diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt b/Core/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt
index d3d17ced516..7ab565a16f0 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ set(GAMEENGINE_SRC
     Include/GameClient/Image.h
     Include/GameClient/IMEManager.h
 #    Include/GameClient/InGameUI.h
+    Include/GameClient/Intro.h
     Include/GameClient/Keyboard.h
 #    Include/GameClient/KeyDefs.h
     Include/GameClient/LanguageFilter.h
@@ -806,6 +807,7 @@ set(GAMEENGINE_SRC
 #    Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
     Source/GameClient/Input/Keyboard.cpp
     Source/GameClient/Input/Mouse.cpp
+    Source/GameClient/Intro.cpp
     Source/GameClient/LanguageFilter.cpp
     Source/GameClient/Line2D.cpp
     Source/GameClient/MapUtil.cpp
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Display.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Display.h
index 8c022244206..3dd7e78efc1 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Display.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Display.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ class Display : public SubsystemInterface
 													Int endX, Int endY ) = 0;
 
 	/// FullScreen video playback
-	virtual void playLogoMovie( AsciiString movieName, Int minMovieLength, Int minCopyrightLength );
 	virtual void playMovie( AsciiString movieName );
 	virtual void stopMovie();
 	virtual Bool isMoviePlaying();
@@ -216,11 +215,6 @@ class Display : public SubsystemInterface
 	Real	m_letterBoxFadeLevel;	///<tracks the current alpha level for fading letter-boxed mode in/out.
 	Bool	m_letterBoxEnabled;		///<current state of letterbox
 	UnsignedInt	m_letterBoxFadeStartTime;		///< time of letterbox fade start
-	Int		m_movieHoldTime;									///< time that we hold on the last frame of the movie
-	Int		m_copyrightHoldTime;							///< time that the copyright must be on the screen
-	UnsignedInt m_elapsedMovieTime;					///< used to make sure we show the stuff long enough
-	UnsignedInt m_elapsedCopywriteTime;			///< Hold on the last frame until both have expired
-	DisplayString *m_copyrightDisplayString;///< this'll hold the display string
 };
 
 // the singleton
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Intro.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Intro.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..383ce8db12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Intro.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+**	Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour(tm)
+**	Copyright 2026 TheSuperHackers
+**
+**	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+**	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+**	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+**	(at your option) any later version.
+**
+**	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+**	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+**	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+**	GNU General Public License for more details.
+**
+**	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+**	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+
+class DisplayString;
+class Image;
+
+class Intro
+{
+	enum IntroState
+	{
+		IntroState_Start,
+		IntroState_EALogoMovie,
+		IntroState_TheSuperHackersWait,
+		IntroState_TheSuperHackers,
+		IntroState_SizzleMovieWait,
+		IntroState_SizzleMovie,
+		IntroState_Done,
+	};
+
+	struct DisplayEntity
+	{
+		DisplayEntity()
+			: displayString(nullptr)
+			, image(nullptr)
+			, sizeX(10)
+			, sizeY(10)
+			, centerOffsetY(0)
+		{}
+		~DisplayEntity();
+
+		DisplayString* displayString; // is owner
+		const Image* image;
+		Int sizeX;
+		Int sizeY;
+		Int centerOffsetY;
+	};
+
+public:
+
+	Intro();
+
+	void update();
+	void draw();
+
+	Bool isDone() const { return m_currentState == IntroState_Done; }
+
+private:
+
+	void enterNextState();
+
+	void doEALogoMovie();
+	void doTheSuperHackers();
+	void doSizzleMovie();
+	void doPostIntro();
+	void doAsyncWait(UnsignedInt milliseconds);
+
+	void drawDisplayEntities();
+
+private:
+
+	IntroState m_currentState;
+	UnsignedInt m_allowedStateFlags;
+	UnsignedInt m_waitUntilMs;
+	UnicodeString m_unicodeStrings[1];
+	std::vector<DisplayEntity> m_displayEntities;
+	Real m_fadeValue;
+};
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Display.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Display.cpp
index 41acb4d0003..eef868d4dbc 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Display.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Display.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ Display::Display()
 	m_cinematicText = AsciiString::TheEmptyString;
 	m_cinematicFont = nullptr;
 	m_cinematicTextFrames = 0;
-	m_movieHoldTime	= -1;
-	m_copyrightHoldTime = -1;
-	m_elapsedMovieTime = 0;
-	m_elapsedCopywriteTime = 0;
-	m_copyrightDisplayString = nullptr;
 
