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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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Running With Scissors (also known as RWS) is an American video game developer founded in 1996 by Vince Desi and is based in Tucson, Arizona, after a business decision from kid-friendly game company Riedel Software Productions. The company is best known for the ''Postal'' series of controversial games. |
'''Running With Scissors''' (also known as '''RWS''') is an American video game developer founded in 1996 by Vince Desi and is based in Tucson, Arizona, after a business decision from kid-friendly game company Riedel Software Productions. The company is best known for the ''Postal'' series of controversial games. |
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===1st Logo (September 24, 1997-September 28, 2005, April 17, 2015)=== |
===1st Logo (September 24, 1997-September 28, 2005, April 17, 2015)=== |
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a dark orange road sign of a man running on a street holding a pair of scissors in his hand. Another sign reads below "'''RUNNING WITH SCISSORS'''". The logo is seen with presumably bullet holes shot through the sign. |
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a dark orange road sign of a man running on a street holding a pair of scissors in his hand. Another sign reads below "'''RUNNING WITH SCISSORS'''". The logo is seen with presumably bullet holes shot through the sign. |
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'''Availability:''' Debuted on ''Postal'', and later on its sequel. It was last seen on the 2015 ''Postal 2'' expansion ''Paradise Lost''. |
'''Availability:''' Debuted on ''Postal'', and later on its sequel. It was last seen on the 2015 ''Postal 2'' expansion ''Paradise Lost''. |
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===2nd Logo (December 21, 2011-)=== |
===2nd Logo (December 21, 2011-)=== |
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'''Logo:''' Now a bullet shoots through a yellow sign. The sign zooms out to be from the previous logo. As we zoom out, more bullets pierce through the logo, now with the man, now animated, running with the scissors in his hand. As the last bullet hits the bottom left of the '''RUNNING WITH SCISSORS''' text, the logo flashes and the man freezes still. |
'''Logo:''' Now a bullet shoots through a yellow sign. The sign zooms out to be from the previous logo. As we zoom out, more bullets pierce through the logo, now with the man, now animated, running with the scissors in his hand. As the last bullet hits the bottom left of the '''RUNNING WITH SCISSORS''' text, the logo flashes and the man freezes still. |
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'''Availability:''' Current. Debuted on ''Postal III'', which RWS themselves distanced away from due to troubled production and negative reception. It can also seen on newer ''Postal'' games like ''Postal Redux'' and ''Postal 4: No Regerts''. |
'''Availability:''' Current. Debuted on ''Postal III'', which RWS themselves distanced away from due to troubled production and negative reception. It can also seen on newer ''Postal'' games like ''Postal Redux'' and ''Postal 4: No Regerts''. |
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== 3rd Logo (December 15, 2022 |
=== 3rd Logo (December 15, 2022-) === |
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'''Logo:''' The logo turns to the left, as we see the Postal Dude running with a pair of scissors. The bottom part of the logo comes up, reading '''RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.''' The logo then fades to black and then comes back with the original logo. |
'''Logo:''' The logo turns to the left, as we see the Postal Dude running with a pair of scissors. The bottom part of the logo comes up, reading '''RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.''' The logo then fades to black and then comes back with the original logo. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A rising tense track, with the footsteps of the Postal Dude running, followed by an end note. |
'''Music/Sounds:''' A rising tense track, with the footsteps of the Postal Dude running, followed by an end note. |
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'''Availability:''' Current |
'''Availability:''' Current. Can be found on ''Postal 4: No Regerts'', after it went out of open beta and went into public release. |
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Revision as of 02:49, 19 February 2023
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Background
Running With Scissors (also known as RWS) is an American video game developer founded in 1996 by Vince Desi and is based in Tucson, Arizona, after a business decision from kid-friendly game company Riedel Software Productions. The company is best known for the Postal series of controversial games.
1st Logo (September 24, 1997-September 28, 2005, April 17, 2015)
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Logo: On a black background, we see a dark orange road sign of a man running on a street holding a pair of scissors in his hand. Another sign reads below "RUNNING WITH SCISSORS". The logo is seen with presumably bullet holes shot through the sign.
Variant: On Postal 2 and its expansion packs, the logo is now being held on pole, and on the game's main menu before the options show up.
Technique: Still. For Postal 2, the logo fades in and out.
Music/Sounds: The game's opening theme
Availability: Debuted on Postal, and later on its sequel. It was last seen on the 2015 Postal 2 expansion Paradise Lost.
2nd Logo (December 21, 2011-)
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Logo: Now a bullet shoots through a yellow sign. The sign zooms out to be from the previous logo. As we zoom out, more bullets pierce through the logo, now with the man, now animated, running with the scissors in his hand. As the last bullet hits the bottom left of the RUNNING WITH SCISSORS text, the logo flashes and the man freezes still.
Variant: On Postal III, the finished logo moves left, to reveal words that read "IT'S ALWAYS FUNNY UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT...™ ...AND THEN IT'S ABSOLUTELY FRIGGIN' HYSTERICAL". Then the text moves to the left of the screen.
Technique: The man moving, the logo getting shot, the zooming out, and the flashing.
Music/Sounds: Gunshots, followed by police sirens.
Availability: Current. Debuted on Postal III, which RWS themselves distanced away from due to troubled production and negative reception. It can also seen on newer Postal games like Postal Redux and Postal 4: No Regerts.
3rd Logo (December 15, 2022-)
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Logo: The logo turns to the left, as we see the Postal Dude running with a pair of scissors. The bottom part of the logo comes up, reading RUNNING WITH SCISSORS. The logo then fades to black and then comes back with the original logo.
Technique: The Postal Dude running with a pair of scissors, the sign turning to the left, the motion of the bottom half of the RWS logo, Followed by a fade out, and fade in.
Music/Sounds: A rising tense track, with the footsteps of the Postal Dude running, followed by an end note.
Availability: Current. Can be found on Postal 4: No Regerts, after it went out of open beta and went into public release.
