AlphaBonk Farm CD-ROM gets early industry accolades.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1995--Headbone Interactive today announced that its CD-ROM, AlphaBonk Farm, has received a number of accolades from press and industry associations, giving it an early leg up in the race for leadership among multimedia titles.

Released a mere five weeks ago, AlphaBonk Farm is an activity- based CD-ROM for children ages four and up. The company used original photography, illustration and music in its first title to engage the child and help in development of language, problem-solving and decision-making skills. It provides kids (and their parents) with more than 35 hours of playtime. Other like products average between 2-5 hours of activity-based gaming.

"We have believed the product to be a winner from the very beginning, but when you get third parties to validate its top-notch status, well, it makes success that much sweeter," said Susan Lammers, president of Headbone.

AlphaBonk Farm was given an Innovations '95 award from the Electronic Industries Association. Criteria used to select the award winners included product innovation, value to users, aesthetics and contributions to the quality of a user's life. The product, along with other Innovations honorees will be displayed at the 1995 International Winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Booth No. 13370 in Pavilion E.

Headbone will also be demonstrating AlphaBonk Farm in their own Booth No. 13324.

Apple Computer also selected Headbone as an Apple Multimedia Program (AMP) Developer Showcase winner, allowing the company to demonstrate AlphaBonk Farm in Apple's New Media Pavilion at MacWorld San Francisco, Jan. 4-7.

In addition, Walter Mossberg, columnist for the Wall Street Journal, touted the product in a story he titled, "Good Things -- Like Children's Software -- Come to Parents Who Wait." The piece ran in the Marketplace section on Dec. 22, 1994.

Finally, Family PC Magazine, listed AlphaBonk Farm in its "Hot Sheet" as one of the top 20 products not to miss at the Winter CES show. Family PC is planning to distribute the "Hot Sheet" through Twice Magazine during the three-day show.

Future CD-ROMs from Headbone

Headbone has several additional titles in production. Most notably is Elroy Goes Bugzerk, the first episode in the What the Heck Will Elroy Do Next? animated adventure game series. Designed for 7-12 years olds (or anyone else with a taste for adventure), "Elroy" is a film-story propelled by fully developed character-driven story lines, stunning animated sequences and surprising challenges that test the wit and wisdom of even the most cunning 10 year olds. Players participate in the adventure collaborating with Elroy and his dog Blue to move the action forward to one of over a dozen endings. The story opens on Elroy and Blue consumed by a desire to win the 10th Annual Insectathon. Just as they set out to find a prize insect, Elroy's parents send them off to a friend's farm in the middle of nowhere. Their isolation leaves them little choice but to abandon their dream, until Blue catches a fleeting glimpse of the peerless Technoloptera (The Loch Ness Monster of bugs). If they nab this magnificent flying fortress, Elroy becomes the Insectathon World Champion.

And so the adventure begins. Elroy must uncover insect facts, explore islands, solve problems, make deals and even bake a cake to capture the Technoloptera and win the Insectathon.

Features that set Elroy apart from its Dungeons and Dragons-like adventure game predecessors are the lack of intrusive navigational buttons, page arrows or menu options; its distinctive visual style combining both original photography with animation; and its multiple story endings allowing the adventure to be experienced in many ways.

"We've included more animation in 'Elroy' than one finds in a feature length film in order to hold the attention of the media-wise youngster," said Scott Hudson, producer of "Elroy" and design director for Headbone.

Elroy Goes Bugzerk is due to be released in April at a street price of approximately $35, identical to its sister product, AlphaBonk Farm. Both titles are available for IBM and compatible 486-class computers as well as Macintoshes.

Headbone Interactive -- with headquarters in the heart of Seattle's alternative arts scene -- enabling them to take advantage of local talent, was formed in 1993 with a goal of becoming the premier producer of original, free-spirited, off-beat programs for home consumers. The company intends to gain a share of the growing multimedia market through its compelling products and creative sales and marketing efforts.

For more information, or to order Headbone products directly, please call the company at 1-800-267-4709.

CONTACT: Headbone Interactive

              Liz Morgan, 206/323-0073
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