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Editions by mr3urious and Hoa
Logo captures by mr3urious
1st Logo
(1980s-1990s)
Nickname: ''The Konami Logo''
Logo: On a black (or white) background, we see the bacon strips from the 3rd logo scrolling. Below it is the title screen.
FX: See logo 2.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game or silence.
Availabilty: Seen on Konami games like Contra.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1980s-Early '90s)
Logo: Just the words "KONAMI" in white italics scrolling up against a black BG.
FX: The scrolling.
Music/Sounds: Silent.
Availability: Seen on some Konami games for the NES/Famicom and Game Boy.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(Early '90s-Mid '90s)
Top left: The purple laser forming the logo as seen on Super Nintendo/Super Famicom Konami games.
Top center: The green laser forming the logo as seen on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Konami games.
Top right: The blue laser forming the logo as seen on NEC TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Konami games.
Bottom: The finished logo.
Nickname: "3D Konami Logo", ''The Bacon Strips''
Logo: Against a black BG, a spark draws a purple line at the top of the screen. It moves downward until a dark blue outline of the Konami logo (two curvy ribbons arranged diagonally with "KONAMI" written below) is shown. Colors fill the Konami logo (the top ribbon orange, the bottom ribbon red, and "KONAMI" silver) and textures as the background fades to white.
Variants:
Music/Sounds: An ascending/descending bell-like synth sound as the colour appears (which sounds different depending on the game/system); otherwise silent.
Availability: Seen on all Konami releases for the SNES and Sega Genesis/MegaDrive (and the Sega CD/Mega CD add-on), as well as some for the NEC TurboGrafx 16/PC Engine. It may be on some Game Gear and 32X games as well, but I'm not sure. The logo is preserved on Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP and Wii Virtual Console versions of Konami releases.
Scare Factor: Minimal; that music may catch someone off-guard.
4th Logo
(Mid '90s-2003)
Left: The Konami logo walks along.
Right: The finished logo.
Nickname: "Walking Konami Logo" , "Konami Gumby"
Logo: Against a black BG with a white floor, we see the Konami logo from before, but rendered in 3D, walking across the screen from right to left, with the silvery text "KONAMI" following behind. The text then stops in the middle and the logo walks off-screen. The logo then walks in ahead toward the screen, pushing the text along with it until the screen turns white and both the text and logo turn into 2D images (but in more solid colors than the 1st logo).
FX: The logo and text moving.
Music/Sounds: A series of synth chimes as the logo walks around, followed by a synth fanfare as the logo is fully formed.
Availability: Seen on Konami releases of the period for the PS1 and Saturn, mostly in Japan. Konami releases in North America and PAL territories used the next logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal to low.
5th Logo
(Mid '90s-2003)
Left: The nearly finished logo, with sky and ground intact.
Right: The finished product.
Nickname: "Through the Rocks"
Logo: Against a swirly dark blue sky looking similar to the Northern lights, we see some boulders rising from the ground. The words "KONAMI" in steel flip up from underneath. We zoom out, and this ends with the two strips flipping up to the screen really fast. The screen quickly shifts to white, with the logo in slightly lighter colors and a registered trademark (R) symbol.
FX: The boulders, the logo rising, the Northern lights sky, and the logo forming.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic tune with boulders crumbling (sounds more like explosions), a jet-like sound as the strips fly forth, and an orchestral "hit" as the logo is formed.
Availability: Seen on pretty much all Konami games for the PS1 and Saturn released in North America and PAL territories.
Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to dramatics.
6th Logo
(Late '90s)
Nickname: "Flip In"
Logo: Against a black/blue gradient BG, the three pieces of the Konami logo flip in, the orange ribbon coming in from the left, the red ribbon coming in from the right, and the company name in gray zooming out. When they join together, the screen turns white. The logo lacks the registered trademark (R) symbol from before.
FX: The parts of the logo coming together.
Music/Sounds: Just a chime when the logo comes together.
Availability: Was seen on Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for the Nintendo 64.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the chime may catch some off guard.
7th Logo
(2003- )
Nickname: "The Knife Shaped Banner"
Logo: Just the words "KONAMI" in a much different font on a red knife-shaped banner. This takes place on a white or black background.
FX: None, unless you want to count the fade-in.
Music/Sounds: Usually none.
Availability: Seen on newer Konami games.
Scare Factor: None; it's just boring.
Logo captures by mr3urious
1st Logo
(1980s-1990s)
Nickname: ''The Konami Logo''
Logo: On a black (or white) background, we see the bacon strips from the 3rd logo scrolling. Below it is the title screen.
FX: See logo 2.
Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game or silence.
