Malibu Games

 Background : This was a short-lived subsidiary of THQ, which published and developed games mainly for GameBoy and SNES. It was started in 1992 by THQ president Howard Phillips to release Family Dog for the SNES, and it was shut down in 1995. Not to be confused with Malibu Interactive.

1st Logo
(1993)

 Nicknames : "The Wave Box", "The Malibu Wave"

 Logo : On a blue background, we see a blue square box with a pack of white curved lines, which resemble a wave. The name "MALIBU GAMES" in a Times New Roman font is written below in two lines with "GAMES" slightly smaller and spaced-out to fit the width of "MALIBU". The byline "A DIVISION OF T*HQ, INC" and the copyright stamp is shown below.

 FX/SFX : None.

 Music/Sounds : None.

 Availability : Only seen on Family Dog for SNES.

2nd Logo
(1993-1994)

 Nicknames : "The Wave Box II", "The Malibu Wave II"

 Logo : On the top half, on a dark grey background, we see the wave image from the previous logo, wiping in from the bottom right, all the way to the top left. On the bottom, we see on a light grey background, the words "MALIBU GAMES" in the same style as before, but only it was in black, and in a different font.

 Variants :
 * On Total Carnage, the logo is still. Plus the wave is a bit smaller.
 * A later version exists where the wave wipes in more rougher and it was more smaller, and it was also grey. The logo is further shifted up a bit.
 * On Madden '95 when emulating on the Super Game Boy, the top part is green, the wave is light blue, the bottom part has a white background and the text is grey, thus matching the print logo used on game covers.
 * On the game credits for the Game Boy version of Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball, the logo is smaller, and it was placed on a box on a black background with four staff members who worked below the logo.

 FX/SFX : The wiping.

 Music/Sounds : A sound of a splashing wave. On Total Carnage, the logo is silent.

 Availability : Seen on Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball, Total Carnage, Sports Illustrated for Kids: The Ultimate Triple Dare and Madden 95 for Game Boy.

 Editor's Note : None.

3rd Logo
(1994)

 Nicknames : "The Wave Box III", "The Malibu Wave III"

 Logo : Over a black background, we see a light blue box. On it we see the wave image from the last two logos, only colored blue-white gradient. The wave starts to shine, starting from the white gradient on the bottom, and it moves all the way to the regular blue-white gradient color on the top, just like in the previous two logos. Below it is the word "MALIBU GAMES" in the same style as the previous two logos, in dark grey.

 Variants :
 * On the SNES version of Sports Illustrated Championship Football & Baseball, the background was covered with repeating title tiles.
 * After the logo, we go on to the next logo, which is the horizontial version of the Malibu Games print logo, with the box was in green, the wave was in white and the text was in grey. The logo was above the Malibu Interactive logo

 FX/SFX : The shining.

 Music/Sounds : The opening theme of the game.

 Availability : Seen on All-American Championship Football and its US counterpart Sports Illustrated: Championship Football and Baseball for SNES.

 Editor's Note : None.

4th Logo
(1994)

 Nicknames : "Malibu Wave Box IV", "The Malibu Wave IV"

 Logo : On a grey background, we see the same Malibu Games logo from the previous logo, except the wave on the box shines more faster, and it loops many times, and the wave was in a light blue-dark gradient color. Plus the logo is more darker.

 FX/SFX : Same as before.

 Music/Sounds : None.

 Availability : Seen on the SNES version of Time Trax. It most likely appeared on the unreleased SNES prototypes of Time Killers and Akira.

 Editor's Note : None.

5th Logo
(1994-1995)

 Nicknames : "The Malibu Box V", "Malibu Wave Box V"

 Logo : On a grey background, we see the Malibu Games logo, like it was in the previous logos, except the box was in black, the wave was in white and the words "MALIBU GAMES" was in black and it was in a Times New Roman font. Below the logo is the byline "A DIVISION OF T•HQ, INC." in black and in a condensed font.

 Variants :
 * On Sports Illustrated: Golf Classic, the words "PRESENTS" appear below the logo. It scrolls down to reveal the game's title.
 * On the Super Game Boy version of NHL Hockey '95, the box, text and byline was in green, and the background was in light blue.
 * On SeaQuest DSV for Game Boy, the background was black and the box was in grey. When emulating on the Super Game Boy, the box is in blue.
 * On PGA European Tour for Game Boy, the box, text and byline was in white, and the background and wave was in black.

 FX/SFX : None.

 Music/Sounds : None.

 Availability : Seen on FIFA International Soccer, NHL Hockey '95, Sports Illustrated: Golf Classic, SeaQuest DSV and PGA European Tour for Game Boy.

 Editor's Note : None.

6th Logo
(1995)

 Nicknames : "The Wave Box VI", "The Malibu Wave VI"

 Logo : On a black background, we see a green marble square box, with the wave image from the previous logo, only in white. The name "MALIBU GAMES" appears in the same style as the previous logos, which is shown below the box, only it was made of a yellow-tinted stone texture.

 FX/SFX : None.

 Music/Sounds : None.

 Availability : Seen on SeaQuest DSV and Bass Masters Classic for SNES. It was most likely to appear on the prototype of The Mask for SNES (The retail release carries the Black Pearl Software logo instead)

7th Logo
(1995)

 Nickname : "The Wave Box VII", "The Malibu Wave VII"

 Logo : On a black background, we see the white box with the black and white print logo of Malibu Games, only this time the box and the name was in black and the wave was in white.

 Variant : On Super Game Boy, the logo was yellow tinted.

 FX/SFX : None.

 Music/Sounds : None.

 Availability : Seen on the U.S. version of Desert Strike: Return of the Gulf for Game Boy.