The Neverhood

Background

The Neverhood was the production company of Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel, founded in 1996 after he left Shiny Entertainment. It is best known for producing the video game of the same name. After the failure of Boombots, the studio went defunct in 1999. However, Neverhood employees Mike Dietz and Ed Schofield revived the studio as Pencil Test Studios in 2009.

1st Logo (October 31st, 1996)

Logo: On a yellowed-white background with a red line, we see drawings of odd-looking people doing various things. Below them is a brown oval with the text "Software by:" in a hand-drawn font, and below that is the text "THe NEVERHOOD", with "THe" in a wacky font, underlined green, and "NEVERHOOD" in a bold grungy font, also underlined green.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Just the sound of Klogg laughing, which is used later in the game.

Availability: Only seen on The Neverhood.

Editor's Note: This logo may startle some people the first time they see it, especially since this follows the calmer-in-comparison DreamWorks Interactive logo.

2nd Logo (January 31st, 1998)

Logo: We see silhouettes of 10 odd-looking people with cowboy hats moving around. Behind them is a dark blue wall with the white text "NeveRhOoD" on it. The website address "www.neverhood.com" flashes briefly.

FX/SFX: Just the odd-looking people moving around. Done in claymation.

Music/Sounds: A segment of Terry Scott Taylor's "Psychedelic Boogie Child," a song from the game.

Availability: Only seen on Skullmonkeys. Was also used on The Neverhood's Japanese PS1 port, Klaymen Klaymen. Don't expect to see this on Klaymen Klaymen: Gun Hockey, another Japan-exclusive game, even though it is based off of the other games.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (October 31st, 1999)

Logo: On a background with various items on it, there is a person with green skin, red hair, white eyes, and purple lips looking at us. The red text "Neverhood" is under him. The person looks at the "Neverhood" text and says something unintelligible, making the N move up. Then he looks back at us while saying something unintelligible again. The logo irises out.

FX/SFX: The person moving and talking, and the red N from the "Neverhood" text moving. All done in claymation.

Music/Sounds: Just the person saying gibberish.

Availability: Only seen on Boombots.

Editor's Note: None.