Berkeley Systems Ships Humorous CD-ROM Saturday Night Live Goes Political; Live From Berkeley, It's Saturday Night!BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1996--Berkeley Systems Inc. today announced the shipping of Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL Goes Political(TM), a screen-entertainment CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). celebrating 20 years of political satire Political satire is a subgenre of general satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics, politicians, and public affairs. It has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political from the late-night show. Co-developed with Broadway Video Inc. of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Saturday Night Live Goes Political features nearly 300 full-motion video clips, along with arcade-style games and other hysterical puzzles and diversions which highlight the political-based caricatures, news briefs, political TV ads, and sketches that have been part of Saturday Night Live's history. Shipping on CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh, Saturday Night Live Goes Political has an estimated street price of $29.99. "With the election year really heating things up, Saturday Night Live Goes Political fits the mood of the American public," stated Christopher York, producer for Berkeley Systems. "Saturday Night Live Goes Political is the best political humor anytime you want it." Saturday Night Live Goes Political is 20 years of the best Saturday Night Live political humor, from the original "Not Ready for Prime Time not ready for prime time - Usable, but only just so; not very robust; for internal use only. Said of a program or device. Often connotes that the thing will be made more solid Real Soon Now. Players," through the much lampooned '92 elections, to the political machinations of '96. The screen entertainment CD-ROM has a ballot-box interface that allows users to navigate through seven categories: Presidents, Politicians, Elections, Timeline, The World, The Press and Games. Saturday Night Live Goes Political contains parodies of top journalists, such as Gilda Radner as Baba Wawa, international events, moments in history, world leaders, and even members of first families. Clips from Saturday Night Live weekend update segments are also included, from the latest weekend update anchor, Norm MacDonald, to Dennis Miller and Chevy Chase. Fans of Saturday Night Live will enjoy a humorous journey through American Politics with Phil Hartman as a sensitive saxophone-playing President Clinton, Dan Aykroyd as a dour Mr. Dole and Chris Farley as a boisterous, gavel-swinging Newt Gingrich. Fans can also relive classic Saturday Night Live moments, such as Dana Carvey in his parody of Ross Perot's infomercials on the economy and the budget deficit, the infamous satires of the 1988 and 1992 presidential debates, or enjoy story-hour with Jesse Jackson as he reads from "Green Eggs & Ham." Saturday Night Live Goes Political nominates you to join in the hilarity and play the game of politics with four interactive arcade-style games and 12 hysterical puzzles and other diversions. Satisfy President Clinton's voracious hunger for burgers and fries as he follows the "Road to the White House" in the Pac-Man-style game that pits the Prez prez or Prez n. pl. prez·zes or Prez·zes Informal President. Often used with the. against Secret Service Agents. Sojourn on Capitol Hill and feel like the Speaker of the House as you help Newt Gingrich swing the gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority and pass as many bills as possible in "Newt's House." Or, race against the clock to unscramble Same as decrypt. See scramble. "Political Puzzles" and reveal classic images from Saturday Night Live. Federal Employee Discount: In light of the recent government shutdowns that kept so many Federal employees off the job and without a paycheck. Berkeley Systems is offering Saturday Night Live Goes Political at half the retail price to all U.S. Federal workers! Any Federal employee can call 800/344-5541 ext. 505 and order a copy of Saturday Night Live Goes Political for only $14.99 plus $5 for shipping and handling. The offer is valid until July 4th (or the next government shutdown). Founded in 1987, Berkeley Systems Inc. develops and markets multimedia entertainment software for grown-ups. To date, the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. has sold over 5 million units and is a leading innovator in the marketplace. Leveraging the success of its widely known After Dark(R) screen saver franchise, Berkeley Systems recently established a second franchise with the irreverent pop-culture trivia game You Don't Know Jack You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. (TM). With an eye on the future, Berkeley Systems continues to produce cutting-edge titles offering unique experiences that take advantage of the latest technology and online advancements. -0- Note to Editors: Review copies, color slides, and a demo of Saturday Night Live Goes Political are available upon request. For more information, contact DeEtte Christie or Kelley Kahn at 510/540-5535 or pr@berksys.com. Additional information on Berkeley Systems and its portfolio of products is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.berksys.com. 1996 NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Multimedia. All rights reserved. Saturday Night Live, all characters and names, and all related indicia Signs; indications. Circumstances that point to the existence of a given fact as probable, but not certain. For example, indicia of partnership are any circumstances which would induce the belief that a given person was in reality, though not technically, a member of a given are trademarks of NBC. CD-ROM engine. 1996 Broadway Video Inc., 1619 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. CONTACT: Berkeley Systems DeEtte Christie/Kelley Kahn, 510/540-5535 |
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