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|VdDkMah18YE6okTr6SqP A49862.png|1st Logo (1995-August 15, 1996)
|ZZ8wrrYLkysEdF9-Rms0WA26432.png|2nd Logo (1995-July 1998)
|KbrKH6iUAjtd7p4QluUwHg19893Probe Entertainment (1995) (Taken from Batman Forever, SNES).png|3rd Logo (''Batman Forever'' variant) (August-October 27, 1995)
|YM5CP-T48qj51kc2W6Q9lA149259.png|4th Logo (''Primal Rage'' variant) (November 1995-August 1996)
|-KZgL8tF0XdVAYawvvIzJg33969.png|5th Logo (September 30, 1997-1999)
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On the game's title screen, wethere seeis a "{{color|red|'''P'''}}" behind a "{{color|gold|S}}" in a blocky font.
'''Technique:''' NoneA still digital graphic.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the Amstrad CPC game of ''The Devil's Crown'', as well as the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum games of ''Xevious'' and the Amstrad CPC game of ''Arkanoid''.
Probe Software (Late 1980s) (Taken from Trantor The Last Stormtrooper, DOS).png
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Behind the title screen, we seeis the metallic text "PROBe" and the word "SOFTWARE" in a plain font below the logo.
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Trantor the Last Stormtrooper'' for Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and DOS (The ZX Spectrum version used the next logo).
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Against a black background, wethere seeis a rectangular shiny shield of {{color|darkviolet|purple}} with "probe" on it and having a shiny look with sparkles around the text.
'''Variants:'''
* Most of the time, the logo is shown within the game's title screen.
* On the ZX Spectrum version of ''SimCity'', only the text is shown without the shield.
* The color varies depending on the platform the game was used when it was shown on home computers. Sometimes, the shield is {{color|gray}}, {{color|blue}} or white.
* On the European Amiga game of ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', the background is {{color|#8b0000|dark red}}, and "Produced by" is above the logo.
* On some later games, the text "A" and "PRODUCTION", in white, are shown above and below the logo, respectively.
* On the Sega versions of ''Smash T.V.'', the shield is redone, and the text is in a less-curvy font, and also looks more 3D.
* On ''Smash T.V.'' for Game Gear and Master System, the logo is a bit smaller with "Of" added below "Production".
* On ''Out Run Europe'' for Amiga, the logo is colored {{color|blue}}, plus there's the word "SOFTWARE" below.
* On the Genesis version of ''Back to the Future Part III'', the logo is darker, due to a palette error.
'''Technique:''' NoneA still digital graphic.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Seen on several games by Probe, like ''Back to the Future Part III'', the Sega Master System version of ''Alien 3'', the European Amiga version of ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', ''Supremacy'' (aka ''Overlord'' in North America), ''OutRun Europa'', the NES and ZX Spectrum game of ''RoboCop 3'', ''Smash T.V.'' for Genesis, Game Gear, and Master System, ''Out Run Europa'' for all platforms, the Amstrad CPC game of ''Dan Dare III: The Escape'', the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 game of ''BraveStarr'', the Amiga and Atari ST versions of ''RoadBlasters'', the Amiga, Commodore 64 and Atari ST versions of ''Mr. Heli'', the Commodore 64 version of ''S.C.I.: Special Criminal Investigation'', the Amiga and Amstrad CPC versions of ''1943: The Battle of Midway'' and and the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS and ZX Spectrum games of ''Savage'', among others.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Against a black background, wethere seeis a slab of {{color|blue|bluish}}-{{color|green}} stone with "probe", in the same style as the last logo, carved out of it in a curvy black font. "A" and "DEVELOPMENT" or "PRODUCTION", in white, are shown above and below the logo, respectively (the font used varies depending on the game). Sometimes, the logo shines.
'''Variants:'''
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite-based animation. Sometimes, none.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Seen on Probe games from the time period, especially the Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis and Amiga ports of ''Mortal Kombat 1'' and ''2'' and the Game Boy, Game Gear, and Genesis versions of ''Primal Rage''. First seen on ''Alien 3'' (not the Master System version, which used the last logo).
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'''LogoVisuals:''' The word "'''''probe'''''" is written in white, with "'''''ENTERTAINMENT'''''" in capital letters below. Around the "'''''o'''''" letter, there is a {{color|red}} tilted aura circle-like ring making a reflection on the letter "'''''r'''''".
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Primal Rage'' for Jaguar, "'''''ENTERTAINMENT'''''" is {{color|red}}, and the ring is {{color|blue}}.
*On ''Mortal Kombat II'' for Saturn, a simple version is used, with the light flash rendered as a star.
*On ''FIFA Soccer 96'' for Game Boy (when emulated on Super Game Boy) and Game Gear, the logo is even more simpler, completely in {{color|red}}. Plus, "'''''ENTERTAINMENT'''''" is white.
