===Background===
Background: High Voltage Software is a video gaming company that produces games for many systems, such as the NBA Inside Drive series, Paperboy, etc.
'''High Voltage Software''' is a video game developer formed in 1993 by Kerry J. Ganofsky. Originally starting off as being a developer for the [[Atari Jaguar]]'s last few months of existence, they have since produced some notable titles in their lifetime, such as the ''NBA Inside Drive'' series, ''Paperboy'', ''Lego Racers'', and others. It was bought out by Keywords Studios in 2020.
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|High Voltage Software (1995) (From - NBA Jam Tournament Edition for Jaguar).png|1st Logo (August 1, 1995-March 20, 1997)
|High Voltage Software (1995) (From - Vid Grid, Atari Jaguar CD).png|2nd Logo (Vid Grid variant) (September 21, 1995)
|High Voltage Software (1996) (From - Tempest X3 for PS1).png|3rd Logo (Tempest X3 variant) (November 1, 1996-February 1, 1997)
|High Voltage Software (1997) (From - Tempest X3 for PC).png|4th Logo (February 28, 1997)
|High Voltage Software (1999) (From - Lego Racers for PC).png|5th Logo (Lego Racers variant) (August 21-December 17, 1999)
|High Voltage Software (1999) (From - Paperboy for N64).png|6th Logo (Paperboy variant) (October 31, 1999)
|High Voltage Software (2000) (From - Ground Control Dark Conspiracy for PC).png|7th Logo (Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy variant) (December 14, 2000)
|High Voltage Software (2002) (From - Disney's Stitch Experiment 626).png|8th Logo (January 21, 2002-November 28, 2003)
|High Voltage Software (2002) (From - Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance for GameCube).png|9th Logo (November 20, 2002-October 14, 2003)
|High Voltage Software (2004) (From - Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude).png|10th Logo (October 5, 2004-December 12, 2006)
|High Voltage Software (2004) (From - Duel Masters for PS2).png|11th Logo (Duel Masters variant) (November 2, 2004)
|High Voltage Software (2005) (From - Codename Kids Next Door Operation V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E. for GameCube).png|12th Logo (July 15, 2005-November 6, 2012)
|High Voltage Software (2006) (From - The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy for GameCube).png|13th Logo (September 25, 2006-March 16, 2007)
|High Voltage Software (2007) (From - Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law for Wii).png|14th Logo (August 23, 2007-January 8, 2008)
|High Voltage Software (2008) (From - Gyrostarr for Wii).png|15th Logo (Still variants) (June 23, 2008-)
|High Voltage Software (2009) (From - Conduit for Wii).png|16th Logo (The Conduit variant) (June 23, 2009)
|High Voltage Software (2011) (From - Conduit 2 for Wii).png|17th Logo (March 29-October 25, 2011)
|High Voltage Software (2011) (From - Old CLG Wiki).jpeg|18th Logo (November 1, 2011-February 10, 2012)
|High Voltage Software (2012) (From - Toy Story Mania! for PS3).png|19th Logo (Toy Story Mania! variant) (October 30, 2012)
|HighVoltageSoftware2019.jpg|20th Logo (January 24, 2019)
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===1st Logo (August 1, 1995-March 20, 1997)===
1st Logo
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the High Voltage logo of the time fades in. It consists of a shiny rectangular frame containing a transmission tower set at a bottom angle against a dark cloudy sky. Below it is the {{color|blue}}/{{color|silver}} 3-D text "HIGH VOLTAGE" with "SOFTWARE" in a smaller print below it, both arcing around the bottom of the frame. Four bolts shoot off from the tower one-by-one from each point.
Nickname: "The High Voltage Tower"
'''Variants:'''
Logo: We see an electrical tower in front of the stormy sky. The thunder occurs around and the lightning hits the tower. Then we switch to the side view with the tower standing left and the horizontal pod with the white sign saying High Voltage Software (1995)"DANGER" in red box and "HIGH VOLTAGE" in black below. The sign then flips open, revealing the lower part with "SOFTWARE" handwritten in messy red font.
* On ''White Men Can't Jump'', two pieces of warning tape, both having the words "{{color|red|DANGER!!! HIGH VOLTAGE!!!}}" on them, slide into view before the bolts go off, and slide away when they finish. There is also no "TM" symbol and the logo is notably zoomed out.
