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'''Titus Interactive SA''' (known as '''Titus France SA''' until March 1999) was a French video game company founded in 1985 by brothers Eric and Hervé Caen. The company had a reputation of producing bad games, with ''Superman 64'' for the Nintendo 64 and ''RoboCop'' for the PS2 being their most infamous ones. In late 1999, Titus acquired a majority share in struggling publisher [[Interplay Entertainment]] , which also included a stake in [[Virgin Interactive]], later taking full control of both companies in August 2001. By June 2004, the company went through serious financial and legal problems, and was shut down in January 2005. Titus' assets were soon acquired by Interplay. |
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=== Logo (1991- December 1, 2004)=== |
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'''Titus Software''' ( also known as '''Titus France SA''' and later known as '''Titus Interactive SA''') was a French video game company founded in 1985 by brothers Eric and Hervé Caen. The company had a reputation of producing bad games, with ''Superman 64'' for the Nintendo 64 being their most infamous one. In August 2001, it gained a majority in interest of video game publisher [[Interplay Entertainment |Interplay]] . By the 2000s, the company went through financial and legal problems, and was shut down in 2005. In the early days, the company logo was sometimes used as part of the title screen of the game. A real on-screen logo was used starting in 1991. |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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File:Titus (1996) Realm, SNES.jpg|Standard version, seen on ''Realm'' (SNES)
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Titus (1996) Realm, SNES.jpg|Standard version, seen on ''Realm'' (SNES) |
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File:Titus 1993.jpg|Borderless variant
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Titus 1993.jpg|Borderless variant |
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File:Titus Software (1993) The Blues Brothers, SNES.jpg|Variant with "PRESENTS", seen on ''The Blues Brothers'' (SNES)
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Titus Software (1993) The Blues Brothers, SNES.jpg|Variant with "PRESENTS", seen on ''The Blues Brothers'' (SNES) |
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File:Titus (1996) Prehistorik Man.jpg|''Prehistorik Man'' (SNES)
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Titus (1996) Prehistorik Man.jpg|''Prehistorik Man'' (SNES) |
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TitusSuperman64Prototype.jpg|3D modeled variant from the ''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'' beta. |
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File:Titus 2000 (Titus the Fox, GBC 1).jpg|''Titus the Fox'' (Game Boy Color)<br />Part 1 |
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Titus Interactive (1999, Superman 64).png|''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'' |
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File:Titus 2000 (Titus the Fox, GBC 2).jpg|''Titus the Fox'' (Game Boy Color)<br />Part 2 |
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Titus Interactive (1999, Evil Zone).png|''Evil Zone'' |
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File:Titus the Fox 2004 (Top Gun Combat Zones, GBA).jpg|''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (Game Boy Advance) |
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Titus Interactive (1999, Roadsters N64).png|''Roadsters'' (Nintendo 64) |
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File:TitusSuperman64Prototype.jpg|3D modeled variant from the ''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'' beta. |
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Titus Interactive (2000, Roadsters Dreamcast).png|''Roadsters'' (Dreamcast) |
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Titus Interactive (2000, Superman PS1).png|''Superman'' (PlayStation Prototype) |
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Titus 2000 (Titus the Fox, GBC 1).jpg|''Titus the Fox'' (Game Boy Color)<br />Part 1 |
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Titus 2000 (Titus the Fox, GBC 2).jpg|''Titus the Fox'' (Game Boy Color)<br />Part 2 |
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Titus Interactive (2000, Incredible Crisis).png|''Incredible Crisis'' (overseas release) |
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Titus (2001, Worms World Party PC).png|''Worms World Party'' (PC/Dreamcast) |
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Titus Interactive (2001, Virtual Kasparov PS1).png|''Virtual Kasparov'' (PlayStation) |
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Titus Interactive (2002, Barbarian).png|''Barbarian'' |
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Titus Interactive (2002, Downforce PS2).png|''Downforce'' (PlayStation 2) |
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Titus Interactive (2002, Virtual Kasparov GBA).png|''Virtual Kasparov'' (Game Boy Advance) |
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Titus Interactive (2003, RoboCop).png|''RoboCop'' (2003) |
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Titus the Fox 2004 (Top Gun Combat Zones, GBA).jpg|''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (Game Boy Advance) |
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''' Visuals:''' On a black background is a red-outlined rectangle. Inside that rectangle is a red-outlined diamond (with a white "shadow") with a red cartoony-looking fox (named Titus) sticking his tongue out towards the screen. Under that is "{{ font|Serif|{{color|red| TITUS}}}} ", and a trademark symbol (™) is displayed near the bottom of the diamond in red. |
