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===Background===
'''Infogrames Multimedia''' was a majority owned subsidiary of [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]]. It is currently named [[Atari (Atari SA)|Atari Europe]].
 
===1st Logo (1993-19971999)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Against a white background, we seeis an armadillo drawing, starting with its tail, then body, then head and finally the legs. As it's done animating, rainbow-colored stripes appear over the armadillo as large brush strokes, and the words "INFOGRAMES" with "MULTIMEDIA" in a black box below, appear under the picture.
'''Nickname:''' "The Special Rainbow Armadillo"
 
'''VariantVariants:'''
'''Logo:''' Against a white background, we see an armadillo drawing, starting with its tail, then body, then head and finally the legs. As it's done animating, rainbow-colored stripes appear over the armadillo as large brush strokes, and the words "INFOGRAMES" with "MULTIMEDIA" in a black box below, appear under the picture.
*On <u>MS-DOS games</u>, the logo is more rough, and the words simply appear rather than fading in.
*On the <u>MS-DOS ports of ''International Tennis Open'' and ''Marco Polo''</u>, the logo is still.
**On the <u>US version of the latter</u>, the I•Motion branding appears below instead of Infogrames'.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
'''Variant:'''
*On MS-DOS games, the logo is more rough, and the words simply appear rather than fading in.
*On the MS-DOS ports of ''International Tennis Open'' and ''Marco Polo'', the logo is still.
**On the US version of the latter, the I•Motion branding appears below instead of Infogrames'.
 
'''FX/SFXAudio:''' TheA armadillomonotonous drawingbackground tune with a siren-like sound, crystallized notes when the stripeslines appearingappear, theand wordsa hard fading inout drop.
 
*'''Audio Variant:''' On the <u>Japanese PlayStation port of ''Chaos Control Remix''</u>, the music is lower pitched.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A monotonous background tune with a siren-like sound, crystallized notes when the lines appear, and a hard fading out drop.
* On the Japanese PlayStation port of ''Chaos Control Remix'', the music is lower pitched.
 
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as thisThis only appeared on Infogrames' CD-I titles and some MS-DOS ports of their CD-I games.
* Games featuring this logo are ''Les Schtroumpfs: Le Téléportaschtroumpf'', ''Marco Polo'', ''Kether'', ''Solar Crusade'', ''Asterix: Caesar's Challenge'', ''International Tennis Open'' and ''Chaos Control''.
* It also appears on the Japanese PlayStation port of ''Chaos Control Remix''.
 
===2nd Logo (July 25, 1996)===
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'''LogoVisuals:''' Same as the usual Infogrames logo of the era, but the text "'''MULTIMEDIA'''" is seen below in a black box.
'''Nickname:''' "The Common Armadillo"
 
'''Technique:''' A still digital graphic.
'''Logo:''' Same as the usual Infogrames logo of the era, but the text "MULTIMEDIA" is seen below in a black box.
 
'''FX/SFXAudio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Time Gate: Knight's Chase''.
 
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 29 May 2024

Background

Infogrames Multimedia was a majority owned subsidiary of Infogrames. It is currently named Atari Europe.

1st Logo (1993-1999)

Visuals: Against a white background is an armadillo drawing, starting with its tail, then body, then head and finally the legs. As it's done animating, rainbow-colored stripes appear over the armadillo as large brush strokes, and the words "INFOGRAMES" with "MULTIMEDIA" in a black box below, appear under the picture.

Variants:

  • On MS-DOS games, the logo is more rough, and the words simply appear rather than fading in.
  • On the MS-DOS ports of International Tennis Open and Marco Polo, the logo is still.
    • On the US version of the latter, the I•Motion branding appears below instead of Infogrames'.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A monotonous background tune with a siren-like sound, crystallized notes when the lines appear, and a hard fading out drop.

Audio Variant: On the Japanese PlayStation port of Chaos Control Remix, the music is lower pitched.

Availability: This only appeared on Infogrames' CD-I titles and some MS-DOS ports of their CD-I games.

  • Games featuring this logo are Les Schtroumpfs: Le Téléportaschtroumpf, Marco Polo, Kether, Solar Crusade, Asterix: Caesar's Challenge, International Tennis Open and Chaos Control.
  • It also appears on the Japanese PlayStation port of Chaos Control Remix.

2nd Logo (July 25, 1996)

Visuals: Same as the usual Infogrames logo of the era, but the text "MULTIMEDIA" is seen below in a black box.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Time Gate: Knight's Chase.

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