Paradox

This article is about the German warez group. For the Russian pirate video game publisher, see Paradox (Russia).

Credits

Compiled by
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Background

Paradox is a warez group that performs software cracking on multiple video game consoles. The company was formed in 1989 by members of the groups Trilogy and M.A.D. Initially, the cracked Amiga software before shutting down in 1991 when the members joined Quartex. However, the group was revived in 1993 under Maximilien's leadership. There, they cracked Sega Genesis, SNES, and PC software. Over the next several years, they are known for cracking software hard to crack such as releasing an up-to-date crack of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. They were also involved in several raids and arrests with some members getting arrested for financial security reasons.

1st Logo (1988-June 22, 1990)

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Visuals: On a black background, "PARADOX" in a futuristic font fades in and turns from white to royal blue. Then, there is scrolling text underneath. Sometimes, the text stops to show certain text such as the game name. Simultaneously, white particles are seen bursting, spilling, and floating around in the background.

Variants: Depending on the game, the scrolling text reads differently:

• Dynasty Wars:

HELLO EVERYONE!!! PARADOX PROUDLY PRESENTS DYNASTY WARS 100 DONE BY THE SURGE! A MESSAGE TO THE BIGGEST LAMER IN ALL OF GERMANY (AND THE WORLD!) PENNYWISE... YOU HAVE A SMALL BRAIN AND OBVIOUSLY DON'T LEARN WELL FROM PAST EXPERIENCES .. JUST KEEP ON SPREADING FALSE RUMOURS, BECAUSE WE CAN DO THE SAME, ALTHOUGH IN OUR CASE, WE DON'T NEED TO SPREAD "LIES" ABOUT YOU, BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS YOU ARE STUPID AND LAME!!! ... PERSONAL GREETS TO MY FRIENDS: FAIRLIGHT, QUARTEX, SWITCH, SKYLINE, AND OTHERS I FORGOT.. TAKE IT EASY AND REACH US AT #2 BP 110 7700 MOUSCRON 1 BELGIUM! AND POSTE RESTANTE 2620 ALBERTSLUND DENMARK! AND PO BOX 2221 BRIDGEVIEW, ILL 60455, USA!!! OR CALL US AT: SLEEPY HOLLOW 703 525 0986 INVOLUNTARY DEATH 708 599 1537 HALLOWED GROUND 45 43 43 93 98!!! THATS IT!!! BYE!

• Wings of Fury:

...PERSONAL GREETS TO MY FREINDS: FAIRLIGHT, QUARTEX, SWITCH, SKYLINE, JEFF KIRK AND OTHERS I FORGOT. TAKE IT EASY AND REACH US AT .. BP 110 7700 MOUSCRON 1 BELGIUM! AND T.N.B POSTE RESTANTE 2620 ALBERTSLUND DENMARK! AND PO BOX 2221 BRIDGEVIEW, ILL 60455. USA!!! OR CALL US AT: SLEEPY HOLLOW 703 525 0996 INVOLUNTARY DEATH 708 599 1537 HALLOWED GROUND 45 43 43 93 98!!! THATS IT!!! BYE! INTRO PROGRAMMED BY ORD MUSIC BY PINACCLE GRAPHICS BY PCSU USE JOYSTICK TO CONTROL THE STARFIELD PRESS RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO RETURN TO RANDOM STARFIELD PRESS LEFT MOUSE BUTTON TO EXIT TO DOS"

• Bomber Bobb:

THIS GAMES USES A FULL PAL SCREEN. HOWEVER THE LOWER PORTION
OF THE SCREEN IS NOT REALLY NEEDED TO PLAY THE GAME!!!
CALL US AT 703 525 0986 OR 708 599 1537
HEY ZELD*CK QUIT SAYING SH*T LIES THAT THE
AMERICAN MEMBERS OF PARADOX STILL LIKE YOU! F*CK OFF AND DIE!
GREETINGS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS... THATS IT! BYE!

• Ghosts 'n Goblins:

HELLO EVERYONE !! PARADOX IS BACK AGAIN .THIS TIME WE BRING YOU GHOST N GOBLINS. CRACKED ON 1.6.90 MAJOR F*CK YOU MUST GO OUT TO OUR LITTLE FRIEND, WHO IS NOT VERY WISE. FOR ALL HIS PENNIES, THE ONE AND ONLY PENNYLAME WHOSE NAME IS WORTH AS MUCH AS IT SOUNDS !!! HEY JOERG (JUST CALL ME.TONY), GO F*CK OFF, AND CONTINUE YOUR LAME QUEST FOR STATUS AS AN ELITE USER.!!! BE HAPPY THAT SINCE YOU ARE A KNOWLEDGELESS LITTLE SHMUCK WE HAVE SOME.MERCY AND RESTRAINT WHEN DEALING WITH A MORON LIKE YOU !! TAKE YOUR PLACE.AMONGST ZELNIK AND THE OTHER GREAT GODS THAT LIVE IN LAMER LAND ! . GREETINGS TO ALL MEMBERS AND TO ALL OUR CONTACTS AROUND THE.WORLD CALL OUR 3 BOARDS SLEEPY HOLLOW 703 525 0986 AND INVOLUNTARY DEATH 708 599 1537 AND HALLOWED GROUND IN DENMARK (45) 4343 9398 CONTACT PARADOX FOR THE LATEST WARES ON THESE 3.ADRESSES #9 BP 110 7700 MOUSCRON 1 BELGIUM OR T.N.B. POSTE RESTANTE 2620 ALBERTSLUND DENMARK OR P.O. BOX 2221 BRIDGEVIEW, ILL 60455 USA THATS ALL FOLKS

Technique: 16-bit animation.

