Cole & Mann

Background
Cole & Mann was an electronics store based in Montpellier, Vermont. The company was acquired by Merlin Entertainment in 1989 and began producing home consoles (namely LCD handhelds, the cartridge-based handheld the Play-Bar and the home console the Cole-Mann Home System) which were branded under their name and distributed in their stores, along with Merlin through their mail-order service. The company was folded under Merlin, being a subsidiary.

1st Logo (1992-1996)
Logo: We see two shapes (the red point of an arrow and a blue letter "M") flying in on a space background. They come together as the text "COLE & MANN" appears below in white.

Variant: On less powerful hardware, a still-version was used.

FX/SFX: The flying shapes.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen during the start up of the Play-Bar and Cole-Mann Home System consoles. These fetch high prices in the collector's market. This never appeared on their games.

2nd Logo (2000)
Logo: We see the logo from before, sharing the screen with the logos for Braintree Software and Hyperspace Cowgirls.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. This was seen on the mail order game Girl Stuff. Since this was released just two months before Merlin filed for bankruptcy, few copies were sold, making this a rare title.

Editor's Note: None.