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Background

ScrewAttack Entertainment, commonly shortened as just ScrewAttack, was an entertainment website that was founded in February 2006 by Craig Skistimas and Tom Hanley, and was incorporated in Dallas, Texas. The website focused on hosting various video game-related content, series and reviews, most famously James Rolfe's The Angry Video Game Nerd and ScrewAttack's own series, DEATH BATTLE!. On November 2015, ScrewAttack would be bought by Rooster Teeth, effectively turning it into a subsidiary. In February 2019, the website would disband the ScrewAttack name entirely in favor of the new DEATH BATTLE! brand.

1st Logo (February-August 2006)

Prototype version
Standard logo
Alternate version

Logo: On a black background, we see a grungy black-and-white picture of a pair of headphones. A multicolored circle with a poorly drawn yellow lightning bolt infront of it is seen inside the headphones. The following text is seen below the logo:

SCREWATTACK.COM
Game on!

Trivia: The logo and name are based off the screw attack ability from the Metroid series of games.

Variants:

In some cases, "Game on!" was replaced with "WHERE GAMERS GO TO BE HEARD".
A prototype version of this logo had the lightning bolt be replaced with a yellow "S".

FX/SFX: Limited 2D animation of the logo zooming in. Sometimes, none.

Music/Sounds: None, the opening music, or the song "Item Room Ambience" from Super Metroid.

Availability: Very rare. Was only seen on early 2006 episodes of ScrewAttack Video Game Vault, along with the variants listed.

2nd Logo (September? 2006-2012?)

Logo: On a black/space background with blue circles flying around, a silver lightning bolt flies from above, spins around multiple times, and moves to the center of the screen, which causes speed lines and rings to appear in the background. Then, the pair of headphones from the last logo flies in from above, covering the lightning bolt. Finally, the "SCREWATTACK.COM" wordmark is seen in a silver color. The text then flies infront of the screen.

Variant: A prototype version had the logo in a red, green and yellow color scheme.

FX/SFX: Neatly done CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: As an opening logo, it used "Item Room Ambience" from Super Metroid. As a closing logo, it instead used the "Item Acquired" sound effect from the same game. Sometimes, it's silent.

Availability: Rare. Seen on later episodes of ScrewAttack Video Game Vault, and may have also been seen on other ScrewAttack productions. Was also seen on the original unedited versions of early AVGN episodes.

3rd Logo (GameTrailers variant) (Late 2006-2011)

Standard logo
Later variant

Logo: On a space background, we see many blue cubes floating around. We zoom to the right to see a grey box with the letters "GT". "GAMETRAILERS.COM" is seen below the letters. We quickly zoom out to see the box explode, causing a lot of screws to fly all in one direction. The camera follows these screws. The camera then pans downward, revealing that the screws were charging towards the lightning bolt from the last logo. The screws hit the bolt, causing it to glow light blue. The headphones from the previous logo appear inside of the bolt. The transparent text "SCREWATTACK.COM" appears below. Along with that are the words "GAMETRAILERS.COM PRESENTS A" on top of the logo, and "PRODUCTION" below it.

Later Variant: The headphones are now eliminated, and the wordmark is changed from blue to silver.

FX/SFX: Great CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A 6-note guitar theme which repeats. In some cases, "Item Room Ambience" plays.

Availability: Same as the last logo. Seen on The Angry Video Game Nerd and ScrewAttack Video Game Vault.

4th Logo (Early 2007-Early 2010s)

IAW version

Logo: On a space background, the lightning bolt from the previous logos zooms out of the screen, zooming into the center. The SCREWATTACK wordmark, which has ".COM" absent, is now seen on the center of the bolt instead of below it. The lightning bolt is seen slowly spinning around. The wordmark then zooms into the screen, mostly segueing into one of the still GameTrailers logos.

Variants:

On "The Making of an AVGN Episode", "In association with" is seen above.
- A still variant of this exists.

FX/SFX: CGI for the bolt and space background, simplistic animation for everything else.

Music/Sounds: 2 whooshing sounds. On AVGN, music from the episode plays over it.

Availability: Common. Seen at the end of The Angry Video Game Nerd episodes and, once again, on ScrewAttack Video Game Vault.

5th Logo (September 2011-Mid-2016)

Standard logo
Network variant

Logo: On a blue background, the words "SCREW" and "ATTACK" slide in from left to right. The words then collide each other, which forms a blue lightning bolt.

