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Attic Entertainment Software GmbH was a German video game developer and publisher founded in September 1990 by Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Jochen Hamma and Guido Henkel in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg. They went out of business in 2001. Attic's most famous games were the Realms of Arkania trilogy, a series of role-playing games based on the popular German tabletop game Das Schwarze Auge.

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1st Logo (1990-December 7, 1995)	2nd Logo (1996)	3rd Logo (December 1996-1997)

1st Logo (1990-December 7, 1995)

Visuals: On a black background, a blue book-shaped pattern slowly rises from the water. A circle is shown on the book and a bat shadow over it. The name "attic" appears below on the book.

Technique: Sprite-based animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on early games by Attic such as Quickly Lords of Doom and Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny.

2nd Logo (1996)

Visuals: A shining dot zooms in the center of the screen, and four blue shapes fly from the side to take their place behind each other. The dot zooms into a gray circle placed over the shapes, and a blue bat emerges flying, then freezes still on the circle. The word "attic" appears in the whole width and zooms in below the logo.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Appeared only on the demo version of Realms of Arkania III.

3rd Logo (December 1996-1997)

Visuals: On a waving red background, a bright splash of light occurs and a pack of red-eyed bats fly out of it towards the viewer. The red matter moves away like water, revealing a brown background with the 3D book-shaped Attic logo on it.

Technique: A mix of 2D and CGI.

Audio: A dramatic beating synth with the sound of wings, fading at the end.

Availability: Seen on Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva and Herrscher der Meere.

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+===Background===
+'''Attic Entertainment Software GmbH''' was a German video game developer and publisher founded in September 1990 by Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Jochen Hamma and Guido Henkel in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg. They went out of business in 2001. Attic's most famous games were the ''Realms of Arkania'' trilogy, a series of role-playing games based on the popular German tabletop game ''Das Schwarze Auge''.
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+|Attic Entertainment Software (1990) (From - Quickly Lords of Doom).png|1st Logo (1990-December 7, 1995)
+|Attic Entertainment (1996) (From - Old CLG Wiki).jpeg|2nd Logo (1996)
+|Attic Entertainment (1997) (from Herrscher der Meere).png|3rd Logo (December 1996-1997)
+}}
+===1st Logo (1990-December 7, 1995)===
-Background: Attic Entertainment Software GmbH was a German video game developer and publisher founded in September 1990 by Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Jochen Hamma and Guido Henkel in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg. They went out of business in 2001. Attic's most famous games were the Realms of Arkania trilogy, a series of role-playing games based on the popular German tabletop game Das Schwarze Auge.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Attic Entertainment Software (1990) (From - Quickly Lords of Doom).png
+Attic Entertainment Software (1992) (From - Realms of Arkania Blade of Destiny).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a blue book-shaped pattern slowly rises from the water. A circle is shown on the book and a bat shadow over it. The name "'''attic'''" appears below on the book.
+'''Technique:''' Sprite-based animation.
-st Logo
-(1990-1995)
+'''Audio:''' None.
-Logo: On a black background, the blue book-shaped pattern slowly rises from the water. A circle is shown on the book and a bat shadow over it. The name "attic" appears below on the book.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on early games by Attic such as ''Quickly Lords of Doom'' and ''Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny''.
-Technique: The logo rises, simple effect.
+===2nd Logo (1996)===
-Music/Sounds: None.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Attic Entertainment (1996) (From - Old CLG Wiki).jpeg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' A shining dot zooms in the center of the screen, and four blue shapes fly from the side to take their place behind each other. The dot zooms into a gray circle placed over the shapes, and a blue bat emerges flying, then freezes still on the circle. The word "'''attic'''" appears in the whole width and zooms in below the logo.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
-Availability: Seen on the earliest games.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Appeared only on the demo version of ''Realms of Arkania III''.
+===3rd Logo (December 1996-1997)===
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+Attic Entertainment (1997) (from Herrscher der Meere).png
+</gallery>
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+'''Visuals:''' On a waving red background, a bright splash of light occurs and a pack of red-eyed bats fly out of it towards the viewer. The red matter moves away like water, revealing a brown background with the 3D book-shaped Attic logo on it.
+'''Technique:''' A mix of 2D and CGI.
-nd Logo
-(1996)Attic Entertainment (1996)
+'''Audio:''' A dramatic beating synth with the sound of wings, fading at the end.
-Logo: A shining dot zooms in the center of the screen, and four blue shapes fly from the side to take their place behind each other. The dot zooms into the gray circle, placed over the shapes, and a blue bat emerges flying, then freezes still on the circle. The word "attic" appears in the whole width and zooms in below the logo.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva'' and ''Herrscher der Meere''.
-Technique: Boxes and the name zoom, the bat flying. Simple computer animation.
+[[Category:German video game logos]]
-Music/Sounds: None.
+[[Category:Germany]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-Availability: Appeared only on the demo version of Realms of Arkania III.
-rd Logo
-(1996-1997)
-Attic Entertainment (1996)
-Logo: On a waving red background a bright splash of light occurs and a pack of red-eyed bats fly out of there towards the viewer. The red matter moves away like water, revealing the brown background with the 3D book-shaped Attic logo.
-Technique: Animation of the light and flying bats.
-Music/Sounds: Dramatic beating synth with the sound of wings, fading at the end.
-Availability: Was seen on Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva and Attic's last game, released in Germany, Herrscher der Meere.