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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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File:Titus the Fox 2004 (Top Gun Combat Zones, GBA).jpg|''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (Game Boy Advance)
File:Titus the Fox 2004 (Top Gun Combat Zones, GBA).jpg|''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' (Game Boy Advance)
File:TitusSuperman64Prototype.jpg|3D modeled variant from the ''Superman: The New Superman Adventures'' beta.
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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.
* 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.
* Another version has the head of Titus' mascot, Titus the Fox. This version does not appear in a diamond.
* Another version has the head of Titus' mascot, Titus the Fox. This version does not appear in a diamond.
* The prototype version of ''Superman 64'' has a animated variant with the word "Presents" on the bottom-right corner and a horrifying looking 3D version that appears, zooms in, and moves to the right side of the screen, moving its ears and mouth on the way. After it leaves, the name and "Presents" then zoom out and goes to the game.
* 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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Revision as of 04:59, 12 March 2022


Background

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. 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.

(1991-2004)

Nicknames: "The Red Fox", "The Fox of Ineptitude" (normal version), "Titus the Fox", "Cartoon Fox", "The "Superman 64" Company"

Logo: 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 sticking his tongue out towards the screen. Under that is "TITUS" in red, and a trademark symbol (™) is displayed near the bottom of the diamond in red.

Variants:

  • A variant has "PRESENTS" under the company name in white.
  • Another variant has the logo without the red-outlined rectangle and the ™ symbol.
  • Another has the logo moved up to the top of the screen.
  • 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 "TITUS" in its company font in red and below that, "PRESENTS" in black.
  • Another version has the head of Titus' mascot, Titus the Fox. This version does not appear in a diamond.
  • 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.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the game.

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.

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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