Parroty Interactive

Parroty Interactive, of Larkspur, California, was a video game developer, active during the 1990s; the company is no longer in business.

Parroty created a number of notable parody video games for the PC and Apple Macintosh. The company's name was intended as a play-on-words between "parody" and "parrot"; the company logo depicted a red parrot, with Groucho Marx-style glasses, moustache, and cigar. Parroty was a division of Palladium Interactive; the parent company's main focus was on children's educational and "home productivity" software. Palladium Interactive was bought out by The Learning Company in 1998, and the Parroty division was discontinued.

Parroty releases

• Pyst, a parody of the popular game Myst
• Driven, (unreleased) intended as a sequel to Pyst, it was a parody of the Myst sequel, Riven
• Star Warped, a parody set in the Star Wars universe, spoofing both Star Wars and the Star Wars fan community.
• The X-Fools, a parody of The X-Files
• Microshaft Winblows 98, a parody of Microsoft Windows 98 for Mac OS and Windows.

References

• http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=32654
• http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/market-research-analysis/6835752-1.html
• http://www.linksv.com/compSummary/3852/PalladiumInteractive
• http://www.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=73823
• http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Parroty+Interactive+Launches+PYST+Special+Edition%3B+New+Special...-a019903274
• http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Parroty+Interactive+Ships+%22Microshaft+Winblows+98%22%3B+CD-ROM+Parodies...-a020108385
• http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/19/business/fi-9802
• http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_Jan_5/ai_20108385/
• http://www.mobygames.com/company/parroty-interactive

External links

• Parroty Interactive at MobyGames
• Preview of Microshaft Winblows 98