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Coktel Vision is a French computer game developer that developed a lot of adventure and action games in their homeland in mid-80s (usually as publisher of its better-known subsidiary Tomahawk), none of which was sold outside Europe. Coktel also developed excellent but even lesser known educational games, most starring quirky alien Ali.  
Coktel Vision is a French computer game developer that developed a lot of adventure and action games in their homeland in mid-80s (usually as publisher of its better-known subsidiary Tomahawk), none of which was sold outside Europe. Coktel also developed excellent but even lesser known educational games, most starring quirky alien Ali.  


The popularity of Coktel Vision skyrocketed in 1992 when it became a subsidiary of Sierra On-Line, which began to sell Coktel Vision's games in the United States.
The popularity of Coktel Vision skyrocketed in 1992 when it became a subsidiary of [[Sierra|Sierra On-Line]], which began to sell Coktel Vision's games in the United States.


Following Sierra's buyout by Havas and disappointing sales of its last titles, Coktel Vision is now developing only educational games that are marketed mostly in Europe.
Following Sierra's buyout by Havas and disappointing sales of its last titles, Coktel Vision is now developing only educational games that are marketed mostly in Europe.


The company used a similar engine for many of its games, which is in progress in ScummVM as the [[Gob]] module
The company used a similar engine for many of its games, which is in progress in ScummVM as the [[Gob]] module


* 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1988)
* 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1988)
* A.G.E. (a.k.a. Advanced Galactic Empire) (1991)
* A.G.E. (a.k.a. Advanced Galactic Empire) (1991)
* A.J.'s World of Discovery (1992)
* [[A.J.'s World of Discovery]] (1992)
* African Raiders (1986)
* African Raiders (1986)
* Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1987)
* Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1987)
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