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'''Nickname:''' "The 8-bit Paramountain"
'''Nickname:''' "The 8-bit Paramountain"


'''Logo:''' A simplified 8-bit version of the bylineless 1986 "CGI Mountain" movie logo with a copyright banner below.
'''Logo:''' A simplified 8-bit version of the bylineless 1986 "CGI Mountain" [[Paramount Pictures|movie logo]] with a copyright banner below.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent.


'''Availability:''' Was used on only one game: ''The Hunt for Red October'' (NES).
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Hunt for Red October'' (NES).


===2nd Logo (1992- )===
===2nd Logo (1992-)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Paramount Banner"
'''Nickname:''' "The Paramount Banner"


'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the post-1968 Paramount print logo with a byline below, previously colored in blue.
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see the post-1968 Paramount print logo with a byline below, previously colored in {{color|blue}}.


'''Bylines:'''
'''Bylines:'''
*1992: "A Gulf+Western Company".
*1992: "A Gulf+Western Company".
*1993-1995: "A Paramount Communications Company".
*1993-1995: "A Paramount Communications Company".
*1995-2010: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 1990 \/|/\CO/\/\ "Wigga-Wigga" font).
*1995-2010: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 1990 "Wigga-Wigga" font).
*2010-2019: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 2006 font).
*2010-2019: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 2006 font).
*2020-: "A VIACOMCBS COMPANY".
*2020-: "A VIACOMCBS COMPANY".


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*In the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions of ''The Addams Family'', the logo is in white with the Gulf+Western byline in yellow and the registered trademark symbol "®" in red, along with the Ocean logo above the Paramount logo.
*On the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions of ''The Addams Family'', the logo is in white with the Gulf+Western byline in {{color|yellow}} and the registered trademark symbol "{{color|red|®}}", along with the [[Ocean Software (UK)|Ocean Software]] logo above the Paramount logo.
*In some games, the logo is on a black background.
*On some games, the logo is on a black background.
*In ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen'', the logo had silvery gradient colors and space background.
*On ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen'', the logo has a {{color|silver}} gradient and a space background.
*In the DS version of ''Transformers: The Game'', the logo is on a red (Autobots) or purple (Decepticons) background with a robotic frame around it. The logo also glows.
*On the DS version of ''Transformers: The Game'', the logo is on a {{color|red}} (Autobots) or {{color|purple}} (Decepticons) background with a robotic frame around it. The logo also glows.
*In 2010, the entire logo and byline are colored in black.
*Since 2010, the entire logo and byline are colored in black.
*The glowing blue logo was seen on ''Indian in the Cupboard'', with the moon in the background. The circle was arranged right to fit the moon.
*A glowing {{color|blue}} version is seen on ''Indian in the Cupboard'', with the moon in the background. The circle is arranged right to fit the moon.
*On ''Bébé's Kids'' for the Super NES, the logo (without byline) appears in a white box on a black background with copyright info on top and on bottom, "LICENSED TO MANDINGO ENTERTAINMENT INC.".
*On ''Bébé's Kids'' for the Super NES, the logo (without byline) appears in a white box on a black background with the copyright info "LICENSED TO MANDINGO ENTERTAINMENT INC." on top and on bottom.
*From 2011-2012 only, the mountain was modified and the Viacom byline has lost its line. The 100 Years disclamer is on the logo. In 2013, the 2010 logo was reinstated.
*From 2011-2012 only, the 100th Anniversary Paramount print logo was used. In 2013, the 2010 logo was reinstated.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Common. This is not actually an interactive mark, it is the banner used in Paramount-owned licensees, including ''Mission: Impossible'' for PlayStation, ''Top Gun: Fire Storm'' for Game Boy Color, ''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' for Game Boy Advance, and ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' for Nintendo DS among others. Most of the ''Transformers'' titles also have it. First seen in ''The Addams Family'' for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.
'''Availability:''' Common. This is a banner used on Paramount-owned licensees, including ''Mission: Impossible'' for PlayStation, ''Top Gun: Fire Storm'' for Game Boy Color, ''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' for Game Boy Advance, and ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' for Nintendo DS, among others. Most of the ''Transformers'' titles also have it. First seen on ''The Addams Family'' for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.


