Sprixie Games

Background
Sprixie Games, previously known as the following: "Sprixie Studios Games", "Sprixie Digital Entertainment", "Sprixie Studios Interactive", and "Sprixie Interactive", is the gaming division of Sprixie Studios. The division was first formed in 1978, but did not start using a logo until 1982. It is owned by the Sprixie Princesses and the Sprixie Princesses parent company, Sprixie Incorporated. The division is known for making it's own games and publishing them to the public. Along with distributing other video games from other companies.

Sprixie Games is known as one of the big game companies, alongside "Paramount Digital Entertainment", "Universal Interactive, (currently known as Activision Blizzard)", "20th Century Games, (formerly 20th Century Fox Games and Fox Interactive)", "MGM Interactive", "Sony Pictures Consumer Products", "Warner Bros. Games", and "Disney Interactive Studios". Amongst others, for example, "Activision", "Microsoft Studios", "Xbox Game Studios", "EA Games", "Ubisoft", "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment", and many others.

The division was first formed in 1978 as "Sprixie Interactive", but didn't use a logo until 1982. At the time, the logo mostly appeared on Arcade games and Atari Games that the company distributed. Including some PC games. Only 8 bit versions were available for the logo at the time. In 1990, when 16-bit was introduced, the logo was updated to support up to 16 bit colors.

The company was renamed to "Sprixie Studios Interactive" in 1992. With the name lasting for about 10 years. With the introduction of 3D content in Video games in 1996, the logo was updated to finally have animation, which was also aimming for Playstation and many more PC games during that era.

In 2002, the division was renamed once again, this time to "Sprixie Digital Entertainment". The name lasted for about 4 years, So from 2002 to 2006, some video games from the company were distributed and published by the company as well as distributing other games from "Paramount Digital Entertainment", "Universal Interactive, (currently known as Activision Blizzard)", "20th Century Games, (formerly 20th Century Fox Games and Fox Interactive)", "MGM Interactive", "Sony Pictures Consumer Products", "Warner Bros. Games", and "Disney Interactive Studios". Amongst others, for example, "Activision", "Microsoft Studios", "XBOX Game Studios", "EA Games", "Ubisoft", and "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment".

The Sprixie Princesses renamed the studio in 2006 to just "Sprixie Studios Games", which was to avoid confusion with "Paramount Digital Entertainment" when it's name was introduced with The Godfather II game. However, the previous name remained in use alongside this name until 2010. The company also had various logos for their gaming division's genres until 2020.

Strangely enough, the Sprixie Princesses shut down the division in 2020 for unknown reasons. But in 2022, it was relaunched under the name, "Sprixie Games", fitting in with the "making the future bright" rebrand name. Today, while the Sprixie Princesses own their gaming division, they operate the assets of it through their parent company, "Sprixie Incorporated."

1st logo (May 6th, 1982 - May 5th, 1992)
Logo: There are two versions of this logo used during this era.


 * (1982-1992): Superimposed on the video games background, we see either a unique replica of the 1981 Sprixie Studios logo in a print form or the 1982 Sprixie Studios print logo with a copyright stamp at the bottom of the screen.
 * (1990-1992): We see a pixelited version of the Sprixie Studios 1955, (either normal structure or standard structure), 1978, or 1981 logos, all with white spotlights and all take place on a blue dark stormy background.

Variants:
 * On some games, the copyright stamp does not appear below the screen.
 * On Game Boy games, the logo has the exact same colors as the Game Boy itself.
 * Sometimes, Cyan and Red don't appear above the 1981 version of the logo.
 * On Predator 2, the logo fades out into the copyright notice.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds:
 * (May 6th, 1982 - May 5th, 1992: An 8 bit version of the famous 20th Century Fox or Sprixie Studios fanfare of the time.)
 * (1990 - May 5th, 1992: A 16 bit version of the same fanfare listed above.)

Music/Sounds Variant: Sometimes the logo has the opening theme to the video game.

Availability: Uncommon.
 * This logo first appeared on the video game for "Sprixie Battles", and was last seen on "Grand Quest".
 * Also appears on video games like The Hunt for Red October, Predator 2, The Yolk's on You, and many others.
 * Don't expect this to be seen on MechWarrior. As the Activision logo appears instead.
 * Also seen on some Amiga games during this era.

