simultaneously (as mentioned above, the Nintendo logo is shown at the same time). A similar thing is also done on ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', but this time either Mario and Luigi, or Bowser (varies on start-up) will walk up the screen and say the "Nintendo" name, and ''Tottoko Hamtaro Nazo Nazo Q Kumonoue no? Jou'', where a group of high-pitched voices says the name.
-FX/SFX: The text fading in, followed by the dot's animation.
+'''Availability:'''  It first appeared on ''Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito'' for the Game Boy Color, and was seen on their games up until ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''.
-Music/Sounds: None.
+==Final Note==
-Music/Sounds Variant: On Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi all say "Nintendo" simultaneously (as mentioned above, the Nintendo logo is shown at the same time). A similar thing is also done on Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, but this time either Mario & Luigi, or Bowser (varies on start-up) will walk up the screen and say the "Nintendo" name.
+After 2009, Games from AlphaDream have either have only a Nintendo logo, or have some copyright info at other logos.
+[[Category:Japan]]
-Availability: Current, It was first appeared on Koto Battle for the Game Boy Color, and was used on Mario & Luigi games throughout the era.The logo is strangely absent from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (or Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Brothers in PAL regions).
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:Japanese video game logos]]
-Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite of fans of the Mario & Luigi series.
-[[Category:Japanese Logos]]
-[[Category:Japanese Video Game Logos]]
-[[Category:Video Game Logos]]