Audio: A mythical woodwind theme.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Dynasty Wars, Wings of Fury, and Bomber Bobb for the Amiga.

2nd Logo (June 3-October 9, 1990)

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Visuals: There are dimly lit mountain hails in the distance and a brown radial gradient floor underneath. Also present is the stylized text "PARADOX" on top, the shaking text "• PARADOX • POISED FOR THE FUTURE" on the bottom half of the screen, and three rotating rings made up of several, separate spheres. Two of them are gray and on the bottom left and right whereas the center one is significantly larger and has black spheres. Waving up and down is the scrolling text underneath the group name, changing colors throughout.

Variants:

• On Berlin 1948: East vs. West 1990, the text reads:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! PARADOX PRESENT... 💾EAST VS BERLIN ENGLISH💾 VERSION RELEASING ON 3-/6-90 DATE OF THE PARTY PLACE AND WHERE WE KICKED OUT ZELNIK THE D*CK. THE STORY IS THAT ZELNIK KEEPS ON SAYING SH*T ABOUT EVERYBODY AND MAINLY ABOUT PARADOX MEMBERS ...SO I (OLIVIER) JUST KICKED HIM OUT OF THE PARTY TELLING HIM HE SHOULD NOT COME BACK HERE OTHERWISE WE WOULD BEAT HIM UP AGAIN. THEN ZELF*CK WENT TO SLEEP IN A FRIENDS CAR AND LATER KEVIN AND TSH FROM VISION FACTORY ARRIVED AND LOOKED FOR ZELD*CK TO BEAT HIM UP, BUT AS I ALREADY KICKED HIM OUT HE WASNT AT THE PARTY BUT LATER THEY FOUND HIM SLEEPING IN THE CAR AND THREW HIM AND HIS CLOTHES IN THE BIG SWIMMING POOL ☻ ☻ SO YOU SEE ZELD*CK EVERYBODY HATES YOU ... F*CK OFF AND DIE. TO BAD THAT YOUR F*GGOT FRIEND PENNYWISE WASNT HERE BCOZ HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME TREATMENT, BUT WE GUESS THAT HE WAS JUST TO AFRAID
PICK UP YOUR ☎ AND CALL THESE BOARDS
SLEEPY HOLLOW 703 525 0986
INVOLUNTARY DEATH 700 599 1537
HALLOWED GROUND +45 4343 9398
WELL 🕑 TO STOP BEFORE IT GETS TO LATE.
🎩 GOODBYE 🎩

For the first several seconds, the text fades in and out underneath the scrolling text: "PARADOX IS BACK", "CONTACT US ON", "THESE ADRESSES", "FOR THE LATEST WARES", "T.N.B.", "POSTE RESTANTE", "2620 ALBERTSLUND", "DENMARK", "OR", "BP 110", "7700 MOUSCRON 1", "BELGIUM", "OR", "P.O. BOX 2221", "BRIDGEVIEW, IL", "60455 USA".

• On Desert Strike, the text now reads:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! PARADOX PRESENT... 💾DESERT STRIKE💾
CRACKED ON 03/27/93
BROKEN BY: • BABYDOCK •
AND SUPPLIED BY: • PARAGON •
THE MASTERS ARE BACK... TO BUY THE LASTEST ON AMIGA PC AND CONSOLE OR FOR CONSOLESCOPIERS WRITE TO: • SKID ROW • , B.P 13, 95370 MONTIGNY , FRANCE
OR: P.O BOX 92556 , RIYADH 11663 , SAUDI ARABIA ... THIS IS OUR FIRST RELEASE IN SOME TIME BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT LEGENDS SLEEP , BUT THEY NEVER DIE!!
🎩 GOODBYE 🎩
THIS INTRO WAS CODED BY THE MEGA MIGHTY DEFJAM!!!

Technique: 8-bit animation.

Audio: An upbeat action-packed 8-bit soundtrack.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Berlin 1948: East vs. West 1990, Last Ninja 2, and Sextimates for Amiga. It last appeared on an alternate hacked copy of No Exit.

