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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) | ||