Hollywood (video game)

Hollywood is a creative writing game released in 1995 by Theatrix Interactive for Windows and Macintosh.

Users input text and can watch the characters read it. The game features a choice of 24 scenes and multiple cartoon animal characters.

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.

Entertainment Weekly gave the game an A−.^[1]

Hollywood won the 1996 Codie award for Best Home Creativity Software Program.^{[citation needed]}

• 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.

• Official website