Variants:

As a closing logo, the social media accounts for ScrewAttack were seen below.
A variant exists with "NETWORK" seen below "ATTACK". The background is also different.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A retro-esque explosion sound effect.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on ScrewAttack productions from the time, including DEATH BATTLE!. Don't expect to see this on The Angry Video Game Nerd, since it used the last logo. It also plasters the previous logos in reuploads of their older content.

6th Logo (2017-January? 2019)

Logo: On a black background, a blue hexagonal shape zooms out of the screen. Then, the lightning bolt and another hexagon zooms inside the shape, which causes the screen to flicker. The logo zooms out to the left to reveal the words "SCREWATTACK".

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: Electrical sounds, mixed with beeping noises.

Availability: Seen on ScrewAttack and DEATH BATTLE! videos until the disbanding of the ScrewAttack name.

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 ===1st Logo (February-August 2006)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="230">
-File:ScrewAttack (Prototype S).png
+ScrewAttack (Prototype S).png|Prototype version
-File:Screwattack1.png
+Screwattack1.png|Standard logo
-File:ScrewAttack (2006).png
+ScrewAttack (2006).png|Alternate version
 </gallery>
 '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a grungy black-and-white picture of a pair of headphones. A multicolored circle with a poorly drawn {{Color|yellow}} lightning bolt infront of it is seen inside the headphones. The following text is seen below the logo:
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 *A prototype version of this logo had the lightning bolt be replaced with a {{Color|yellow}} "'''{{Color|yellow|S}}'''".
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo slowly zooming in, or none.
+'''FX/SFX:''' Limited 2D animation of the logo zooming in. Sometimes, none.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' None, the opening music, or the song "Item Room Ambience" from ''Super Metroid''.
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=7V_3fLw-zos|id2=WAF0HqJQY-8}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black/space background with {{Color|blue}} circles flying around, a {{Color|silver}} lightning bolt flies from above, spins around multiple times, and moves to the center of the screen, which causes speed lines and rings to appear in the background. Then, the pair of headphones from the last logo flies in from above, covering the lightning bolt. Finally, the {{Color|silver|'''''S{{Small|CREW}}A{{Small|TTACK.COM}}'''''}} wordmark is seen in a {{Color|silver}} color. The text then flies infront of the screen, seguing into the video.
+'''Logo:''' On a black/space background with {{Color|blue}} circles flying around, a {{Color|silver}} lightning bolt flies from above, spins around multiple times, and moves to the center of the screen, which causes speed lines and rings to appear in the background. Then, the pair of headphones from the last logo flies in from above, covering the lightning bolt. Finally, the "{{Color|silver|'''''S{{Small|CREW}}A{{Small|TTACK.COM}}'''''}}" wordmark is seen in a {{Color|silver}} color. The text then flies infront of the screen.
 '''Variant:''' A prototype version had the logo in a {{Color|red}}, {{Color|green}} and {{Color|yellow}} color scheme.
@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
 '''FX/SFX:''' Neatly done CGI animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' As an opening logo, it used "Item Room Ambience" from ''Super Metroid''. As a closing logo, it instead used the "Item Acquired" sound effect from the same game. On ''The Angry Video Game Nerd'', it is silent.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' As an opening logo, it used "Item Room Ambience" from ''Super Metroid''. As a closing logo, it instead used the "Item Acquired" sound effect from the same game. Sometimes, it's silent.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on later episodes of ''ScrewAttack Video Game Vault'', and may have also been seen on other ScrewAttack productions. It was also seen very briefly on ''The Angry Video Game Nerd''.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on later episodes of ''ScrewAttack Video Game Vault'', and may have also been seen on other ScrewAttack productions. Was also seen on the original unedited versions of early ''AVGN'' episodes.
 ===3rd Logo (GameTrailers variant) (Late 2006-2011)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="230">
-File:ScrewAttack (2007).png
+ScrewAttack (2007).png|Standard logo
-File:ScrewAttack (2011).png
+ScrewAttack (2011).png|Later variant
