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220px-THQ 2000 logo

Logos[]

1st logo (1991-1993): On a white background, we see the words "T•HQ Software", with a red dot between "T" and "H". There is a byline below them: "A Division of T•HQ, Inc."

200px-THQ logo 2011

Variants[]

  • On Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates, the logo reads "T•HQ, Inc.", and "Presents..." below.
  • On Wayne's World, the logo reads "T•HQ software", and "PRESENTS" below.
  • On The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!, the logo reads "T•HQ, Inc.", and "TOY HEADQUARTERS" below. Under it, we see Ren and Stimpy doing the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" dance.
  • On The Great Waldo Search, the background is gradient blue.
  • On Road Riot 4WD, the background is red and the copyright info is taken into brackets.
  • The Adventures of Rocky And Bulwinkle And Friends variant is almost the same as Wayne's World variant, but it's 8-bit and presents is located far more below.

2nd logo (1994): This logo appears as a transitional. The word "T•HQ" in white font with red dot is seen inside a thick white box. Below "T•HQ" there is a red bar with "INC." on it . The logo is being carried to the screen by Stimpy, along with the Nickelodeon "Splat!" logo, which is carried by Ren and shares the upper part of the screen. When they step on the two gritty kitty litters, they do their "Happy Happy Joy Joy" poses.

3rd logo (1997-2000): A glowing red bar with the lava-like texture appears and zooms out and sticks to the screen. Then the letters appear one by one: "T" zooms from us, then "H" towards us, then "Q" again from us. The light streak make "INC." on the bar, wiping out the lava-type texture. After a second, we see the light splash and two light streaks draw a square outline around the logo.

Variants[]

There are several variants of this logo:

  • On weak platforms (which have no enough capacity to play video), the logo is still.
  • On Sinistar, the animation is different. We see the metallic background and the black rectangle zooming in. Then the letters of "THQ" fly from various angles and place themselves upon the rectangle, which turns a bit from its rotated position. Then the background clears to black and the word "PRESENTS" fade in below.
  • On X: Beyond the Frontier, the logo is made up from the polygons, not the rendered videostream. It appears by zooming in from beyond.
  • On Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games, the box is omitted.
  • On SNES and Genesis versions of Madden NFL '98 and NBA Live '98 as well as some EA Sports and Disney titles for Game Boy, there is no box, but the copyright information is also shown below.
  • On Penny Racers, the background is white and we see the copyright information from Nintendo and Takara.
  • On Destruction Derby for Nintendo 64, the red bar is empty. This is also seen on Game Boy Color.

4th logo (1997): We see almost the same logo as the 3rd one, but it turned a bit (a la 20th Century Fox). The letters are 3D and the dot between "T" and "H" is back. Also, the copyright information is shown below the logo.

5th logo (2000-2007): On a black background, a steel parallelogram is formed with parts of it being sliced off, and it flashes. A larger outline of the parallelogram appears outside it, and 3 silver letters ("T" and "Q" from right, "H" from left) slide onto the parallelogram. A red bar appears from left and bumps into the shield, making it sway and completing the logo. The company website address fades in below, and the shield border shines.

Variants[]

  • A still print version exists on Nintendo 64 games and other platforms.
  • A shield-less version was seen on Rugrats in Paris for N64 and PS--probably the first appearance of this logo. The same version, only smaller, was used on Championship Motocross for PS.
  • On the GBA version of The Incredibles, the logo animates on a white background.
  • On Royal Ransom, SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month and Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights, the website address is eliminated.

6th logo (2007-2008): We see a vivid blue background, full of lines and light effects. The THQ logo zooms in, along with the letter "H", while the "T" flies from left (with the red bar), and "Q" from the right. Electric charges streak inside the logo. Finally, the letters zoom out and quit one-by-one, followed by the parallelogram.

7th logo (2008-2011): We see the THQ logo rotating in the dark, with two light comets, red and white, moving around it. Suddenly the white comet blasts into the "T" and light it up, then returns and blasts "H", and finally "Q". Then the red comet creates the red bar.

8th logo (2011-2015): A gray line slides from the right of the screen and a thick red line emerges from it, drawing a stylized red "Q". From the bottom of the "Q", a gray line slides to the left and grows into a square that splits into a "T" and an incomplete "H".

Variants[]

The internal studios have their subnames in gray under the main logo.

Music/Sounds[]

1st logo: None. On The Adventures of Rocky And Bulwinkle And Friends it's a simple, but memorable fanfare.

2nd logo: None.

3rd logo: A couple of whooshing and zapping sounds.

  • On X, there is a fanfare ending with a single hit.
  • On Sinistar, there is a mysterious windchime pass.
  • The still variant is silent.

4th logo: The game's opening theme.

5th logo: Synthesized whooshes, followed by a male announcer saying "T-H-Q!" where the correct letters appear. An electronic buzzing sound is heard as the shield shines.

6th logo: Many whooshes and some electric sounds.

7th logo: The comet whooshing and blasts.

8th logo: A deep whoosh sound similar to wind blowing, ending with two silent bumps.

Scare Factor[]

1st logo: None for the regural variants. Low for the fanfare variant.

2nd logo: Low, the appearance of Ren and Stimpy may startle a few.

3rd logo: Low, the sounds may spook someone.

4th logo: Minimal.

5th logo: Low to medium, the announcer and in-your-face sounds might startle you.

6th logo: Low, it's harmless, but the sounds can easily deal a good blow to some.

7th logo: Low to medium, the darkness and sounds, along with the in-your-face animation, can be enough to frighten some.

8th logo: None.

Videos[]

THQ_Logo_(2011)

THQ Logo (2011)

2011-2015

THQ_Logo

THQ Logo

2008-2011

THQ_logo_(2004)

THQ logo (2004)

2000-2008

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