<s>
ActiMates	B-Application
are	O
a	O
discontinued	O
series	O
of	O
interactive	O
toys	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Kids	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
toys	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
licensed	O
dolls	O
which	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
many	O
episodes	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
television	O
series	O
from	O
1997-2000	O
or	O
on	O
special	O
ActiMates-compatible	O
VHS	O
tapes	O
and	O
special	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiMates	B-Application
Barney	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
success	O
that	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
ActiMates	B-Application
Barney	O
PC	O
games	O
released	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
additional	O
software	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Barney	O
.	O
</s>
