Background: This is a subsidiary of Eidos Interactive founded in 1992. Its mascot is Gex (before Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko).


1st Logo
(1992-1993)

Nickname: "The Sign"

Logo:.

FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare; it was seen on the 3DO game Crash 'n Burn (1993).

Scare Factor: Low.



2nd Logo
(1994-1995)
Nickname: "The Text"

Logo: On a black background, we see just text reading "CRYSTAL DYNAMICS" in the similar font as the second known logo, with "CRYSTAL" in black outlined in white, and "DYNAMICS" in white.

FX/SFX: None, it's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The beginning of the game's intro theme.

Availability: Rare; it was seen on the 3DO game Total Eclipse (1993). It was also seen on the Crystal Dynamics line-up promo from 1995 on a Gex disc if you wait for the Gex title card.

Scare Factor: Medium.


3rd Logo
(1995-1997)

Nickname: "Metal Crystal Dynamics"

Logo: Against a gray metal background with black and white CGI lines, we see some clips from some Crystal Dynamics games near the bottom edge of the screen. Then the crystal word "CRYSTAL" appears moving near the right edge of the screen, and the camera pans to move it. The clips has transformed into the orange word "DYNAMICS" below "CRYSTAL", also in the same font as "CRYSTAL". It appears like this:

FX/SFX: The clips, and the CGI text effects...

Music/Sounds: A proud 17-note terrorful tune.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Gex and Blazing Dragons both for PlayStation and Saturn, which are sadly out of print. This logo can be usually still seen when you play Gex on the PSP.

Scare Factor: Minimal. The crab on the clips effects may scare you.




4th Logo
(1997-2000)

Nicknames: "The Logo of the Laser", "The Laserwriter"

Logo: On a black background, a laser writes the word "CRYSTAL" in the same font as the first logo. When the laser finishes writing "CRYSTAL", the word "DYNAMICS" appears, also in the same font, formed by a fire and turning white. The text is just like the first logo.

Variant: There is a still version of this logo with Gex behind the logo. It was seen on Gex 64: Enter the Gecko for Nintendo 64. The second still variant without Gex was seen on Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko (the GBC version of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko) for Game Boy Color.

FX/SFX: The laser effects.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Common, can be seen on Crystal Dynamics games including Gex 2: Enter the Gecko and others. On publicity for Gex 2: Enter the Gecko and some games, the gecko Gex wearing his sunglasses was seen as in the Gex cover accompanied by the "CRYSTAL DYNAMICS" text. This logo can be still seen on the PSP.

Scare Factor: Medium.


5th Logo
(1999)

Logo: We start with a circle outline on a black background growing to reveal a shot of a blimp promoting Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, with Gex kids on a blimp. Then, as a blimp flies off, we straight to a model ship on a water, with the Crystal Dynamics logo on a model ship as seen on some covers of some Crystal Dynamics games. The camera slowly pans to reveal it, with birds flying over the ship. The Crystal Dynamics logo accompanies the gecko Gex with sunglasses.

FX/SFX: It's all CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game.

Availability: Can be only seen on the PlayStation version of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, the last game in the Gex franchise. Also appeared on the Nintendo 64 version. If you play this game on the PSP, you can still see this logo.

Scare Factor: Low.


6th Logo
(2000- )

Nickname: "CD"



Logo:

FX/SFX:

Music/Sounds:

Variant: On Soul Reaver 2, and other vampire series, the logo turns red at the end.

Availability: Seen on Mad Dash Racing. The red version was used on Legacy of Kain games during the era.

Scare Factor: Low.