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==Sound Source Interactive==
===1st Logo (
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'''Logo:''' On a black background is a black box with a white border. On the left of the box are the stacked words "''' SOUND SOURCE''' INTERACTIVE" in a narrow font. On a right is a white/black stick figure that looks similar to the [[Knowledge Adventure]] stick figure, but with hair on his head, a thunderbolt left hand and a cartwheel in the right hand. There is also a white area covering the figure's black portion. Below the box is the word "present".▼
'''Variant:''' On Games like ''Babe: A Little Pig Goes A Long Way'', the logo would share its appearence with other logos like the MCA/Universal Merchandising one.
'''Technique:''' None.▼
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.▼
'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on early games from this company, like ''Land Before Time: Math Adventure''.▼
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File:WcJKLBVTw6tlUjsq Vn4KA12723.jpeg|The nearly-finished logo.
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, several {{color|darkviolet|purple}}, {{color|orange}} and white dots fly in and form a large stylized "{{color|#FFF000|S}}" (which looks slightly similar to the [[Screen Gems Television|Screen Gems]] "S from Hell", but not by much) with a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} circle behind and the white words "SOUND SOURCE INTERACTIVE" in the same font used in the previous two logos while the background becomes a black/{{color|orange}} background. Moments later, the "{{color|#FFF000|S}}" and circle dissolves, and "SOUND SOURCE INTERACTIVE" zooms in to where it stops on the screen. The background becomes black again.
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'''Availability:''' Rare. It can be seen on titles like ''The Land Before Time: Return to the Great Valley'' and ''Casper: Friends Around the World'' for PlayStation. A still version appeared in the ''American Tail Animated Moviebook''.
▲===2nd Logo (1998)===
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▲'''Logo:''' On a black background is a black box with a white border. On the left of the box are the stacked words "''' SOUND SOURCE''' INTERACTIVE" in a narrow font. On a right is a white/black stick figure that looks similar to the [[Knowledge Adventure]] stick figure, but with hair on his head, a thunderbolt left hand and a cartwheel in the right hand. There is also a white area covering the figure's black portion. Below the box is the word "present".
▲'''Technique:''' None.
▲'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
▲'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen on ''Land Before Time: Math Adventure''.
===3rd Logo (1998)===
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Background
TDK Mediactive was founded in 1988 as Sound Source Interactive by Vincent J. Bitetti to create children's games. In 1998, the company acquired a game development studio BWT Labs. In 2000, the company was acquired by Japanese electronics company TDK and renamed "TDK Mediactive". In 2003, the company was purchased by Take-Two Interactive and renamed to Take-Two Licensing; it was then shuttered shortly after the formation of 2K Games, one of Take-Two's main publishing labels, in 2005, which Take-Two Licensing was folded into.
Sound Source Interactive
1st Logo (1995-1998)
Logo: On a black background is a black box with a white border. On the left of the box are the stacked words " SOUND SOURCE INTERACTIVE" in a narrow font. On a right is a white/black stick figure that looks similar to the Knowledge Adventure stick figure, but with hair on his head, a thunderbolt left hand and a cartwheel in the right hand. There is also a white area covering the figure's black portion. Below the box is the word "present".
Variant: On Games like Babe: A Little Pig Goes A Long Way, the logo would share its appearence with other logos like the MCA/Universal Merchandising one.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on early games from this company, like Land Before Time: Math Adventure.
2nd Logo (1997-2001)
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The nearly-finished logo.
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The finished logo.
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Still version
Logo: On a black background, several purple, orange and white dots fly in and form a large stylized "S" (which looks slightly similar to the Screen Gems "S from Hell", but not by much) with a purple circle behind and the white words "SOUND SOURCE INTERACTIVE" in the same font used in the previous two logos while the background becomes a black/orange background. Moments later, the "S" and circle dissolves, and "SOUND SOURCE INTERACTIVE" zooms in to where it stops on the screen. The background becomes black again.
Technique: The dots forming the letter "S".
Music/Sounds: Zapping noises are heard when the dots fly in, followed by a bang sound. A flourish is heard when the logo excluding the text dissolves.
Availability: Rare. It can be seen on titles like The Land Before Time: Return to the Great Valley and Casper: Friends Around the World for PlayStation. A still version appeared in the American Tail Animated Moviebook.
3rd Logo (1998)
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Casper Activity Center
Logo: On a black background, the text "SOUND SOURCE" in an odd font and colored in a gold/orange/pink/green gradient, and a white smaller "INTERACTIVE" underneath it in the same font are seen.
Variant: On Casper Activity Center, the WayForward Technologies and Harvey Entertainment logos appear below this logo.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: TBA.
Availability: Seen on Casper Activity Center and The Chipmunk Adventure Interactive Coloring Book.
4th Logo (1998-2000)
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Extreme Sports with the Berenstain Bears
Logo: There is a black box with a large white "S", which is shaped to fit into the box. Below are the words "SOUND SOURCE INTERACTIVE" in the same font as the previous logo.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None. However, sometimes there's music.
Availability: Very rare. It's seen on some games made by Sound Source Interactive.
TDK Mediactive
1st Logo (September 29, 2000)
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Rainbow Islands
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Elevator Action EX
Logo: Just the standard TDK logo (which consists of a stylized hexagon with several smaller triangles in it forming a star-like design, next to the text "TDK") in blue on a white background.
Variant: On Elevator Action EX for Game Boy Color, we see below the logo:
TDK Recording Media Europe S.A
as well as "LICENSED BY NINTENDO".
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Elevator Action EX and Rainbow Islands for GBC.
2nd Logo (May 1-29, 2001)
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Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown
Logo: On a black background, we see the TDK logo in white, with "MEDIACTIVE" below it.
Variant: On The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure, the logo has copyright information below it.
Technique: None.
Music/Sounds: A short 8-bit jingle, or none.
Availability: Seen on Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown for Game Boy Color and The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure for the PlayStation.
3rd Logo (2001-2004)
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Still version
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GBA version
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blue-toned version
Logo: Two light flashes come from both sides and collide into the TDK corporate logo, then other flashes create the bar below with "mediactive" in a custom font. A soft blue light is seen flashing across the logo for a second.
Variants:
- There is a variant with a complicated blue-toned background.
- On GBA releases, the background is white and the text is blue.
Technique: Light flashes that create the TDK logo.
Music/Sounds: A few flipping noise sounds, followed by a soft drum rock tune.
Availability: The blue version was used on the PlayStation 2 version of Casper: Spirit Dimensions, Shrek Gameland Activity Center on the PC and the infamous Shrek for Xbox. The black version was first used on Pryzm: Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn, and was used on all console and PC games from the company. The still version appears on GBA games.
Legacy: Despite being known for being a hated company, this logo is still a childhood favorite for those who remember playing their games.