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Background: This was one of the earliest Russian game developers, known (but not very much) for their educational puzzles and Parkan series. |
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===Background=== |
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'''Nikita Online''' (formerly '''NIKITA''') is one of the earliest Russian game developers, founded in October 1991. Originally known for their educational puzzles and ''Parkan '' series , currently Nikita is focused on publishing online games. |
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===1st Logo (1992-1993)=== |
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(1992-1993) |
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Nikita (Russia) - CLG Wiki |
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Logo: On a black background, the blue word "NIKITA" is seen along with "presents" in Russian.
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the blue word "NIKITA" is seen along with "presents" in Russian. |
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'''Technique:''' A still, sprite-based graphic. |
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FX/SFX: None. |
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Music/Sounds: None.
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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Availability: Extremely rare. |
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'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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===2nd Logo (1992-1997) === |
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'''Visuals: ''' The company name, in 3D with a golden outline appears on the screen and shines. |
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'''Variant: ''' A more common version has the logo appearing with/before the stylized sphinx. |
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Nikita (Russia) - CLG WikiNikita (Russia) - CLG Wiki |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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Logo: The company name, in 3D with a golden outline appears on the screen and shines. |
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'''Audio: ''' The opening theme to the game or none. |
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Variant: A more common version has the logo appearing with/before the stylized sphinx. |
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'''Availability: ''' It was seen on their early games. {{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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FX/SFX: The shine or nothing. |
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===3rd Logo (1994-1995) === |
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Music/Sounds: The opening theme to the game or none. |
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Availability: Uncommon. Was seen on their early games. |
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'''Visuals: ''' On a black background, the blue word "NIKITA" comes from the bottom and flies to a near-centered place. A green dot with blue eyes, orange nose and gray shoes, representing the democrat in Perestroika/Toppler, walks in below the wordmark and stops below the N. "PRESENTS" in a golden color appears next to the dot character. Stars shine on the company's name. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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'''Technique:''' Pre-rendered CGI from the game engine. |
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'''Audio:''' A synth brass rendition of Mikhail Glinka's "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", the first post-Soviet national anthem of Russia. |
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'''Availability: ''' So far, seen only in one DOS game called ''White House Siege '', also known as ''Super Toppler ''. |
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===4th Logo (1997)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' Unknown. |
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Logo: On a black background, the blue word "NIKITA" comes from the bottom and flies to a near-centered place. A green dot with blue eyes, orange nose and gray shoes, representing the democrat in Perestroika/Toppler, walks in below the wordmark and stops below the N. "PRESENTS" in a golden color appears next to the dot character. Stars shine on the company's name. |
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'''Technique:''' Real-time CGI from the game engine. |
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FX/SFX: Poor 3D animation, with alow frame rate. |
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'''Audio: ''' Several electronic and sizzling sounds. |
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Music/Sounds: A synth brass fanfare, which is actually the first modern Russian anthem. |
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'''Availability: ''' Only seen on ''Parkan ''. |
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Availability: Ultra rare. So far, seen only in one DOS game called White House Siege, also known as Super Toppler. |
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===5th Logo (1997-2006)=== |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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'''Visuals: ''' Big metal frames close into the screen and two side projectors create a holographic band which transforms into the current company logo, which shines. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio: ''' Sounds of machinery. |
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'''Availability: ''' Seen on later games from the company such as ''Parkan: Iron Strategy '' and ''Freight Tycoon ''. |
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Logo: TBA. |
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{{Video Game-Navbox}} |
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[[Category:Russia]] |
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FX/SFX: The animation generated by the game engine. |
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[[Category:Video game logos]] |
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[[Category:Russian video game logos]] |
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Music/Sounds: Several electronic and sizzling sounds. |
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[[Category:Logos with anthems]] |
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Availability: Only seen on Parkan. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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Nikita (Russia) - CLG Wiki(1997-2006) |
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Logo: Big metal frames close into the screen and two side projectors create a holographic band which transforms into the current company logo, which shines. |
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FX/SFX: The gears and machines moving. |
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Music/Sounds: Sounds of machinery. |
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Availability: Seen on later games from the company such asParkan: Iron Strategy and Freight Tycoon. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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