Parroty Interactive
Parroty Interactive, of Larkspur, California, was a video game developer, active during the mid- to late 1990s.
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.
Releases
- Pyst, a parody of the popular game Myst
- Driven, a sequel to Pyst and a parody of the Myst sequel Riven, was not released
- 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,[1] a parody of Microsoft Windows 98 for Mac OS and Windows.
References
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (March 2011) |
- 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
 | This United States video game corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |