Digital Leisure Releases Who Shot Johnny Rock? for Home Gaming Systems; Solve the Classic Gangster Who Did It? on CD-ROM, DVD Video and PlayStation 2.Business Editors & High Tech Writers GORMLEY, Ontario Gormley is a community in York Region, Ontario, Canada that overlaps parts of Richmond Hill, and Whitchurch-Stouffville, two municipalities in York Region in the Greater Toronto Area. , Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2001 Her name is "Red" and you knew she was trouble the moment she walked in your office, but now you are the new Private Investigator on the prowl for Johnny Rock's killer. Make your way through the streets of Chicago in the 1920's as you try to solve one of your toughest cases ever in the latest addition to Digital Leisure's classic game lineup! "Mumps," "Measles," "Pots," and "Lockjaw lockjaw: see tetanus. Lil" are your prime suspects as you navigate your way through gaming halls, funeral parlors, and the deep dirty alleys of the city. Are you good enough to find all the clues to Johnny Rock's safe combination and nail the murderer? Time to practice up on your shooting! But careful as first you'll have to get by the gangsters who stand in your way! Having debuted as a popular arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, pubs, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers. Most arcade games are redemption games, merchandisers, video games or pinball machines. in history, Who Shot Johnny Rock? is finally available for home entertainment systems. The action and excitement surrounding a player is heightened by realistic video action and sound, the true crime scene compliments this excitement. You'll have to be quick on the draw to survive but don't get trigger-happy or you'll join Johnny Rock six feet under! "It's a classic Who Done It Mystery," said Elizabeth Foster, president of Digital Leisure. "The live action adds to the excitement making it a great gaming experience for all types of video gamers!" As the original creators of Who Shot Johnny Rock?, American Laser Games American Laser Games was a company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico that created a wide variety of light gun laserdisc video games. The company was founded in the late 1980s by Robert Grebe, who had originally created the system to train police officers under the company name ICAT produced laserdisc An earlier optical disc used for full-motion video and interactive training. It was introduced in the late 1970s and became obsolete in the 1990s. Videodisc systems based on a stylus were introduced (see CED), but only the optical-based LaserDisc survived, although never very popular. shooting arcade games You can also check the Killer List of Videogames. This is a list of arcade games organized alphabetically by name. It does not include computer or console games unless they were also released in video arcades. See Lists of video games for related lists. in the early 1990s. These classics are being remastered by Digital Leisure for various formats, and Who Shot Johnny Rock? will be available at your local gaming store mid-November. 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). versions will be compatible with light guns in the players' quest to solve the mystery. The DVD-Video version, as well as the PlayStation 2 compatible and new Xbox compatible versions, uses their respective remote controls to take aim and fire. Digital Leisure is a leading publisher of interactive DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. titles. The company acquires and remasters existing video-intensive titles that would benefit from the superior video and audio quality of DVD. Digital Leisure Inc. is not associated with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has not endorsed these products. Sony and PlayStation 2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment of America and/or other Sony subsidiaries. Digital Leisure Inc. is not associated with Microsoft Corporation Inc. Microsoft Corporation Inc. has not endorsed these products. Microsoft Corporation and Xbox are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Inc. subsidiaries. |
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