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Splitting the 1st, oblong-less, and Mario coin logos. Their designs are very different from one another to classify them as distinct logos.
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Nintendo (1984) (Taken from PunchOut, Arcade).png | Nintendo (1984) (Taken from PunchOut, Arcade).png | ||
Nintendo (1984) (Taken from SuperPunchOut, Arcade).png | Nintendo (1984) (Taken from SuperPunchOut, Arcade).png | ||
File:IPD-6KKZVFmg1xuPGKxdAA10882.jpeg | File:IPD-6KKZVFmg1xuPGKxdAA10882.jpeg | ||
File:Q3S4yaL-iXru-rgu1aXFXg17274.png | File:Q3S4yaL-iXru-rgu1aXFXg17274.png | ||
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Nintendo (early 1990s) (Taken from Solstice, NES).png | Nintendo (early 1990s) (Taken from Solstice, NES).png | ||
Nintendo of America Inc. (1992) (Taken from NCAA Basketball, SNES).png | Nintendo of America Inc. (1992) (Taken from NCAA Basketball, SNES).png | ||
Nintendo_Presents...._(1995).png | Nintendo_Presents...._(1995).png | ||
File:Nintendo (2002).png | File:Nintendo (2002).png | ||
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*On the arcade games of ''Punch-Out!'' and ''Super Punch-Out!'', a larger Nintendo oblong shape appears below the title screen. | *On the arcade games of ''Punch-Out!'' and ''Super Punch-Out!'', a larger Nintendo oblong shape appears below the title screen. | ||
*Sometimes, on early arcade titles, the text instead says "Nintendo of America, Inc." | *Sometimes, on early arcade titles, the text instead says "Nintendo of America, Inc." | ||
*On some early SNES games, like ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', ''Super Punch-Out!!'' (this game has the logo in {{color|silver}}), and ''Stunt Race FX'' (this game has the logo in {{color|pink}}), the logo is smaller. | *On some early SNES games, like ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', ''Super Punch-Out!!'' (this game has the logo in {{color|silver}}), and ''Stunt Race FX'' (this game has the logo in {{color|pink}}), the logo is smaller. | ||
*On NTSC-J/PAL releases of some Nintendo games, the logo is colored in {{color|blue}} instead of {{color|red}}. | *On NTSC-J/PAL releases of some Nintendo games, the logo is colored in {{color|blue}} instead of {{color|red}}. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*An enhanced version of the coin collect sound effect from the Mario series is heard on ''Super Mario 64'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'', and ''Super Mario 64 DS''. | *An enhanced version of the coin collect sound effect from the Mario series is heard on ''Super Mario 64'', ''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'', and ''Super Mario 64 DS''. | ||
*On ''Super Mario 64'', we also hear Mario saying "It's-a-me, Mario!" | *On ''Super Mario 64'', we also hear Mario saying "It's-a-me, Mario!" | ||
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'''Availability:''' Very common. | '''Availability:''' Very common. | ||
* The logo's wordmark was first seen on the arcade game of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', and went on to be seen on various console games, beginning with the NES game of ''Punch-Out!'', and appeared on several games, like the Nintendo NES game of ''Tetris'', the NES games of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Dr. Mario'', the Game Boy games of ''Super Mario Land'' and ''Baseball'', and the SNES game of ''Pilotwings'', among others. | * The logo's wordmark was first seen on the arcade game of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', and went on to be seen on various console games, beginning with the NES game of ''Punch-Out!'', and appeared on several games, like the Nintendo NES game of ''Tetris'', the NES games of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Dr. Mario'', the Game Boy games of ''Super Mario Land'' and ''Baseball'', and the SNES game of ''Pilotwings'', among others. | ||
* The logo with the oblong shape first appeared properly on the European version of ''Solstice'' (NES), as well as the US version of ''NCAA Basketball'' (SNES). | * The logo with the oblong shape first appeared properly on the European version of ''Solstice'' (NES), as well as the US version of ''NCAA Basketball'' (SNES). | ||
* The small version was seen on ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World)'', ''Stunt Race FX'', ''Super Punch-Out!!'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', and ''Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition''. | * The small version was seen on ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World)'', ''Stunt Race FX'', ''Super Punch-Out!!'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', and ''Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition''. | ||
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* In most relatively recent games such as ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the logo is absent, but it still shows up occasionally, such as on ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''. | * In most relatively recent games such as ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the logo is absent, but it still shows up occasionally, such as on ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''. | ||
===2nd Logo (''King of the Zoo'' variant) (1990)=== | ===2nd Logo (November 21, 1990-October 21, 2003)=== | ||
[[File:Vlcsnap-2015-04-26-12h25m52s220.png|300px|center]] | |||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see "- Nintendo -" in its corporate font without the oblong shape. Below it is "Presents". | |||
'''Technique:''' None. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A random sound effect from the game. | |||
*On ''Super Mario World'' and ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' for SNES, the coin collect sound effect from the game is heard. | |||
*On ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', Yoshi says the word "Nintendo". | |||
*On ''Yoshi's Story'', a chorus of Yoshis say "Nintendo". | |||
*On ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past'', the Rupee collect sound effect from the game plays. | |||
*On ''Super Scope 6'', none. | |||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. | |||
* It appears on ''Super Mario World'', ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', ''Yoshi's Story'', ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past'', ''Super Scope 6'', ''Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World'', ''Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''. | |||
* However, on ''Super Mario Advance'', there is no Nintendo logo at all. | |||
===3rd Logo (''King of the Zoo'' variant) (1990)=== | |||
[[File:Nintendo (1990, Nexoft plaster).png|center|300px]] | [[File:Nintendo (1990, Nexoft plaster).png|center|300px]] | ||
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen only on ''King of the Zoo'', a European localization of ''Penguin Wars'' for the Game Boy. | '''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Seen only on ''King of the Zoo'', a European localization of ''Penguin Wars'' for the Game Boy. | ||
=== | ===4th Logo (September 1, 1992-December 1994, December 12, 2010) (USA)=== | ||
[[File:Nintendo (1992).png|center|300px]] | |||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the normal Nintendo logo, but the oblong shape is stretched out a bit. On top of the text is a {{color|gold}} Mario coin that shines once. | |||
'''Variant:''' On ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', ''Super Punch-Out!!'' (this game has the logo in {{color|silver}}), and ''Stunt Race FX'' (this game has the logo in {{color|pink}}), there is no gold Mario coin. | |||
'''Technique:''' Sprite-based 2D animation. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' The coin sound effect from the 1st logo. | |||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | |||
*On ''Stunt Race FX'', a honking sound effect is heard. | |||
*On ''Super Punch-Out!!'', a bling sound akin to the Game Boy startup the is heard. | |||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. | |||
* Seen on ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World)'', ''Stunt Race FX'', ''Super Punch-Out!!'', ''Yoshi's Safari'', and ''Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition''. | |||
* However, the ''Super Mario Advance'' series doesn't have this logo, as in the first game there was no Nintendo logo at all, and the later three use the first logo instead. | |||
===5th Logo (''Mario Kart 64'' custom variant (December 14, 1996-June 24, 1997)=== | |||
[[File:571f6f3a33ebc724f6d75be7ce91e22e.png|center|300px]] | [[File:571f6f3a33ebc724f6d75be7ce91e22e.png|center|300px]] | ||
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