3rd Logo (October 4-13, 1990)

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Visuals: On a black background, there are spinning lines on the top and bottom of the screen, made up of orange and green lines wrapped together. Within it is the stylized text "PARADOX" in a Psygnosis-like font. Underneath it is the scrolling text in a 70's font waving up and down:

YEAH!!! PARADOX PRESENTS △RAIDER△ FROM LANKHOB SOFTWARE ... CRACKED BY BLACK HAWK ... HEY F*CKING LAME ANGELS (ESPECIALLY F*CKING UGLY PATRICK). HEY YOU *SSHOLE. WE DO WAR WITH YOU ON RELEASES. IN FACT, WE DESTROYED YOU IN AUGUST•SEPT AND WE DESTROY YOU NOW AND UNLIKE YOU, WE DONT NEED A COOPERATION TO KEEP OUR NAME! PARADOX 1990 - NO BULLSH*T, NO COMPROMISE, NO COOPERATION! F*CK YOU UGLY LOOKING PATRICK. I SEE THAT YOU COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY THE PRICE ANYMORE FOR YOUR NON WORKING CRACKS SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CO-OPERATION TO KEEP YOUR LAME GROUP ALIVE. KINDA FUNNY HOW EXCEPT 2 EASY GAMES. GENESIS DOES ALL THE WORK FOR YU HUH?? COULDN T BEAT US ALONE OR WHAT?? HEHEHEHE YEAH WE SAW YOUR LAME ATTEMPT AT A GROUP BEFORE YOUR CO-OPERATION. YOU HAD 20 RELEASES AND ABOUT 5 WORKED! THE REST WAS PREVIEWS OR BAD CRACKS (AND MORE BAD CRACKS THEN PREVIEWS!!!!!) .... MAKE SURE TO CALL ONE OF OUR COOL BOARDS
SLEEPY HOLLOW: 703-276-0724
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INVOLUNTARY DEATH: 708-599-1537
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HALLOWED GROUND: PLUS 45 4343 9398
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MIDDLE EARTH: 801-882-4215
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PARADOX CANADA: 418-843-5174
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THE JUNGLE: 708-983-5764
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OUR GOLDEN HANDSAKES ARE FLYING OUT TO THE BEST OF THE ELITE
FAIRLIGHT
SWITCH
USE YOUR NOSE TO PRESS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO EXIT.
THE END

The scroll stops when the game and board names are displayed as well as the latter's phone numbers. Displayed in between the group name and scrolling text are the following lines of text: "PARADOX", "THE COOLEST NAME", "IN THE SCENE", "IF YOU ASK US HA HA ", "FOR THE LATEST WARES, WRITE TO", "T.N.B.", "POSTBOX 560", "2620 ALBERTSLUND", "DENMARK", "OR", "BP 110", "7700 MOUSCRON 1", "BELGIUM", "OR", "P.O. BOX 2221", "BRIDGEVIEW, IL", "60455 USA".

Technique: 8-bit animation.

Audio: A hip-hop 8-bit theme.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Chess Player - Chess Simulator, No Exit, and Raider for Amiga.

4th Logo (November 3, 1990)

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Visuals: On a moving purple space background with violet-shaded colors on top and bottom, the text "PARADOX" is displayed on a red carpet. Purple ribbons make up the "P" and "R"'s bowls and the first "A"'s stem whereas parts of the second "A" and "D" appear to have green tape on them. Bouncing up and down from the right, the following text is shown

PANZA KICK BOXING BY FUTURA .. CRACKED BY THE SURGE .. BUY THE LATEST AT .. BP 110 1700 MOUSCRON 1 BELGIUM OR TNB POSTE RESTANTE 2620 ALBERTSLUND. OK OR PLK 039209-D 2300 KIEL GERMANY LBR
SRG27.03NOV90

The sequence then loops.

Technique: 8-bit animation.

Audio: A fast-paced 8-bit futuristic theme.

Availability: It was seen on cracked versions of Panza Kick Boxing for Amiga.

5th Logo (November 7-10, 1990)

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Visuals: On a black background, the text "PARADOX" made up of mechanical parts is shown on the top. On the bottom is an outlined turquoise cloudy box with two symbols containing a "1" and the following text in the center

CODE • SKYWALKER
GFX • COBOL•MCM
MUSIC • SAMPLEMIXER

Flashing and appearing on top of the credits is the devil humping a naked angel; the latter has a scared expression on his face. Circling around the two is the text

DO YOU FEEL IT ANGEL??????
PARADOX PRESENTS A NEW CRACK CALLED SUPER OFF ROAD
THE CRACK HAS PERFORMED BY TIO,
ORIGINAL BY THE INFERNAL DUO AND ALL INTRO DESIGN BY THE PARADOX FRENOH CODING INDUSTRIE....
CALL OUR BOARDS AT ... SLEEPY HOLLOW 301.071.0205
INVOLVUTARY DEATH 700.599.1537
HALLOW CD GROUND PLUS 45 4343 9390
MIDDLE CAR TH 801.882.4215
PARADOX CANADA 410.843.5174
THE JUNGLE 708.983.5764
ITTLE MERIKA 49 4531....

Trivia: The animation of the devil humping a naked angel is a metaphor to how Paradox see themselves as superior than cracking group rival Angels.

Variant: On Crossword Construction Set, the text now reads

NEVER FEARING GOD NOR ANGELS
PARADOX PRESENTS CROSSWORD CONSTRUCTION SET ... RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 7, 1990 ... ALL INTRO DESIGN BY THE PARADOX CODING INDUSTRIE....

