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Background

Created by VM Labs in 2000, Nuon was a technology used for smooth animation and zoom-ins on DVD players by Samsung, Toshiba, and RCA, similar to the 3DO being a technology used in gaming platforms by Panasonic, Sanyo, and GoldStar (now LG). It could play both movies and video games (like the PlayStation 2, only that was marketed as a gaming system with DVD capabilities; Nuon was the other way around); unfortunately, there were only eight games released for the system (seven in America, one in Korea), and only four movies (such as the Planet of the Apes remake from 2001; all the movies that supported Nuon were released by 20th Century Home Entertainment) supported the technology. In April 2002, Genesis Microchip acquired VM Labs' assets in a bankruptcy auction, and by November 2004, Nuon was discontinued .

Logo (July 2000-November 2004)

Visuals: A red, odd-looking shape (a squiggly wave-like line with a "O", made to read "Nuon") is seen on a black background, with "N U O N" underneath it. A copyright stamp for the game is underneath it.

Variant: On some games, there is an animated variant; a bright flash brings in the odd shape, which is just twisting and forming from the left, and the "N U O N" letters turn via a bright light. Again, there is a copyright stamp below.

Technique: None. CGI for the animated version.

Audio: None.

Audio Variants: The animated version uses a Moog synth sound and "ping".

Availability: This can be seen on the eight games for the system, which are extremely hard to find.

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 ===Background===
-Created by VM Labs in 2000, '''Nuon''' is a technology used for smooth animation and zoom-ins on DVD players by Samsung, Toshiba, and RCA, similar to 3DO being a technology used in gaming platforms by Panasonic, Sanyo, and GoldStar (now LG). Not only could you watch movies on it, you could play video games on it as well (like the PlayStation 2, only that was marketed as a gaming system with DVD capabilities; Nuon was the other way around); unfortunately, there were only eight games released for the system (seven in America, one in Korea), and only four movies (such as the ''Planet of the Apes'' remake from 2001; all the movies that supported Nuon were released by [[20th Century Home Entertainment]]) supported the technology. By July 2002, Nuon was discontinued. In addition, VM Labs went bankrupt not long after the technology was released.
+Created by VM Labs in 2000, '''Nuon''' was a technology used for smooth animation and zoom-ins on DVD players by Samsung, Toshiba, and RCA, similar to the [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] being a technology used in gaming platforms by Panasonic, Sanyo, and GoldStar (now LG). It could play both movies and video games (like the [[PlayStation 2]], only that was marketed as a gaming system with DVD capabilities; Nuon was the other way around); unfortunately, there were only eight games released for the system (seven in America, one in Korea), and only four movies (such as the ''Planet of the Apes'' remake from 2001; all the movies that supported Nuon were released by [[20th Century Home Entertainment]]) supported the technology. In April 2002, Genesis Microchip acquired VM Labs' assets in a bankruptcy auction, and by November 2004, Nuon was discontinued .
-===Logo (2000-July 2002)===
+===Logo (July 2000-November 2004)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-{{YouTube|id=dOX217WYU_o}}
+Nuon (2000, startup).jpg
+Nuon (2000, Wave intro).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=TuFfwAFAnVA|id2=amUjXHZPmj0}}
-'''Visuals:''' The logo starts with, on a black background, an red, odd-looking shape (a squiggly wave-like line with a "{{color|red|O}}", made to read "Nuon"), with "N U O N" underneath it. A copyright for the game is underneath it
+'''Visuals:''' A red, odd-looking shape (a squiggly wave-like line with a "O", made to read "Nuon") is seen on a black background, with "N U O N" underneath it. A copyright stamp for the game is underneath it.
-'''Variant:''' On some games, there is an <u>animated variant</u>; a bright flash brings in the odd shape, which is just forming, from the left, and the "N U O N" letters turn via a bright light. Again, there is a copyright below.
+'''Variant:''' On some games, there is an <u>animated variant</u>; a bright flash brings in the odd shape, which is just twisting and forming from the left, and the "N U O N" letters turn via a bright light. Again, there is a copyright stamp below.
 '''Technique:''' None. CGI for the animated version.
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 '''Audio Variants:''' The <u>animated version</u> uses a Moog synth sound and "ping".
-'''Availability:''' This can be seen on the eight games for the system, which is extremely hard to find.
+'''Availability:''' This can be seen on the eight games for the system, which are extremely hard to find.
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