BigSky Interactive

Background

BigSky Interactive was an American video game developer founded in 2002 by several former members of the American arm of Kalisto Entertainment, after it filed for bankruptcy in April 2002. The company was based in Round Rock, Texas. BigSky landed a deal with THQ and produced two games based on Nickelodeon properties; the GameCube and PlayStation 2 version of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman. Corporate politics and trouble they encountered during the development of the latter title led to BigSky getting blacklisted by THQ, and ultimately shutting down due to financial issues. While a game breaking glitch in the PS2 port of RotFD has been attributed to BigSky's closure, it wasn't considered a major factor. You can find out more about BigSky's history in this video.

(September 25, 2002-March 28, 2003)

Logo: On a black background, we see a large rectangular picture of a landscape. Below that is the text "BIGSKY" and " INTERACTIVE" below that. The picture then changes to a painting of a slightly different looking landscape.

Variant: On the PlayStation 2 port of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the logo is encased in a white rectangle, the text is black and everything is in front of a blue haze. The haze turns yellow along with the rest of the logo.

FX/SFX: The picture changing from live-action to a painting.

Music/Sounds: The sound of wind blowing and birds chirping. The varianr had the wind blowing and a thunderclap.

Availability: Seen only on Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, both for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube

Editor's Note: None.