'''Technique:''' NoneA still digital graphic.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' The simple versions are seen on ''FIFA Soccer '96'' for Game Boy and Game Gear and ''Mortal Kombat II'' for Saturn. The advanced version is seen on ''Primal Rage'' for Jaguar CD and Sega 32X.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' On a black background, 5 circles zoom out and place themselves in the middle of the screen, starting from outer rings. A {{color|red}} ring also zooms out, leaving a residue trail as it goes along, and white streaks zoom over the circles to turn them into the word "''probe''". As the last white streak comes in, a blue one comes in under the text to reveal "''ENTERTAINMENT''" in blue, and a "TM" symbol wipes in. The logo is the same as the previous one, but without any light.
'''Variants:'''
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' A funky breakbeat tune that continues after the logo fades out.
'''Music/SoundsAudio Trivia:''' The music samples the [[wikipedia:Amen break|commonly-sampled drum break]] from "Amen, Brother" by the Winstons.
'''Music/SoundsAudio Variants:'''
*On the PlayStation version of ''Alien Trilogy'', there is no music at all.
*On ''Judge Dredd'', the game's title screen music is heard.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' The Probe logo, designed like the previous ones, is seen in 3D and {{color|silver}} colors. The "{{color|silver|'''''ENTERTAINMENT'''''}}" word emits light rays. Plus, the {{color|red}} ring is absent.
'''Variant:''' On the Game Boy version, the background is white, and the logo is in B&W.
'''Technique:''' NoneA still digital graphic.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None. On the SNES version, the game's title theme is heard.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Batman Forever''.
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'''LogoVisuals:''' WeThe sequence startstarts inside of some waving bush leaves, then move forward, passing some animal's skull, and stopping near to an ancient temple. The ark inside of the temple is hit by lightning, it enlights to an {{color|orange}} color and we see the word "'''''probe'''''" written on it. A {{color|red}} circular line appears, and the ark fades.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Primal Rage'' for PlayStation, Saturn and 3DO.
'''''Note: The logo on the second video starts from 0:40 seconds.'''''
'''LogoVisuals:''' On a black background, the Probe logo is now in another custom 3D font. The first and last letter of "'''probe'''" spread long ends to the sides. The word "'''ENTERTAINMENT'''" is in a stretched bold font below the word "'''probe'''". There is also a big arc covering the logo, changing its {{color|red}} color to white (with a gradient effect).
'''Trivia:''' The UFO appears as a hidden vehicle in ''Re-Volt'', accessible through an in-game cheat in most game versions.
'''Variants:'''
*On ''Bust-a-Move 2'' for N64 and ''Forsaken'', the logo is crystal on a {{color|silver}} background, the word "ENTERTAINMENT" is not bold and in a different font, and the arc ends with a light flash.
** On the PC version of the latter title, the logo appears on a rippling water background while drops of rain ripple the water.
*On ''Extreme-G'' for N64, the "'''probe'''" word appears spinning and zooms out, while the flying probe vessel draws an arc. Then the word "ENTERTAINMENT" wipes in under "'''probe'''", but not spaced-out. Shortly after the logo forms, the vessel flies into the camera.
*On ''Extreme-G 2'', the "'''probe'''" word is created by a running car. Then a UFO draws a rainbow-colored arc while the word "ENTERTAINMENT" wipes in, forming the logo shortly before the UFO flies away.
*On the PlayStation game of ''Batman & Robin'', the logo is on a cloudy background.
*On a beta version of ''Re-Volt'', the UFO flies out of the Acclaim logo, then onto a wooden floor and creates the arc as the Probe logo slams down, the UFO stops, and 2 RC cars (RC Bandit and Evil Weasel) in the game push it away.
'''Technique:''' Most variants use a still CGI graphic. The ''Forsaken'' PC version uses simple CGI animation. Others including the ''Extreme-G'', ''Extreme-G 2'' and ''Re-Volt'' variants are rendered in-engine.
'''Technique:''' Depends on the variant, but generally none.
'''Music/SoundsAudio:''' None for still versions and the ''Re-Volt'' variant. Various object noises on the ''Extreme-G 2'' variant. On ''Batman & Robin'' and ''Extreme-G'', the game's title music is heard.
'''Availability:'''
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Extreme-G'' and ''Extreme-G 2'' for Nintendo 64 and ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'' for PlayStation. The crystal version is seen on ''Forsaken'' and the Nintendo 64 version of ''Bust-a-Move 2''. The ''Re-Volt'' variant was originally extinct, as it had been removed when Probe was rebranded, but it had been brought back by the developers of the fan made 1.2 patch for the game and appears in the said patch for ''Re-Volt''.
* Seen on ''Extreme-G'' and ''Extreme-G 2'' for Nintendo 64 and ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'' for PlayStation.
* The crystal version is seen on ''Forsaken'' and the Nintendo 64 version of ''Bust-a-Move 2''.
* The ''Re-Volt'' variant had been removed when Probe was rebranded, but was brought back by the developers of the fan-made 1.2 patch for the game and appears in the said patch for the game.
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