<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
StoryBook	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Disney	O
's	O
Story	O
Studio	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
interactive	B-Application
storybook	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
feature	O
animations	O
and	O
Pixar	O
films	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
throughout	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Application
Macintosh	I-Application
)	O
for	O
children	O
ages	O
four	O
to	O
eight	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Developer(s )	O
Release	O
date	O
Based	O
on	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Disney	O
Software	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
)	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
1994	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
the	O
Honey	O
TreeDisney	O
Interactive	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
)	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
1995	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
the	O
Honey	O
Tree	O
(	O
1966	O
)	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	O
PocahontasDisney	O
Interactive	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Animation	O
Services	O
at	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Feature	O
Animation	O
and	O
Media	O
Station	O
)	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
(	O
1995	O
)	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Disney	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Pixar	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
1996	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hunchback	I-Application
of	I-Application
Notre	I-Application
Dame	I-Application
Disney	O
Interactive	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
with	O
special	O
thanks	O
to	O
Animation	O
Services	O
at	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Feature	O
Animation	O
)	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1996	O
The	O
Hunchback	O
of	O
Notre	O
Dame	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	O
101	O
DalmatiansDisney	O
Interactive	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
)	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
One	O
Hundred	O
and	O
One	O
Dalmatians	O
(	O
1961	O
)	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	O
HerculesDisney	O
Interactive	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
with	O
special	O
thanks	O
to	O
Animation	O
Services	O
at	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Feature	O
Animation	O
)	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
1997	O
Hercules	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
)	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
(	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
)	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
Disney	O
's	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
:	O
Mulan( 	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
's	O
properties	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
Mickey	O
Mouse	B-Device
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
creating	O
new	O
narratives	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
based	O
them	O
on	O
stories	O
presented	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
;	O
early	O
examples	O
include	O
Winnie	B-Application
the	I-Application
Pooh	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hundred	I-Application
Acre	I-Application
Wood	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
became	O
more	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Aladdin	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Disney	O
animators	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broderbund	B-Application
's	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Books	I-Application
series	O
was	O
perhaps	O
the	O
first	O
example	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
popularized	O
the	O
animated	O
storybook	O
format	O
through	O
games	O
like	O
Just	O
Grandma	O
and	O
Me	O
,	O
and	O
Arthur	O
's	O
Teacher	O
Trouble	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
children	O
's	O
books	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
by	O
Mercer	O
Mayer	O
and	O
Marc	O
Brown	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Living	B-Application
Books	I-Application
became	O
popular	O
and	O
encouraged	O
other	O
developers	O
to	O
follow	O
suit	O
and	O
copy	O
the	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
's	O
1994	O
animated	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
won	O
multiple	O
awards	O
and	O
garnered	O
financial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
add	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
synergy	O
of	O
book	O
,	O
products	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
theme	O
park	O
units	O
and	O
recording	O
sales	O
"	O
by	O
making	O
an	O
animated	O
storybook	O
available	O
by	O
the	O
1994	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
product	O
line	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
while	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
was	O
being	O
privately	O
screened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
included	O
Disney	O
Software	O
's	O
first	O
two	O
CD-ROM	O
based	O
computer	O
games	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
and	O
Aladdin	B-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
games	O
and	O
learning	O
activities	O
rather	O
than	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
more	O
closely	O
followed	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
than	O
Aladdin	B-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
released	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
did	O
to	O
Aladdin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
the	O
written	O
text	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
excerpted	O
from	O
Disney	O
Publishing	O
Group	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
storybook	O
,	O
which	O
reproduces	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
narrative	O
in	O
a	O
truncated	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
spent	O
over	O
$3	O
million	O
on	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
animated	O
storybook	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
prompted	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
turn	O
WDCS	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
developer	O
,	O
renamed	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
animated	O
storybooks	O
to	O
follow	O
entitled	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
later	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Activity	O
Center	O
,	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
a	O
trend	O
that	O
continued	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixar	O
developed	O
both	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
simultaneously	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
in	O
the	O
Honey	O
Tree	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
would	O
be	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
companion	O
,	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
Activity	O
Center	O
,	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
became	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
's	O
second	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Operating_System
after	O
the	O
Aladdin	B-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Station	O
employee	O
Newton	O
Lee	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
software	O
and	O
title	O
engineers	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
recalled	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Disney	O
Stories	O
:	O
Getting	O
to	O
Digital	O
,	O
"	O
Media	O
Station	O
used	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
'	O
proprietary	B-Application
strategic	O
software	O
technologies	O
 '	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
create	O
large	O
animation	O
multimedia	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