Technique: 8-bit animation.

Audio: A repetitive, dramatic science fiction-like 8-bit fanfare.

Availability: Only seen on cracked versions of Super Off Road and Crossword Construction Set for the Amiga 500.

6th Logo (December 6, 1990)

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Visuals: On a black background, two dark blue boxes are shown on the top and bottom sections of the screen. "PARADOX", made up of balloons, is shown on the top bar. In the center, there is a gray hole in which color-changing text emerges and scrolls within various shapes, from a star to a circle, infinity symbol, among others. In full, it reads:

YO FANS! WELCOME TO ANOTHER COOL PARADOX CRACK AND YET ANOTHER AWESOME INTRO!
THIS TIME WE BRING YOU CELICA GT RALLY FROM GREMLIN
CRACKED BY BLACK HAWK IN DECEMBER 1990
IF YOU WANNA REACH US: CALL ANY OF OUR FAST ELITE BOARDS.
BEST REGARDS AND WISHES TO ALL MEMBERS AND TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CONTACTS AROUND THE WORLD
CONTACT US FOR AN ABO BY WRITING TO THIS ADRESS BP 110 7700 MOUSCRON 1 BELGIUM
ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS: PARADOX NO NEED OF ANY CO-OPERATION TO BE THE BEST !!
YOU HAVE NOW REACHED THE END OF THIS SCROLL: SO HOW ABOUT CHECKING OUT WHATS ON THIS DISK EH? ..

The text loops throughout, being assigned to a different patterned text path.

Technique: 8-bit animation.

Audio: A funky 8-bit theme.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Celica GT Rally 1990 for Amiga.

7th Logo (July 12-August 10, 1993)

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Visuals: On a black background, two transparent cubes, colored red and blue, are rotating against a transparent teal box made up of tiles zooming in and out rapidly. Underneath is a dark blue bar and the text "France: (+33-1) 3956 - 3746 - P A R A D O X - Denmark: (+45) 4264-1491". Within the bar, the following text scrolls from the right:

PARADOX! Brings you today 'Yo! Joe!' From Hudson Soft ... Original supplied by ' Lincoln ' , and cracked by ' PANTERA!! ' ... If you want to reach us for console backup units or for any other reasons, in FRANCE dial (33-1)-3956-3730 or with a fax (33-1)-3956-3488 and in DENMARK, (45)-4264-1491
Greetings to all, except you ( ??? ) PaRaDoX - Beyond The Reach Of Human Range, A Bit Of Evil, A Touch Of Strange. Code by - YARAGEL - and music by - MONTY

Technique: 3D animation.

Audio: A fast-paced, bubbly 8-bit theme. This is actually "Coy-Hot" by Monty.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom, Sub Trade, Vroom Multi-Player, and Yo! Joe! for Amiga.

8th Logo (April 24, 1994)

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Visuals: On a black background, "PARADOX" in a steel texture zooms out. Here, a worm is seen dangling on the "P", a star is in front of the "o", and the "x" resembles a gun, among other stylized creations of the logo. This, while against a dark blue gear. The logo then shines and after a few seconds, zooms in and flashes the screen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A fast-paced 8-bit theme.

Availability: Can be found on cracked versions of Cobalt: Calimero's Return.

9th Logo (June 29-September 12, 1999)

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Visuals: The logo starts with "•PARADOX•" with CPT in a small size on the bottom left of said word. The logo is standing on a metal bar and a large portion of "ARA" is inside an ice cube. A transparent blue wave with another wavy cut out underneath is seen moving up and down slowly as it scrolls to the left. Underneath the logo are two lines of text: the first contains the game title, region name, and copyright holder whereas the bottom contains "X FOR PAL, OR O FOR NTSC". Bouncing up and down while scrolling to the left is the in-credit ticker.

Variants: The transcript for the ticker for each game reads as follows:

• Parasite Eve:

PARADOX IS PLEASED TO PRESENT YOU THE PAL/NTSC FIX FOR PARASITE EVE FROM SQUARE SOFT!!! THIS PATCH WAS DONE BY -AVH- ... VISIT YOUR GODS AT WWW. PARADOGS.COM ... PERSONAL GREETINGS (IN NO ORDER) FROM AVH GO TO= XOR37H - LUKULLUS - FREEFALL - ICARUS - SENSI - HEIN - CONTROL - UNDERTAKER - PHA-Q - BRUNO - SINNER - IMPULSE - RIO -CLIVE - SILPHEED - GROEPAZ - PHLEKS - DANZIG - KID+PLAY - SAINT - TERROX - UYANIK - LEG! + NINJA - RECYCLE ... AND ALL THOSE I FORGOT (SORRY!) ... GROUP GREETINGS ARE GOING TO THESE GUYS= BACKLASH - HITMEN - BLACKBAG - HIGH SOCIETY - CHAMPION - CRAZY NATION - EURASIA - FAIRLIGHT - AGS - TRSI - KALISTQ - CONSOLEX - NAPALM - CIFE - CARNAGE - FUSION - OLDSKOOL - MANIFEST - PARADIGM - WACKYIO ... FOR MORAL AND FUN SUPPORT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HALLO TO SABRIMA P. - SABRIMA G. - BLACK COBRA - DESTROYER - ICEMAN AND MICROFOX ... SEE YOU ALL LBR IN A BETTER LIFE ... OR AT LEAST IN OUR NEXT RELEASE!!!