===3rd Logo (1993-1994)===
===3rd Logo (1993-1994)===
'''Nickname:''' "Paramount Interactive"
'''Nickname:''' "Paramount Interactive"


'''Logo:''' The blue-colored print version of the 1968-present bylineless Paramount print logo is accompanied with "Paramount Interactive" below, written in decorative italics and in the famous Paramount script font.
'''Logo:''' The {{color|blue}}-colored print version of the 1968-present bylineless Paramount print logo is accompanied with "Paramount Interactive" below, written in the famous Paramount script font.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' This was a very short-lived interactive division of Paramount, and this logo is extremely hard to find. It was used on ''Lenny's Music Toons'', two Medior games, ''Rock, Rap 'N Roll'' and ''Movie Select'', and is believed to be used on two Cyberflix games, ''Jump Raven'' and ''Lunicus'', both long out of the market and even harder to get working nowadays on modern computers.
'''Availability:''' This logo is extremely hard to find due to its short lifespan. It was used on ''Lenny's Music Toons'', two ''Medior'' games, ''Rock, Rap 'N Roll'' and ''Movie Select'', and is believed to be used on two ''Cyberflix'' games, ''Jump Raven'' and ''Lunicus''; both are long out of the market and are even harder to get working nowadays on modern computers.


===4th Logo (1993-2006)===
===4th Logo (1993-2006)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="211">
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
File:Paramount (1995).png
File:Paramount (1995).png
</gallery>'''Nickname:''' "CGI Mountain"
</gallery>
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'''Nickname:''' "CGI Mountain"


'''Logo:''' It's basically the 1986-2003 Paramount Pictures logo without an interactive mark whatsoever.
'''Logo:''' It's basically the 1986-2003 Paramount Pictures logo without an interactive mark whatsoever.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*In the PC version of ''Wayne's World'', the logo is still and bylineless, then "Paramount" turns into "and" (in the same font as the Paramount script) as the stars disappear.
*On the PC version of ''Wayne's World'', the logo is still and bylineless, then "Paramount" turns into "and" (in the same font as the Paramount script) as the stars disappear.
*In ''Top Gun: Fire At Will'', the logo is cut-shortened. Plus, the Viacom byline fades in together with the Paramount script logo.
*On ''Top Gun: Fire At Will'', the logo is cut-shortened. Plus, the Viacom byline fades in together with the Paramount script logo.
*There is also a still artwork version of this logo in ''Nacho Libre''.
*There is also a still artwork version of this logo in ''Nacho Libre''.


'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Paramount Pictures logo of the era.
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Paramount Pictures logo of the era.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None. However, on ''Star Trek'' the logo comes with the original fanfare that was sometimes used in the movie counterpart.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None. However, on ''Star Trek'', the logo comes with the original fanfare that was sometimes used in the movie counterpart.


'''Availability:''' Seen in ''Wayne's World'', ''Top Gun: Fire At Will'', ''Nacho Libre'' and ''The Godfather: The Game''. Also appears on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Wayne's World'', ''Top Gun: Fire At Will'', ''Nacho Libre'' and ''The Godfather: The Game''. Also appears on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars''.


===5th Logo (2002-2011)===
===5th Logo (2002-2011)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="222">
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
File:Paramount 90th Anniversary (2002) - Still Version.png
File:Paramount 90th Anniversary (2002) - Still Version.png
File:Paramount Pictures (2003).png
File:Paramount Pictures (2003).png
File:Paramount (2003).png
File:Paramount (2003).png
File:Paramount Pictures (2003) - Open Matte Videotaped Version.png
File:Paramount Pictures (2003) - Open Matte Videotaped Version.png
</gallery>'''Nickname:''' "CGI Majestic Mountain"
</gallery>
'''Nickname:''' "CGI Majestic Mountain"


'''Logo:''' It's basically the then-current Paramount Pictures logo without an interactive mark whatsoever.
'''Logo:''' It's basically the then-current Paramount Pictures logo without an interactive mark whatsoever.

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'''Variants:'''
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*An accurate copy of the 90th Anniversary logo (still) was used on ''The Sum of All Fears''. The GBA port used the print version.
*On some games, the logo is still.


'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the then-current Paramount logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the then-current Paramount logo.

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'''Variants:'''
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*An accurate copy of the 90th Anniversary logo (still) was used on ''The Sum of All Fears''. The same game for GBA used the print version.
*There was a still logo.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Common. Found on ''The Italian Job''.
'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on ''The Italian Job'' and ''The Sum of All Fears'', among other games.


===6th Logo (''The Warriors'' Custom Variant) (2005)===
===6th Logo (''The Warriors'' variant) (2005)===
'''Nickname:''' "Blue Mountain", "Abstract Mountain"
'''Nickname:''' "Blue Mountain", "Abstract Mountain"


'''Logo:''' Same as the 1975-1986 Paramount Pictures logo, but the byline "A VIACOM COMPANY", in the \/|/\CO/\/\ "Wigga-Wigga" font, fades-in instead at the same time "Paramount" fades-in.
'''Logo:''' Same as the 1975-1986 Paramount Pictures logo, but the byline "A VIACOM COMPANY", in the "Wigga-Wigga" font, fades-in instead at the same time "Paramount" fades-in.


