PolyGame Master (Taiwan)

Background: The PolyGame Master is an arcade board made by Taiwanese company IGS in 1997, originally designed to compete with SNK's NeoGeo. It was given a good reputation, with CAVE being the most famous developer of the overall games.

(1997-2005)

Logo: On a black background, a metallic rectangle with the yellow letters "PGM" drops down at the top of the screen. Then "PolyGame Master", in cyan, types in below the rectangle. The red IGS logo in CGI then rises while spinning and stops at the bottom of the screen. The registered mark appears next to it.

FX/SFX: The rectangle dropping down, the IGS logo spinning.

Music/Sounds: Various minor chords are played on a synthesized keyboard along with a few other synth sounds, a soft bang, typewriter clicks, and a swoosh.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen whenever a PGM game is booted, but not all have the logo. CAVE games usually skip this thus making it harder to find. Can be seen on original IGS games such as Martial Masters.

Scare Factor: None to low. The music may be found as creepy for a few.