Hudson Soft (Commercial Tags)

1st Tag (1983-1986)

Visuals: Over a white background, the logo starts with Hachisuke above a blue text “Hudson Soft” and a line with the text "HUDSON GROUP" above it

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.

Technique: None. 2D animation in some variants.

Audio: A twinkling sound.

Audio Variants:

Availability: Seen on any Hudson commercials from the period.

2nd Tag (1986-1992)

Visuals: Over a blue background, the logo starts with 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 Tag (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 Tag (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 Tag (2000-2012)

Visuals: At the end of the commercial, the Hudson logo fades in below.

Variant: Sometimes, it is within a yellow bar.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: A voice says "By Hudson!".

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