Note: There are over 100 different variants of this logo, but it has always retained the same basic design.

1st Logo
(1989-Mid 90's)

Logo: We see the Sega logo (Which is in blue and contains many white stripes around it, for those who don't know) on a black background. On most games, the color changes shades of blue.

FX: Just the changing color.

Music/Sounds: Silent or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on most games for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Also appears on some games for the Sega Game Gear (and the Sega 32X attachment for the Genesis/Mega Drive).

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo
(1992-1995)

Logo: On a black background, we see Sonic shaking his index finger in the air, next to the Sega logo. "Rings" fly from Sonic and onto the Sega logo, and there is a green copyright underneath.

FX: The rings flying from Sonic

Music/Sounds: The ring power-up sound effect is heard twice, then a fuzzy synth-piano version of the "SEEEEEGA!" jingle is heard.

Availability: This is seen when your Sega CD is finished loading after putting a game inside (such as Sonic CD and Snatcher)

Scare Factor: Medium, for the music can scare a few people.



Sonic The Hedgehog Variant
(1991)

Logo: On a white background, we see the Sega logo via the appear/disappear wipe effect. The Sega logo then fully fades into view.

FX: The wipe effect.

Music/Sounds: A choir singing "SEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAA!".

Availability: Seen on Sonic The Hedgehog on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, which is out of print, but retained on various ports and compilations.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the sudden loud chorus may unnerve some, but the chorus also makes this Sega logo (and others with it) favorites among the gaming crowd.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Variant
(1992)

Logo: On a white background, we see Sonic from the left of the screen, in super speed (that's what Sonic is known for obviously) leaving a blue trail behind. Then he returns back to the left, leaving another trail behind. The trails form the Sega logo.

FX: The trails forming "SEGA".

Music/Sounds: Same as the last logo.

Availability: Seen on Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, which is out of print, but retained on various ports and compilations.

Scare Factor: Same as the last logo.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Sonic and Knuckles Variant
(1994)

Logo: Just the Sega logo fading in on a white BG.

Variants:

• In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, after the "SEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAA!" yell, the BG turns to black as a 3D Sonic runs onto the screen and crashes into the Sega logo, scattering the letters as the game title appears
• In Sonic & Knuckles, after the "SEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAA!" yell, the BG turns to the Death Egg crash landing on the Floating Island. The Sega logo shudders when the Death Egg crashes, and then wipes out to the left and right of the screen.

FX: The fade-in.

Music/Sounds: Same as the last logo.

Availability: Seen on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, which are both out of print, but retained on various ports and compilations.

Scare Factor: Same as the last logo.

Ecco: The Tides Of Time Variant
(1994)

Logo: We see the Sega logo in an grayish-blue underwater background with bubbles floating toward the surface.

FX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game.

Availability: Read the title.

Scare Factor: None.

Sonic Spinball Variant
(1993-1995)

Logo: We see the Sega logo on a black background, but an airplane (the X-Tornado), with Miles "Tails" Prower riding it, and Sonic on the plane's wings.

Variant: For the same game, on the Game Gear, Sonic is on ball form, forming the Sega logo.

FX: The plane making the SEGA logo change color tones.

Music/Sounds: A twinkling sound, followed by a synthesizer rendition of the "SEEEEEGAAAAAAAA!" jingle, and another twinkling sound. The Game Gear version uses a single 8-bit rendition of the jingle.

Availability: Same as before.

Scare Factor: None.

Sonic 3D Blast/Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island Variant
(1996)

Logo: On a royal blue background, we see the Sega logo being drawn out, then it rotates horizantally as the background fades to white. Then the Sega logo flies out letter by letter as the background fades to black.

FX: The SEGA logo being drawn.

Music/Sounds: A male voice screaming "SEGA!", which is the same "SEGA!" scream from the commercials in the early '90s. Then a twinkling bell sound. In a beta version of the game, the traditional "SEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAA!" yell was used.

Availability: Only seen on the Mega Drive/Genesis version of Sonic 3D Blast/Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island. The Saturn version didn't include this logo, unfortunealy.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; it depends on what you think of that sudden screaming.