back	O
,	O
impossible	O
until	O
that	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
improved	O
performance	O
of	O
playback	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
reducing	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
data	O
that	O
was	O
required	O
"	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
because	O
"	O
unlike	O
other	O
interactive	B-Application
storybook	I-Application
developers	O
who	O
used	O
a	O
palette	O
of	O
256	O
colors	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
title	O
,	O
Media	O
Station	O
used	O
256	O
colors	O
per	O
screen	O
;	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
very	O
large	O
animation	O
files	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Lee	O
created	O
an	O
object-oriented	O
scripting	O
language	O
similar	O
to	O
Macromedia	O
's	O
ActionScript	B-Operating_System
that	O
allowed	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
interactivity	O
for	O
animation	O
quickly	O
and	O
easily	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
multimedia	O
compiler	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
both	O
Mac	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Station	O
also	O
used	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
language	O
,	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
File	O
Script	O
,	O
Title	O
Compiler	O
,	O
and	O
Asset	O
Management	O
Systems	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
production	O
for	O
a	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
between	O
three	O
and	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Mac	O
version	O
following	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complainants	O
said	O
that	O
when	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
load	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
Compaq	B-Device
Presario	I-Device
computers	O
,	O
they	O
received	O
the	O
blue	O
screen	O
of	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
's	O
minimum	O
requirements	O
include	O
a	O
486SX	O
MHz	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
6.0	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
,	O
4MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
10MB	O
of	O
free	O
disk	B-General_Concept
space	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
Windows-compatible	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
a	O
256-colour	O
SVGA	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
8	O
or	O
16-bit	B-Device
sound	O
and	O
2xCD	O
ROM	O
drive	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
range	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1994	O
,	O
Compaq	O
released	O
a	O
Presario	B-Device
PC	O
whose	O
video	O
drivers	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
tested	O
with	O
WinG	O
,	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
rush	O
to	O
market	O
before	O
Christmas	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
not	O
tested	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Fields	O
,	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
multimedia	O
for	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
,	O
blamed	O
Disney	O
for	O
"	O
timing	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
so	O
close	O
to	O
Christmas	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
attributed	O
its	O
problems	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
which	O
...	O
made	O
by	O
new	O
computer	O
users	O
who	O
tried	O
to	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
computers	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
animated	O
storybook	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
incident	O
led	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
develop	O
DirectX	B-Application
in	O
September	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timon	B-Application
&	I-Application
Pumbaa	I-Application
's	I-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
's	O
first	O
entry	O
into	O
their	O
entertainment-focused	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Spanish	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
and	O
Italian	O
through	O
a	O
special	O
mail-in	O
offer	O
on	O
the	O
English	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1996	O
,	O
Disney	O
announced	O
a	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
to	O
tap	O
into	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
growing	O
PC	O
home	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
Libro	O
Animado	O
Interactivo	O
,	O
these	O
included	O
El	O
Rey	O
Leon	O
(	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
,	O
Winnie	O
Puh	O
y	O
el	O
Arbol	O
De	O
La	O
Miel	O
(	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
the	O
Honey	O
Tree	O
)	O
,	O
101	O
Dalmatas	O
(	O
101	O
Dalmatians	O
)	O
,	O
Hercules	O
,	O
and	O
La	O
Sirenita	O
(	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
and	O
Aladdin	B-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
being	O
successful	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
was	O
founded	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
by	O
merging	O
WDCS	O
with	O
the	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Television	O
and	O
Telecommunications	O
(	O
WDTT	O
)	O
division	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
market	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Edutainment	O
was	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
's	O
main	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
under	O
which	O
the	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
series	O
fell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
projects	O
were	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
Animated	O
Storybook	O
and	O
a	B-Device
software	I-Device
title	I-Device
based	O
on	O
Disney	O
's	O
Gargoyles	B-Device
TV	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Media	O
Station	O
and	O
other	O
companies	O
continued	O
to	O
help	O
develop	O
the	O
Disney	O
edutainment	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
line	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
continue	O
a	O
long-term	O
relationship	O
with	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
now	O
"	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
whim	O
of	O
Disney	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
Interactive	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
educational	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
popular	O
characters	O
and	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
stories	O
while	O
learning	O
;	O
it	O
named	O
the	O
franchise	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
"	O
A	O
Story	O
Waiting	O
For	O
You	O
To	O
Make	O
It	O
Happen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
film	O
scripts	O
were	O
considered	O
from	O
an	O
activity	O
standpoint	O
,	O
with	O
clickable	O
features	O
added	O
to	O
each	O
page	O
so	O
players	O
could	O
affect	O
the	O
story	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
turn	O
Pride	O
Rock	O
from	O
green	O
to	O
brown	O
,	O
or	O
collect	O
bugs	O
for	O
Timon	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
film	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
an	O
"	O
interactive	O
story	O
life	O
"	O
and	O
Disney	O
's	O
first	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
storybook	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
planned	O
to	O
bring	O
software	O
development	O
in-house	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
the	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
series	O
had	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
outsource	O
the	O
development	O
work	O
to	O
Media	O
Station	O
,	O
while	O
handling	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
design	O
themselves	O
at	O
their	O
Burbank	O
head	O
office	O
,	O
which	O
left	O
Disney	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
marketing	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
Media	O
Station	O
and	O
other	O
companies	O
acting	O
as	O
programming	O
contractors	O
without	O