'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1975-1986 logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the 1975-1986 logo.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Only seen in the game ''The Warriors''.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on the game ''The Warriors''.


===7th Logo (2009-2014)===
===7th Logo (2009-2014)===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Rays"

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{{Youtube|id=-cjNkZDsThQ}}
'''Nickname:''' "The Rays", "Digitalized Mountain"


'''Logo:''' Starting in a tunnel made of blue 0's and 1's (representing binary code), we zoom forward and the Paramount's circular stars are already there. Many other small digits fall from the top and form a white field over the mountain, which is the print logo of Paramount Pictures. The name is quickly wiped below the mountain. It has "Paramount" in regular font and also "DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT" under it. The logo then rushes towards the screen and ends in a splash of light.
'''Logo:''' Starting in a tunnel made of {{color|blue}} 0's and 1's (representing binary codes), we zoom forward and the Paramount logo's circular stars are already there. Many other small digits fall from the top and form a white field over the mountain, which is the print logo of Paramount Pictures. The name is quickly wiped below the mountain. It has "Paramount" in the regular font and also "DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT" under it. The logo then rushes towards the screen and ends in a splash of light.


'''FX/SFX:''' Full CGI.
'''FX/SFX:''' Full CGI.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Mainly whooshing sounds and time-counting squeaks.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Mainly whooshing sounds and time-counting squeaks.


'''Availability:''' The still version is seen in various (mainly casual) games for PC like ''Star Trek D-A-C'', ''Clueless'', and ''Pretty in Pink''. The animated version is seen on ''Rango'' and some other games for the Wii, along with some iPhone games and some direct to DVD movies such as Jackass 3.5
'''Availability:''' The still version is seen on various (mainly casual) games for PC like ''Star Trek D-A-C'', ''Clueless'', and ''Pretty in Pink''. The animated version is seen on ''Rango'' and some other games for the Wii, along with some iPhone games and some direct-to-DVD movies such as ''Jackass 3.5''.


===8th Logo (2014- )===
===8th Logo (2014-)===
'''Nickname:''' "Static Mountain"
'''Nickname:''' "Static Mountain"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, a splash of static wipes in, with traces of color bars. This then quickly zooms out to reveal the new logo. A cut-out circle is seen with the static in it. 3 black bars are seen above a version of the Paramount logo, but this time more angular and the 5 cut-out sections now looking like lightning bolts. The bars also contain "PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT", all stacked on the bars. A Viacom byline is seen below as the logo slowly zooms in and flickers.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a splash of static wipes in, with traces of color bars. This then quickly zooms out to reveal the new logo. A cut-out circle is seen with the static in it. 3 black bars are seen above a version of the Paramount logo, but this time more angular and the 5 cut-out sections now looking like lightning bolts. The bars also contain "PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT" (in a font also used for many other Paramount properties), all stacked on the bars. The Viacom byline is seen below as the logo slowly zooms in and flickers.


'''FX/SFX:''' The quick zoom out.
'''FX/SFX:''' The quick zoom-out.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Current. Seen on digitally streamed series, like ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$''. It's unknown if it will appear on future games.
'''Availability:''' Current. Seen on digitally streamed series, like ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$''. It's unknown if it will appear on future games.
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[[Category:American logos]]
[[Category:Video game logos]]
[[Category:Video game logos]]
[[Category:Paramount Pictures]]
[[Category:Paramount Pictures]]

Revision as of 17:03, 21 September 2021


1st Logo (1990)

Nickname: "The 8-bit Paramountain"

Logo: A simplified 8-bit version of the bylineless 1986 "CGI Mountain" movie logo with a copyright banner below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Silent.

Availability: Seen on The Hunt for Red October (NES).

2nd Logo (1992-)

Nickname: "The Paramount Banner"

Logo: On a white background, we see the post-1968 Paramount print logo with a byline below, previously colored in blue.

Bylines:

  • 1992: "A Gulf+Western Company".
  • 1993-1995: "A Paramount Communications Company".
  • 1995-2010: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 1990 "Wigga-Wigga" font).
  • 2010-2019: "A VIACOM COMPANY" (in the 2006 font).
  • 2020-: "A VIACOMCBS COMPANY".

