Hollywood (video game)

Hollywood is a creative writing game released in 1995 by Theatrix Interactive.

Gameplay

Users input text and can watch the characters read it. The game features a choice of 24 scenes and multiple cartoon animal characters. Having been released for more than a decade and its original developer defunct, this software is now considered abandonware.

Hollywood features ten cartoon characters:

  • Larry, a yellow hippie dog.
  • Sid, a purple anteater in a blue business suit.
  • Tiffany, a glamorous orange dog.
  • Artie, a nerdy-looking alligator.
  • Charlotte, a policewoman fox.
  • Chuck, a palm tree in a flower shirt and lei.
  • Billie, A purple dog with glasses and pink hair.
  • JJ, a cool dog with a backwards baseball cap.
  • Bev, a fat pink cat with blue hair in a green jacket and knee highs.
  • Lucille, a pig with curly blonde hair and a red jacket.

Users may change the voices, names, and jobs/interests of the characters.

When Hollywood and Hollywood High were installed on the same computer, the two could be combined by using a key received by calling Theatrix after launching the "Unlock Hollywood" program; however, since the developer is now defunct, this feature is no longer available.

Reception

Entertainment Weekly gave the game an A- and wrote that "Innovative as it is, Hollywood isn't perfect. Since you can't switch sets mid-show, you're stuck with a series of one-act plays. And the action is maddeningly linear: line, animation, sound effect, line. But let's leave technicalities for a future version, which Theatrix is working on. For now, Hollywood is the next best thing to hiring your own film crew and hitting the streets."[1]

Hollywood won the 1996 "Excellence in Software" award for Best Home Creativity Software Program.

References

  1. ↑ https://ew.com/article/1995/10/13/hollywood/
  • Manes, Stephen (1996-02-27). "Home Movie: Hooray for Hollywood!". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  • "Theatrix Interactive Triumphs at 1996 Software Publishers Association Codie Awards". Business Wire. 1996-03-07. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  • "Theatrix Interactive Ships Highly Anticipated Hollywood High". Business Wire. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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