* On the Jaguar port of ''NBA Jam Tournament Edition'', the frame and words slide in individually from the top and bottom of the screen respectively. The frame then "shines" with electricity once, and then two more times in succession. A warbling "magic" sound plays when the logo slides in, and then sparks are heard when the frame "shines".
* The Saturn port of ''Tempest 2000'' has a later version of the logo, with the sky in the box being partly cloudy, the text having a tighter curve to it, and "INC" being added to "SOFTWARE". No lightning is shot off either.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
FX/SFX: The thunder lightning and the sign flipping out.
'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the game, with the sound of thunder rumbling when the bolts go off.
Music/Sounds: Thundering and electric zapping, then the creaking of old sign.
'''Availability:''' Seen on High Voltage games of the time, like ''NBA Jam: Tournament Edition'' and ''White Men Can't Jump'' for the Atari Jaguar.
Availability: Appeared only on Vid Grid for Jaguar.
===2nd Logo (''Vid Grid'' variant) (September 21, 1995)===
Editor's Note: None.
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'''Visuals:''' The sequence starts off with the same transmission tower from before, but taking up the entire screen and with the sky rotating slightly. The sky lightens up for a few brief moments from the lightning, before it eventually has a bolt traveling across one of the power lines and causes it to burst out a flash of light. As this happens, it cuts to a low shot of the transmission tower across a barren flatland with hills in the back, and a creaking sign on a metal pole is revealed as well. It is white with a large {{color|red}} rectangle with the stenciled text "DANGER" on it, and "HIGH VOLTAGE" is below that in a much more standard font. Another section of the sign flips out from below, revealing "SOFTWARE" in a messy graffiti font. The sign eventually stops swinging, and the sky flashes one last time.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' Ominous tones can be heard throughout, as well as electrical sounds and the sign creaking.
2nd Logo
(1995-1996)
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Nickname: "High Voltage Tower II"
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Vid Grid'' for the Jaguar CD.
Logo: We see a box containing a dark-blue sky background with an electrical tower (like the ones you see near factories). The words
===3rd Logo (''Tempest X3'' variant) (November 1, 1996-February 1, 1997)===
HIGH VOLTAGE
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'''Visuals:''' Cutting into a tilted shot of a different, more generic-looking high voltage sign on a rusted fence, the camera swoops across it and pans upwards to a transmission tower, all on a cloudy sky similar to the 1st logo. A lightning bolt strikes the tower and then suddenly, a {{color|silver}} wall with a frame in and screws on each corner zooms out and two {{color|gold|yellow}} bands emerge from the wall, being the text from the 1st logo's later version. The areas around the word liquidate for a bit and sparks come off, before a large blast of sparks emerge, and the words cool down to their {{color|blue}} color.
are shown curved around the tower. Two yellow and black strips of warning tape with "DANGER!!! HIGH VOLTAGE!!!" written on them in red slide in from the top and bottom sides of the screen, and four
electrical bolts shoot out from the tower four times, each in a diagonal corner of the screen. The warning strips slide away.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
FX/SFX: The electricity.
'''Audio:''' Several whirring and electric sounds throughout, with a low hum near the end.
Music/Sounds: The start of the menu theme for whatever game it appears in, along with the thunderclap.
'''Availability:''' Seen on High''Tempest Voltage games ofX3'', the time,PlayStation likeremake NBAof Jam:''Tempest Tournament Edition and White Men Can2000''t Jump for the Atari Jaguar.
===4th Logo (February 28, 1997)===
Editor's Note: None.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the same high voltage sign from before, but slightly weathered, fades in, as well as a "TM" symbol. The "TM" symbol disappears as a laser carves out a small rectangle in the sign, which drops down to reveal a transmission tower. A strange mist then burns the sign, leaving it horribly blackened and bubbly. Large dents are made in the bottom, leaving the sign to rock, and the "HIGH VOLTAGE SOFTWARE INC." words burst through with sparks, starting off glowing {{color|gold|yellow}} before cooling to their {{color|blue}} color.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' A mechanical whirling in the background, as well as the sounds of searing metal and loud banging. A single synth blast plays when the words burst through.