 	m_currentlyPlayingMovie.clear();
 	m_letterBoxFadeStartTime = 0;
@@ -200,41 +195,6 @@ void Display::setHeight( UnsignedInt height )
 
 }
 
-//============================================================================
-// Display::playLogoMovie
-// minMovieLength is in milliseconds
-// minCopyrightLength
-//============================================================================
-
-void Display::playLogoMovie( AsciiString movieName, Int minMovieLength, Int minCopyrightLength )
-{
-
-	stopMovie();
-
-	m_videoStream = TheVideoPlayer->open( movieName );
-
-	if ( m_videoStream == nullptr )
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-
-	m_currentlyPlayingMovie = movieName;
-	m_movieHoldTime = minMovieLength;
-	m_copyrightHoldTime = minCopyrightLength;
-	m_elapsedMovieTime = timeGetTime();  // we're using time get time because legal wants actual "Seconds"
-
-	m_videoBuffer = createVideoBuffer();
-	if (	m_videoBuffer == nullptr ||
-				!m_videoBuffer->allocate(	m_videoStream->width(),
-													m_videoStream->height())
-		)
-	{
-		stopMovie();
-		return;
-	}
-
-}
-
 //============================================================================
 // Display::playMovie
 //============================================================================
@@ -286,13 +246,6 @@ void Display::stopMovie()
 		//TheScriptEngine->notifyOfCompletedVideo(m_currentlyPlayingMovie); // Removing this sync-error cause MDC
 		m_currentlyPlayingMovie = AsciiString::TheEmptyString;
 	}
-	if(m_copyrightDisplayString)
-	{
-		TheDisplayStringManager->freeDisplayString(m_copyrightDisplayString);
-		m_copyrightDisplayString = nullptr;
-	}
-	m_copyrightHoldTime = -1;
-	m_movieHoldTime = -1;
 }
 
