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Visuals: On a black background, there is "KOEI" in red and below that, a thick red line with a black diamond inside it stretching to the centers of the top, bottom left and right respectively. After a second, "KOEI PRESENTS" in a white italicized font appears below.
Variant: An early variant exists where "KOEI PRESENTS" is in a bolded computerized font.
Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on Famicom/NES and Super Famicom/Super NES games of the time, such as Ishin no Arashi, Romance of the Three Kingdoms II on both formats, Brandish II, and Angelique.
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Monster ★ Race (1998)
Visuals: On a white background is the Koei logo from before, this time in black, fading in. As the logo fades in, the word "KOEI PRESENTS" appears below the logo.
Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on their Game Boy games at the time, such as Nobunaga's Ambition and Monster ★ Race.
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Visuals: On a gray background is the Koei logo from the previous two, this time it is a gradient silver color. The logo shines and a blue shadow underneath flashes in and out. The background then turns black and below, "KOEI PRESENTS" in white fades in below.
Variant: Sometimes, as the logo and "KOEI PRESENTS" fades out, the words "A KOU SHIBUSAWA PRODUCTION" appear.
Technique: Sprite-based 3D animation.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on Super NES and Genesis games such as Aerobiz, Rise of the Phoenix, Operation Europe: Path to Victory, Liberty or Death and Romance of the Three Kingdoms III and IV.
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Visuals: A spot of light passes from the right side, showing plain blue "KOEI" with the figure below, rising from the horizontal position. As it rises, the logo changes color from blue to bright green and yellow-gray. A shine occurs behind, making the logo 3D and red. Then, another light passes by and brings up "KOEI PRESENTS".
Variant: An earlier variant of the logo exists, with a less bold logo and no "KOEI PRESENTS" wordmark.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A drum beat segueing into a four-note synth entry, which sounds similar to a 90s ITV ident.
Availability: Appears on on a variety of PlayStation and Saturn games, including Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV and V (Genesis version has it still), Angelique, and Destrega.
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Visuals: There are four letters of the name moving inside the spherical circle, which promptly turns into a figure with the name "KOei" inside. A red light dot flies around and poses as a dot above "i". Then, "KOEI PRESENTS" appears below.
Variants:
- There is a later version with the figure already formed with some silver effect, and the dot, made as a red ball, jumping above to its place. A 60fps version exists.
- In latest games, the completely formed and still logo appears.
- Some games feature the animated variant with the registered trademark icon or the trademark icon; others don't have that, while a widescreen version exists, which removes the lighting effect on the flighting dot.
- The logo was originally at 15fps with motion blur added to fit with 32-bit video compression standards.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A crystallized chime. None in later games.
Availability: The animated variant is seen on a lot of games made before Koei Tecmo's merger, including Saiyuki - Journey West, and games from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (known in Japan as San Goku Shi), Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series. The still logo appears on newer games by the company including Warriors Orochi 2 and 3; the Ultimate Definitive Edition on PC doesn't feature the logo.
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