• Ape Escape:

PARADOX AT IT AGAIN, DOING WHAT WE DO BEST ... DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF REQUESTS WE BRING YOU THE CRACK FOR APE ESCAPE SPANISH VERSION AND WE EVEN THREW IN A NICE PAL/NTSC SELECTOR... SPECIAL THANKS TO MY SPANISH MATE -GAL- FOR SUPPLYING US WITH THE SPANISH ORIGINAL... THIS GAME WAS CRACKED BY XOR37H WITH VALUABLE HELP FROM FREEFALL. WITHOUT HIM THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE... AND IF YOU PEOPLE ARE STILL WONDERING WHO IS THE WORLD DOMINATORS THEN YOU MUST BE BLIND! PERSONAL GREETINGS (IN NO ORDER) FROM XOR37H GO TO - LUKULLUS - FREEFALL - AVH - HEIN - CONTROL - UNDERTAKER - PHA-Q - SENSI - SINNER - CLIVE - ARGONITE - SILPHEED - GROEPAZ - PHLEKS - DANZIG - SNAKE - K-COMM ... AND TO ALL THOSE I FORGOT (SORRY!) •KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE! • ... GROUP GREETINGS GO TO THESE GUYS - BLACKLASH - HITMEN - BLACKBAG - HIGH SOCIETY - CHAMPION - CRAZY NATION - EURASIA - FAIRLIGHT - AGS - TRSI - KALISTO - CONSOLEX - NAPALM - CIFE - CARNAGE - FUSION - OLDSKOOL - MANIFEST - PARADIGM - WACKYISO ... TIME FOR ME TO JET, MORE GAMES TO IMPROVE... LATER PEOPLE!

• Final Fantasy 8:

PARADOX IS PROUD TO PRESENT YOU - FINAL FANTASY 8 (USA) FINAL PAL/NTSC SELECTOR - WHO ELSE COULD BRING YOU AN PERFECT FIX FOR THE MOST EXPECTED GAME OF THE MILLENIUM? ... THIS GAME WAS FIXED BY - XOR37H - ... THANKS TO THE SUPER COOL DUDES AT - TASTY - FOR RELEASING THIS MAJOR. IT MAKES ME MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEE SOMEONE COOL AND SKILLED RELEASE THIS. BIG RESPECTS AND THANKS! ... THIS AWESOME FANTASY CHIP TUNE WAS DONE BY STAMEN IN 1998! ... PERSONAL GREETINGS (IN NO ORDER) FROM XOR37H GO TO - LUKULLUS - FREEFALL - AVH - YASC - HEIN - ICARUS - ANTIPLEX - CONTROL - UNDERTAKER - PHA-Q - SINNER - BUCANEER - DERANGED - SDC - DEATURE - CLIVE - ARGONITE - SILPHEED - GROEPAZ - UXORIOUS - NIK - DANZIG - NAGRA - DRAC - PHLEKS - SEAHAWK - SNAKE - MCBAIN - K-COMMS .. AND TO ALL THOSE I FORGOT (SORRY!) •KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE! • ... GROUP GREETINGS GO TO THESE GUYS - TASTY - BACKLASH - HITMEN - BLACKBAG - HIGH SOCIETY - CHAMPION - CRAZY NATION - EURASIA - FAIRLIGHT - AGS - TRSI - KALISTO - CONSOLEX - NAPALM - CIFE - CARNAGE - FUSION - OLDSKOOL - ACESSION - MANIFEST - STATIC CONSOLE - WACKYISO ... PARADOX: INTO AND BEYOND THE NEXT MILLENIUM...

• Chocobo Racing:

PARADOX IS PROUD TO BRING YOU - CHOCOBO RACING (USA) PAL/NTSC SELECTOR! - THIS GAME WAS FIXED BY - XOR37H - ... THANKS TO THE COOL DUDES AT - ACCESSION - FOR RELEASING THIS GREAT GAME! PERSONAL GREETINGS (IN NO ORDER) FROM XOR37H GO TO - LUKULLUS - FREEFALL - AVH - YASC - HEIN - ICARUS - ANTIPLEX - CONTROL - UNDERTAKER - PHA-Q - SINNER - BUCANEER - DERANGED - SDC - DEATURE - CLIVE - ARGONITE - SILPHEED - GROEPAZ - UXORIOUS - NIK - DANZIG - NAGRA - DRAC - PHLEKS - SEAHAWK - SNAKE - MCBAIN - K-COMMS .. AND TO ALL THOSE I FORGOT (SORRY!) •KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE! • ... GROUP GREETINGS GO TO THESE GUYS - BACKLASH - HITMEN - BLACKBAG - HIGH SOCIETY - TASTY - CHAMPION - CRAZY NATION - EURASIA - FAIRLIGHT - AGS - TRSI - KALISTO - CONSOLEX - NAPALM - CIFE - CARNAGE - FUSION - OLDSKOOL - ACCESSION - MANIFEST - STATIC CONSOLE - WACKYISO ... PARADOX: INTO AND BEYOND THE NEXT MILLENIUM...

• Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain:

PARADOX IS PROUD TO BRING YOU - SOUL REAVER - LEGACY OF KAIN (FRENCH) CRACK! - THIS GAME WAS FIXED BY - XOR37H - ... MUSIC BY - HOLLYWOOD OF JETSET - ... THANKS TO MY MATE PSXNIC FOR SUPPLYING THE ORIGINAL! ... PERSONAL GREETINGS (IN NO ORDER) FROM XOR37H GO TO - LUKULLUS - FREEFALL - AVH - YASC - HEIN - ICARUS - ANTIPLEX - CONTROL - UNDERTAKER - PHA-Q - SINNER - BUCANEER - DERANGED - SDC - DEATURE - CLIVE - ARGONITE - SILPHEED - GROEPAZ - UXORIOUS - NIK - DANZIG - NAGRA - DRAC - PHLEKS - SEAHAWK - SNAKE - MCBAIN - K-COMMS .. AND TO ALL THOSE I FORGOT (SORRY!) •KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE! • ... GROUP GREETINGS GO TO THESE GUYS - BACKLASH - HITMEN - BLACKBAG - HIGH SOCIETY - TASTY - CHAMPION - CRAZY NATION - EURASIA - FAIRLIGHT - AGS - TRSI - CONSOLEX - NAPALM - CIFE - CARNAGE - FUSION - OLDSKOOL - ACCESSION - MANIFEST - STATIC CONSOLE - WACKYISO ... WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS PARADOX WORLD DOMINATION, AND YOU BETTER GET USED TO IT...

Technique: 16-bit animation.

Audio: Depending on the game:

• Parasite Eve: A fast paced woodwind/bell-like theme.
• Ape Escape: A mechanical soundtrack with low note, warbling synth notes.
• Final Fantasy 8: A 16-bit theme that starts off dramatic and then becomes upbeat later on.
• Chocobo Racing: A low note, catchy tune with a woodwind instrument.
• Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain: A fast paced, bubbly 8-bit theme.

Availability: First seen on a cracked version of Parasite Eve and was later seen on the Spanish version of Ape Escape, the American versions of Final Fantasy 8 and Chocobo Racing, and the French version of Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain, all for PS1.

10th Logo (July 19, 1999)

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Visuals: On a scrolling space background, the 3D stylized text "PARADOX" scrolls down from the top. The "O" is an apple with the text "sns+ms" underneath. The following text is seen waving up and down while leaving a trail and scrolling to the left:

Paradox is doing it to your psx again! This time the TRUE GODS brings you APE ESCAPE (italian) CRACK A PAL/NTSC SELECTOR ... Special thanks to MATO from Italy for supplying the original! ... Press X for PAL or O for NTSC ... this game was cracked by XOR37H with valuable help from FREEFALL, without him this would not be possible... Time to send some personal greetings and respects to these guys - LUKULLUS - FREEFALL - AVH - HEIN - ICARUS - CONTROL - UNDERTAKER - PHA-Q - SENSI - SINNER - CLIVE - ARGONITE - SILPHEED - GROEPHZ - PHLEKS - MIK - DANZIG - SMOKE - K-COMM .. and to all those I forgot (sorry!) * keep the spirit alive! * ... group greetings goes to these guys - BACKLASH - HITMEN - BLACKDOG - HIGH SOCIETY - CHAMPION - CRAZY NATION - EURASIA - FAIRLIGHT - AGS - TRSI - KALISTO - CONSOLEX - NAPALM - CIFE - CARNAGE - FUSION - OLDSKOOL - MANIFEST - PARADIGM - WACKYVISO - ACCESSION ... time for me to jet, more games to improve... later people!

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A catchy space-like 8-bit tune.

Availability: Seen on Italian cracked versions of Ape Escape for PS1.

11th Logo (August 18, 1999)

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Visuals: On a blue background with bubbles rising, "paradox", with "para" in a cursive font and "dox" in a round, shiny font, is on the top portion of the screen. Underneath the center portion is the stage selection, stage crowns, and effect possessions, automatically set to "NOWAY!". On the botom half is the text "PRESS X FOR PAL MODE OR O FOR DISK" Appearing in between the group name and selection section, while changing every 15 seconds or so, is the line of wiping text:

PARADOX IS PROUD TO PRESENT YOU
UM JAMMER LAMMY +3 (C) SONY
TAINED AND FIXED BY X0R37H

INTRO CODED BY ABRAHAM VAN HELSING
GRAPHICS DRAWN BY PHA-Q
ORIGINAL SUPPLIED BY CONSOLE ASYLUM UK

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A 16-bit rendition of "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath.

