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Logo captures by EnormousRat and others.

1st (known) Logo
(Late 80's - 1991 / 2002 / 2006)

Activision (Classic" 2006)

Logo:
The word ACTIVISION is written in custom font with V horns expanded to the top. The rainbow is attached to the left side of A.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability:
Seen on some Amiga games. The logo was redone in good quality for Activision Anthology and Activision Hits Remixed collection for PSP.

Scare Factor: None.


2nd Logo (Still variants)
(Late 80's - )

Activision (2001)
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Logo:
The still version comes untamed from the very early years of existence. The word ACTIVISION is seen with V horns expanded over the top.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability:
This logo is used in several variations for SNES, Genesis, GameBoy, NDS and other small platforms.

Scare Factor: None.


3rd Logo
(1995-1997)

Activision (1997)

Logo:
The Activision logo made of stone (and tilted a bit) hangs above the water surface. There are clouds in background.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Seen on Activision's earlier Saturn and PSX games. Also can be seen on PC ports of Earthworm Jim and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.


Scare Factor: None.


4th Logo
(1996)

Activision (1996)

Logo:
The Activision logo in blue is attached to a decorated grey-and-blue pattern.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability:
Seen on HyperBlade.

Scare Factor: None.


5th Logo
(1997-2001)


Activision (1998)Activision (1997)

Logo:
We see something blasting its way through the black background. The stone pieces are breaking out, and light emits through the holes. Then the screen is cleared and the Activision logo is shown. It glows with the blue light, then disappears via the TV power-off effect.

FX/SFX: The stone pieces are blasted off, the light and the power-off effect.

Music/Sounds: At the beginning there is a choir, then the explosion sounds when the stone pieces are breaking out, then an ascending synth note when the logo fully appears. Then a electric power-off when the logo disappears. On the later years, there is a remixed version of it.

Variants:
  • On some games, the logo is sped up a little.
  • There is a prototype variant which shows the first few shines appearing as the first few rock pieces breaking out and the logo glows in different colors from white as the first rock pieces breaking out, to pink, to gold, to green and to blue. The power-off effect is different where the logo zooms in blurring, and disappears.
  • On Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force and Star Trek: Invasion, the logo hangs in space and it doesn't glow blue and the spaceship blows it to ashes.

Availability:
Seen on PSX and PC games during the era. For example, it can be found on Dark Reign 2. Also can be seen on Dreamcast games and early PS2 games as well. The prototype variant can be seen on some games like Nightmare Creatures, Dark Reign: The Future of War and Zork: Grand Inquisitor.

Scare Factor: Low.


6th Logo
(2001-)

Activision (2001)

Logo:
Many letters fly in a black background, spinning quickly around the V. They blast into ACTIVISION, made in familiar font. The logo shines at the moment when it's formed. Then it fades out.

FX/SFX: Flying letters.

Music/Sounds: Many swirling and whooshing sounds, followed by a deep bang.

Variants: There is a still version, as well as the color inverted version.

Availability:
Very common. You can found it on Magadascar, Call of Duty and Spider-Man series, as well as on many other games.

Scare Factor: Low.



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