3rd Logo
(1996)
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''World League Basketball'' and ''NCAA Final Four '97'', as well as the PC port of ''Tempest X3''.
Nicknames: "High Voltage Tower III", "The Lightning-Struck Tower"
===5th Logo (''Lego Racers'' variant) (August 21-December 17, 1999)===
Logo: We see a sign saying "Danger High Voltage" on a fence as we zoom out to see the electrical tower from before. Lightning strikes the tower as the logo zooms out once again, we then see the tower inside of a box on a metal wall, with the same High Voltage Software text from before underneath it, which is surging with yellow electricity before turning blue.
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'''Visuals:''' Starting off with a darkened area at dusk/dawn, a spotlight illuminates an area with weeds coming out of the wooden floor, and a lever is seen at the end. A Lego minifigure, wearing a white shirt with {{color|blue}} overalls and a {{color|blue}} baseball cap, walks into the spotlight, smiling at us as he trots along. He reaches the lever and grabs it, struggling to pull it. He eventually does with notable creaking, and is dealt with recoil as he does, with flashes of white on the screen. The camera zooms in to show the minifigure's gleeful impression, and the camera flashes to an angled shot of a dim signboard powering up, showing off the new High Voltage Software logo: the same generic high voltage sign from the previous two logos, but with "DANGER" in a bolder font, and a black rectangle with "SOFTWARE" running along the side of it. A transmission tower can also be seen in the corner. As the sign fully lights up, the camera slowly rotates straight forwards at the signboard, with occasional sparks coming off of the lights. As it rests, another transmission tower can be seen in the background before the logo fades out.
FX/SFX: CGI animation and the electricity.
'''Variant:''' The Nintendo 64 version of ''Lego Racers'' uses in-game graphics rather than the pre-rendered video of the other two versions. While the animation is the same, there are several key differences, like the beginning being an empty black void, the lever now resembling an electrical switch, and the panning to the sign being rather different with the minifigure still in view before the camera pans up to the logo, as well as several other details changed.
Music/Sounds: Electric sounds throughout.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Availability: Currently only known to be on Tempest X3 for PSX.
'''Audio:''' The sounds of the minifigure's footsteps, the creaking lever, and all the machinery and electrical sounds lighting up the logo. As the sign lights up, a rising synth note is heard, before it segues into a twinkling set of notes, and finally a choir is heard before the logo fades out.
Editor's Note: None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Lego Racers'' for PC, PS1 and Nintendo 64.
===6th Logo (''Paperboy'' variant) (October 31, 1999)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the Paperboy from the game appears, riding his bike. The screen then pans down to a bulldog, which is chasing him. The camera then switches to two electrical towers and a power switch with the HVS shield below the switch on the sign. The Paperboy throws a newspaper at the switch, turning on the towers and shocking the dog. He then lies on the ground, possibly dead, and the switch turns as the screen zooms in on the logo. A lightning bolt scans the screen.
4th Logo
(1997)
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Nickname: "The High Voltage Tower IV"
'''Audio:''' Wheel-creaking and the whining of the fried dog, with a horn theme all through it. Crackling is heard at the end.
Logo: A high voltage sign appears, not like the one in the next logo, and a laser carves out a section. The section falls, revealing the electrical tower and the area around it rusts and bubbles. It bulges out on the bottom, making the sign move a bit, and then crashes through, revealing the text in yellow before becoming blue.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Paperboy'' for Nintendo 64.
FX/SFX: The sign rusting and forming of the logo.
===7th Logo (''Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy'' variant) (December 14, 2000)===
Music/Sounds: The sounds of bursting medal and lasers.
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'''Visuals:''' Through an optic device, we observe soldiers moving across the desert, when we scan over to a transmission tower, not unlike those in the first couple of logos. As it pans down and eventually stops, there are also generators and a fence with the High Voltage Software logo on it. The device shuts off for a moment, only for it to turn on and show the logo zooming out while being out of focus. When it comes into view, the scanlines disappear.
Availability: Appeared on NCAA Basketball 97.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Editor's Note: None.
'''Audio:''' Minor wind sounds and the soldiers talking, as well as a loud whirring sound when the logo zooms out.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy''.
