Compiled by RetroWeezer95 and EnormousRat

Background: Acclaim Entertainment was a video game company founded in 1987 and went defunct in 2004 due to bankruptcy, horrible games, and ESRB rating licensing.


1st Logo
(1987-2000)

Nickname: "Somewhat Good Times"

Logo: The Acclaim logo (The words "Acclaim" are on top of an rainbow gradient arrow-like line facing the left, the C's made of "less than" signs [<], and "entertainment, Inc." below) slides onto the screen, usually on a black BG.

Variants:

• In Bust-a-Move 3D, the logo bounces into view.
• In Warlock on Sega Genesis, the logo falls into view themed on an avalanche. Plus, the logo fades away causing the still Trimark logo to appear.

FX/SFX: The appearance of the logo.

Music/Sounds: None, or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Acclaim games from the time, including Mortal Kombat 1 and 2.

Scare Factor: None to low; some might get caught off guard by the sounds.


3rd Logo
(1995-2000)



Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Acclaim games through the era.

Scare Factor: TBA

4th Logo
(1995-2000)

Nickname: "Shooting Letters"


Logo: The letters of Acclaim name words hit the screen, leaving blue traces. When they all come, the blue underline becomes rainbow as usual, and the logo shines with rainbow colors, becoming 3D and grey. The light starts to shine from beyond the logo.

FX/SFX: Letters flying, the rainbow effects.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of letters flying, ending with the descending tune.

Availability: Seen on almost every Acclaim game for Playstation, Saturn. Sometimes it's seen on PC, for example in The Crow.

Scare Factor: None.


5th Logo
(Late 90s-2004)

Nickname: "Bold and in Charge"


Logo: The words ''Acclaim'' fade in with the usual colored underline; but the words ''ACCLAIM'' are bold.

Variant:

• In Turok: Evolutions, the logo gets shot out of a guys head.
• In WWF Raw for GameGear, the background and letters are white.
• In some games for Playstation, Saturn, and PC like Rise [of the Robots] 2, as well as College Slam, NFL Quarterback Club '96 and Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball for SNES and Genesis, the logo is 3D and has a light blink on it. On Genesis versions, there is no light blink on it.
  
• In Machines, the logo is high-quality 3D.
  

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Once again, seen on Acclaim games from the time.

Scare Factor: None for the regular variant, and low for the Turok variant.


6th Logo
(2000's -2004)

Nickname: "Laser Writing"



Logo: The word Acclaim is being written in a blue laser lines. After completion, it shines.

FX/SFX: Laser writing the letters.

Music/Sounds: Laser carving sounds ending with a synth splash.

Availability: Seen on latest Acclaim games, particularly on unreleased demo version of Red Star for Xbox and Juiced (early demo, as later this game was published by THQ when Acclaim goes bankrupt).

Scare Factor: None to Low.