Already a member?
Sign in
| Version | User | Scope of changes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 2008, 5:17 PM EDT | WillWill45 | 4 words added, 4 words deleted |
| Aug 12 2008, 6:24 PM EDT | VofDoom | 14 words deleted |
Changes
Key: Additions Deletions
Written and Compiled by Nicholas Aczel
Editions by The Twenty Thousand TonneBomb (aka, 20000) and kidinbed
1st Logo
(1980-1986)
Nickname: "The Spinning Scimitar Sword"
Logo: On a space background, we see a black and blue scimitar (a sword with a curved blade) with a swirly-styled red S on the front spinning up to the center of the screen. The scimitar "flashes" and the letters "IMITAR" slide from behind the S to the right to spell the word "SIMITAR." The text "ENTERTAINMENT INC." fades in below the scimitar, which flashes again.
FX: The scimitar "flashing", the spinning, the animation.
Cheesy Factor: High. The space background looks as if it were done on an Apple II, the letters "IMITAR" sliding out like construction paper, and the poor coloring and flashing of the scimitar...ugh.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Hard to find. Seen on specialty videos from Simitar Entertainment from the 80s. Some 1986 releases used this with the next logo below.
Scare Factor: Medium to high; what with the bad animation, not to mention the scimitar spinning up so close it looks like it’s gonna poke you in the face (ouch!). But the next logo is much, MUCH worse...
2nd Logo
(1986-1990)
Nicknames: "Giant S", "The OtherReal (CGI) S From Hell",Hell!!!!!", "The RealOther (CGI) S From Hell!",Hell", "SIMITAR!!!", "SimiDoom", "SimiNightmare", "The Personification of All That is Evil", "Simitarmageddon"
Logo: On a black background, a creepy white line moves from left to right, up, right to left, up, and left to right, etc. many times to draw a lined square, shining cheesy rainbow colors as it moves. When it finishes drawing the square, the line takes a right curve up to draw the outline of a very ugly, boxy "S." Suddenly, the logo flashes, and in the lower left of the box a ray of light sweeps across, leaving a black trail with "Simitar Entertainment Inc." written in white. Then the logo shines and flashes again.
FX/Cheesy Factor: This logo screams 1980s; the white line drawing and shining rainbow colors, the ugly S, the flashes, the ray of light sweeping, and the logo shining all seem to be made of super cheesy 1980s computer effects. Not to mention the dated synthesizer music is simply unlistenable!
Music/Sounds: A creepy synth bass, accompanied by a loud synthesized crash when the logo flashes, a loud synthesized choir, another loud synthesized crash for the second flash, and a loud WHOOSH or two to top it all off. Some tapes have this logo silent.
Availability: Thankfully, it's quite rare. Seen on special interest videos released by Simitar in the 1980s. Some early releases that used this logo also used the previous logo above.
Scare Factor: NIGHTMARE! With the darkness, the super cheesy animation, the scary light effects, and the loud, oversynthesized, dramatic synth music, this logo may be unsettling and even scary to younger kids, while older ones will have less of a problem. Medium for the silent version, because even without that hellish synth music, the animation is still a bit eerie.
3rd Logo
(1990-2000)
Nicknames: "Golden Bars," "Golden S"
Logo: On a shady blue background, we see two separate sets of gold bars at opposite angles merging into each others’ spaces in the center of the screen. From offscreen bottom the familiar S, now in gold CGI, swoops up and plasters itself on the bars. Underneath the gold text "Simitar" appears underlined with another gold bar.
FX: The gold bars merging, the S swooping, "Simitar" appearing.
Cheesy Factor: Still rather poor CGI; at least better animation than the previous logo, but that’s not saying much. Also, before the logo breaks into the synth choir, you can see one of the gold bars protrude from the right side of the screen (only on the Internet; on a TV this is covered by the safe area depending on your TV).
Music/Sounds: Same as 2nd Logo.