===8th Logo (January 21, 2002-November 28, 2003)===
5th Logo (Lego Racers Variant)
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'''Visuals:''' At a generator plant on a cloudy day, several bolts of lightning strike and emerge from the transformers, causing sparks to go everywhere. On the fence in front of it is an all-rusty High Voltage Software logo. As the camera zooms in and rebounds from it, sparks rain down in front of it as bolts still continue to fly about.
Nickname: "Lego Mini-figure"
'''Variant:''' The ''NBA Inside Drive'' series appears to have the logo rendered in-game, with the bouncing removed and given widescreen support.
Logo: Starting with a dark screen, we hear footsteps. The screen brightens to reveal a Lego mini-figure in an electric worker's outfit, walking and smiling and he goes to a switch. He struggles to pull it for a few seconds and then he does it. We hear sparks and the mini-figure's face turns to wonder and then happiness as the camera zooms in on his face. In the next scene we see the High Voltage Software sign in darkness. Then, as the lights flicker on, the camera rotates to have the logo in the center. We remain on the same shot, with a skyline in the background, and then the camera fades to black. The logo itself reads as follows: On a white square, "DANGER" is in white lettering in a red ellipse on top. "HIGH VOLTAGE SOFTWARE" is black and each word in read top to bottom, except for "SOFTWARE" which is sideways on the right side.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
FX/SFX: The footsteps, machinery, and sparks.
'''Audio:''' Various electricity sounds, which features a dramatic 11-note horn fanfare in the background.
Music/Sounds: We don't hear music until after the mini-figure finishes pulling the lever. It is a slightly eerie synth note. At present time, it sounds like a choir can be faintly heard near the end.
'''Availability:''' Only appearsSeen on Legogames Racerssuch foras the PC,''NBA PlayStationInside Drive'' series and Nintendo''Disney's Stitch: Experiment 64626''.
===9th Logo (November 20, 2002-October 14, 2003)===
Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite among Lego fans.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the High Voltage Software logo fades in, before fading into a darker environment with the logo on it, with rust around it and swinging back and forth. It then zooms out to reveal that it's on a bug zapper, hanging above an old porch with broken windows and insects flying around it, with one being shocked. The screen then cuts to a close up shot of a {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} bug with a cigar in its mouth, goggles over its eyes, and the left wing shell having "DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR" and the other one having a skull and crossbones and below it "LIVE FREE OR DIE", both being in a grungy white font. The logo zooms out from it to reveal a swarm of wasps, dragonflies, and other insects flying through a forest. They swerve off-screen and then we cut back to the porch, but in a wider shot, where a bug gets shocked and the swarm goes into it. They then all get shocked, which proves too much for the zapper and explodes, sending the brown bug off the screen, the windows burned out, and the porch with burn marks as the remains of the zapper swing back and forth, sending a few jolts before falling off and hitting the ground. The screen then cuts to the bug zapper's remains and zoom onto the High Voltage Software logo, which remains on-screen as a lone firefly lights it up before flying away and fading to black.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' Sounds of zaps and buzzing heard throughout the logo, a dramatic orchestral theme when we cut to the swarm, an explosion when the bug zapper blows up, and then sounds of rusty swinging when the zapper swings.
6th Logo (Paperboy Variant)
(1999)
'''Availability:''' Seen on the PC version of ''Monster Jam: Ultimate Destruction'', the GameCube versions of ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance'' and ''Disney's The Haunted Mansion'', and other games of the era. Used in tandem with the previous logo.
Nickname: "Short Circuited"
===10th Logo (October 5, 2004-December 12, 2006)===
Logo: On a black background, the Paperboy from the game appears, riding his bike. We then pan down to the dog, which is chasing him. The camera then switches to 2 electrical towers and a power switch with the HVS shield below the switch on the sign. The Paperboy throws a newspaper at the switch, turning on the towers and shocking the dog. He then lies on the ground and the switch turns as we zoom in on the logo. A lightning bolt scans the screen.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, glowing white/{{color|red}} block wireframes fade into existence, all of them falling as the camera rotates around them. When the camera pans over, they all seem to flicker part of the company logo on them. The camera spins around and zooms into the completed logo, distorted from the {{color|red}} static. A plain print logo wipes over the finished product.
FX/SFX: The animation in the logo, which is made of simple polygons.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Music/Sounds: Wheel-creaking and the whining of fried dog, with a horn theme all through it. Crackling is heard at the end.
