Paradox (Russia)

Background

Paradox was a videogame cracking and piracy group in Russia during the late 90s and early 2000s. They are most infamous for their crack of Spyro: Year of the Dragon. They are known for having released pirated and translated versions of games for the Playstation and Dreamcast consoles. At the time, there were no official Russian translations of videogames.

1st Logo (????)

Logo: The group's logo uses the P from the official Sony "PS" logo which starts the word "Paradox" continued in smaller text that curves to the bottom of the P.

Variants: Paradox are well known for their "cracktros" which feature various different animations, effects and music.

FX/SFX: The fading in of the logo from the boot screen.

Music/Sounds: Most startup logos used on Russian Paradox discs use no audio.

Music/Sounds Variants: Rarely, the Playstaion bootlogo will be replaced, the audio will be the same as the official PS startup.

Logo of Paradox.ru seen on Russian translated version of The Simpsons Wrestling before the official logos.

Availability: Russian Paradox logos are rare as they can only be seen at the start of some Russian translated games released by Paradox.