Legacy: Even though the Video Game Crash of the 80s occured, this didn't seem to affect Sprixie Studios's gaming division. So over all, this logo seemed to perform well.

2nd logo (May 5th, 1992 - November 31st, 1996)
Logo: We see a pixelated version of the 1955 Sprixie Studios logo inside a box which is colored black. Inside it, are the white words, "I N T E R A C T I V E". The logo takes place on a white background.

Variants:
 * An Alternative version of the logo exists where the colors are inverted. Also, the standard structure variant, in it's 1960 version, is used.
 * On The Tick and The Pagemaster, the 1981 logo is used instead.
 * On some games, the 1978 logo may be used instead of the 1955 logo.
 * On NES games, the logo is in 8 bit.
 * On Game Boy games, the logo is in it's print form.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Either the opening theme to a game or an 16 bit or 8 bit rendation of the fanfare.

Availability: Common.
 * This logo can be seen on PC games like Myst, Lemmings, Doom, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Sprixie Battles, and many more.
 * Also seen on other games like Mortal Kombat 3, Resident Evil 2, (next logo was in use during that time,) Soulcalibur, GoldenEye 007, and many others.
 * Can also be seen on other video games from other companies like "Paramount Digital Entertainment", "Universal Interactive", "Fox Interactive", "MGM Interactive", and many others.

3rd logo (December 1st, 1996 - June 13th, 2002)
Logo: We start with the middle portition of the 1995 Sprixie Studios logo, but then we start zooming out, revealing the logo is inside a box. The logo flashes with a bright light then goes back to normal. After we zoom out, the words, "INTERACTIVE" fold into place, and a few seconds later, we fade out.

Variants:
 * On some games, the print logo is used with "INTERACTIVE" at the bottom of the screen.
 * For a handful of games, the logo is already formed, but zooms out a slight bit.
 * On a re-release of Icebreaker, the light from the 1995 logo does not appear.
 * A corporate version exists. Mostly seen on Game Boy Advance games.
 * An extremely rare version of the logo shows it with the CinemaScope version of the logo, and the black background is white. And the words, "INTERACTIVE" are black.
 * A copyright stamp may appear below the logo on some games.

FX/SFX: The 1995 logo playing, the logo flashing, and the words folding in.

Music/Sounds: Games from 1996 to 1997 used the same Fox Interactive 1996 fanfare. Starting in 1997, a different rumbling, explosion and whooshing sound are used alongside the 1997 fanfare.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * Sometimes the rumbling, whooshing, and explosion sounds aren't heard.
 * On the SS versions of Alien vs. Predator, Alien vs. Predator 2 and Alien vs. Predator: Classic 2000 Edition, the standard fanfare plays, but then it segues into the score from Alien.
 * Sometimes the opening theme of a game is used.
 * On a SS release of The Tick for PC, the 1981 fanfare is used.

Availability: Very Common.
 * Seen on all games during this logo's run. Like the Sprixie Battles franchise for example.
 * Also appears on Fox games like Die Hard Trilogy, ID4: The Game, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, Croc 2, The Simpsons Wrestling, Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok, World's Scariest Chase Scenes, Team Losi: R/C Racer, the PC version of The Operative: No One Lives Forever, Alien vs. Predator, Wayne's World, Top Gun: Fire At Will, Nacho Libre and many others.
 * The extremely rare version of the logo can only be seen on a PC print of The Tick II.
 * Don't expect this logo to appear on The Italian Job, as it uses the Paramount logo instead.

4th logo (June 14th, 2002 - February 4th, 2010)
Logo: Same as the Fox Interactive logo at the time, but this time, the structure reads, Sprixie Studios. The Sprixies are seen at the top of the structure doing their usual posing as always. As the smoke morphs the structure, it changes the name to read, "SPRIXIE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT". The Sprixies also appear on the other side of the structure as well with the same posing at the beginning.

Variants:
 * There is a still version of this logo, found on PSP, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and a couple other hand held consoles as well.
 * An early version of the logo exists with slight different coloring, and a brighter sky.
 * On The Inverted Zone, the logo animates just like the 1995 Sprixie Studios logo. Complete with beginning lights, the flash, and the registered trademark symbol.

FX/SFX: The smoke and the camera turning around the structure. For "Word Jumbles," the same as the Sprixie Studios 1995 logo.

