jtr7 on 7/8/2007 at 07:45
Yeah. I never would've known that "Centauri Vineyards, New Hope" was a nod to another LGS game. I knew it had to be a reference because it was too sci-fi for Thief. But analyzing the label on the Biddleybong cognac led to someone posting the reference for me.
Now, the whale: The man's nose is it's flipper, it's eye is the man's eye correctly oriented, and like the parrot, it's big mouth is biting the spy-glass. It's tail is hidden inside the tiny pool or tub.
Zillameth on 7/8/2007 at 09:27
Builder be praised! I can see them all now! There's also an angry toucan pecking the man in his eye.
Seriously, though... don't beat me, but I like this logo. When I first saw it in Thief, it made a perfect match with the intro, wich was a bit abstract and non-literal.
yubetcha on 7/8/2007 at 10:24
If I turn the image upside down, I can see a curled hair on the top of the man's head, and a lit cigar sticking out of his mouth.
Okay, someone pass the bong.
:D
Goldmoon Dawn on 7/8/2007 at 22:31
The games and companies that had the biggest influence on the early Blue Sky team were immersed themselves in creating games with puzzles, secrets, and double/hidden meanings. I always thought the name Looking Glass meant that the company was indeed reflecting something, and the spyglass was meant to throw people off. It could easily be a pirate at sea in the vein of Ultima and MightMagic. Cool name, cool artwork, double/hidden meaning. Nowhere is it stated that the logo picture is *meant* to represent a looking glass. :)
It doesn't matter to me, I love it. Notice also that the logo sound effect is wind chimes. Even the logo has maximum immersion.
jtr7 on 7/8/2007 at 22:36
Peculiarities aside, the logo symbolizes a unique and pleasurable gaming experience. To see it on a gaming product or in an intro makes me feel at home.:D
Zillameth on 7/8/2007 at 23:01
Enjoy it until someone atarizes it.
DeargDoom on 11/8/2007 at 14:12
What does this word mean: atarizes?
Thanks for all the replies, it has clarified it. So is looking glass a term used outside of a thick irish brogue?
Zillameth on 11/8/2007 at 15:13
Quote Posted by DeargDoom
What does this word mean: atarizes?
Sorry, it's a neologism. Today's Atari and Atari of the 80s are two different entities. The old Atari ceased to exist a long time ago. The company known today as Atari simply bought this brand, probably because it was better known than their previous label Infogrames.
So, what I tried to say was "enjoy it until someone buys that logo and uses it to promote something completely unrelated."
Oceanstorm on 12/8/2007 at 06:38
Quote Posted by Zillameth
Sorry, it's a neologism. Today's Atari and Atari of the 80s are two different entities. The old Atari ceased to exist a long time ago. The company known today as Atari simply bought this brand, probably because it was better known than their previous label Infogrames.
So, what I tried to say was "enjoy it until someone buys that logo and uses it to promote something completely unrelated."
And probably something completely lame.:eww:
DeargDoom on 12/8/2007 at 10:32
Thanks Zillameth, think ill adopt that to my gaming vocabulary
