<s>
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Magnet	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
girls	O
,	O
Lily	O
and	O
June	O
Bugg	O
,	O
eat	O
too	O
much	O
chop	B-Application
suey	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Ping	O
Ping	O
Palace	O
,	O
then	O
daydream	O
while	O
staring	O
at	O
the	O
clouds	O
which	O
turn	O
into	O
different	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
location	O
is	O
the	O
room	O
of	O
Aunt	O
Vera	O
's	O
son	O
Dooner	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
girls	O
can	O
look	O
at	O
graffiti	B-Application
on	O
the	O
walls	O
,	O
his	O
diary	O
,	O
and	O
magazines	O
and	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
locations	O
include	O
a	O
Bingo	O
Hall	O
,	O
the	O
fortune	O
teller	O
Madame	O
Mystery	O
,	O
a	O
carnival	B-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
various	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Big	O
Top	O
where	O
the	O
girls	O
can	O
see	O
various	O
attractions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monica	O
Lynn	O
Gesue	O
explained	O
:	O
“	O
I	O
dreamt	O
up	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
Theresa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
added	O
"	O
After	O
hearing	O
David	O
Sedaris	O
(	O
then	O
a	O
part-time	O
housecleaner	O
)	O
on	O
local	O
public	O
radio	O
,	O
Duncan	O
tracked	O
him	O
down	O
asking	O
him	O
to	O
narrate	O
the	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
script	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
Village	O
(	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Zone	O
)	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
100%	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
The	O
magical	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
two	O
little	O
girls	O
,	O
Lily	O
and	O
June	O
Bugg	O
,	O
comes	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
,	O
a	O
creative	O
multimedia	O
masterpiece	O
developed	O
by	O
Magnet	O
Interactive	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Colker	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
said	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
LA	O
Weekly	O
article	O
:	O
"	O
Smartypants’	O
is	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
disk	O
ever	O
for	O
young	O
girls	O
...	O
except	O
for	O
her	O
earlier	O
CD-ROM	O
‘	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
,	O
’	O
which	O
is	O
even	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
has	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
a	O
vivid	O
tale	O
written	O
just	O
for	O
this	O
project	O
...	O
Bottom	O
line	O
:	O
As	O
a	O
title	O
with	O
an	O
original	O
,	O
creative	O
work	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
it	O
hits	O
an	O
industry	O
high	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
in	O
1996	O
that	O
"	O
Theresa	O
Duncan	O
's	O
first	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
an	O
edgy	O
daydream	O
called	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
,	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
stories-on-CD	O
ever	O
produced.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
named	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
as	O
its	O
CD-ROM	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concluded	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
business	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bridge	O
technology	O
and	O
“	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
”	O
did	O
not	O
endure	O
the	O
onslaught	O
of	O
the	O
Web	O
,	O
after	O
seeing	O
it	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
forgotten	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Game	O
Design	O
Reader	O
:	O
A	O
Rules	O
of	O
Play	O
Anthology	O
"	O
argues	O
that	O
three	O
games	O
of	O
Theresa	O
Duncan	O
(	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
,	O
Smarty	O
,	O
and	O
Zero	O
Zero	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
offer	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
Harriet	O
's	O
'	O
Town	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XDell	O
wrote	O
"	O
Chop	B-Application
Suey	I-Application
(	O
co-written	O
by	O
Monica	O
Gesue	O
)	O
,	O
combined	O
storytelling	O
with	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
such	O
popular	O
1980s	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
as	O
Adventure	B-Application
(	O
the	O
original	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Leather	B-Application
Goddesses	I-Application
of	I-Application
Phobos	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
graphics	O
(	O
by	O
Gesue	O
)	O
,	O
narration	O
(	O
by	O
David	O
Sedaris	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
audience	O
in	O
mind.	O
"	O
</s>