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a space background, we see many {{Color|blue}} cubes floating around. We zoom to the right to see a {{Color|grey}} box with the letters "'''{{Color|blue|GT}}'''". "{{Color|blue|{{Font|impact|GAMETRAILERS.COM}}}}" is seen below the letters. We quickly zoom out to see the box explode, causing a lot of screws to fly all in one direction. The camera follows these screws. The camera then pans downward, revealing that the screws were charging towards the lightning bolt from the last logo. The screws hit the bolt, causing it to glow {{Color|lightblue|light blue}}. The transparent text "{{Color|cyan|'''''S{{Small|CREW}}A{{Small|TTACK.COM'''''}}}}" appears below. Along with that are the words "{{Font|impact|{{Color|blue|GAMETRAILERS.COM}}}} {{Color|yellow|PRESENTS A}}" on top of the logo, and "{{Font|impact|{{Color|yellow|PRODUCTION}}}}" below it.
+'''Logo:''' On a space background, we see many {{Color|blue}} cubes floating around. We zoom to the right to see a {{Color|grey}} box with the letters "'''{{Color|blue|GT}}'''". "{{Color|blue|{{Font|impact|GAMETRAILERS.COM}}}}" is seen below the letters. We quickly zoom out to see the box explode, causing a lot of screws to fly all in one direction. The camera follows these screws. The camera then pans downward, revealing that the screws were charging towards the lightning bolt from the last logo. The screws hit the bolt, causing it to glow {{Color|lightblue|light blue}}. The headphones from the previous logo appear inside of the bolt. The transparent text "{{Color|cyan|'''''S{{Small|CREW}}A{{Small|TTACK.COM'''''}}}}" appears below. Along with that are the words "{{Font|impact|{{Color|blue|GAMETRAILERS.COM}}}} {{Color|yellow|PRESENTS A}}" on top of the logo, and "{{Font|impact|{{Color|yellow|PRODUCTION}}}}" below it.
 '''Later Variant:''' The headphones are now eliminated, and the wordmark is changed from {{Color|blue}} to {{Color|silver}}.
@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 '''FX/SFX:''' Great CGI animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' "Item Room Ambience" plays.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A 6-note guitar theme which repeats. In some cases, "Item Room Ambience" plays.
 '''Availability:''' Same as the last logo. Seen on ''The Angry Video Game Nerd'' and ''ScrewAttack Video Game Vault''.
@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
 screwattack3.png
 ScrewAttack (2010).png
-ScrewAttack (2012, IAW).png
+ScrewAttack (2012, IAW).png|IAW version
 </gallery>
 '''Logo:''' On a space background, the lightning bolt from the previous logos zooms out of the screen, zooming into the center. The {{Color|silver|'''''S{{Small|CREW}}A{{Small|TTACK}}'''''}} wordmark, which has "{{Color|silver|{{Small|'''''.COM'''''}}}}" absent, is now seen on the center of the bolt instead of below it. The lightning bolt is seen slowly spinning around. The wordmark then zooms into the screen, mostly segueing into one of the still GameTrailers logos.
 '''Variants:'''
-*On ''The Making of an AVGN Episode'', "In association with" is seen above.
+*On "The Making of an AVGN Episode", "In association with" is seen above.
 **A still variant of this exists.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The lightning bolt zooming in and spinning and the space background slowly moving in. CGI for the bolt, simplistic animation for everything else.
+'''FX/SFX:''' CGI for the bolt and space background, simplistic animation for everything else.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Merely 2 whooshing sounds.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' 2 whooshing sounds. On ''AVGN'', music from the episode plays over it.
 '''Availability:''' Common. Seen at the end of ''The Angry Video Game Nerd'' episodes and, once again, on ''ScrewAttack Video Game Vault''.
@@ Line 81: / Line 81: @@
 ===5th Logo (September 2011-Mid-2016)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-ScrewAttack (2012).png
+ScrewAttack (2012).png|Standard logo
-ScrewAttack (2014).png
+ScrewAttack (2014).png|Network variant
 </gallery>
 {{YouTube|id=eGbWD8FtZoQ|id2=XABLysQopxs}}
@@ Line 91: / Line 91: @@
 *A variant exists with "'''NETWORK'''" seen below "{{Color|silver|'''ATTACK'''}}". The background is also different.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The words sliding in.
+'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' A retro-esque explosion sound effect.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on ScrewAttack productions from the time, including ''DEATH BATTLE!''. Don't expect to see this on ''The Angry Video Game Nerd'', since it used the last logo. It also plasters the previous logos in older videos.
+'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on ScrewAttack productions from the time, including ''DEATH BATTLE!''. Don't expect to see this on ''The Angry Video Game Nerd'', since it used the last logo. It also plasters the previous logos in reuploads of their older content.
 ===6th Logo (2017-January? 2019)===