JVC Musical Industries, Inc.

Background
JVC Musical Industries, Inc. was a media publishing subsidiary of JVC. Initially they operated in North America having several joint ventures with LucasArts. Since 1996, their focus was shifted to the European video game market by distributing Japanese titles.

Logo (1993-1999)
Logo: Just the JVC logo (mostly in or white) on a black background.

Variants:
 * On the Sega CD release of Wolfchild, the Sega byline is shown below the logo.
 * On the Sega CD release of Jaguar XJ220, the logo appears glowing in orange with the copyright info seen below it.
 * On the North American release of Keio Flying Squadron, the white logo appears flipping in, then ripples away.
 * On AH-3 Thunderstrike and Impact Racing, the logo is superimposed on the intro sequence.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. The normal logo appears on Syvalion and Timecop both for the SNES, and Wolfchild for the Genesis. The white logo is shown on Saturn and PlayStation games.

Logo (1994-1995)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white rectangle with the red JVC logo and "JVC Musical Industries, Inc." below.

Variant: On Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures and Sega CD games co-released with Funcom, the rectangle is red and the logo and text are white.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variant: On Big Sky Trooper, a chime is heard.

Availability: Seen on five games, Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures, Big Sky Trooper and Emmitt Smith Football for the SNES, and Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury Special for the Sega CD.

Logo (1996-2001)


Logo: On a black background, we see a white trail of the JVC logo emerging. The trailing logo rotates to the center as it merges. The letters spin, then the logo turns into plain white as its revealed.

FX/SFX: 3D CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A piano theme from the Victor Entertainment logo.

Availability: Seen on PS1 titles distributed by JVC across Europe, including Victory Boxing: Champion Edition, Victory Boxing Challenger, Contender, YoYo's Puzzle Park, Psychic Force 2, Submarine Commander and Burstrick: Wake Boarding!!.