diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
index 3aeef4bbc9..8be330bd32 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps.IO;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 {
     public class Intro : OsuScreen
     {
-        private readonly OsuLogo logo;
+        private readonly IntroSequence introSequence;
 
         private const string menu_music_beatmap_hash = "715a09144f885d746644c1983e285044";
 
@@ -46,18 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 new ParallaxContainer
                 {
                     ParallaxAmount = 0.01f,
-                    Children = new Drawable[]
-                    {
-                        logo = new OsuLogo
-                        {
-                            Alpha = 0,
-                            Triangles = false,
-                            Blending = BlendingMode.Additive,
-                            Interactive = false,
-                            Colour = Color4.DarkGray,
-                            Ripple = false
-                        }
-                    }
+                    Child = introSequence = new IntroSequence(),
                 }
             };
         }
@@ -122,14 +110,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 {
                     DidLoadMenu = true;
                     Push(mainMenu);
-                }, 2300);
+                }, 3200);
             }, 600);
 
-            logo.ScaleTo(0.4f);
-            logo.FadeOut();
-
-            logo.ScaleTo(1, 4400, Easing.OutQuint);
-            logo.FadeIn(20000, Easing.OutQuint);
+            introSequence.Start();
         }
 
         protected override void OnSuspending(Screen next)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8a0d6f811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
+{
+    public class IntroSequence : Container
+    {
+        private OsuSpriteText welcomeText;
+
+        public IntroSequence()
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                welcomeText = new OsuSpriteText
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Text = "welcome",
+                    Font = @"Exo2.0-Light",
+                    TextSize = 50,
+                    Alpha = 0,
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        public void Start()
+        {
+            welcomeText.FadeIn(1000);
+            welcomeText.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(20, 0), 3000, Easing.OutQuint);
+        }
+
+        public void Restart()
+        {
+            FinishTransforms(true);
+
+            welcomeText.Alpha = 0;
+            welcomeText.Spacing = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            Start();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/TestCaseIntro.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/TestCaseIntro.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3900afb1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/TestCaseIntro.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
+{
+    internal class TestCaseIntro : OsuTestCase
+    {
+        private readonly IntroSequence intro;
+
+        public TestCaseIntro()
+        {
+            var rateAdjustClock = new StopwatchClock(true);
+            var framedClock = new FramedClock(rateAdjustClock);
+
+            framedClock.ProcessFrame();
+
+            Add(new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Clock = framedClock,
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Colour = Color4.Black,
+                    },
+                    intro = new IntroSequence(),
+                }
+            });
+
+            AddStep(@"Restart", intro.Restart);
+            AddSliderStep("Playback speed", 0.0, 2.0, 1, v => rateAdjustClock.Rate = v);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index c8e42a3ad3..f9c17a8cca 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\Disclaimer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\FlowContainerWithOrigin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\Intro.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\IntroSequence.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\LogoVisualisation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\MainMenu.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Menu\MenuSideFlashes.cs" />
@@ -746,6 +747,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseEditorSummaryTimeline.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseGamefield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseGraph.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseIntro.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseKeyConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseKeyCounter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\Visual\TestCaseLeaderboard.cs" />