Hudson Soft

(1988-2012)
Nicknames: "Bumbler Interactive", "The Bee", "Cartoon Bee"

Logo: On a white or black background, we see a bee (Hachisuke). Next to the bee is the word "HUDSON" in a Playbill font.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, it's superimposed.
 * There is an animated variant introduced in 2002, where the bee zooms with trailing light on a black background. The letters zoom from various angles with  trailing light. Then the background changes to white.
 * Another animated version has the logo changing its colors to rusty brown after a sudden stonefall.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game or silence. Sometimes, we hear a japanese crazy voice shouting "By Hudson!".

Availability: Seen on many games, like the Mario Party series.