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Background

Sanctuary Woods Multimedia was a Canadian-American software company, founded in 1988 by Toni and Brian J. Beninger. The couple were breeders of St. Bernard dogs, and the company name was taken from a kennel called Sanctuary Woods, located in Oregon. The company was initially headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, before moving to Victoria, British Columbia; they later opened an American division in 1993, located in San Mateo, California and operated by Scott A. Walchek. Despite initially starting strong and acquiring a number of companies, Sanctuary Woods faced losses later on. In May 1996, the Victoria studio was sold to Disney Interactive, and continued to operate until 2003. The American division continued to operate until filing for bankruptcy on July 6, 1999.

1st Logo (1993-1994)

Visuals: On a black background, a slightly rotated purple square flips in. Then some lasers carve a lowercase "i" onto the square, as a purple "i" falls down. The text "S A N C T U A R Y W O O D S" flips in under it. A slightly rotated purple rectangle with "ENTERTAINMENT" on it then slams into the square and becomes part of the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Mechanical sounds.

Availability: It was spotted on The Journeyman Project Turbo! for the PC, and may appear on other computer games from 1993-1994.

2nd Logo (June 30, 1995-1996)

Visuals: There is a turquoise square with three different drawings of a cursor above a streak, resembling some trees. Under it is the text "SANCTUARY WOODS", with "SANCTUARY" stacked on top of "WOODS". All of this is on a black background.

Variant: Sometimes, the square is blue.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: A calm synth theme or silence.

Availability: Seen on PC games released by the company from 1995-1996, such as The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time.

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-=== 1st Logo (1993-1994) ===
+===Background===
+'''Sanctuary Woods Multimedia''' was a Canadian-American software company, founded in 1988 by Toni and Brian J. Beninger. The couple were breeders of St. Bernard dogs, and the company name was taken from a kennel called '''Sanctuary Woods''', located in Oregon. The company was initially headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, before moving to Victoria, British Columbia; they later opened an American division in 1993, located in San Mateo, California and operated by Scott A. Walchek. Despite initially starting strong and acquiring a number of companies, Sanctuary Woods faced losses later on. In May 1996, the Victoria studio was sold to [[Disney Interactive]], and continued to operate until 2003. The American division continued to operate until filing for bankruptcy on July 6, 1999.
+===1st Logo (1993-1994)===
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-File:Sanctuary_Woods_Multimedia_(1993).PNG
+Sanctuary_Woods_Multimedia_(1993).PNG
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 {{YouTube|id=9w8OsmYkdB8}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{Font color|purple|purple}} square rotated to a few degrees flips in. Then laser lights carve a lowercase "i" onto the square. The name "SANCTUARY WOODS" flips in below. A {{Font color|purple|purple}} rectangle, containing "ENTERTAINMENT" and rotated about the same degrees as the square, then slams into the square and becomes part of the logo.
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a slightly rotated {{color|darkviolet|purple}} square flips in. Then some lasers carve a lowercase "'''i'''" onto the square, as a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} "{{color|darkviolet|'''i'''}}" falls down. The text "'''S A N C T U A R Y W O O D S'''" flips in under it. A slightly rotated {{color|darkviolet|purple}} rectangle with "'''ENTERTAINMENT'''" on it then slams into the square and becomes part of the logo.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The laser, the name appearing, the "ENTERTAINMENT", the logo facing us. Choppy and limited CGI, something to positively expect from an early PC game.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Mechanical sounds.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' Mechanical sounds.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Was spotted on ''The Journeyman Project Turbo!'' for the PC, and may appear on other computer games made by them during 1993-1994.
+'''Availability:'''  It was spotted on ''The Journeyman Project Turbo!'' for the PC, and may appear on other computer games from 1993-1994.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+===2nd Logo (June 30, 1995-1996)===
-=== 2nd Logo (1995-1996) ===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:Sanctuary_Woods_Multimedia_(1995).PNG
+Sanctuary_Woods_Multimedia_(1995).PNG
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=51yGkPPbn74}}
-'''Logo:''' We see a {{Font color|green|green}} square with three different drawings of a mouse cursor above a streak, resembling trees in the woods. Below the logo is the text "'''SANCTUARY WOODS'''".
+'''Visuals:''' There is a {{color|#26867d|turquoise}} square with three different drawings of a cursor above a streak, resembling some trees. Under it is the text "'''SANCTUARY WOODS'''", with "'''SANCTUARY'''" stacked on top of "'''WOODS'''". All of this is on a black background.
-'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the square logo is {{Font color|blue|blue}}.
+'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the square is {{color|blue}}.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A calm synth theme or silence.
+'''Audio:''' A calm synth theme or silence.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on PC games released by the company throughout 1995-1996, such as ''The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time''.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on PC games released by the company from 1995-1996, such as ''The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time''.
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
+[[Category:Canada]]
 [[Category:American video game logos]]
+[[Category:Canadian video game logos]]