'''Audio:''' Some electrical swishes.
Availability: Appeared only on Paperboy for Nintendo 64.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude'' and ''Blitz Overtime'' for PSP.
Editor's Note: None.
===11th Logo (''Duel Masters'' variant) (November 2, 2004)===
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'''Visuals:''' Flames open up a view on a red-haired character from the game shown from behind. He looks back and we immediately zoom close into his eyes. He produces a Duel Masters card from flames and proceeds to throw it at the screen. The card has the logo on the other side of it, and it flips several times before it flashes and wipes.
'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
7th Logo
(2000)
'''Audio:''' Mainly "whooshes" in various tones.
Nickname: "The High Voltage Tower V"
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Duel Masters''.
Logo: Through an optic device, we observe soldiers moving across the orange surface, when the large electric tower rises up and takes all the view. Then the device power-offs and the close-up view of the HVS shield appears, which zooms to normal position.
===12th Logo (July 15, 2005-November 6, 2012)===
FX/SFX: Animation of the soldier figures and the tower, not very complicated.
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'''Visuals:''' There is a young boy (not the same as the last logo) with glasses, short slicked up straightened black hair, black eyes and pale skin, who is wearing a {{color|lightgray|light gray}} short sleeved T-shirt with long black pants and white socks in a room, who's looking through a pile of games that he has. He then pulls out a disc that has a stylized label based on the logo, and it shines with pride while {{color|orange}} rays rotate around. He puts it in his game console and begins playing it, until his TV begins to shake. It surges with electricity, and shoots out a {{color|blue|bluish}} light, leaving the boy with an amazed face as the camera zooms in on his glasses, where the logo can be seen and the camera zooms in on that. The logo surges with electricity on a black background, zooming in slightly.
Music/Sounds: Minor wind and talking.
'''Variant:''' A short version exists, which can be seen on some Nickelodeon games such as ''Nickelodeon Fit'' for Wii.
Availability: Appears only on Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy.
'''Technique:''' Flash animation and CGI.
Editor's Note: None.
'''Audio:''' A rock theme starting when the boy finds the disc with the logo on it, but we hear the sounds of birds chirping beforehand, and we also hear several video game sound effects and electrical surges throughout.
'''Availability:''' Currently only known to be on the console versions of ''Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E'', ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', ''Iron Man 2'', ''Ben 10: Protector of Earth'', and Nickelodeon games published by [[2K Play]].
===13th Logo (September 25, 2006-March 16, 2007)===
8th Logo
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the logo as the screen zooms in on a mechanical arm coming out from the left side of the logo. It begins rotating and mildly surging with electricity, and then a rod extends out of the tip as we pan over the "DANGER" portion and the rod sparkles. The camera then cuts back to the logo, panning down to face it head on with two strange arms coming off of it, which then tilt back and discharge electricity onto the logo. The screen is engulfed with the electricity, erasing the arms.
Nickname: "Electricity Factory"
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Logo: At a power plant, we see sparks and bolts of lightning strike it. It zooms out a bit before quickly zooming into the sign, which a rusted version of the HVS shield, which the camera shakes a bit after that. Sparks rain down over the logo and more bolts appear in the background.
'''Audio:''' The sounds of electrical surges throughout.
FX/SFX: The bolts, the zooming-in, and everything what is happening in the factory.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the console versions of ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' and all versions of ''Family Guy Video Game!''.
Music/Sounds: Various electricity sounds, which features a 11-note horn fanfare in the background.
===14th Logo (August 23, 2007-January 8, 2008)===
Availability: Can be seen on games such as Hunter: The Reckoning and Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the logo is seen on a metal plate. Two streams of fire-like energy emerge and coat themselves over the logo, filling the screen with white briefly and scanning the logo downwards before disappearing. The logo slightly zooms in before disappearing via a "shut off" effect.
Editor's Note: None.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' An ethereal noise.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law'' for all platforms, and ''Tom Clancy's GRAW 2'' for PSP.
9th Logo
(2002-2003)
===15th Logo (Still variants) (June 23, 2008-)===
Nickname: "Bug Zapper"
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'''Visuals:''' Just the High Voltage logo on a white or black background.
