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{{book|writer=Joyce Hakansson Associates in conjunction with [[Christopher Cerf]]|illustrator=[[Guy Gilchrist]]|date=[[1984]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] / [[The Jim Henson Company|Henson Associates]]|series=The Muppet Institute of Technology|isbn=0671541102}} |
{{book|writer=Joyce Hakansson Associates in conjunction with [[Christopher Cerf]]|illustrator=[[Guy Gilchrist]]|date=[[1984]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] / [[The Jim Henson Company|Henson Associates]]|series=The Muppet Institute of Technology|isbn=0671541102}} |
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| − | '''''Kermit's Electronic StoryMaker''''' is a video game/book set that was made for the Commodore 64 in 1984. In the game, the player puts together a story using the words in the book. The player's choices then come to life as an animated story. Simon & Schuster also published a companion game, ''[[The Great Gonzo in WordRider]]''. |
+ | '''''Kermit's Electronic StoryMaker''''' is a video game/book set that was made for the Commodore 64 and Apple II in 1984. In the game, the player puts together a story using the words in the book. The player's choices then come to life as an animated story. Simon & Schuster also published a companion game, ''[[The Great Gonzo in WordRider]]''. |
A ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article described the game: "The Muppets of the television show -- [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Gonzo]], the whole gang -- act out sentences that the child at the computer console constructs, using the program's vocabulary. No matter how ridiculous, if it's grammatically correct, they'll oblige." <ref>Walters, Ray. "[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/16/books/children-s-books-floppy-disks-for-a-merry-christmas.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Floppy Disks for a Merry Christmas]", ''The New York Times''. December 16, 1984.</ref> |
A ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article described the game: "The Muppets of the television show -- [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Gonzo]], the whole gang -- act out sentences that the child at the computer console constructs, using the program's vocabulary. No matter how ridiculous, if it's grammatically correct, they'll oblige." <ref>Walters, Ray. "[http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/16/books/children-s-books-floppy-disks-for-a-merry-christmas.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Floppy Disks for a Merry Christmas]", ''The New York Times''. December 16, 1984.</ref> |
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| + | The illustrations in the instruction book are by [[Guy Gilchrist]], who drew [[The Muppets (comic strip)|the ''Muppets'' comic strip]] from 1981 to 1986. |
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Revision as of 03:03, 4 November 2013
| Written by | Joyce Hakansson Associates in conjunction with Christopher Cerf |
| Illustrator | Guy Gilchrist |
| Published | 1984 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster / Henson Associates |
| Series | The Muppet Institute of Technology |
| ISBN | 0671541102 |
Kermit's Electronic StoryMaker is a video game/book set that was made for the Commodore 64 and Apple II in 1984. In the game, the player puts together a story using the words in the book. The player's choices then come to life as an animated story. Simon & Schuster also published a companion game, The Great Gonzo in WordRider.
A New York Times article described the game: "The Muppets of the television show -- Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, the whole gang -- act out sentences that the child at the computer console constructs, using the program's vocabulary. No matter how ridiculous, if it's grammatically correct, they'll oblige." [1]
The illustrations in the instruction book are by Guy Gilchrist, who drew the Muppets comic strip from 1981 to 1986.
The game's music featured a rendition of the Muppet Show's theme song.
Sources
- ↑ Walters, Ray. "Floppy Disks for a Merry Christmas", The New York Times. December 16, 1984.