Movioke (also marketed as movioke!) is a CD-ROM-based entertainment title that had been announced for Pippin @WORLD consoles.[1]
Features[]
Players can select from classic film scenes to act out, karaoke-style.[1] Comedian Dennis Miller acts as a host, director, drama coach, and critic by providing guidance to players. Audio recorded through the microphone port is then dubbed into the scene for playback.[2]
Development[]
Movioke was originally developed by DigiToy Entertainment to support Pippin consoles as well as Macintosh and Windows.[3] It had initially been scheduled for release on September 15, 1996,[4] but was delayed to the following year.[1]
A version only for Macintosh and Windows was rescheduled for release in September 1997 by Bandai Digital Entertainment, with no mention yet of Dennis Miller's involvement.[5]
Releases[]
A promotional disc was released for Macintosh in February 1997 at Ted7 in Monterey, California. It was partially "Pippinized" to boot on Pippin consoles, but requires a revision 1.3 ROM, a developer dongle, or Pippin Kickstart as it had not been authenticated.[6][7]
The final retail version was released as a hybrid disc for Macintosh and Windows in late 1997, incorporating video of Miller with MediaSpan as the developer.[8] Movioke producer Jim Lambert was named Best CD-ROM Entertainment Producer at the first annual Hollywood Film Awards, held on October 18, 1997.[9][10]
The Pippin version had been promoted on Bandai Digital Entertainment's USA website for release in early 1997.[1] Releases of other @WORLD titles also revealed an early Movioke packaging design without Dennis Miller.[11] However, it is unclear whether it had ever been released for the platform.[12]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 @WORLD Software - Entertainment, Bandai Digital Entertainment USA. Archived 1997-04-04.
- ↑ Special Preview, Movioke!. 2005.
- ↑ Movioke: Karaoke meets Hollywood, DigiToy Entertainment. Archived 1997-04-19.
- ↑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Karaoke Meets Hollywood with Movioke™ by Jim Pavilack, DigiToy Entertainment. 1996-05-21. Archived 1997-04-19.
- ↑ Movioke, Bandai Digital Entertainment USA. Archived 1997-07-12.
- ↑ Movioke! Macintosh Version (TED7 Preview) by Jason Scott, The Internet Archive. 2017-06-23.
- ↑ TED7, SittingO. Accessed 2019-02-20.
- ↑ Inside Move: Bandai cranks up ‘Movioke’, Variety. 1997-12-22.
- ↑ Jim Lambert, LiveCode. 2018-11.
- ↑ Hollywood Film Awards™ – And the Winners Are…, Hollywood Film Awards. 1997-10-20.
- ↑ Katz Media Pippin KMP 2000 Home Console by nostalgeeks, eBay. 2017-06-23.
- ↑ Apple Bandai Pippin USA Games by Willard, AtariAge Forums. 2014-08-03.
See also[]
External links[]
- Official Movioke! website
- Movioke at CD-ROM Access (1998)
- Movioke by Kipp Cheng at Entertainment Weekly (1998-02-03)
- Movieoke(sic) at Universal Videogame List
- @WORLD Software at Bandai Digital Entertainment USA (archived 1997-04-04)