 //============================================================================
@@ -308,34 +261,8 @@ void Display::update()
 			m_videoStream->frameDecompress();
 			m_videoStream->frameRender( m_videoBuffer );
 			if( m_videoStream->frameIndex() != m_videoStream->frameCount() - 1)
-				m_videoStream->frameNext();
-			else if( m_copyrightHoldTime >= 0 ||m_movieHoldTime >= 0 )
 			{
-				if( m_elapsedCopywriteTime == 0 && m_elapsedCopywriteTime >= 0)
-				{
-					//display the copyrighttext;
-					deleteInstance(m_copyrightDisplayString);
-					m_copyrightDisplayString = TheDisplayStringManager->newDisplayString();
-					m_copyrightDisplayString->setText(TheGameText->fetch("GUI:EACopyright"));
-					if (TheGlobalLanguageData && TheGlobalLanguageData->m_copyrightFont.name.isNotEmpty())
-					{	FontDesc	*fontdesc=&TheGlobalLanguageData->m_copyrightFont;
-						m_copyrightDisplayString->setFont(TheFontLibrary->getFont(fontdesc->name,
-							TheGlobalLanguageData->adjustFontSize(fontdesc->size),
-							fontdesc->bold));
-					}
-					else
-						m_copyrightDisplayString->setFont(TheFontLibrary->getFont("Courier",
-						TheGlobalLanguageData->adjustFontSize(12), TRUE));
-					m_elapsedCopywriteTime = timeGetTime();
-				}
-				if(m_movieHoldTime + m_elapsedMovieTime < timeGetTime() &&
-						m_copyrightHoldTime + m_elapsedCopywriteTime < timeGetTime())
-				{
-					m_movieHoldTime = -1;
-					m_elapsedMovieTime = 0;
-					m_elapsedCopywriteTime = 0;
-					m_copyrightHoldTime = -1;
-				}
+				m_videoStream->frameNext();
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Intro.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Intro.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0479d43805a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/Intro.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/*
+**	Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour(tm)
+**	Copyright 2026 TheSuperHackers
+**
+**	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+**	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+**	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+**	(at your option) any later version.
+**
+**	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+**	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+**	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+**	GNU General Public License for more details.
+**
+**	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+**	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "PreRTS.h"
+#include "GameClient/Intro.h"
+
+#include "Common/FramePacer.h"
+#include "Common/GameLOD.h"
+
+#include "GameClient/Display.h"
+#include "GameClient/DisplayStringManager.h"
+#include "GameClient/GameText.h"
+#include "GameClient/GameWindowManager.h"
+#include "GameClient/GlobalLanguage.h"
+#include "GameClient/Image.h"
+
+
+Intro::DisplayEntity::~DisplayEntity()
+{
+	TheDisplayStringManager->freeDisplayString(displayString);
+}
+
+Intro::Intro()
+	: m_currentState(IntroState_Start)
+	, m_allowedStateFlags(0)
+	, m_waitUntilMs(0)
+	, m_fadeValue(0.0f)
+{
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_playIntro)
+	{
+		// Please be kind and do not remove the EA logo movie. This game was built by EA. It lasts just 3 seconds.
+		m_allowedStateFlags |= 1u << IntroState_EALogoMovie;
+		// Please be kind and do not remove the custom logo screen when building on top of the work of The Super Hackers.
+		m_allowedStateFlags |= 1u << IntroState_TheSuperHackersWait;
+		m_allowedStateFlags |= 1u << IntroState_TheSuperHackers;
+	}
+
+	if (TheGlobalData->m_playSizzle)
+	{
