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Tatsujin

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the good ol'wave
« on: February 07, 2007, 01:13:05 PM »


you remember the good times?

It's now soon 4 years since konami decided to change their top-notch over decades well known "small-wave" logo to the fugly konami writing. why in the hell, konami just made this big step backward in public appearance?

it's without a doubt perhaps the best logo a game company ever could have and they just kicked it straight to hell for any reason. arses!

really miss it :(
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2007, 01:47:45 PM »
You're not the only one. My disappointments were even Konami straightening up their letters. I always liked the letters slanted.
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 02:31:05 PM »
Konami changed their logo?  :shock:  Whoa, I guess I would've needed to play some newer games to find out what the hell's going on...
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2007, 02:34:11 PM »
teh lol  :mrgreen:
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 03:14:08 PM »
I miss that logo too, it always had a special charm to it, especially with the little Konami jingle that plays with it. By the way, is there any significance to that logo?
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 03:49:47 PM »
Quote from: thumpin_termis on February 07, 2007, 02:31:05 PM
Konami changed their logo?  :shock:  Whoa, I guess I would've needed to play some newer games to find out what the hell's going on...

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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2007, 03:58:36 PM »
Quote from: Keranu on February 07, 2007, 03:14:08 PM
By the way, is there any significance to that logo?
i think, the two waves stands for the name "konami" which just means "small wave" in english. as simple as genius!

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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2007, 04:03:49 PM »
Quote from: Tatsujin on February 07, 2007, 03:58:36 PM
Quote from: Keranu on February 07, 2007, 03:14:08 PM
By the way, is there any significance to that logo?
i think, the two waves stands for the name "konami" which just means "small wave" in english. as simple as genius!

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Ah!  Ko(小)Nami(波)!  Damn - that is brilliant.  I never made the connection. 

The old logo is about a million times better - much more recognizable, and just overall a lot more soothing to look at that the boring new logo.
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2007, 06:16:13 PM »
The old logo is awesome, but I kind of like the new one too.  Its simple, distinct, and looks nice on a game box, like all game company logos should.
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2007, 06:34:49 PM »
here the very early logo which they used before the two "small waves".

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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2007, 07:09:04 PM »
I've seen the newer Konami logo on every official Yugioh package since I started working as a merchandiser. Never thought about it, really.
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2007, 08:31:01 PM »
It was the most legendary logo, everybody knows it, along with the Konami cheat which I think of almost everytime I see it. A tribute!
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2007, 01:11:07 AM »
I've liked all of their logos. The first "Kionami" logo is awesome because it is so weird-looking.
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2007, 03:02:10 AM »
hehe..kionami..weird indeed :mrgreen:
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Re: good ol' Konami Wave
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2007, 03:43:35 AM »
That original Konami logo actually reminds me quite a bit of the Nintendo logo.
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