Hudson Soft (Commercial Tags)

1st Logo (1983-1986)
Visuals: On a white background, we see Hachisuke above a blue text “Hudson Soft” and a line with the text "HUDSON GROUP" above it

Variants: Technique: None. 2D animation in some variants.
 * There is an alternate version where the background is blue and the text is white.
 * Another alternate version exists where Hachisuke is shown wearing a heart pose.

Audio: A twinkling sound. Audio Variants:

Availability: Seen on any Hudson commercials from the period.

2nd Logo (1986-1992)
Visuals: On a blue background, we see Hachisuke flying in with a bee that punches. Below it was the same text from the previous logos.

Variant: On American commercials, it fades to the Nintendo logo.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: An electronic synth, followed by a bell, with a voice says "By Hudson!".

Audio Variants:
 * On American commercials, a bee sound is heard ending in a beat, with a voiceover that says "By Hudson Soft, for Nintendo!".
 * Some early commercials had an electronic theme playing.

Availability: Seen on many Hudson Soft commercials, such as Famicom, Game Boy, and the PC Engine, among others.

3rd Logo (1992-1999)
Visuals: There is Hudson characters doing a pose. Below it was the Hudson Soft logo over a blue background.

Variant: Some American commercials show game tips instead with the animation of Hachisuke doing a pose.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A voice that says "By Hudson!".

Availability: Seen on some Hudson commercials from the era.

4th Logo (1999-2000)
Visuals: On a black background, a trail is shown that flashes and forms the Hudson Soft logo.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: A deep male voiceover that says "By Hudson!".

Availability: Seen on many Hudson commercials from the era.

5th Logo (2000-2012)
Visuals: At the end of the commercial, the Hudson logo fades in below.

Variant: Sometimes, it is within a yellow bar. Technique: None.

Audio: A voice says "By Hudson!".

Availability: Seen at the end of several Hudson commercials in Japan.