+		if (TheGlobalData->m_playIntro)
+			m_allowedStateFlags |= 1u << IntroState_SizzleMovieWait;
+		m_allowedStateFlags |= 1u << IntroState_SizzleMovie;
+	}
+}
+
+void Intro::enterNextState()
+{
+	Int currentState = m_currentState;
+	while (currentState < IntroState_Done)
+	{
+		++currentState;
+		if (m_allowedStateFlags & (1u << currentState))
+			break;
+	}
+	m_currentState = static_cast<IntroState>(currentState);
+}
+
+void Intro::update()
+{
+	if (!TheDisplay->isMoviePlaying() && m_waitUntilMs < timeGetTime())
+	{
+		enterNextState();
+
+		switch (m_currentState)
+		{
+		case IntroState_EALogoMovie: doEALogoMovie(); break;
+		case IntroState_TheSuperHackersWait: doAsyncWait(800); break;
+		case IntroState_TheSuperHackers: doTheSuperHackers(); break;
+		case IntroState_SizzleMovieWait: doAsyncWait(1000); break;
+		case IntroState_SizzleMovie: doSizzleMovie(); break;
+		case IntroState_Done: doPostIntro(); break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void Intro::draw()
+{
+	switch (m_currentState)
+	{
+		case IntroState_TheSuperHackers: drawDisplayEntities(); break;
+	}
+}
+
+void Intro::doEALogoMovie()
+{
+	TheWritableGlobalData->m_allowExitOutOfMovies = FALSE;
+	if (TheGameLODManager && TheGameLODManager->didMemPass())
+		TheDisplay->playMovie("EALogoMovie");
+	else
+		TheDisplay->playMovie("EALogoMovie640");
+}
+
+struct DisplaySetting
+{
+	DisplaySetting()
+		: imageName(nullptr)
+		, font("Arial")
+		, text(nullptr)
+		, centerOffsetY(0)
+		, sizeX(10)
+		, sizeY(10)
+		, bold(false)
+		, centered(false)
+	{}
+
+	const Char* imageName;
+	const Char* font;
+	const WideChar* text;
+	Int centerOffsetY;
+	Int sizeX;
+	Int sizeY;
+	Bool bold;
+	Bool centered;
+};
+
+void Intro::doTheSuperHackers()
+{
+	std::vector<DisplaySetting> settings;
+
+	const Real resolutionScale = GlobalLanguage::getResolutionFontSizeScale(GlobalLanguage::ResolutionFontSizeMethod_Strict);
+	const Int screenWidth = TheDisplay->getWidth();
+	const Int screenHeight = TheDisplay->getHeight();
+	Int centerOffsetY = -(screenHeight * 0.05f);
+
+	// "Consolas" is Windows Vista native, can be installed in 2000, XP
+
+	{
+		// Pretext
+		m_unicodeStrings[0] = TheGameText->FETCH_OR_SUBSTITUTE("CREDITS:CustomIntroPretext", L"Game improved by");
+		DisplaySetting setting;
+		setting.font = "Consolas";
+		setting.text = m_unicodeStrings[0].str();
+		setting.sizeY = 16;
+		centerOffsetY -= setting.sizeY * resolutionScale * 2;
+		setting.centerOffsetY = centerOffsetY;
+		centerOffsetY += setting.sizeY * resolutionScale * 2;
+		setting.bold = false;
+		setting.centered = true;
+		settings.push_back(setting);
+	}
+	{
+		// Team name
+		DisplaySetting setting;
+		setting.font = "Consolas";
+		setting.text = L"THE SUPER HACKERS";
+		setting.sizeY = 32;
+		setting.centerOffsetY = centerOffsetY;
+		centerOffsetY += setting.sizeY * resolutionScale * 2;
+		setting.bold = true;
+		setting.centered = true;
+		settings.push_back(setting);
+	}
+	if constexpr (false)
+	{
+		// Website
+		DisplaySetting setting;
+		setting.font = "Consolas";
+		setting.text = L"thesuperhackers.org";
+		setting.sizeY = 16;
+		setting.centerOffsetY = centerOffsetY;
+		centerOffsetY += setting.sizeY * resolutionScale * 2;
+		setting.bold = false;
+		setting.centered = true;
+		settings.push_back(setting);
+	}
+	{
+		// China Hacker image
+		DisplaySetting setting;
+		setting.imageName = "SNHacker2_L";
+		setting.centerOffsetY = centerOffsetY;
+		setting.sizeX = (Int)(122 * 0.50f);
+		setting.sizeY = (Int)(98 * 0.50f);
+		settings.push_back(setting);
+	}
+
+	m_displayEntities.resize(settings.size());