Music/Sounds: The 1997 Sprixie Studios fanfare.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On the early version of the logo, the 1995 fanfare is used. Along with the sounds of smoke emerging from the front left spotlight and whooshing.
 * No music is used for the still versions of the logo. But strangely enough, on the video game for Word Jumbles, the animated version of the logo is silent.
 * The opening theme of a game is used sometimes.

Availability: Common.
 * Appeared on video games like Word Jumbles, The Inverted Zone, 	Neat Star, and many others.
 * Also appears on non SS games like Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Spyro: Season of Ice, The Mummy Returns, Spyro 2: Season of Flame, Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Traced, Spyro 2: Season of Flame, Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs, The Incredible Hulk, Rise of Nations, Zoo Tycoon 1&2, Dungeon Siege 2, Halo, Project Gotham Racing 2, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and many more.
 * Don't expect this logo to appear on Constantine, as it uses the next logo.

5th logo (January 1st, 2006 - February 4th, 2010)
Logo: Here are the versions used for this logo:
 * Games based on films - The standard 1995 Sprixie Studios logo.
 * Games based on TV series - The Sprixie Studios Television logo, early games used the 1998 version of the 1992 logo, while later games used the 2007 version.
 * Games based on Animation films and series - The Sprixie Animation Studios logo is used.
 * Games based on Independent, Horror, Arthouse, and Foregin films - The 1997 Sprixie Independent Pictures logo is used.
 * Games based on Home Entertainment series and films - The Sprixie Studios Home Entertainment logo is used.
 * Games based on Reality Television series - The Sprixie Network Television logo is used.

All the logos listed here do not have a video game indicator at all.

Variants:
 * On DS and Gameboy games, the logo is still, or superimposed in the games intro.
 * On some games, like Unaccompanied Minors, the (R) symbol is replaced with a trademark symbol.
 * On PSP games, the print logo for one of the divisions is used.
 * Sometimes, one of the respective logos can be shortened.
 * On 2 games, Riley's Game and the video game for Word Jumbles II, the flash has a different apperance.

FX/SFX: Same as the respective logo.

Music/Sounds: Just the fanfares for the respective logo.

Music/Sounds Variant: Some games have the opening theme to the game, or sometimes, for the hand held consoles, it is slient.

Availability: Common.
 * Appears on video games from the company a lot of the time. Games for example are Word Jumbles II, Riley's Game, The Inverted Zone II, and many others until 2010.
 * Also appears on Warner Bros. Games like for example, Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal for PlayStation 2, Where the Wild Things Are, Watchmen, 300: March to Glory, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and other games.
 * Can also be seen on non-SS games like Aliens vs. Predator for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, Rio for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS, Aliens: Colonial Marines for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, Snoopy's Grand Adventure for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and Xbox 360, (the next logo is in use during that time), Monster House, Open Season, Surf's Up, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Men in Black: Alien Crisis, Battle: Los Angeles, The Godfather II, Star Trek D-A-C, Clueless, Pretty in Pink, and many others.

6th logo (February 5th, 2010 - December 31st, 2019)
Logo: Just a shortened version of the 2010 Sprixie Studios prototype logo as seen on the My Name Is Khan trailer.

Variants:
 * On some 3DS games, the logo is still, or superimposed in the games intro.
 * For games based on Television series, the Sprixie Studios Television logo is used.
 * For games based on Independent films, the Sprixie Independent Pictures logo is used. Early games used the previous logo instead.
 * For games based on Home Entertainment series and films, the Sprixie Studios Home Media Distribution logo is used.

FX/SFX: Same as the respective logo.

Music/Sounds: Just the fanfares for the respective logo.

Music/Sounds Variant: Some games have the opening theme to the game, or sometimes, for the hand held consoles, it is slient.

Availability: Uncommon.
 * Reason this logo is uncommon was because the movie logo was being used more commonly than this logo.
 * Appears on some non-SS games like Mortal Kombat, Lollipop Chainsaw, F.E.A.R. 3,Yogi Bear, Happy Feet Two, Cars 3: Driven to Win, and a few other games.
 * Appears on the SS games, The Knights and Kings, Dash to Victory, and a re-release of The Inverted Zone.

7th logo (July 1st, 2022-)
Logo: Just the print version of the Sprixie Games 2022 print logo on a black background or superimposed on the opening scene.

FX/SFX: Various.

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

Availability: Current. Seen on newer games from the company as well as games it distributes from other companies.