"Mickey Mania" wins 1994 Parents' Choice Award; video game title wins praise for its action-oriented, all-encompassing entertainment value.SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1994--"Mickey Mania Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse is the title of a video game released for the 16-bit Super NES, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega CD. In the game you control Mickey Mouse through various side-scrolling levels, each designed from classical Mickey Mouse cartoons : The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, ," a video game from Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft was a subsidiary of Sony established in the early 90's. The main focus was publishing and developing games for 16-bit consoles and PC. With the arrival of the PlayStation game console, the subsidiary was later dismantled and absorbed into Sony Computer Entertainment, , won the prestigious Parents' Choice Award. Parents' Choice board members commended "Mickey Mania" for its multiple levels of difficulty and its appeal to kids, teens and adults. "With its great game play and entertainment value for the whole family, we're pleased that our title has won Parents' Choice approval," said Jeffrey Fox, director, communications, Sony Imagesoft. "Because `Mickey Mania' appeals to gamers of all ages, video game publications have already proclaimed `Mickey Mania' to be among the best-selling video games See video game console. this holiday season. The Parents' Choice Award is further substantiation of this game's value." Parents' Choice is an operating nonprofit service organization based in Newton, Mass., which was formed in 1978. Its purpose is to review media which is available and accessible to children and to recommend appropriate choices to parents who are seeking to monitor what their children see and hear. "Mickey Mania" represents the first time that Sony Imagesoft and Disney Software have worked together: Sony Imagesoft designed and developed the title while Disney Software provided the animation and creative input. The two companies worked in concert on every creative and technical aspect of the game. "Mickey Mania" contains original cartoon footage from six Disney animated features, including the first Mickey cartoon, "Steamboat Willie" (1928) through the 1990 feature, "The Prince and the Pauper An impoverished person who is supported at public expense; an indigent litigant who is permitted to sue or defend without paying costs; an impoverished criminal defendant who has a right to receive legal services without charge. PAUPER. ." "Mickey Mania" also incorporates the latest technological innovations in video game play and has been widely commended for its stunning graphics and amazing game play. Parents' Choice awards selections each year on the basis of high-quality software; intelligent, enticing design; ability to develop logic and electronic familiarity; promotion of pro-social values; and, of course, fun value. Parents' Choice honorary Advisory Board members include: Julie Andrews, actress; Barbara Bush, former First Lady; and Peggy Charren, Founder, Action for Children's Television Action for Children's Television (ACT) was founded by Peggy Charren in Newton, Massachusetts in 1968 as a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of television programming offered to children. , among others. Sony Imagesoft, a division of Sony Electronic Publishing Co., creates, produces, distributes and markets interactive video game and computer-based multimedia software for the international business, entertainment and educational markets. With headquarters in Santa Monica, the company has operations throughout the United States. Sony Electronic Publishing, together with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. In 1988, Sony Corporation acquired CBS Records, Inc. for $2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label , is a subsidiary of Sony Software Corp., a subsidiary of Sony Corp. of America. CONTACT: Hill and Knowlton Inc., Los Angeles Sonya Grigoruk/Molly Chipp, 213/966-5700 |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion