Coktel Studio

Background

Coktel Vision was a French Paris-based game developer founded in 1985. The company became widely known after 1993, when it became a subsidiary of Sierra On-Line, which began to sell Coktel Vision's games in the United States. Following Sierra's buyout by Havas Interactive and disappointing sales of its last titles, Coktel Vision was turned into developing only educational games that were only released in Europe. In 2003, Vivendi Universal Games renamed the developer to Coktel Studio and expanded them to being a publishing label as well for publishing kid-friendly titles. In 2005, Mindscape retrieved Coktel from Vivendi Games, and after this, the company became a brand until its parent company ceased operations in 2011.

Coktel Vision

Contents 1st Logo (1986-1995) 2nd Logo (1995-2000) 3rd Logo (2000-2004)

Coktel Studio

Contents   Logo (September 24, 2004-2009)

Coktel Vision

1st Logo (1986-1995)

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  Inca II
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  Playtoons

Visuals: Four red lines are seen in one pack, turned in perspective view, with their tops projecting forward. The words "COKTEL VISION" appear below in 3D effect and the same view, but mirrored - their lower side projects forward.

Variant:

• On some games beginning with Inca II, the logo pans in from the right on a blue gradient background, and shines at various parts.
• A still version exists on Adi 2.20.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A low synth hum, or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: It appeared on a lot of well-known quest games by Sierra, such as Inca II and version 1-2 of Adi.

2nd Logo (1995-2000)

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  Adi 3
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  Adibou 2

Visuals: On a black background, there is "COKTEL" in a Times New Roman font with a rectangle filled with an orange/red gradient color below. On top, there is the logo for the Coktel Club, consisting of a cartoonish globe having a child holding a green rectangle with "CLUB" in yellow and standing behind a red flag with "COKTEL" in the same style as "CLUB".

Variant: On Adibou games, the logo is still with the gradient reduced to a line below "COKTEL", and appears below an image of a sitting, winking Adibou.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: The opening theme of the game.

Availability: It appears on the French version of Adibou 2 and Adi 3.

3rd Logo (2000-2004)

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  Adibou Et L'Ombre Verte
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  Adibou & Paziral's Secret

Visuals: On a black background, a blue box appears with a blue hilltop inside, lighted from behind. A green tree grows from the top and expands into a yellow spiral crown, which draws itself in. Then, the word "COKTEL" fades below in perspective and pans to a straight view. The light then disappears, rendering the logo in 2D.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An eight-note ascending tune played with harp and flute, that ends with a chime when the word shines.

Audio Variant: On Adibou & Paziral's Secret, there is a quiet piano composition which rises at the progress.

Availability: It appeared on Adi, Adibou and Adiboud'chou CD-ROMs during the early 2000s, and Adibou & Paziral's Secret for PlayStation. This game can hardly be found now even in Europe.

Coktel Studio

Logo (September 24, 2004-2009)

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  Adibou and the Energy Thieves
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  Crash Bandicoot Unlimited (Crash Twinsanity) (PAL PS2 demo)
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  Spyro: A Hero's Tail (PAL PS2 demo)

Visuals: A blue thread is seen on a white background. The blue Coktel tree figure comes and jumps on the thread. The figure looks different from the previous logo, as it has two "legs" and a single spiral crown. Then it jumps one more time and swirls in the air, becoming a still picture. The word "COKTEL" expands below and "STUDIO" collapses under it.

Variants:

• On the PAL PlayStation 2 demos of Crash Twinsanity (Crash Bandicoot Unlimited as the game was known during development) and Spyro: A Hero's Tail, the logo is inverted, still and "STUDIO" is missing. This was used when Vivendi Universal used the Coktel brand as a publishing label for their company. The latter title has the logo boxed on a black background. The final versions of the game use the Vivendi Universal Games logo (or the Sierra Entertainment logo on the PAL PS2 and Xbox versions of Spyro: A Hero's Tail).
• Later games have the word "STUDIO" omitted.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Sounds of the logo jumping, with an aerial background tune. Ends with loud squeaky sounds.

Availability: This appeared on Adibou and the Energy Thieves and KookaBonga, both of which were only released in Europe. It also appears on the Crash Twinsanity and Spyro: A Hero's Tail PS2 demos in Europe as well. In France, this is available on the latest Adibou games.