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===Background=== |
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===Background=== |
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'''Red Orb Entertainment''' was formed in May 1997 as the video-gaming division of [[Brøderbund Software]]. It was specially formed to distinguish games like ''Prince of Persia 3D'' away from the company's edutainment titles. The name is "broder" spelled backwards. When Brøderbund was acquired by [[The Learning Company]] on August 31, 1998, Red Orb became a publishing label for Mindscape. The company was dismantled in 1999 and released their last game in 2000. In 2001, [[Ubisoft Entertainment|Ubisoft]] acquired Mattel/TLC's entertainment assets, including the Red Orb library. |
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'''Red Orb Entertainment''' was formed on May 21, 1997 as the mainstream gaming division of [[Brøderbund Software]]. It was specifically formed to distinguish games like ''Riven'' and ''Prince of Persia 3D'' away from the company's edutainment titles. The name is "broder" spelled backwards. When Brøderbund was acquired by [[The Learning Company]] on August 31, 1998, Red Orb became a publishing label for [[Mindscape]]. The company released their last game in May 2000 and was completely dismantled on March 7, 2001, when [[Ubisoft Entertainment|Ubisoft]] acquired Mattel/TLC's entertainment assets, including Red Orb. |
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===(July 31, 1997-May 2000)=== |
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===Logo (August 12, 1997-May 2000)=== |
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''' Logo:''' A burning {{color|red }} star appears in space and a comet passes around it. The star zooms out of a giant "O", from the name "REDORB", which also zooms under the logo. The comet makes a streak over the star and the logo shines to leave the background white. The star turns into a {{color|red }} orb with the streak and the name below, where "RED" is white and taken in a black box, and "ORB" is negative. " entertainment" is seen below. |
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''' Visuals:''' A burning red star appears in space and a comet passes around it. The star zooms out of a giant " {{Font|Arial Black|O }}", from the name " {{Font|Arial Black|REDORB }}", which also zooms under the logo. The comet makes a streak over the star and the logo shines to leave the background white. The star turns into a red orb with the streak and the name below, where " {{Font|Arial Black|RED }}" is white and taken in a black box, and " {{Font|Arial Black|ORB }}" is negative. " {{Font|Arial Black|e n t e r t a i n m e n t}}" is seen below. |
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'''Variant:''' On <u>games released before the Mindscape acquisition</u> (except for the company's earliest games), a byline for Brøderbund appears below the logo. |
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'''Variant:''' On <u>games released before the Mindscape acquisition</u> (except for the company's earliest games), a byline for Brøderbund appears below the logo. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on CD-ROM games from the company. It first appeared on ''Warlords III: Reign of Heroes'', and last appeared on ''Myst: Masterpiece Edition''. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on CD-ROM games from the company. It first appeared on ''Warlords III: Reign of Heroes'', and last appeared on ''Myst: Masterpiece Edition''. |
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