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < m_displayEntities.size(); ++i)
+	{
+		const DisplaySetting& s = settings[i];
+		DisplayEntity& e = m_displayEntities[i];
+		e.sizeX = Int(s.sizeX * resolutionScale);
+		e.sizeY = Int(s.sizeY * resolutionScale);
+		if (s.text != nullptr)
+		{
+			e.displayString = TheDisplayStringManager->newDisplayString();
+			e.displayString->setText(s.text);
+			e.displayString->setFont(TheFontLibrary->getFont(s.font, e.sizeY, s.bold));
+			e.displayString->setWordWrap(screenWidth);
+		}
+		if (s.imageName != nullptr)
+		{
+			e.image = TheMappedImageCollection->findImageByName(s.imageName);
+		}
+		e.centerOffsetY = s.centerOffsetY;
+	}
+
+	doAsyncWait(3000);
+	m_fadeValue = 0.0f;
+}
+
+void Intro::doSizzleMovie()
+{
+	TheWritableGlobalData->m_allowExitOutOfMovies = TRUE;
+	if (TheGameLODManager && TheGameLODManager->didMemPass())
+		TheDisplay->playMovie("Sizzle");
+	else
+		TheDisplay->playMovie("Sizzle640");
+}
+
+void Intro::doPostIntro()
+{
+	TheWritableGlobalData->m_breakTheMovie = TRUE;
+	TheWritableGlobalData->m_allowExitOutOfMovies = TRUE;
+}
+
+void Intro::doAsyncWait(UnsignedInt milliseconds)
+{
+	m_waitUntilMs = timeGetTime() + milliseconds;
+}
+
+void Intro::drawDisplayEntities()
+{
+	const Real alpha = 255.0f * clamp(0.0f, m_fadeValue, 1.0f);
+	const Color color = GameMakeColor(255, 255, 255, (Int)alpha);
+	const Color dropColor = GameMakeColor(255, 255, 255, 0);
+	const Int screenWidth = TheDisplay->getWidth();
+	const Int screenHeight = TheDisplay->getHeight();
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < m_displayEntities.size(); ++i)
+	{
+		DisplayEntity& e = m_displayEntities[i];
+		if (e.displayString != nullptr)
+		{
+			ICoord2D pos;
+			e.displayString->getSize(&pos.x, &pos.y);
+			pos.x = (screenWidth / 2) - (pos.x / 2);
+			pos.y = (screenHeight / 2) + e.centerOffsetY;
+			e.displayString->draw(pos.x, pos.y, color, dropColor);
+		}
+		if (e.image != nullptr)
+		{
+			IRegion2D region;
+			region.lo.x = (screenWidth / 2) - (e.sizeX / 2);
+			region.hi.x = (screenWidth / 2) + (e.sizeX / 2);
+			region.lo.y = (screenHeight / 2) + e.centerOffsetY;
+			region.hi.y = region.lo.y + e.sizeY;
+			TheDisplay->drawImage(e.image, region.lo.x, region.lo.y, region.hi.x, region.hi.y, color);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Note: Applies fade after drawing the text once because originally the text takes one draw update to 'settle in' first.
+
+	constexpr const Real fadeInMs = 500.f;
+	constexpr const Real fadeOutMs = 125.f;
+
+	if (timeGetTime() + fadeOutMs > m_waitUntilMs)
+	{
+		if (m_fadeValue > 0.0f)
+		{
+			// Fade out
+			m_fadeValue -= TheFramePacer->getUpdateTime() * (1000.f / fadeOutMs);
+			if (m_fadeValue < 0.0f)
+				m_fadeValue = 0.0f;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (m_fadeValue < 1.0f)
+	{
+		// Fade in
+		m_fadeValue += TheFramePacer->getUpdateTime() * (1000.f / fadeInMs);
+		if (m_fadeValue > 1.0f)
+			m_fadeValue = 1.0f;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
index 4c5130e1c05..8a3447ef8ff 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ class GlobalData : public SubsystemInterface
 	Bool m_shellMapOn;								///< User can set the shell map not to load
 	Bool m_playIntro;									///< Flag to say if we're to play the intro or not
 	Bool m_playSizzle;								///< Flag to say whether we play the sizzle movie after the logo movie.
-	Bool m_afterIntro;								///< we need to tell the game our intro is done
 	Bool m_allowExitOutOfMovies;			///< flag to allow exit out of movies only after the Intro has played
 
 	Bool m_loadScreenRender;						///< flag to disallow rendering of almost everything during a loadscreen
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameClient.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameClient.h
index 3650be5ee24..91d809c7f02 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameClient.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/GameClient.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Drawable;
 class FontLibrary;
 class GameWindowManager;
 class InGameUI;
+class Intro;
 class Keyboard;
 class Mouse;
 class ParticleSystemManager;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class GameClient : public SubsystemInterface,
 	// subsystem methods
 	virtual void init() override;																					///< Initialize resources
 	virtual void update() override;																				///< Updates the GUI, display, audio, etc
+	virtual void draw() override;
 	virtual void reset() override;																					///< reset system
 
 	virtual void setFrame( UnsignedInt frame ) { m_frame = frame; }			///< Set the GameClient's internal frame number
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ class GameClient : public SubsystemInterface,
 
 private:
 
+	Intro* m_intro;
 	UnsignedInt m_renderedObjectCount;													///< Keeps track of the number of rendered objects -- resets each frame.
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
index 8289418703a..1162b34cc24 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ Int parseHeadless(char *args[], int num)
 {
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_headless = TRUE;
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
-	TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
 
 	// TheSuperHackers @fix bobtista 03/02/2026 Set DX8Wrapper_IsWindowed to false in headless
@@ -437,7 +436,6 @@ Int parseReplay(char *args[], int num)
 		TheWritableGlobalData->m_simulateReplays.push_back(filename);
 
 		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
-		TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
 		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
 		TheWritableGlobalData->m_shellMapOn = FALSE;
 
@@ -790,7 +788,6 @@ Int parseNoShaders(char *args[], int)
 Int parseNoLogo(char *args[], int)
 {
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
-	TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_playSizzle = FALSE;
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
index 74781f946a5..6cefe6cb122 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GameEngine.cpp
@@ -745,9 +745,6 @@ void GameEngine::init()
 			}
 		}
 
-		if(!TheGlobalData->m_playIntro)
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
-
 	}
 	catch (ErrorCode ec)
 	{
@@ -769,9 +766,6 @@ void GameEngine::init()
 		RELEASE_CRASH(("Uncaught Exception during initialization."));
 	}
 
-	if(!TheGlobalData->m_playIntro)
-		TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
-
 	resetSubsystems();
 
 	HideControlBar();
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
index 9900029d48d..4b42531fe08 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
@@ -1012,7 +1012,6 @@ GlobalData::GlobalData()
 	m_shellMapOn =TRUE;
 	m_playIntro = TRUE;
 	m_playSizzle = TRUE;
-	m_afterIntro = FALSE;
 	m_allowExitOutOfMovies = FALSE;
 	m_loadScreenRender = FALSE;
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GameClient.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GameClient.cpp
index d1c956e533a..006c3ed9376 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GameClient.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GameClient.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include "Common/ThingFactory.h"
 #include "Common/ThingTemplate.h"
 #include "Common/Xfer.h"
-#include "Common/GameLOD.h"
 #include "GameClient/Anim2D.h"
 #include "GameClient/CampaignManager.h"
 #include "GameClient/ChallengeGenerals.h"
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "GameClient/HotKey.h"
 #include "GameClient/IMEManager.h"
 #include "GameClient/InGameUI.h"
+#include "GameClient/Intro.h"
 #include "GameClient/Keyboard.h"
 #include "GameClient/LanguageFilter.h"
 #include "GameClient/LookAtXlat.h"
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 #include "GameClient/View.h"
 #include "GameClient/VideoPlayer.h"
 #include "GameClient/WindowXlat.h"
-#include "GameLogic/FPUControl.h"
 #include "GameLogic/GameLogic.h"
 #include "GameLogic/GhostObject.h"
 #include "GameLogic/Object.h"
@@ -109,6 +108,8 @@ GameClient::GameClient()
 
 	m_nextDrawableID = (DrawableID)1;
 	TheDrawGroupInfo = new DrawGroupInfo;
+
+	m_intro = nullptr;
 }
 
 //std::vector<std::string>	preloadTextureNamesGlobalHack;
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ GameClient::~GameClient()
 	}
 	m_drawableList = nullptr;
 
+	// Should be destroyed before the Display String Manager
+	delete m_intro;
+	m_intro = nullptr;
+
 	// delete the ray effects
 	delete TheRayEffects;
 	TheRayEffects = nullptr;
@@ -434,6 +439,8 @@ void GameClient::init()
 		TheSnowManager->setName("TheSnowManager");
 	}
 
+	m_intro = NEW Intro;
+
 #ifdef PERF_TIMERS
 	TheGraphDraw = new GraphDraw;
 #endif
@@ -516,73 +523,19 @@ void GameClient::update()
 	// create the FRAME_TICK message
 	GameMessage *frameMsg = TheMessageStream->appendMessage( GameMessage::MSG_FRAME_TICK );
 	frameMsg->appendTimestampArgument( getFrame() );
-	static Bool playSizzle = FALSE;
-	// We need to show the movie first.
-	if(TheGlobalData->m_playIntro && !TheDisplay->isMoviePlaying())
-	{
-		if(TheGameLODManager && TheGameLODManager->didMemPass())
-			TheDisplay->playLogoMovie("EALogoMovie", 5000, 3000);
-		else
-			TheDisplay->playLogoMovie("EALogoMovie640", 5000, 3000);
-		TheWritableGlobalData->m_playIntro = FALSE;
-		TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = TRUE;
-		playSizzle = TRUE;
-	}
 