Logo: On a black background, the High Voltage Software logo fades in, before fading into a darker environment with the logo on it, with rust around it and swinging back and forth. It then zooms out to reveal that it's on a bug zapper, hanging above a old porch with broken windows and insects flying around it, with one being shocked. We then cut to a close up shot of a bron bug with a cigar in it's mouth, goggles over it's eyes and the left wing shell has "DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR" and the other one have a skull and crossbones and saying below it "LIVE FREE OR DIE", both being in a grungy white font. We zoom out from him to reveal a swarm of wasps, dragonflies, and other insects flying through a forest. They swerve off screen and then we cut back to the porch, but in a wider shot, where a bug gets shocked and then the swarm goes into it. They then all get shocked, with proves too much for the zapper and explodes, sending the brown bug off the screen, the windows burned out, and the porch with burn marks as the remains of the zapper swing back and forth, sending a few jolts before falling off and hitting the ground. We then cut to the bug zapper remains and zoom in onto the High Voltage Software logo, where remain there for the rest of the logo as a lone firefly lights up the logo before flying away and fading to black.
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo may zoom in slightly.
FX/SFX: All the motion in the logo.
'''Technique:''' Usually none, though 2D animation is sometimes used.
Music/Sounds: Sounds of zaps and buzzing heard throughout the logo, a dramatic orchestral theme when we cut to the swarm, an explosion when the bug zapper blows up, and then sounds of rusty swinging when the zapper swings.
'''Audio:''' None.
Availability: Seen on Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, the Gamecube version of Disney's The Haunted Mansion, and other games of the era.
'''Availability:''' Seen first on ''Gyrostarr'' for Wii, and has appeared on a few other titles since.
Editor's Note: None. The bug's appearance and design can be frightening to some viewers, as well as the sudden bug zapper explosion.
===16th Logo (''The Conduit'' variant) (June 23, 2009)===
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'''Visuals:''' A hand pulls out an orb (All-Seeing Eye) that shines light on a rune, with the symbol of the game itself and the High Voltage Software logo over it in {{color|gold}}, as well as several different alien letters. The orb then produces a beam onto the logo and the camera suddenly focuses onto it, where it shines to its correct colors as the background becomes pure white.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
10th Logo
(2003- )
'''Audio:''' The orb making sounds as it scans and electric sounds when the logo appears on full screen.
Nickname: "The Nerdy Kid"
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Conduit''.
Logo: We see a kid with glasses in a room, who's looking through a pile of games that he has. He then pulls out a disc that has the company logo from
===17th Logo (March 29-October 25, 2011)===
before on it. He puts it in his game console and begins playing it, until his TV begins to shake. It surges with electricity, and shoots out a bluish light, leaving the kid with an amazed face as the camera zooms in on his glasses, where we see logo on a black background, surging with electricity.
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'''Visuals:''' Just the logo zooming in while tilting, all over a cloudy mass with lightning emerging from it.
FX/SFX: Cartoon animation.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Music/Sounds: A rock theme starting when the kid finds the disc with the logo on it, but we hear the sounds of birds chirping beforehand, and we also hear several video game sound effects and electrical surges throughout.
'''Audio:''' Thundering sounds.
Availability: Currently only known to be on the console versions of Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Iron Man 2, and Ben 10: Protector of Earth. Still in use today.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Captain America: Super Soldier'', ''Conduit 2'', ''Nicktoons MLB'' (excluding the DS version), and ''Country Dance''.
Editor's Note: None.
===18th Logo (November 1, 2011-February 10, 2012)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} stage, the High Voltage Software logo appears, pulsing and emitting reflections in joint with the music beats. Three lights descent above and join in with the beats. After some beating, the logo suddenly explodes and dissolves into particles.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
11th Logo
(2004, 2006)
'''Audio:''' Disco beat music synchronized with the sign beating.
Nickname: "Glowing Blocks"
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Victorious: Time to Shine'', ''Nickelodeon Dance'' and ''Country Dance 2''.
Logo: On a black space, several glowing blocks with red outlines float and join together, zoom inside, then form the HVS shield in the middle.
