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Background

Argonaut was a British game developer founded by Jez San in 1982. In October 2004 the company was closed and liquidated.

1st Logo (1991)

Logo: On a white background there is an elliptical banner with a picture of a warrior holding his lance and a shield. The name to the right reads "AN ARGONAUT Software Ltd. PRODUCTION".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen in Birds of Prey.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1994-2004)

Logo: There is a warrior's head composed of four colored lines and the underlined name which reads ARGONAUT. Below the "SOFTWARE LTD" line can be seen, or "GAMES PLC".

Variants: There are a lot of variants:

On the PS1 and PC versions of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, three Gobbos inflate the logo-bearing balloon until it blows. The Sega Saturn version of this has the still logo.
On Croc 2, the logo is pictured on a floating bottle.
On I-Ninja, the rubber-made logo is severed by a sword.
On SWAT, it appears on a metal door blasted by police squad.
On Malice, the letters rotate and zoom in.
On Power Drome, it is white. And a red marker with "SHEFFIELD" blasts in.

FX/SFX: Depending on the variant, usually decent CGI.

Music/Sounds: Depending on the variant.

Availability: Rather common on their games. But not seen on Catwoman and Harry Potter series.

Editor's Note: None.

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 '''Logo:''' On a white background there is an elliptical banner with a picture of a warrior holding his lance and a shield. The name to the right reads "'''AN ARGONAUT Software''' Ltd. '''PRODUCTION'''".
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 ===2nd Logo (1994-2004)===
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 '''Logo:''' There is a warrior's head composed of four colored lines and the underlined name which reads ''ARGONAUT''. Below the "SOFTWARE LTD" line can be seen, or "GAMES PLC".
 '''Variants:''' There are a lot of variants:
+*On the PS1 and PC versions of ''Croc: Legend of the Gobbos'', three Gobbos inflate the logo-bearing balloon until it blows. The Sega Saturn version of this has the still logo.
+*On ''Croc 2'', the logo is pictured on a floating bottle.
-* On the PS1 and PC versions of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, three Gobbos inflate the logo-bearing balloon until it blows. The Sega Saturn version of this has the still logo.
-* On Croc 2, the logo is pictured on a floating bottle.
+*On ''I-Ninja'', the rubber-made logo is severed by a sword.
-* On I-Ninja, the rubber-made logo is severed by a sword.
+*On ''SWAT'', it appears on a metal door blasted by police squad.
+*On ''Malice'', the letters rotate and zoom in.
-* On SWAT, it appears on a metal door blasted by police squad.
+*On ''Power Drome'', it is white. And a red marker with "SHEFFIELD" blasts in.
-* On Malice, the letters rotate and zoom in.
-* On Power Drome, it is white. And a red marker with "SHEFFIELD" blasts in.
 '''FX/SFX:''' Depending on the variant, usually decent CGI.
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 '''Editor's Note:''' None.
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