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Background

Argonaut Software was a British game developer founded by Jez San in February 23, 1982 on Edgware, United Kingdom. In October 1, 2004, the company was closed and liquidated.

1st Logo (1991-1992)

Logo: On a white background there is an elliptical banner with a picture of a warrior holding his lance and a shield. The name to the right reads "AN ARGONAUT Software Ltd. PRODUCTION".

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen only on Birds of Prey.

2nd Logo (June 1994-August 11, 2005)

Logo: There is a warrior's head composed of four colored lines and the underlined name which reads ARGONAUT. Below the "SOFTWARE LTD" line can be seen, or "GAMES PLC".

Variants: There are a lot of variants:

On the PS1 and PC versions of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, three Gobbos inflate the logo-bearing balloon until it blows. The Sega Saturn version and the GBC version (latter version under the name Croc) just have the still logo.
On the PS1 and PC versions of Croc 2, the logo is pictured on a floating bottle. The GBC version has the still logo.
On I-Ninja, the rubber-made logo is severed by a sword.
On SWAT, it appears on a metal door blasted by police squad.
On Malice, the letters rotate and zoom in.
On Power Drome, it is white. And a red marker with "SHEFFIELD" blasts in.

Technique: Depending on the variant, usually decent CGI.

Music/Sounds: Depending on the variant.

Availability: Rather common on their games. This was strangely not seen on Catwoman, Bionicle, the Harry Potter series, and Stunt Race FX for some reason.

3rd Logo (1995)

Logo: On a black background, TBA.

Technique: 3D CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen only on FX Fighter for PC.

4th Logo (1995-1997)

Logo: On a black background, TBA.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Seen on Alien Odyssey for PC and 3DO, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Philips CD-I port of Creature Shock.

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 ===Background===
-'''Argonaut Software''' was a British game developer founded by Jez San in 1982. In October 2004 the company was closed and liquidated.
+'''Argonaut Software''' was a British game developer founded by Jez San in February 23, 1982 on Edgware, United Kingdom. In October 1, 2004, the company was closed and liquidated.
-===1st Logo (1991)===
+===1st Logo (1991-1992)===
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-'''Availability:''' Seen in ''Birds of Prey''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Birds of Prey''.
+===2nd Logo (June 1994-August 11, 2005)===
-===2nd Logo (1994-2004)===
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' Depending on the variant.
-'''Availability:''' Rather common on their games. This was strangely not seen on ''Catwoman'', the ''Harry Potter'' series, and ''Stunt Race FX'' for some reason.
+'''Availability:''' Rather common on their games. This was strangely not seen on ''Catwoman'', ''Bionicle'', the ''Harry Potter'' series, and ''Stunt Race FX'' for some reason.
 ===3rd Logo (1995)===
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-TBA
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, TBA.
+'''Technique:''' 3D CGI animation.
-===4th Logo (1995-1999)===
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''FX Fighter'' for PC.
+===4th Logo (1995-1997)===
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+{{YouTube|id=ifWZwrrMZ6I}}
-TBA
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, TBA.
+'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Alien Odyssey'' for PC and 3DO, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Philips CD-I port of ''Creature Shock''.
 [[Category:British video game logos]]