===Background===
'''Probe Entertainment''' (first known as '''Probe Software''' until 1995) was a British video game developer founded in 1984 by Fergus McGovern (who later founded another video game developer, [[HotGen|HotGen Studios]]). It originally functioned as both a developer and publisher, but the company stopped publishing games in 1987. On October 10, 1995, it was acquired by [[Acclaim Entertainment]]. In spring 1999, it was brought under the [[Iguana Entertainment|Iguana]] brand as "Iguana London" for a while, before it was renamed to "[[Acclaim Studios London]]" a few months later like other studios that were part of Acclaim.
Probe was responsible for porting ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Mortal Kombat II'' for home game systems except for SNES (which were done by [[Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City|Sculptured Software]]) and developing ''Extreme-G'' and ''Extreme-G 2'' for Nintendo 64. They were also well known for successful licensed games like ''Die Hard Trilogy'' and ''Alien Trilogy'', and for including references to Fergus McGovern's name or likeness in several of their games, such as secret "fergalities" in their ''Mortal Kombat'' ports, or the sentence "Is that you, Fergus?" presented to players of ''Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper'' upon gaining a low score.
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|RdW63DrEnMkWSeA-MHcmNg38029.png|1st Logo (19911984-19921987)
|Qo8T-QfzkX-eCxgqwkAgDg6822.jpeg|2nd Logo (1991-19951987)
|6OmW VxkFVEsKr4lr5lSkQ28632.png |3rd Logo (1987-1992)▼
|Qo8T-QfzkX-eCxgqwkAgDg6822.jpeg|4th Logo (1992-1995)
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==Probe Software==
===1st Logo (19911984-19921987)===
'''Logo:''' On the game's title screen, we see a "{{color|red|'''P'''}}" behind a "{{color|yellow|S}}" in a blocky font.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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''.
===2nd Logo (1987)===
'''Logo:''' Behind the title screen, we see the metallic text "PROBe" and the word "SOFTWARE" in a plain font below the logo.
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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).
===3rd Logo (1987-1992)===
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'''Logo:''' Against a black background, we see a rectangular 3D-sideshiny shield of {{color|darkviolet|purple}} with "probe" on it. "A" and "PRODUCTION",having ina white,shiny arelook shownwith abovesparkles and belowaround the logo, respectivelytext.
'''Variants:'''
'''Variant:''' On ''Smash T.V.'' for Game Gear and Master System, the logo is a bit smaller with "Of" added below "Production". ▼
* 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.
▲'''Variant:'''* 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 early version of 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:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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.
'''Availability:''' Probably the only place to see this logo fullscreen is ''Smash T.V.'' for Genesis, Game Gear, and Master System. It was also spotted on ''Out Run Europa'' (not the Amiga version), but placed in the corner of the title screen.
===2nd4th Logo (19911992-1995)===
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'''Logo:''' Against a black background, we see 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. The letter "'''r'''" is different than in the first logo. "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:'''
*In its early days, the logo was in a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} color, had a shiny look, didn't have a border part and had the shines around the word "probe".
*On ''Alien 3'' for the NES, the logo is much smaller, is shown at the top of the screen, and "PRODUCTION" replaces "DEVELOPMENT".
*On ''Alien 3'' for the Genesis and Amiga, the bottom says "PRODUCTION OF" in stacked words.
*On some Game Gear games like ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' and ''Stargate'', as well as the Master System game of ''The Flash'' and the NES version of ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'', "A" and "DEVELOPMENT" are absent.
▲*On ''Out Run Europe'' for Amiga, the early version of the logo is colored {{color|blue}}, plus there's the word "SOFTWARE" below.
*The logo is smaller on some Game Gear games.
*On ''Mortal Kombat II'' for PC, the logo morphs into the MK Dragon logo. Plus, "A" and "DEVELOPMENT" are absent.
*On ''NHL '95'' for Game Boy, the logo is on a white background.
*On ''FIFA International Soccer'' for Game Boy, the logo zooms out into its position and the logo shines. The words "'''A'''" and later "'''DEVELOPMENT'''" appear above and below the logo respectively. The logo stops shining after it forms.
* On the SNES game ''Stargate'', the logo is superimposed.
* On the Game Boy game of ''The Pagemaster'', the shield flips over the logo.
* On the Sega Master System and Game Gear games of ''Road Rash'', the word "A" fades in, followed by the Probe logo, and then the text "CONVERSION" fades in below the logo.
'''Technique:''' The shining. Sometimes, none.
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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''. TheFirst early version appearsseen on earlier games from the era such as ''BackAlien to the Future Part III3'' and(not the Sega Master System version, ofwhich ''Alienused 3''the last logo).
==Probe Entertainment==
'''Logo:''' 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:''' None.
*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 in the game push it away.
'''Technique:''' Depending on the variant, but generally none.
'''Music/Sounds:''' 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:''' 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''.
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