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'''Nicknames''': "The Red Fox", "The Fox of Ineptitude" (normal version), "Titus the Fox", "Cartoon Fox", "The ''Superman 64'' Company" |
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*A variant has "PRESENTS" under the company name in white. |
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*Another variant has the logo without the red-outlined rectangle and the ™ symbol. |
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''' Logo''' : On a black background is a {{Font color|red |red}}-outlined rectangle. Inside that rectangle is a {{Font color|red |red}}-outlined diamond (with a white "shadow") with a {{Font color|red |red}} cartoony-looking fox sticking his tongue out towards the screen. Under that is " TITUS" in {{ Font color|red| red}}, and a trademark symbol (™) is displayed near the bottom of the diamond in {{Font color|red |red}}. |
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*Another has the logo moved up to the top of the screen. |
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*On the Game Boy Color release of ''Titus the Fox'', it has the fox in a red-outlined diamond on a white background, then it has a screen saying " {{font |Serif|{{color|red| TITUS}} }}" and below that, "PRESENTS" in black. |
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*Another version has a more cartoony version of Titus. This version does not appear in a diamond. |
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* A variant has "PRESENTS" under the company name in white. |
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*The prototype version of ''Superman 64'', known as ''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'', has an animated variant with the word "Presents" on the bottom-right corner and a horrifying looking 3D version of Titus that appears, zooms in, and moves to the right side of the screen, moving his ears and mouth on the way. After it leaves, the name and "Presents" then zoom out and goes to the game . This variant also appears on ''Virtual Chess 64,'' where he howls after he zooms in. |
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* Another variant has the logo without the {{Font color|red|red }}-outlined rectangle and the ™ symbol. |
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*There is another animated variant, where the rectangle is a grey box with a spotlight shining on it. The Titus head is another 3D model, but unlike the Superman 64 variant, it is of higher quality and is creepier, with Titus having bigger pupils and sharp teeth. He moves towards the screen, winks and grins and moves back. |
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* Another has the logo moved up to the top of the screen. |
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*A white background version with copyright info appears in ''Downforce'' on the PlayStation 2. |
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* On the Game Boy Color release of ''Titus the Fox'', it has the fox in a {{Font color|red |red}}-outlined diamond on a white background, then it has a screen saying " TITUS" in its company font in {{ Font color|red| red}} and below that, "PRESENTS" in black. |
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* Another version has the head of Titus' mascot, Titus the Fox. This version does not appear in a diamond. |
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* The prototype version of ''Superman 64'', known as ''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'', has a animated variant with the word "Presents" on the bottom-right corner and a horrifying looking 3D version of Titus the Fox that appears, zooms in, and moves to the right side of the screen, moving his ears and mouth on the way. After it leaves, the name and "Presents" then zoom out and goes to the game. |
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'''FX/SFX''': None. |
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'''Technique:''' Fading transitions. The 3D variant uses in-engine rendered animation. |
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''' Music/Sounds''' : None, or the opening theme of the game. |
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''' Audio:''' None, or the opening theme of the game . The 3D variant has none or Titus howling. |
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'''Availability''' : Seen on games from the company, such as ''Realm'', ''Prehistorik Man'', and ''RoboCop'' (the ones released in 2001 and 2003 with that exact title; Titus acquired the license to produce games for the ''RoboCop'' franchise in 1999). The version with "PRESENTS" can be seen on ''The Blues Brothers'' for the SNES. The one with Titus the Fox's head appears on ''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' and the infamous ''Superman 64''. |
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'''Availability :''' Seen on games from the company, such as ''Realm'', ''Prehistorik Man'', and ''RoboCop'' (the ones released in 2001 and 2003 with that exact title; Titus acquired the license to produce games for the ''RoboCop'' franchise in 1999). The version with "PRESENTS" can be seen on ''The Blues Brothers'' for the SNES. The one with the cartoony head appears on ''Top Gun: Combat Zones , Stunt GP, Worms World Party'' and the infamous ''Superman 64''. |
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'''Editor's Note''': The logo, much like the games they created, is incredibly cheap-feeling. The design of the fox leaves a lot to be desired, and the name is just laughable. |
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