Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games" on PC CD-ROM and "Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games" for Macintosh arrive in stores.BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1996--Disney Interactive Entertainment Tuesday released Disney's "Hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back. of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games" on PC 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). -- the second title in its popular GameBreak! series -- and the Macintosh CD-ROM version of the first GameBreak! CD-ROM hit, "Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games," starring the comic duo from Disney's "The Lion King." Both GameBreak! titles offer a wide variety of home entertainment options for all family members. "Today's CD-ROM game fans expect high-quality graphics as well as entertaining and challenging gameplay, and the GameBreak! titles provide that and much more," said Hope Neiman, vice president, marketing, for Disney Interactive Entertainment. "Both Disney's `Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games' and `Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games' combine the best interactive gaming with the irreverence of popular Disney characters This is a currently incomplete list of Disney characters:
Both GameBreak! products feature five great computer games on one CD-ROM that are easy to learn and fun to play, yet difficult to master -- ensuring hours of enjoyment. Both CD-ROM games offer state-of-the-art animation and gaming technology, including thousands of cels of original Disney animation produced especially for the computer games, and a hilarious mix of character interaction, soundbites and sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros . Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games," inspired by Disney's 34th animated feature film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," recreates on the PC the frolicking party atmosphere of the movie's "Festival of Fools The Festival of Fools is an annual Street Festival held in Belfast, usually during the May Bank Holiday weekend. It first started in 2004 and includes performances from around the world. " Topsy Turvy scene. Set outside the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the CD-ROM game allows players to interact with their favorite gargoyle gargoyle (gär`goil), waterspout used in medieval Europe to draw rainwater from church and cathedral roofs. Gargoyles were fashioned imaginatively in the form of human grotesques, beasts, and demonic spirits. characters from the film -- Hugo, Victor Hugo, Victor (-Marie) (born Feb. 26, 1802, Besançon, France—died May 22, 1885, Paris) French poet, dramatist, and novelist. The son of a general, he was an accomplished poet before age 20. and Laverne. Reprising their movie roles for the CD-ROM game are Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld") and Charles Kimbrough ("Murphy Brown") as the gargoyles gargoyles medieval European church waterspouts; made in form of grotesque creatures. [Architecture: NCE, 1046] See : Ugliness Hugo and Victor, while Jane Withers withers the region over the backline where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapulae lie just below the skin. fistulous withers see fistulous withers. joins the cast as gargoyle Laverne. Featuring five completely different games -- Upsy Daisy, Le Food Feud, Inside Outwords, Chiseler and Djali Bowling -- each with a two-player option and varying difficulty levels, Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games" offers challenging gameplay for players of all ages and skill levels. Players can watch out for mimes, monks, stilt-walkers, flying pigs and food-flinging Parisians while celebrating a completely new computer game world where everything is topsy-turvy. A Macintosh CD-ROM version will be available in Fall 1996. "Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games," which is the number-one selling children's entertainment title according to PC Data, now delivers the fun-filled action to Macintosh computer users. Timon and Pumbaa -- everyone's favorite meerkat meerkat: see mongoose. meerkat or suricate Colonial species (Suricata suricatta) of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is a burrowing carnivore found in southwestern Africa that differs from mongooses in having four (rather than and warthog from "The Lion King" -- invite players into their wacky and irreverent Jungle Arcade through an interactive Main Menu that also entertains players with a constantly changing set of "point-and-click" surprises. Witty remarks, burps, slurps and hundreds of other wacky soundbites and effects from Timon and Pumbaa punctuate punc·tu·ate v. punc·tu·at·ed, punc·tu·at·ing, punc·tu·ates v.tr. 1. To provide (a text) with punctuation marks. 2. the five madcap, arcade-style games -- Jungle Pinball, Hippo Hop, Slingshooter, Burper and Bug Drop. Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame Topsy Turvy Games" (which is compatible with Windows 95 and Windows 3.1) and "Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games" are published and produced by Disney Interactive with technical development by 7th Level. The games are available at a variety of retail outlets, including mass merchandisers, computer superstores and software boutiques and are expected to retail in the price range of $29 to $39. Disney Interactive develops, publishes and markets a wide variety of interactive, family-oriented entertainment and educational materials, including CD-ROMS, video games and on-line products. Since its formation in December 1994, Disney Interactive has released five of the best-selling children's software titles and several chart-topping video games. Worldwide sales and distribution are through Buena Vista Home Video in North America and Buena Vista Home Entertainment in all major international markets. -0- Note to Editors: For b-roll, screen shots, review product or additional information contact Sonya Grigoruk/Karin McPherson, Paine & Associates, 310/887-0700 or Amy Malsin, Disney Interactive, 818/543-4372. CONTACT: Paine & Associates Sonya Grigoruk/Karin McPherson, 310/887-0700 or Disney Interactive Amy Malsin, 818/543-4372 |
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