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Background

Prolific Publishing was a publishing subsidiary of Silent Software, created to help publish Return Fire. After releasing the sequel to the aforementioned game, Silent would later rebrand themselves under Prolific. Prolific would turn toward developing license-based games, even porting two of Crystal Dynamics titles to the SEGA Dreamcast before moving to the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, developing their final title in 2002. The company would later turn their focus toward producing computer programs, those with a focus on marine biology, still active to this day.

1st Logo (July 14, 1995-2000)

Visuals: There is a light bulb trying to light on. Finally, it lights, but the light suddenly moves and escapes from the light bulb, and it turns into stone-textured picture. There's a hollow on the bulb's surface that making it very similar to a Death Star. The 3D word "PROLIFIC" in the Helvetica font zooms out and the bulb turns black and white.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Lighting-on sound, crumbling sound when the bulb turns into stone, the zooming in sound when the company's name zooms out.

Availability: Seen on Return Fire for PlayStation, Return Fire 2 for PC and the Dreamcast ports of Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour and Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.

2nd Logo (September 1999)

Visuals: This time the lightbulb is already in place, looking a bit more gray than black, and the name zooms under it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A soft zooming entry.

Availability: Appeared on Matchbox Caterpillar Construction Zone and Hot Wheels: Crash! for the PC.

3rd Logo (December 7, 2000-March 19, 2002)

Visuals: On a black background there is a rectangular box with a purple outline. Inside of it is a close-up view of the light bulb from before with the hollow intact. The word "PROLIFIC" is attached above the bulb.

Variant: There is a version taking place on a bluish-grey background with a solid white box.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None.

Audio/Variant: On Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown, a chime is heard.

Availability: Appeared on Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown for GBC and Shrek Swamp Kart Speedway for GBA, the latter being Prolific's final title. The variant was seen on the GBC port of Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour.

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+=== Background ===
+Prolific Publishing was a publishing subsidiary of Silent Software, created to help publish ''Return Fire''. After releasing the sequel to the aforementioned game, Silent would later rebrand themselves under Prolific. Prolific would turn toward developing license-based games, even porting two of Crystal Dynamics titles to the SEGA Dreamcast before moving to the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, developing their final title in 2002. The company would later turn their focus toward producing computer programs, those with a focus on marine biology, still active to this day.
 ===1st Logo (July 14, 1995-2000)===
 [[File:Prolific (1995).png|frameless|center]]
-'''Logo:''' We see a light bulb trying to light on. Finally it lights, but the light suddenly moves and escapes from the light bulb, and it turns into stone-textured picture. There's a hollow on the bulb's surface that making it very similar to a Death Star. The word "PROLIFIC" in 3D font zooms in and the bulb turns black and white.
+'''Visuals:''' There is a light bulb trying to light on. Finally, it lights, but the light suddenly moves and escapes from the light bulb, and it turns into stone-textured picture. There's a hollow on the bulb's surface that making it very similar to a Death Star. The 3D word "PROLIFIC" in the Helvetica font zooms out and the bulb turns black and white.
 '''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Lighting-on sound, crumbling sound when the bulb turns into stone, the zooming in sound when the company's name zooms in.
+'''Audio:''' Lighting-on sound, crumbling sound when the bulb turns into stone, the zooming in sound when the company's name zooms out.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Return Fire for PlayStation'', ''Return Fire 2'' for PC, ''Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour'' and ''Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue'' for Sega Dreamcast.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Return Fire'' for PlayStation, ''Return Fire 2'' for PC and the Dreamcast ports of ''Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour'' and ''Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue''.
+===2nd Logo (September 1999)===
-===2nd Logo (1999)===
 [[File:Prolific (2000).png|frameless|center]]
-'''Logo:''' This time the lightbulb is already in place, looking a bit more gray than black, and the name zooms under it.
+'''Visuals:''' This time the lightbulb is already in place, looking a bit more gray than black, and the name zooms under it.
 '''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A soft zooming entry.
+'''Audio:''' A soft zooming entry.
-'''Availability:''' It was seen on two PC games: ''Matchbox Caterpillar Construction Zone'' and ''Hot Wheels: Crash!''.
+'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Matchbox Caterpillar Construction Zone'' and ''Hot Wheels: Crash!'' for the PC.
+===3rd Logo (December 7, 2000-March 19, 2002)===
-===3rd Logo (May 29, 2001-March 19, 2002)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:Prolific (2001).png
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 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a rectangular box, we have a close-up view to the light bulb from before with the hollow intact. The word "PROLIFIC" is attached above.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background there is a rectangular box with a purple outline. Inside of it is a close-up view of the light bulb from before with the hollow intact. The word "PROLIFIC" is attached above the bulb.
+'''Variant:''' There is a version taking place on a bluish-grey background with a solid white box.
+'''Technique:''' A still digital graphic.
-'''Variant:''' The GBA version is purple and has a black background.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Audio/Variant:''' On ''Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown'', a chime is heard.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen in ''Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown'' for GBC and ''Shrek Swamp Kart Speedway'' for GBA.
+'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown'' for GBC and ''Shrek Swamp Kart Speedway'' for GBA, the latter being Prolific's final title. The variant was seen on the GBC port of ''Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour''.