Availability: A bit more available than previous logos being more recent; seen on '90s Simitar Entertainment videos.
Scare Factor: Medium; that music will still get to some, but at least the animation is much tamer.
Editions by The Twenty Thousand TonneBomb (aka, 20000) and kidinbed
1st Logo
(1980-1986)
Nickname: "The Spinning Scimitar Sword"
Logo: On a space background, we see a black and blue scimitar (a sword with a curved blade) with a swirly-styled red S on the front spinning up to the center of the screen. The scimitar "flashes" and the letters "IMITAR" slide from behind the S to the right to spell the word "SIMITAR." The text "ENTERTAINMENT INC." fades in below the scimitar, which flashes again.
FX: The scimitar "flashing", the spinning, the animation.
Cheesy Factor: High. The space background looks as if it were done on an Apple II, the letters "IMITAR" sliding out like construction paper, and the poor coloring and flashing of the scimitar...ugh.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Hard to find. Seen on specialty videos from Simitar Entertainment from the 80s. Some 1986 releases used this with the next logo below.
Scare Factor: Medium to high; what with the bad animation, not to mention the scimitar spinning up so close it looks like it’s gonna poke you in the face (ouch!). But the next logo is much, MUCH worse...
2nd Logo
(1986-1990)
Nicknames: "Giant S", "The OtherReal (CGI) S From Hell",Hell!!!!!", "The RealOther (CGI) S From Hell!",Hell", "SIMITAR!!!", "SimiDoom", "SimiNightmare", "The Personification of All That is Evil", "Simitarmageddon"
Logo: On a black background, a creepy white line moves from left to right, up, right to left, up, and left to right, etc. many times to draw a lined square, shining cheesy rainbow colors as it moves. When it finishes drawing the square, the line takes a right curve up to draw the outline of a very ugly, boxy "S." Suddenly, the logo flashes, and in the lower left of the box a ray of light sweeps across, leaving a black trail with "Simitar Entertainment Inc." written in white. Then the logo shines and flashes again.
FX/Cheesy Factor: This logo screams 1980s; the white line drawing and shining rainbow colors, the ugly S, the flashes, the ray of light sweeping, and the logo shining all seem to be made of super cheesy 1980s computer effects. Not to mention the dated synthesizer music is simply unlistenable!
Music/Sounds: A creepy synth bass, accompanied by a loud synthesized crash when the logo flashes, a loud synthesized choir, another loud synthesized crash for the second flash, and a loud WHOOSH or two to top it all off. Some tapes have this logo silent.
Availability: Thankfully, it's quite rare. Seen on special interest videos released by Simitar in the 1980s. Some early releases that used this logo also used the previous logo above.
Scare Factor: NIGHTMARE! With the darkness, the super cheesy animation, the scary light effects, and the loud, oversynthesized, dramatic synth music, this logo may be unsettling and even scary to younger kids, while older ones will have less of a problem. Medium for the silent version, because even without that hellish synth music, the animation is still a bit eerie.
3rd Logo
(1990-2000)
Nicknames: "Golden Bars," "Golden S"
Logo: On a shady blue background, we see two separate sets of gold bars at opposite angles merging into each others’ spaces in the center of the screen. From offscreen bottom the familiar S, now in gold CGI, swoops up and plasters itself on the bars. Underneath the gold text "Simitar" appears underlined with another gold bar.
FX: The gold bars merging, the S swooping, "Simitar" appearing.
Cheesy Factor: Still rather poor CGI; at least better animation than the previous logo, but that’s not saying much. Also, before the logo breaks into the synth choir, you can see one of the gold bars protrude from the right side of the screen (only on the Internet; on a TV this is covered by the safe area depending on your TV).
Music/Sounds: Same as 2nd Logo.
Availability: A bit more available than previous logos being more recent; seen on '90s Simitar Entertainment videos.
Scare Factor: Medium; that music will still get to some, but at least the animation is much tamer.
