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==Background== |
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===Logo (March 19, 1998)=== |
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'''Saurus''' was a subsidiary of [[SNK (1978-2001)|SNK]] founded in 1994, working as a 2nd-party developer for both SNK's own consoles as well as for others like the PS1 later on. It was shut down in 2000 due to SNK's declining profits. |
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===Logo (December 21, 1994-February 3, 1999)=== |
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[[File:Saurus (1999).png|center|300px]] |
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[[File:Saurus (1999).png|center|300px]] |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a cyan rectangle with a black word "SAURUS" and a black rectangle above zoom out while flipping. In the black rectangle, we see what appears to be the cyan two circles with two curved alien horns. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black or white background, a {{color|cyan}} triangle border is seen with a thick bottom edge, and a pair of abstract sauropods inside of it. In the bottom edge, "{{color|cyan|'''SAURUS'''}}" is seen in a cut-out, abstract font. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*Sometimes, the logo is filled and bordered with white. |
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*The size of the logo differs from game to game. |
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*Several games had animated variants: |
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**''Pleasure Goal: 5 on 5 Mini Soccer'': The logo zooms out as a 3D object on a white background. |
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**''Ragnagard'' (Arcade): The Saurus logo, now in {{color|silver}} with {{color|red}} letters and {{color|gold}} trim, slides in from the right, with a {{color|gold}} System Vision logo sliding in from the left, and the 2 cross paths with each other. |
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**''Irritating Stick'': The logo zooms out while spinning to the right, stopping as it settles a comfortable distance from the screen. |
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'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
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'''Technique:''' Depends on the game, but usually none. |
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'''Audio:''' A brass synth note followed by an ascending 8-bit synth note. |
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'''Audio:''' Usually none, but some games have music. |
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*''Pleasure Goal: 5 on 5 Mini Soccer'': A rising whoosh combined with an ethereal synth choir, ending with chimes and a synth drone. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Irritating Stick''. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on various games developed by Saurus, starting with the Super Famicom port of ''Art of Fighting 2''. |
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* Seen on the Super Famicom port of ''World Heroes 2'', ''Ironclad'', the Saturn port of ''Ragnagard'', ''Stakes Winner 2'', as well as the games listed. |
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* Only an in-credit appearance is seen on the titles of ''Stakes Winner'', ''Shock Troopers'', and ''Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad''. |
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* Does not appear on ''Quiz King of Fighters'', the SNES port of ''World Heroes 2'', ''The Irritating Maze'', nor any of their Neo Geo Pocket titles. |
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