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===Background===
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''.
 
===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.
 
'''Logo:''' On a black background, thea {{color|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:''' Simple effects.
1st Logo
(1990-1995)
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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 the earliestearly games by Attic.
Technique: The logo rises, simple effect.
 
===2nd Logo (1996)===
Music/Sounds: None.
 
'''Logo:''' A shining dot zooms in the center of the screen, and four {{color|blue}} shapes fly from the side to take their place behind each other. The dot zooms into thea {{color|gray}} circle, placed over the shapes, and a {{color|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 the earliest games.
 
'''Technique: Boxes and the name zoom, the bat flying.''' Simple computer animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Appeared only on the demo version of ''Realms of Arkania III''.
 
===3rd Logo (1996-1997)===
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'''Logo:''' On a waving {{color|red}} background, a bright splash of light occurs and a pack of {{color|red}}-eyed bats fly out of thereit towards the viewer. The {{color|red}} matter moves away like water, revealing thea {{color|brown}} background with the 3D book-shaped Attic logo on iz.
2nd Logo
(1996)Attic Entertainment (1996)
 
'''Technique:''' A mix of 2D and 3D computer animation.
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.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' DramaticA dramatic beating synth with the sound of wings, fading at the end.
Technique: Boxes and the name zoom, the bat flying. Simple computer animation.
 
'''Availability:''' Was seenSeen on ''Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva'' and ''Herrscher der Meere'' (Attic's last game, to be released in Germany, Herrscher der Meere).
Music/Sounds: None.
 
[[Category:German video game logos]]
Availability: Appeared only on the demo version of Realms of Arkania III.
[[Category:Germany]]
 
[[Category:Video game logos]]
 
 
 
 
3rd 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.

Revision as of 19:16, 15 December 2022


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.

1st Logo (1990-December 7, 1995)

Logo: 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: Simple effects.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on early games by Attic.

2nd Logo (1996)

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 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: Simple computer animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

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

3rd Logo (1996-1997)


Logo: 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 iz.

Technique: A mix of 2D and 3D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: 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 (Attic's last game to be released in Germany).

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