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Background

Imagineer Co., Ltd. was established on January 27, 1986 in Tokyo to develop game software. It achieved success through Japanese distribution of popular Western products, like SimCity and Populous, which became popular on Japanese computers. The company didn't use a logo until 1990.

1st Logo (March 16, 1990-May 1992)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a gray piece of a ocean with the plane falling. Then it turns to red on the top half and blue on the bottom right. On the right is the text "IMAGINEER" and below it was the slogan "Innovation Through Human Network".

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on many Sharp X68000, NEC PC98 and FM Towns games, like Populous, SimCity and Lemmings.

2nd Logo (August 28, 1992-April 28, 2005)

Visuals: On a black or white background, there is a red or a blue circle with an "i" behind it, with a curve over it. Below it has the text "imagineer", without the dots on the "i".

Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on most titles by the company, such as the X68K game of Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods, the SFC game of Galaxy Robo, the SGB/GBC games of Medarot series and Elemental Tale, the PS1 game of Medarot R and the GBA games of Medarot Navi and Shingata Medarot. It was last seen on the 2005 GBA game of Relaxuma na Mainichi.

Imagineer (1986-2006)

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 ===Background===
-'''Imagineer Co., Ltd.''' was established on January 27, 1986 in Tokyo to develop game software. It achieved success through Japanese distribution of popular Western products, like ''SimCity'' and ''Populous'', which became popular on Japanese computers. The company didn't use a logo until 1993.
+'''Imagineer Co., Ltd.''' was established on January 27, 1986 in Tokyo to develop game software. It achieved success through Japanese distribution of popular Western products, like ''SimCity'' and ''Populous'', which became popular on Japanese computers. The company didn't use a logo until 1990.
-===1st Logo (1992-April 28, 2005)===
+===1st Logo (March 16, 1990-May 1992)===
-{{Gallery|align=center|mode=packed|height=180
+[[File:Imagineer (1990) (Taken from Populous, FMTowns).png|320x320px|center]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a gray piece of a ocean with the plane falling. Then it turns to {{color|red}} on the top half and {{color|blue}} on the bottom right. On the right is the text "{{color|grey|'''IMAGINEER'''}}" and below it was the slogan "{{color|gold|'''Innovation Through Human Network'''}}".
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on many Sharp X68000, NEC PC98 and FM Towns games, like ''Populous'', ''SimCity'' and ''Lemmings''.
+===2nd Logo (August 28, 1992-April 28, 2005)===
+{{Gallery|align=center|mode=packed|height=144
 |Imagineer (1992) (Taken from Populous II, X68000).png|
 |Imagineer (1992) (Taken from F98 Retaliator, PC98).png|
 |Imagineer (1993) (Taken from Populous II, SFC).png|
+|Imagineer (1993) (Taken from World Class Rugby, SNES).png|
 |Imagineer (1994) (Taken from Galaxy Robo, SFC).png|
+|Imagineer (1995) (Taken from Virtual Volleyball, Saturn).png|
 |Imagineer (1996) (Taken from SimCity Jr., SFC).png|
+|Imagineer (1996) (Taken from Fist, PSX).png|
+|Imagineer (1996) (Taken from Fist, Saturn).png|
+|Imagineer (1996) (Taken from Victory Spike, PSX).png|
 |Imagineer (1997) (Taken from Medarot, SGB).png|
 |Imagineer (1999) (Taken from Medarot 2, GBC).png|
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 |Imagineer (2005) (Taken from Relaxuma na Mainichi, GBA).png|
 }}
-'''Logo:''' On a black or white background, we see a {{color|red}} or a {{color|blue}} circle with an "i" behind it, with a curve over it. Below it was the text "{{font|Times New Roman|imagineer}}", without the dots on the "{{font|Times New Roman|i}}".
+'''Visuals:''' On a black or white background, there is a {{color|red}} or a {{color|blue}} circle with an "i" behind it, with a curve over it. Below it has the text "{{font|Times New Roman|imagineer}}", without the dots on the "{{font|Times New Roman|i}}".
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, sprite-based graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on most titles by the company, such as the {{Tt|X68K|Sharp X68000}} game of ''Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods'', the {{Tt|SFC|Super Famicom}} game of ''Galaxy Robo'', the {{Tt|SGB|Super Game Boy}}/{{Tt|GBC|Game Boy Color}} games of ''Medarot'' series and ''Elemental Tale'', the {{Tt|PS1|PlayStation}} game of ''Medarot R'' and the {{Tt|GBA|Game Boy Advance}} games of ''Medarot Navi'' and ''Shingata Medarot''. It was last seen on the 2005 GBA game of ''Relaxuma na Mainichi''.
+{{chronology||[[Rocket Company]]}}
-===2nd Logo (December 21, 2017-)===
-[[file:Imagineer (2020) (Taken from Medarot Classics Plus, NS).png|400px|center]]
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a {{color|gold}} abstract bear with three white circles in it. Below it was the text "{{font|Arial Narrow|'''IMAGINEER'''}}".
-'''Technique:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on every Imagineer game of the period, beginning with the {{Tt|3DS|Nintendo 3DS}} game of ''Medarot Classics: 20th Anniversary Edition''.
 [[Category:Video game logos]]
 [[Category:Japan]]