Thunder Entertainment

Background: TBA

1st Logo

(1992-1997)

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Common on DOS, 3DO, Playstation and Saturn games, such as the Dark Story series.

Scare Factor: Low to medium.

2nd Logo

(1997-June 23, 2001)

Thunder Entertainment (1998)

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Appeared on Saturn, Dreamcast, Playstation, and PC games.

Scare Factor: High.

3rd Logo

(September 8, 1999-)

Thunder Entertainment (1999)

Logo: On a black background, a glowing thunderbolt zooms out while the screen flashes for three times. After the first flicker, outlines and copies from the thunderbolt appear zooming to the screen, and after the 3rd one, when the thunderbolt stops, the words "THUNDER" and "ENTERTAINMENT" fades in between it. A colored glow (the color varies depending on the game), spinning glasses, and Matrix lines also fades in behind the logo and text.

Variants:

On early games the glow, Matrix and glasses fade out after 5 seconds.

On 2346, Dark Street Racing II, and Hammer Party IV, after the logo is formed, the glow, Matrix and glasses doesn't appear. Also, blue and red flashes occur after a second, causing the thunderbolt to zoom and fill the screen. After that, there's a short clip of white noise.

Portable games have the logo still.

FX/SFX: High-quality late 90's CGI.

Music/Sounds: A electronic noise, and then a wind blowing sound with quiet whooshing sounds.

Music/Sounds Variants: On 2346, Dark Street Racing II, and Hammer Party IV, a irritating sound is heard on the flashing part.

Availability: Common. Used in tandem with the 1997 logo until 2001. It appears on new Thunder Entertainment games like the Light Racer series and Legend Of The Black Horse.

Scare Factor:

Low bordering on medium for the normal variant. The beginning of the logo may catch you off-guard.

NIGHTMARE for the flashing variant, as the flashing effects can suffer someone with epilepsy and the irritating sound is unlistenable, though it's low to medium for these who are used to it.

None for the still version of the logo.