Availability: Appears on Japanese cracked versions of Um Jammer Lammy for PS1.

12th Logo (October 17, 1999)

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Visuals: After several seconds of nothing, a gold spiral path gets sucked into a orange light in the center. It spins for the entire duration of the logo. Then, "PARADOX" in a stylized font slides in from the right and shifts back and forth. Also appearing from the right is the scrolling, bouncing text

PARADOX IS BACK. THIS TIME WE BRING YOU A PERFECT CRACK AND PAL-NTSC SELECTOR FOR THE GAME • SOUL REAVER - LEGACY OF KAIN (SPANISH) • PRESS -X- FOR PAL OR -O- FOR NTSC ... THIS GAME WA SCRACKED BY • XOR37H • ... ORIGINAL WAS SUPPLIED BY • REXIER • ... THIS AWESOME INTRO WAS CODD BY • ANTIPLEX • ... MUSIC WAS MADE BY • XENOX OF TRIAD • ... REMEMBER WHO DID IT FIRST. REMEMBER WHO DOES IT BEST. PARADOX THE NAME OF THE GAME ...

Technique: CGI,

Audio: A fast-paced tribal woodwind tune.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for PS1.

13th Logo (2000)

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Visuals: Spinning in is a perspective dodger blue checkerboard background on both the top and lower half of the screen. "PAR1ADOX" flips in alongside the background and consists of the PlayStation logo, its buttons, and a symbol reading "R1". Then, the following text wipes in underneath:

PARADOX PRESENTS

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GRAN TURISMO 2000
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PS2 2 PSX PORT
JAP 2 Euro/MULTILANGUAGE
+8 TRAINER
NTSC/PAL SELECTOR

In the background, there are the letters "PARADOX" flying in and out and doing various actions such as circling around. Underneath the "NTSC/PAL" text is the scrolling text:

HELP OUR CHILDREN - STOP THE PEDOPHILIA
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RELEASE...
THIS TIME WE CRACKED - GRAN TURISMO 2000 JAP - PS2 PSX :D :D :D
ENJOY OUR INTRO SCREEN AND THEN ENJOY THE GAME BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL CD! - GREETINGS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS - FOLLOW YOUR HEART, FOLLOW THE LEADERS, FOLLOW US!
PATCH CREDITZ...
ASH: -B.A.D.-
PATCH'N TEST: -CHAR AZNABLE: -B O T-
INTRO CREDITZ...
CODE: -B.A.D.-
GFX: -KD2.1976-
MUZAK: -ESTRAYK

Throughout the sequence, the logo is seen sequentially beating not in-sync to the music.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A fast-paced and catchy video game theme with human grunts. Once again, it is composed by Estrayk.

Availability: Seen on Japanese cracked versions of Gran Turismo 2000 for the PS2.

14th Logo (October 15, 2000)

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Visuals: Within an outlined blue box with a spiraling brown line waving back and forth, "PARADOX" in a round font is against an orchid-medium orchid rectangular box made up of parts and two gold bolts on the bottom left and top right ends with a star spinning next to it. Under neath it is the text

PROUDLY PRESENTS ON 15TH OCTOBER 2K
♥ANPAMAN (jAP/NTSC)♥
♥PAL/NTSC ViDEOMODE SELECTOR♥
HOT GAME PATCHED BY ZWEiFELD OF PDX
AND SUPPLIED BY TEAM CURASIA

Underneath that is scrolling text moving in a wavy direction, reading

AND AGAIN... YOUR ♥FAVORITE♥ TEAM STRIKES BACK WITH ANOTHER COOL ♥PAL/NTSC SELECTOR♥ ... THIS BABY IS FOR VANDALISM (jAP/NTSC) - JAPANESE VERSION♥ (C) BANDAI ... HOT GAME PAL/NTSC PATCHED BY ♥ZWEIFELD OF PARADOX♥ AND SUPPLIED BY TEAM ♥EURASIA♥ ... PRESS (X) BUTTON TO BOOT iN PAL OR USE (O) BUTTON TO BOOT IN NTSC ... OUR GREETINGS FLY OUT iN NO ORDER TO. WACKYiSO ... ACCESSION ... STATiC ... CONSOLE X ... HIGH SOCIETY ... HiTMEN ... ANTHROX ... LiGHTFORCE ... iNTERGANG ... TRSi ... UTOPiA ... NAPALM ... DiGiTAL CURRUPTION ... MUPS ... OLDSKOOL .. DEXTROSE ... GAMEFREAK.DE ... HAUjOBB ... CRAZY NATiON ,,, DCS ,,, QUASAR ... CAPiTAL ... NiGHTFALL ... GEWALT ... CURASIA ... MUDS... AND ALL WE HAVE FORGOTTEN !!! ... CREDiTS FOR THIS LiTTLE iNTRO ... CODE BY ♥ZWEiFELD♥ ... COOL TUNE BY ♥ESTRAYK♥ ... LOGO DRAWN BY ♥THE FROG BUDS♥ ... FONT FROM UNKNOWN OKAY. HAVE FUN WITH THIS COOL GAME NOW! ... YOURS ♥ZWEiFELD♥

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An upbeat 8-bit fanfare, made by Estrayk.