-	//Initial Game Condition.  We must show the movie first and then we can display the shell
-	if(TheGlobalData->m_afterIntro && !TheDisplay->isMoviePlaying())
+	// Update intro
+	if (m_intro != nullptr)
 	{
-		if( playSizzle && TheGlobalData->m_playSizzle )
-		{
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_allowExitOutOfMovies = TRUE;
-			if(TheGameLODManager && TheGameLODManager->didMemPass())
-				TheDisplay->playMovie("Sizzle");
-			else
-				TheDisplay->playMovie("Sizzle640");
-			playSizzle = FALSE;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_breakTheMovie = TRUE;
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_allowExitOutOfMovies = TRUE;
-
-			if(TheGameLODManager && !TheGameLODManager->didMemPass())
-			{
-				TheWritableGlobalData->m_breakTheMovie = FALSE;
-
-				WindowLayout *legal = TheWindowManager->winCreateLayout("Menus/LegalPage.wnd");
-				if(legal)
-				{
-					legal->hide(FALSE);
-					legal->bringForward();
-					Int beginTime = timeGetTime();
-					while(beginTime + 4000 > timeGetTime() )
-					{
-						if (GameClient::isMovieAbortRequested())
-						{
-							break;
-						}
-
-						TheWindowManager->update();
-						// redraw all views, update the GUI
-						TheDisplay->draw();
-						Sleep(100);
-					}
-					setFPMode();
-
-
-					legal->destroyWindows();
-					deleteInstance(legal);
-
-				}
-				TheWritableGlobalData->m_breakTheMovie = TRUE;
+		m_intro->update();
 
-
-			}
+		if (m_intro->isDone())
+		{
+			delete m_intro;
+			m_intro = nullptr;
 
 			TheShell->showShellMap(TRUE);
 			TheShell->showShell();
-			TheWritableGlobalData->m_afterIntro = FALSE;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -624,7 +577,7 @@ void GameClient::update()
       TheInGameUI->setCameraTrackingDrawable( FALSE );
   }
 
-	if(TheGlobalData->m_playIntro || TheGlobalData->m_afterIntro)
+	if (m_intro != nullptr)
 	{
 		// redraw all views, update the GUI
 		TheDisplay->UPDATE();
@@ -782,6 +735,14 @@ void GameClient::update()
 	}
 }
 
+void GameClient::draw()
+{
+	if (m_intro != nullptr)
+	{
+		m_intro->draw();
+	}
+}
+
 void GameClient::step()
 {
 	TheDisplay->step();
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
index 91541e588d0..eec3d78c68b 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DDisplay.cpp
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ void W3DDisplay::draw()
 				// draw the user interface
 				TheInGameUI->DRAW();
 
-				// end of video example code
+				TheGameClient->DRAW();
 
 				// draw the mouse
 				if( TheMouse )
@@ -2008,14 +2008,7 @@ void W3DDisplay::draw()
 					// TheSuperHackers @bugfix Mauller 20/07/2025 scale videos based on screen size so they are shown in their original aspect
 					drawScaledVideoBuffer( m_videoBuffer, m_videoStream );
 				}
-				if( m_copyrightDisplayString )
-				{
-					Int x, y, dX, dY;
-					m_copyrightDisplayString->getSize(&dX, &dY);
-					x = (getWidth() / 2) - (dX /2);
-					y = getHeight()  - dY - 20 ;
-					m_copyrightDisplayString->draw(x, y, GameMakeColor(0,0,0,255), GameMakeColor(0,0,0,0),0,0);
-				}
+
 				// render letter box before debug display so debug info isn't hidden
 				renderLetterBox(now);