Viacom New Media

Credits

Compiled by
CuriousGeorge60

Editions by
SuperMax124, LMgamer36 and RSX-798

Background

Viacom New Media was a gaming development division of Viacom based in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Its first game was Dracula Unleashed. It was shut down in 1997.

1st Logo (1993-January 1995)

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Visuals: There is the Viacom logo in the "Wigga-Wigga" font with "NEW MEDIA" under it on the right.

Variants:

• On Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day, the logo slides in from the top and is on a purple background with objects.
• On Dracula Unleashed, the logo is tinted in red.
• On the Sega Genesis version of Beavis and Butt-Head, the logo is on a blue background, and the "NEW MEDIA" text is red.

Technique: A still 16-bit graphic. 2D animation for the Rocko's Modern Life variant.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Viacom games through the era such as Rocko's Modern Life: Spunky's Dangerous Day, Dracula Unleashed, and Beavis and Butt-Head for Sega Genesis.

2nd Logo (November 1994-November 8, 1996)

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Visuals: On a black background, the Viacom "Wigga-Wigga" logo is seen with "new media" under it with lines under each "e".

Variants:

• On AAAHH!!! Real Monsters, there is a blue cat walking in from the right. Then Ickis comes in from the left and scares it, then walks away.
  • On the Genesis version, Ickis doesn't walk away. Also, they both walk in the same time.
• On Nickelodeon GUTS, the logo comes in from the bottom right causing the background to flash white.
• On Zoop, the logo is on a white background and the "new media" text is green. On the Sega versions (Game Gear/Genesis), "Licensed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd." is under the logo.
• On Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity and Star Trek Deep Space 9 - Harbinger, the logo glows in blue.
• On the PlayStation and Saturn versions of Zoop, the logo is completely white and zooms in from the start.
• On the Game Gear version of Beavis and Butt-Head, the "new media" text is red.
• On Phantom 2040, the logo is purple. On the Game Gear version of said game, the logo is on a purple background. Like in the Sega versions of Zoop (Genesis/Game Gear), "Licensed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd." is under the logo.

Technique: Depends on the game.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game. On Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity, there is a guitar tune.

Availability: Seen on Viacom games through the era such as Nickelodeon GUTS, Phantom 2040 for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and Game Gear, Beavis and Butt-Head for the Game Gear and Zoop.

3rd Logo (December 1996-January 1998)

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Visuals: On a dark blue background, several electrified orbs float by. Then the Viacom logo in its usual font appears in a blue color. One of the orbs explode into particles, which form the word "newmedia".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Mainly electronic noise.

Availability: Seen only on The Divide: Enemies Within for PS1 and PC.