Availability: It was seen on cracked versions of Anpanman for PS1.

15th Logo (November 22, 2000)

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Visuals: A picture scrolls from the left: a cartoon bear, the letters "PDX" with a line path leaving underneath the letters and "ParaDoX" against a blood splat, all on a fantasy nature background. Underneath, the stacked text

SPYRO 3 (USA)
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
♥ PAL-NTSC +2 ♥
♥ PERFECT CRACK !! ♥

scrolls in the same direction albeit slightly delayed. Then, as moving blurry blue streaks scroll upwards in the background, there is scrolling bottom text bouncing, reading

PARADOX PRESENTS: SDPYRO 3 - THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON --USA-- PERFECT CRACK !!. PAL-NTSC AND TRAINER•20. PROTECTION SCARED AWAY BY •BABYSDOCK•. OUR ORIGINAL CRACK HAD SOME PROBLEMS AFTER PLAYING FOR A WHILE. THIS IS THE 100 VERSION. IT TOOK TWO STEPS. BUT ONCE AGAIN, MISSION COMPLETED SIR! BABYDOCK WAS NOT TOO HAPPY TO BE INTERRUPTED IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOVE SESSION WITH SOME ISLANDS CHICKS IN THE MASTER BEDROOM OF OUR BRAND NEW PARADOX 56 METERS YATCH, BUT WHEN CRACKING TIME IS HERE. TIME TO RAISE THE PIRATE FLAG AND GET BUSY WITH IT. THIS GAME WAS NOT SO MUCH AN HARD CRACK BUT A SNEAKY ONE. PROTECTION WAS LATE IN THE GAME AND ACTIVATE ON ONLY SOME PSX. WE THANK NEIMOD, KRYOGENIX KREV, PUNKS FROM PUNKSTOYS, VORPAL, 13PANTHERS, TAZ, AND PEA, FOR THE IN DEPTH TESTING THAT MADE THIS CRACK POSSIBLE. WE ALSO THANK THOSE VICIOUS CODERS AT D FOR BRINGING US NEW EXCITEMENT WITH THIS FUNKY COPY PROTECTION. CONTACT US ON EFNET POXCONSOLE OR BY EMAIL STAFF PARADOGS.COM. AND REMEMBER TO VISIT OUR WEB SITE. WWW.PARADOGS.COM. PARADOX: WHERE THE BIG BOYS PLAY!

After that, the logo and middle text scrolls to the left.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A repeating, ascending synth tune. This is actually "The HER song 3" composed by Estrayk.

Availability: Seen on cracked versions of Spyro: Year of The Dragon for PS1.

Legacy: A fondly remembered logo for children and others who played the hacked version of Spyro: Year of The Dragon, thanks to its music.

16th Logo (January 1, 2001)

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Visuals: Same as the previous logo, but the picture is replaced with beveled text reading "PARADOX". Additionally, the middle text has a bar consisting of patterned ovals separating "SPYRO 3 - YEAR OF THE DRAGON FROM SONY COMPUTER ♥ CRACKED AND TRAINED +Q ♥" from "PRESS START TO CONTINUE!". The bottom text underneath now reads:

SPYRO 3 (PAL/MULTI) FROM SONY COMPUTER/INSOMNIAC WAS CRACKED, TRAINED AND FIXED TO PAL/NTSC BY •MR BENGALI•
ORIGINALS SUPPLIED BY •LINCOLN• AND •SAPHIR•
SPECIAL THANKS FLY OUT TO •BABYDOCK• AND •SAPHIR• FOR SENDING SO MUCH TIM TESTING THIS GAME!
TIME TO WARP, MORE GAMES TO CRACK!
STAY TUNED FOR THE UPCOMING RELEASES FROM YOUR FAVORITE CONSOLE GROUND!
AS USUAL, WE SEND GREETINGS TO ALL EXCEPT YOU!
FOR SERIOUS IMPACT, MAKE SURE TO CONNECT ONE OF OUR FTPS OR TO REACH US AT •WWW.PARADOGS.COM•
RELEASE COURTESY OF PARADOX OXO7DO

Technique: Same as before.

Audio: Same as the previous logo, but slower.

Availability: Seen on the +4 PAL/NTSC cracked version of Spyro: Year of The Dragon.

17th Logo (January 1, 2001)

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Visuals: Same as the 1994 PlayStation logo except said console's logo is replaced with three stylized letters "Pdx". The text underneath the PlayStation text (excluding Sony's region acronyms) is replaced with:

=ParAd0X=
-=iNnoVat0r$ NOT iMitAt0r$=-

Variant: On +2 PAL/NTSC copies, the minus and equal signs were removed.

Technique: Same as the 1994 PlayStation logo.

Audio: Same as the 1994 PlayStation logo.

Availability: It was seen on one +2 PAL/NTSC European cracked copy of Spyro: Year of The Dragon for PS1. On most copies, the normal PlayStation logo appears instead.