HASBRO INTERACTIVEÕS LINE OF CD-ROM PLAYSETS COMBINE
THE BEST OF TOY AND COMPUTER GAME PLAY
Hasbro InteractiveÕs CD-ROM playsets combine hands-on toy play with the magic of multimedia software, creating a whole new way for kids to play on the computer. Based on the success of the award-winning Tonka¨ Workshop CD-ROM Playset, Hasbro Interactive introduces the Easy-Bake¨ Kitchen, Nerfª Jr. Foam Blaster and Clue¨ Jr. SpyGlass Mysteries Playsets for the computer.
Like Tonka Workshop, the Easy-Bake¨ Kitchen toy playset fits right onto most standard Microsoft Windows¨ PC keyboards for hands-on interactive adventures. Nerfª Jr. Foam Blaster and Clue¨ Jr. SpyGlass Mysteries CD-ROM playsets use an innovative light pen technology incorporated into a hand-held interactive toy that connects to the PCÕs gameport, putting gameplay action right in kidsÕ hands. Following is a list of CD-ROM playsets from Hasbro Interactive:
Easy-Bake¨ Kitchen CD-ROM Playset (new for Õ99!)
Now even the littlest bakers can cook up some fun! Strap on the colorful key-top playset and the computer keyboard turns into a kitchen counter of helpful appliances including a mixer, bowl, measuring cup, rolling pin, oven dial, cookie cutter, cake decorator and a play mini-oven to whip up all kinds of virtual goodies. Follow a recipe from start to finish to create virtual cakes, cookies, brownies and other baked goods, or be creative and whip up all sorts of wild and wacky treats with things like shoes, flowers and broccoli. Kids also can play four non-cooking-related interactive games and even host their own tea party. Making a big mess in the virtual kitchen has never been so fun for kids!
Ages: 3 and up Platform: WIN 95/98 SRP: $39.95 (U.S.) Available: October Õ99
Nerf¨ Jr. Foam Blaster CD-ROM Playset (new for Õ99!)
Kids join the elite Foam Fighter action squad Ð Taro Wada, Manny Silva, Nikki TachŽ and Mr. Fish Ð to battle their way through more than 25 different locations, using their Nerf Jr. Foam Blaster light pen attachment. It takes quick wit and careful aim to overcome the army of evil Kleptons who are trying to take over the world. The game includes 10 variations of arcade game play, including hide and seek, matching, deflection, split attention, fantastic machine and more! Kids blast through the games by pointing their Foam Blaster at the on-screen targets from anywhere up to five feet away!
Ages: 5 and up Platform: WIN 95/98 SRP: $29.95 (U.S.) Available: November Ô99
Clue¨ Jr. SpyGlass Mysteries ÒFantastic Museum MysteriesÓ CD-ROM Playset (new for Õ99!)
SomeoneÕs stolen a priceless artifact and hidden it within the museum. Join the Clue Jr. Detectives and help solve these Fantastic Museum Mysteries! To find the missing item, kids grab their special toy SpyGlass attachment and explore five different wings of the museum. The SpyGlass uses a special light pen technology that reveals information and clues when kids point it towards the computer screen. Kids determine who stole the artifact and where itÕs hidden by process of elimination, just as in the board-game Clue. Each museum wing contains an arcade-style game.
Ages: 5 and up Platform: WIN 95/98 SRP: $29.95 (U.S.) Available: November Õ99
Tonka¨ Workshop CD-ROM Playset
Tools are no longer just for Moms and Dads! Kids can use six durable plastic tools contained in a computer keytop playset to build cool projects, play exciting tool games and complete repair jobs around Tonka town. Tonka Joe welcomes kids on-screen to the Tonka Workshop and guides them through fun activities and games in the Barn, Cellar, Storage Shed, Pickup Truck and Tree House. The child-sized hammer, saw, drill, sprayer, screwdriver and sander control 21 on-screen tools and fit atop most standard computer keyboards for hours of hands-on fun.
Ages: 3 and up Platform: WIN 95/98 SRP: $29.95 (U.S.) Available: October Õ99
Awards and accolades for Tonka¨ Workshop CD-ROM Playset:
á 1999 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) ÒGold Consumer Product Design AwardÓ (June Ô99) sponsored by Business Week
á Early Childhood News ÒDirectorÕs Choice AwardÓ (May Õ99)
á Sesame Street Parents ÒTop Toys Õ98Ó (December Õ98)
á PC Magazine ÒBest Holiday SoftwareÓ (December Õ98)
á Brainplay.com ÒBest New ProgramÓ and ÒBest PC Games for Young ChildrenÓ (Dec Õ98)
á ChildrenÕs Software Revue, 4_ out of 5 stars (November/December Õ98)
Star Wars¨ Millennium Falconª CD-ROM Playset
Convert the computer keyboard into the cockpit of the Millennium Falconª by strapping on this plastic
playset! Kids take the helm in voyaging to the magical worlds of Star Wars with this playset , which
combines Òhands-onÓ action-figure fantasy play with the richness of multimedia PC software. As
kids maneuver the controls, they seek guidance from favorite characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and
Yoda, travel to famous Star Wars locales like Dagobah and Tatooine, battle Tie Fighters, destroy JabaÕs
Palace and find the AchillesÕ heel of the Death Star.
Ages: 5 and up Platform: WIN 95/98 SRP: $29.95 (U.S.)
Hasbro Interactive, Inc. is a global interactive entertainment industry leader, innovating new ways to play and developing, publishing and distributing the highest quality interactive games, toys and lifestyle products for a full range of genres and platforms. Its premier brands include Hasbro Interactive ChildrenÕs and Family Entertainment, Atari¨, MicroProse¨, Avalon Hill¨, Hasbro Sports and Europress. Among the many award-winning titles published by Hasbro Interactive are: Frogger¨, Monopoly¨, Wheel of Fortune¨, Jeopardy¨, Tonka¨ Construction, Tonka¨ Workshop, Risk¨, Roller Coaster Tycoon¨, MechWarrior 3¨ and Falcon 4.0¨. A subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Hasbro Interactive has offices in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and Germany, and internal development studios in the U.S. and U.K. For further information, visit Hasbro InteractiveÕs Web site at http://www.hasbro-interactive.com.
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