Sounderstream Incorporated

Logo descriptions by SnowflakesOmega

Background: When World Centre began making the La Conqueste series, the company decided to start distributing their games through more regions. That's the main reason Sounderstream Incorporated was made. It began in 1995 to distribute games made by the company. The company then got defunct in 2006 after World Centre decided to distribute their games on America & Japan using their normal brand.

1st Logo

(1995-1999)

Nicknames: "The Passing Snake", "Snake S"

Logo: On a black background a snake (seen from above) passes through and moves to form the shape of an S. After the head of the snake dissapears from view, a light passes through the snake and makes it dissapear. Then a blue light moves up and reveals the text "Sounderstream Incorporated" in two lines, and keeps on moving up to make an emblem with the formed S seen carved on it. The light gets more brighter and reveals the texture of the text, with "Sounderstream" in a stone texture and "Incorporated" in silver.

Variant: A still version exists.

FX/SFX: Early CGI.

Music/Sounds: The snake hiss, followed by a whoosh and an ethereal synth pad. The still version just uses the synth pad.

Availability: Very rare. Plasters the World Centre logo on early releases of the original La Conquete (later prints use the 1994 World Centre logo after this), and is also seen on American releases of World Centre games such as Fist of Punishment and Burning Blade.

Scare Factor: Medium. It is a pretty ominous logo even if you're afraid of snakes, but it's none to low for the still.

2nd Logo

(1999-2004)

Nicknames: "Red Cardiogram", "Midway Red Impulse Predecessor"

Logo: We see a red cardiogram on a red grid. After three heartbeats, the cardiogram creates the S (shaped like the previous logo) instead of the heart rate. The S is shown in white. The grid also fades out. The rest of the logo (emblem surrounding the S, text like the one from before) blurs in.

Variants:

A short version exists, with one heartbeat being shown instead of 3 and the rest of the logo blurring in more faster.

A still version exists.

FX/SFX: The cardiogram, the rest of the logo blurring in.

Music/Sounds: Heartbeats and cardiogram sounds, with a sudden clashing sound when the S is formed. A low humming synth note when the rest of the logo appears. The short version may have a brief version of the theme or none.

Availability: Rare. Normal logo is seen on La Conquete III (the Steam release just has the World Centre "Blue Earth" logo), RUSH, and Breaking Time. Short version is seen on a few GBA games and Harvest Farmer III for the GameCube and PS2 (without sound) and Flashlight (with sound). Still version is seen on other GBA games, being more common than the short animated variant itself, on the same console. It's harsh similarity with the future Midway logo in 2002 caused this to be expelled from the company in 2003, so a new logo had to be made. However, the still version was still seen on GBA games until 2004, most notably Burning Blade Hardcore.

Scare Factor: Medium. It's still ominous, since the sudden logo formation with the clashing sound can startle a number of people. The short variant with sound can get more people especially if they were expecting the normal animated variant and ending up with this. None for the soundless short and still variants.