U.S. Gold

Background: U.S. Gold was founded in Birmingham in 1984 by Geoff Brown as the publishing division of Centresoft, a computer game distribution company he founded year before. They formed a three-way partnership named CentreGold, which also includes Centresoft and the developer Core Design. The group was acquired by Eidos in 1996, and U.S. Gold was discontinued in June. Their remaining titles were published by Eidos. The first logo used in mid-80's was never seen in games.

1st Logo (Late 80s-1990) US Gold (1990)US Gold (1990)

Logo: We see the name "U S GOLD" in golden color. The "O" letter is replaced with 8-star coin.

Variant: On Gold of the Aztecs, the logo (along with the developer's logo) was animated: the logo raise up and the stars begin to fly to their positions. This is an example of earliest logo animation made in 1989! This logo also had dots in the abbreviation "U.S."

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, but for the animation, a PC-speaker beeps were heard.

Availability: Uncommon.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1990-1995) US Gold (1993)US Gold (1994)

Logo: There is a rectangular banner with edges cut out. The word "U.S. GOLD" appears on a banner with two stars replacing dots in abbreviation, and the mountain skyline in background. The "O" letter is again replaced with 8-star coin. The whole logo is golden. Sometimes, the shield is made in 3D.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common on games during the era. The 3D version was seen on Legends of Valour, Dominus and other games. Simple version appeared on Fever Pitch Soccer (SNES game had white background) and Power Drive.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1995-1996)

Logo: The word U.S.GOLD is written inside of a rectangular box. The whole logo is tilted as an italics text. US Gold (1996) FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on several games, the last one was Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996.

Editor's Note: None.

Final Note: The CentreGold Group, where U.S. Gold belonged to, was acquired by Eidos in 1996, along with its associated developers (Eidos sold back Silicon Dreams, but retained the assets of Core Design) The U.S. Gold brand was discontinued soon after.