Variants:

  • On the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions of The Addams Family, the logo is in white with the Gulf+Western byline in yellow and the registered trademark symbol "®", along with the Ocean Software logo above the Paramount logo.
  • On some games, the logo is on a black background.
  • On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen, the logo has a silver gradient and a space background.
  • On the DS version of Transformers: The Game, the logo is on a red (Autobots) or purple (Decepticons) background with a robotic frame around it. The logo also glows.
  • Since 2010, the entire logo and byline are colored in black.
  • A glowing blue version is seen on Indian in the Cupboard, with the moon in the background. The circle is arranged right to fit the moon.
  • On Bébé's Kids for the Super NES, the logo (without byline) appears in a white box on a black background with the copyright info "LICENSED TO MANDINGO ENTERTAINMENT INC." on top and on bottom.
  • From 2011-2012 only, the 100th Anniversary Paramount print logo was used. In 2013, the 2010 logo was reinstated.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common. This is a banner used on Paramount-owned licensees, including Mission: Impossible for PlayStation, Top Gun: Fire Storm for Game Boy Color, Top Gun: Combat Zones for Game Boy Advance, and The Spiderwick Chronicles for Nintendo DS, among others. Most of the Transformers titles also have it. First seen on The Addams Family for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.

3rd Logo (1993-1994)

Nickname: "Paramount Interactive"

Logo: The blue-colored print version of the 1968-present bylineless Paramount print logo is accompanied with "Paramount Interactive" below, written in the famous Paramount script font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: This logo is extremely hard to find due to its short lifespan. It was used on Lenny's Music Toons, two Medior games, Rock, Rap 'N Roll and Movie Select, and is believed to be used on two Cyberflix games, Jump Raven and Lunicus; both are long out of the market and are even harder to get working nowadays on modern computers.

4th Logo (1993-2006)

Nickname: "CGI Mountain"

Logo: It's basically the 1986-2003 Paramount Pictures logo without an interactive mark whatsoever.

Variants:

  • On the PC version of Wayne's World, the logo is still and bylineless, then "Paramount" turns into "and" (in the same font as the Paramount script) as the stars disappear.
  • On Top Gun: Fire At Will, the logo is cut-shortened. Plus, the Viacom byline fades in together with the Paramount script logo.
  • There is also a still artwork version of this logo in Nacho Libre.

FX/SFX: Same as the Paramount Pictures logo of the era.

Music/Sounds: None. However, on Star Trek, the logo comes with the original fanfare that was sometimes used in the movie counterpart.

Availability: Seen on Wayne's World, Top Gun: Fire At Will, Nacho Libre and The Godfather: The Game. Also appears on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars.

5th Logo (2002-2011)

Nickname: "CGI Majestic Mountain"

Logo: It's basically the then-current Paramount Pictures logo without an interactive mark whatsoever.

Variants:

  • An accurate copy of the 90th Anniversary logo (still) was used on The Sum of All Fears. The GBA port used the print version.
  • On some games, the logo is still.

FX/SFX: Same as the then-current Paramount logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common. Seen on The Italian Job and The Sum of All Fears, among other games.

6th Logo (The Warriors variant) (2005)

Nickname: "Blue Mountain", "Abstract Mountain"

Logo: Same as the 1975-1986 Paramount Pictures logo, but the byline "A VIACOM COMPANY", in the "Wigga-Wigga" font, fades-in instead at the same time "Paramount" fades-in.

FX/SFX: Same as the 1975-1986 logo.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on the game The Warriors.

7th Logo (2009-2014)

Nickname: "The Rays", "Digitalized Mountain"

Logo: Starting in a tunnel made of blue 0's and 1's (representing binary codes), we zoom forward and the Paramount logo's circular stars are already there. Many other small digits fall from the top and form a white field over the mountain, which is the print logo of Paramount Pictures. The name is quickly wiped below the mountain. It has "Paramount" in the regular font and also "DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT" under it. The logo then rushes towards the screen and ends in a splash of light.

FX/SFX: Full CGI.

Music/Sounds: Mainly whooshing sounds and time-counting squeaks.

Availability: The still version is seen on various (mainly casual) games for PC like Star Trek D-A-C, Clueless, and Pretty in Pink. The animated version is seen on Rango and some other games for the Wii, along with some iPhone games and some direct-to-DVD movies such as Jackass 3.5.

8th Logo (2014-)

Nickname: "Static Mountain"

Logo: On a black background, a splash of static wipes in, with traces of color bars. This then quickly zooms out to reveal the new logo. A cut-out circle is seen with the static in it. 3 black bars are seen above a version of the Paramount logo, but this time more angular and the 5 cut-out sections now looking like lightning bolts. The bars also contain "PARAMOUNT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT" (in a font also used for many other Paramount properties), all stacked on the bars. The Viacom byline is seen below as the logo slowly zooms in and flickers.

FX/SFX: The quick zoom-out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Current. Seen on digitally streamed series, like Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. It's unknown if it will appear on future games.

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