===19th Logo (''Toy Story Mania!'' variant) (October 30, 2012)===
FX/SFX: The blocks moving.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, dust seems to scatter about as an {{color|orange}} square blinks and a {{color|cyan}} border grows. The screen then glitches as more borders spin around, along with a cluster of {{color|cyan}} pixels appearing. The logo then pixelates into existence and glitches out for a brief moment before returning to normal. Several pixels also appear for a brief second before the screen glitches one last time. A single {{color|cyan}} pixel blinks until the logo ends.
Music/Sounds: Small swishing sounds.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
Availability: Appeared on Leisure Suit Larry: Magna *** Laude and Blitz Overtime for PSP.
'''Audio:''' Beeping and clicking sounds.
Editor's Note: None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Toy Story Mania!'' for PS3 and Xbox 360.
===20th Logo (January 24, 2019)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background with a wet roadbed below, an {{color|orange}}-colored rectangular spark is seen, which then gets struck by an {{color|orange}} lightning bolt. This forms a rusty metal High Voltage Software logo, which then brightens. The camera slowly zooms in during all of of this.
12th Logo
(2004)
'''Technique:''' CGI.
Logo: The flames open the view on the red-haired game character shown from behind. Then he looks back and we immediately zoom close into his eyes. He produces a game card and throws in at the screen. The card flips several times and becomes the HVS shield logo.
'''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme of the showreel.
FX/SFX: Cartoon animation.
'''Availability:''' Appears on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiw2vf1rXk4 this] showreel of games by the studio. Only time will tell if this will appear on any of their games.
Music/Sounds: Mainly "whoosh" in various tones.
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Availability: Appeared only on Duel Masters.
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Editor's Note: None.
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13th Logo
(2006- )
Nickname: "Key Drive".
Logo: On a black background, we see the logo as we zoom on a mechanical arm coming out from the left side of the logo, it begins rotating and mildly
surging with electricity, we then see the logo zoomed out again as two mechanical arms (the one from before and another one on the right side) shock the logo with electricity, then retreat back into it. The logo then slowly zooms out and fades out.
FX/SFX: CGI animation.
Music/Sounds: Sounds of electrical surges throughout.
Availability: Currently only known to be on the console versions of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and all versions of Family Guy.
Editor's Note: This is a pretty cool logo.
14th Logo
(2007-2008)
Nickname: "Metal Patch Circuit"
Logo: There is the steel-patched HVS shield. Two fire streams move and meet at the center, causing the logo to vibrate and slowly zoom in, while the horizontal power line descends over it.
FX/SFX: Fire streaks and effects.
Music/Sounds: The noise.
Availability: Appears on Harvey Birdman for all platforms, and Tom Clancy's GRAW 2 for PSP.
Editor's Note: None.
15th Logo
(2009)
Logo: A hand pulls out a orb that shines light on a rune, with the symbol of the game itself with the High Voltage Software logo over it in gold. The logo and symbol then take up the screen and the logo shines to it's correct colors as the background fades to white.
FX/SFX: The light, the logo changing colors.
Music/Sounds: The orb making sounds as it scans and electric sounds when the logo appears on full screen.
Availability: Seen on The Conduit.
Editor's Note: None.
16th Logo
(2010-2011)
Logo: The logo shield slowly zooms in, with thunder and lightning in the background.
FX/SFX: Lightning animation.
Music/Sounds: Thundering sounds.
Availability: Seen on Captain America and Conduit 2.
Editor's Note: None.
17th Logo
(2011)
Logo: On a purple stage, the HVS shield is seen, pulsing and emitting reflections in joint with the music beats. Three lights descent above. After some beating, the logo suddenly explodes and dissolves into particles.High Voltage Software (2011)
FX/SFX: Logo pulsing and colors switching.
Music/Sounds: Disco beat music synchronized with shield beating.
Availability: Seen on Victorious: Time to Shine, Nickelodeon Dance and Country Dance 2.
Editor's Note: None.
18th Logo
(2012)
Logo: In a dark space, we see a small orange square and blue rectangle. The latter flips and multiplies, and the HVS logo appears on its place, deforming and twitching at random parts. Small blue squares and stars flash around. The logo ends when the orange square poses at the right side and begins to constantly flash.
FX/SFX: Computer square animation.
Music/Sounds: Beeping and clicking sounds.
Availability: Seen on Toy Story Mania for PS3.
Editor's Note: None.
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