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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Founded in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, Williams Manufacturing Company was originally a pinball machine producer. In 1994, Williams purchased [[Tradewest]] and renamed it as "Williams Entertainment, Inc." to enter the wide gaming market and to develop its own games. In 1996, Williams acquired [[Time Warner Interactive]] and Williams Entertainment was merged into a new corporation, "[[Midway Games|Midway Home Entertainment]]". However, early Midway games still used the Williams Entertainment banner. | Founded in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, '''Williams''' Manufacturing Company was originally a pinball machine producer. In 1994, Williams purchased [[Tradewest]] and renamed it as "Williams Entertainment, Inc." to enter the wide gaming market and to develop its own games. In 1996, Williams acquired [[Time Warner Interactive]] and Williams Entertainment was merged into a new corporation, "[[Midway Games|Midway Home Entertainment]]". However, early Midway games still used the Williams Entertainment banner. | ||
===1st Logo (August 1994-April 1995)=== | |||
'''Nickname:''' "The Gold Script" | '''Nickname:''' "The Gold Script" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===2nd Logo ( | ===2nd Logo (September 1, 1995-November 28, 1996)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield", "The Williams Shield" | '''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield", "The Williams Shield" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===3rd Logo (1995-1996)=== | ===3rd Logo (October 7, 1995-December 3, 1996)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield II", "The Williams Shield II", "CGI W-Shield" | '''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield II", "The Williams Shield II", "CGI W-Shield" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===4th Logo (with the Midway logo) (1996)=== | ===4th Logo (April 10-August 1, 1996)=== | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield IV", "The Williams Shield IV", "CGI W-Shield III", "Crystallized W-Shield" | |||
'''Logo:''' Against a black background, we see the W-Shield, but in a {{color|purple}}-{{color|green}} crystal gradient color. Then it zooms back, spins and moves to the right, revealing the "Williams Entertainment" text from the wipe transition with "Williams" in its corporate font and "Entertainment" under it, which are also in the same color, and the text shines during the reveal. After the W-Shield goes to the right of the logo, an {{color|orange}} glow appears around it and dims a little. | |||
'''Variants:''' | |||
*On ''Ms. Pac-Man'' for the SNES and ''Williams' Arcades Greatest Hits'' for Genesis and SNES, it's a still logo with the glow intact around the W-Shield. | |||
*On ''Williams' Arcades Greatest Hits'', the still logo is shown along with the [[Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.|Digital Eclipse Software]] logo. Above the logo is "Presented by". Next to the Digital Eclipse logo is "Developed by DIGITAL ECLIPSE SOFTWARE, INC." in stacked words. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' CGI animation of the W-Shield. None for the still version. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. | |||
'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' for Saturn. The still version is seen on ''Ms. Pac-Man'' for SNES and ''Williams' Arcades Greatest Hits'' for Genesis and SNES. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | |||
===5th Logo (with the Midway logo) (October 10, 1996-January 17, 1997)=== | |||
'''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield III", "The Williams Shield III", "Williams-Midway Combo", "CGI W-Shield II" | '''Nicknames:''' "W-Shield III", "The Williams Shield III", "Williams-Midway Combo", "CGI W-Shield II" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
[[Category:American video game logos]] | [[Category:American video game logos]] | ||
[[Category:American logos]] | [[Category:American logos]] | ||