Availabilty: Seen on Konami games like Contra.
Scare Factor: None.
2nd Logo
(1980s-Early '90s)
Logo: Just the words "KONAMI" in white italics scrolling up against a black BG.
FX: The scrolling.
Music/Sounds: Silent.
Availability: Seen on some Konami games for the NES/Famicom and Game Boy.
Scare Factor: None.
3rd Logo
(Early '90s-Mid '90s)
Top left: The purple laser forming the logo as seen on Super Nintendo/Super Famicom Konami games.
Top center: The green laser forming the logo as seen on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Konami games.
Top right: The blue laser forming the logo as seen on NEC TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Konami games.
Bottom: The finished logo.
Logo: Against a black BG, a spark draws a purple line at the top of the screen. It moves downward until a dark blue outline of the Konami logo (two curvy ribbons arranged diagonally with "KONAMI" written below) is shown. Colors fill the Konami logo (the top ribbon orange, the bottom ribbon red, and "KONAMI" silver) and textures as the background fades to white.
Variants:
- On Sega Mega Drive/Genesis versions of Konami games, there was a variant with a green line being drawn out. This could also be spotted on the Sega CD Konami games (such as Snatcher) and possibly on Game Gear and 32X Konami games as well (if there were any Konami games for the Game Gear and 32X, let me know), but it was mainly seen on the Genesis/Mega Drive games
- On PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 versions of Konami games, there was a variant with a blue line being drawn out.
- On the SNES version of Zombies Ate My Neighbors, the sound "reverberates" more.
Music/Sounds: An ascending/descending bell-like synth sound as the colour appears (which sounds different depending on the game/system); otherwise silent.
Availability: Seen on all Konami releases for the SNES and Sega Genesis/MegaDrive (and the Sega CD/Mega CD add-on), as well as some for the NEC TurboGrafx 16/PC Engine. It may be on some Game Gear and 32X games as well, but I'm not sure. The logo is preserved on Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP and Wii Virtual Console versions of Konami releases.
Scare Factor: Minimal; that music may catch someone off-guard.
4th Logo
(Mid '90s-2003)
Left: The Konami logo walks along.
Right: The finished logo.
Nickname: "Walking Konami Logo" , "Konami Gumby"
Logo: Against a black BG with a white floor, we see the Konami logo from before, but rendered in 3D, walking across the screen from right to left, with the silvery text "KONAMI" following behind. The text then stops in the middle and the logo walks off-screen. The logo then walks in ahead toward the screen, pushing the text along with it until the screen turns white and both the text and logo turn into 2D images (but in more solid colors than the 1st logo).
FX: The logo and text moving.
Music/Sounds: A series of synth chimes as the logo walks around, followed by a synth fanfare as the logo is fully formed.
Availability: Seen on Konami releases of the period for the PS1 and Saturn, mostly in Japan. Konami releases in North America and PAL territories used the next logo.
Scare Factor: Minimal to low.
5th Logo
(Mid '90s-2003)
Left: The nearly finished logo, with sky and ground intact.
Right: The finished product.
Logo: Against a swirly dark blue sky looking similar to the Northern lights, we see some boulders rising from the ground. The words "KONAMI" in steel flip up from underneath. We zoom out, and this ends with the two strips flipping up to the screen really fast. The screen quickly shifts to white, with the logo in slightly lighter colors and a registered trademark (R) symbol.
FX: The boulders, the logo rising, the Northern lights sky, and the logo forming.
Music/Sounds: A dramatic tune with boulders crumbling (sounds more like explosions), a jet-like sound as the strips fly forth, and an orchestral "hit" as the logo is formed.
Availability: Seen on pretty much all Konami games for the PS1 and Saturn released in North America and PAL territories.
Scare Factor: Low to medium, due to dramatics.
6th Logo
(Late '90s)
Nickname: "Flip In"
Logo: Against a black/blue gradient BG, the three pieces of the Konami logo flip in, the orange ribbon coming in from the left, the red ribbon coming in from the right, and the company name in gray zooming out. When they join together, the screen turns white. The logo lacks the registered trademark (R) symbol from before.
FX: The parts of the logo coming together.
Music/Sounds: Just a chime when the logo comes together.
Availability: Was seen on Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for the Nintendo 64.
Scare Factor: Minimal; the chime may catch some off guard.
7th Logo
(2003- )
Nickname: "The Knife Shaped Banner"
Logo: Just the words "KONAMI" in a much different font on a red knife-shaped banner. This takes place on a white or black background.
FX: None, unless you want to count the fade-in.
Music/Sounds: Usually none.
Availability: Seen on newer Konami games.
Scare Factor: None; it's just boring.
