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Page expansion. Also, I have a feeling that the logo doesn't appear on NHL Hitz 20-02, as they use the Midway Games logo instead, but there's a possibility that the GBA version of NFL Blitz 20-02 used this logo, either in-credit or on-screen. I'll leave the usage date on headers intact for now.
imported>Chow Woon Gan (→Logo (September 17, 2001-October 15, 2004): Availability examples given and removed POV terms.) |
imported>Chow Woon Gan (Page expansion. Also, I have a feeling that the logo doesn't appear on NHL Hitz 20-02, as they use the Midway Games logo instead, but there's a possibility that the GBA version of NFL Blitz 20-02 used this logo, either in-credit or on-screen. I'll leave the usage date on headers intact for now.) |
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{{PageCredits|description=KirbyGuy2001 (Logoblin)|capture=Dison|video=Drew Dormann}} | {{PageCredits|description=KirbyGuy2001 (Logoblin)|capture=Dison and Chow Woon Gan|video=Drew Dormann and Broken Saw|edits=Chow Woon Gan}} | ||
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===Logo (September 17, 2001-October 15, 2004)=== | ===Logo (September 17, 2001-October 15, 2004)=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights=" | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | ||
Midway Sports (2002).jpg | Midway Sports (2002).jpg | ||
Midway Sports (2002) (from NHL Hitz 20-03 for the GBA).png|''NHL Hitz 20-03'' (GBA) | |||
Midway Sports (2003) (from MLB SlugFest 20-04 for the GBA).png|''MLB SlugFest 20-04'' (GBA) | |||
Midway Sports, RenderWare, NFL and Players Inc. (2001) (from NFL Blitz 20-02 for Gamecube).png|''NFL Blitz 20-02'' | |||
Midway Sports, RenderWare, MLB and MLB Players Choice (2002) (from MLB SlugFest 20-03 for Gamecube).png|''MLB SlugFest 20-03'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{YouTube|id=Bh0l4W7r8MA}} | {{YouTube|id=Bh0l4W7r8MA|id2=ET51nSno8C4}} | ||
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, many flame-like comets (possibly representing Midway's "On Fire" identity) fly away from the screen while doing loops, twists, and zigzags. They then spin around to form the Midway logo (including a refined arched "M" in 3D with a metal outline), surrounded by a white-outlined black-colored parallelogram with the sides of it lumped by the arch, with the "'''''MIDWAY'''''" text on the top-left of it and a small part of the parallelogram with the text "''SPORTS''" in a Spider-Man movie-like font underneath. Right after the logo appears from the flame comets, another flame comet fly past | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, many flame-like comets (possibly representing Midway's "On Fire" identity) fly away from the screen while doing loops, twists, and zigzags. They then spin around to form the Midway logo (including a refined arched "{{color|red|'''''M'''''}}" in 3D with a metal outline), surrounded by a white-outlined black-colored parallelogram with the sides of it lumped by the arch, with the "'''''MIDWAY'''''" text on the top-left of it and a small part of the parallelogram with the text "''SPORTS''" in a Spider-Man movie-like font underneath. Right after the logo appears from the flame comets, another flame comet fly past underneath the logo, causing the words "''IGNITE YOUR GAME''" zoom out one-by-one, as the logo shines for a while. | ||
'''Trivia:''' "IGNITE YOUR GAME" was the slogan for the Midway Sports brand. | '''Trivia:''' "IGNITE YOUR GAME" was the slogan for the Midway Sports brand. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * An <u>early variant</u> exists on <u>''MLB SlugFest 20-03''</u>, where the logo is animated differently. The comet also reveals the slogan below instead. | ||
* On <u>GBA games | * On <u>GBA games</u>, the logo is still, and it can be either of these: | ||
** <u>''NHL Hitz 20-03''</u>: The logo is set on a black background with a glowing light behind it. | |||
** <u>''MLB SlugFest 20-04''</u>: The logo is set on a white background, and a trademark symbol is seen on the bottom-right corner of the logo. | |||
* Most games have the logo <u>in-credit</u>, before/after the animated logo plays. | |||
** On some games, including <u>''NHL Hitz 20-03''</u>, the words <u>"'''A MIDWAY SPORTS PRODUCTION'''"</u> are placed below the logo. | |||
** On <u>''MLB SlugFest 20-03''</u> and <u>''MLB SlugFest 20-04''</u>, the logo is a horizontal lock-up, with "''SPORTS''" beside "'''''MIDWAY'''''" and said logo. | |||
* On <u>''NFL Blitz Pro''</u>, the transparent logo becomes the background for the memory card checking screen after the logo is complete, which later turns normal and switches off in a TV turn-off effect, segueing into the copyright notice screen. | |||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A series of whooshes as the comets fly, a bass blast when the logo is formed, and then one more whoosh sound. | '''Audio:''' A series of whooshes as the comets fly, a bass blast when the logo is formed, and then one more whoosh sound. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' | '''Audio Variant:''' For the <u>still version</u>, either none (''MLB SlugFest 20-04'') or the opening theme of the game (''NHL Hitz 20-03''). | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on all Midway Sports titles from the period on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance, such as their ''NFL Blitz'' and ''MLB SlugFest'' games | '''Availability:''' Seen on all Midway Sports titles from the period on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance, such as their ''NFL Blitz'' and ''MLB SlugFest'' games. | ||
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