1st (known) logo:
(Early 1990s - 1999)

Nickname: "Signature"


Logo: A custom-drawn word Interplay in gold, with a swirl signature line below.

FX/SFX: None

Music/Sounds: None.

Variants: A lot of variants. Earlier versions had no curve below.

Availability: Native gold logo can be seen in Earth 2140.

Scare Factor: None


2nd logo
(1994-1999)



Nickname: "Interplay in Space"

Logo: On a space background, we see a green marble rectangle flying from the left side of the screen, tilting and spinning around slowly, until it zooms so far away, it appears to be just a little green dot. Then, a red laser comes out of nowhere, engraving something on the rectangle. The camera suddenly zooms in, and we turn 90 degrees to see that it is drawing the Interplay logo, consisting of the word "Interplay" in a cursive font with a lasso-like swirl underneath. When the laser stops drawing the logo, the logo centers itself as fiery sparks shoot out.

FX/SFX: All the animation in the logo.

Cheesy Factor: The logo is long enough, but otherwise it's not a bad one.

Music/Sounds: An ominous synth-bass hum, then, a choir sounder, then, an uplifting orchestral tune that sounds like something you hear from an action movie from the 1990s.

Variant: The logo may be still and take the whole screen (see picture).

Availability: Can be seen on games like Cyberia and Norse by Norsewest for DOS. Some games still contained the 1st signature logo.

Scare Factor: Low, this is a nice logo.


3rd Logo
(1999-2004?)



Logo: We see a metallic planet with an orbit around it (also made of metal), with the rocket spinning around the planet by this orbit (you guessed, the rocket is also from metal). The circle made of words BY GAMERS FOR GAMERS spin around the planet too. Suddenly the word INTERPLAY appear in the words line, it centers on the planet and stops. Then the logo fades with the rocket keep flying, leaving only INTERPLAY in its familiar font.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: An orchestral tune from the end of the previous logo.

Variant: On Wild 9, the logo is sped-up.

Availability: Appears on games like Wild 9, Icewind Dale, Lionheart.

Scare Factor: Low.

After the well-known financial struggle of Interplay the fate of this logo is unknown for now. They use their native signature logo on the site, but no games with the real screen output were presented yet.