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===Background===
===Background===
Infogrames Multimedia was a majority owned subsidiary of [[Infogrames (France)|Infogrames]]. It is currently named [[Atari (Atari SA)|Atari Europe]].
'''Infogrames Multimedia''' was a majority owned subsidiary of [[Infogrames]]. It is currently named [[Atari SA|Atari Europe]].


===1st Logo (1993-1997)===
===1st Logo (1993-1997)===
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'''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.
'''Nickname:''' "The Special Rainbow Armadillo"


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


'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
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'''Variant:'''
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*On MS-DOS games, the logo is more rough, and the words simply appear rather than fading in.
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*On the MS-DOS ports of ''International Tennis Open'' and ''Marco Polo'', the logo is still.
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**On the US version of the latter, the I•Motion branding appears below instead of Infogrames'.


'''FX/SFX:''' The armadillo drawing, the stripes appearing, the words fading in.
'''Audio:''' A monotonous background tune with a siren-like sound, crystallized notes when the lines appear, and a hard fading out drop.


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'''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.
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* On the Japanese PlayStation port of ''Chaos Control Remix'', the music is lower pitched.


'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as this only appeared on Infogrames' CD-I titles and some MS-DOS ports of their CD-I games.
'''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''.
* 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''.
* It also appears on the Japanese PlayStation port of ''Chaos Control Remix''.


===2nd Logo (1996)===
===2nd Logo (July 25, 1996)===
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'''Visuals:''' 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.
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'''Logo:''' Same as the usual Infogrames logo of the era, but the text "MULTIMEDIA" is seen below in a black box.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''Audio:''' 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''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Time Gate: Knight's Chase''.


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Revision as of 02:25, 12 April 2024

Background

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

1st Logo (1993-1997)

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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