creative	O
decision	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
reusing	O
artwork	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
forcing	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
format	O
,	O
Teren	O
's	O
team	O
"	O
worked	O
hand	O
in	O
hand	O
with	O
the	O
group	O
in	O
feature	O
animation	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
directors	O
and	O
producers	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
designers	O
and	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
Media	O
Station	O
contributed	O
7,000	O
new	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
while	O
Disney	O
animators	O
contributed	O
5,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
composed	O
,	O
recorded	O
,	O
and	O
edited	O
at	O
Media	O
Station	O
;	O
Gregory	O
wrote	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
cast	O
sometimes	O
consisted	O
of	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
featured	O
Don	O
Rickles	O
as	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
hired	O
Chris	O
Webber	O
and	O
Irene	O
Bedard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
other	O
times	O
,	O
different	O
voice	O
actors	O
who	O
sounded	O
like	O
the	O
originals	O
were	O
used	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tom	O
Hanks	O
 '	O
brother	O
Jim	O
Hanks	O
voicing	O
Woody	O
in	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
is	O
narrated	O
by	O
The	O
Fresh	O
Prince	O
of	O
Bel-Air	O
actor	O
James	O
Avery	O
,	O
while	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
is	O
narrated	O
by	O
Cheers	O
actor	O
John	O
Ratzenberger	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
Hamm	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
Interactive	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
software	O
alongside	O
the	O
films	O
 '	O
creative	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
it	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
's	O
animated	O
storybook	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
quickly	O
and	O
released	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
found	O
that	O
software	O
released	O
a	O
bit	O
after	O
the	O
film	O
could	O
also	O
boost	O
sales	O
,	O
noting	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
's	O
strong	O
sales	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
released	O
"	O
an	O
astonishingly	O
short	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
Christmas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
like	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
led	O
to	O
The	O
Hercules	O
Action	O
Game	O
,	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
and	O
Print	O
Studio	O
being	O
rushed	O
out	O
in	O
October	O
to	O
preempt	O
the	O
Christmas	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
before	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
video	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
noted	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
rerelease	O
of	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
felt	O
the	O
initial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Activity	O
and	O
Storybook	O
games	O
would	O
boost	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
their	O
Disney	O
's	O
Learning	O
Series	O
(	O
starting	O
with	O
Ready	B-Application
to	I-Application
Read	I-Application
with	I-Application
Pooh	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
from	O
their	O
creativity	O
line	O
,	O
Disney	O
's	O
Draw	O
&	O
Paint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
Media	O
Station	O
received	O
contracts	O
from	O
other	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Hasbro	O
,	O
Mattel	O
,	O
Scholastic	O
,	O
Crayola	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
and	O
HarperCollins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Animated	O
Storybooks	O
for	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
,	O
Hunchback	O
and	O
Hercules	O
gave	O
"	O
special	O
thanks	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
in	O
associated	O
with	O
"	O
credits	O
to	O
Animation	O
Services	O
at	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Feature	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Pixar	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
outsourced	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
storybooks	O
feature	O
a	O
traditional	O
animation	O
style	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
uses	O
CGI	O
graphics	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
creating	O
two	O
products	O
amid	O
intense	O
time	O
constraints	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
VHS	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
film	O
:	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
(	O
released	O
April	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
(	O
released	O
October	O
1996	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
division	O
produced	O
them	O
within	O
16	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
touted	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
CD-ROM	O
to	O
deliver	O
full	O
screen	O
,	O
motion-picture-quality	O
animation	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
two	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
had	O
created	O
as	O
much	O
original	O
animation	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
film	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Avanquest	O
,	O
a	O
French	O
software	O
house	O
known	O
for	O
releasing	O
antivirus	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Wired	O
wrote	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seattle	O
Times	O
noted	O
that	O
for	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
"	O
Faced	O
with	O
home	O
computers	O
 '	O
modest	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
Disney	O
's	O
programmers	O
had	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
objects	O
moving	O
onscreen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Pixar	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
then-made-for-home	O
video	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
entire	O
studio	O
only	O
had	O
300	O
people	O
:	O
around	O
200	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
A	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
's	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
and	O
62	O
were	O
developing	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
Interactive	O
Products	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
became	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
slow	O
progress	O
of	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jobs	O
was	O
informed	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
would	O
not	O
meet	O
sales	O
expectations	O
,	O
he	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
computer	O
games	O
operation	O
and	O
redirected	O
the	O
division	O
's	O
talent	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
Pixar	O
's	O
main	O
filmmaking	O
division	O
;	O
the	O
staff	O
became	O
the	O
initial	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
about	O
to	O
enter	O
into	O
production	O
after	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
gestation	O
,	O
while	O
leaving	O
any	O
future	O
CD-ROM	O
efforts	O
to	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
marketing	O
and	O
merchandising	O
prowess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
project	O
,	O
Geri	O
's	O
Game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
A	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
's	I-Application
Life	I-Application
and	O
started	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
shorts	O
being	O
paired	O
with	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
1997	O
,	O
Living	B-Application
Books	I-Application
 '	O
sales	O
dropped	O
while	O
costs	O
increased	O
,	O
facing	O
growing	O
competition	O
from	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
storybook	O
genre	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
its	O
staff	O
was	O
laid	O
off	O
and	O
the	O
group	O
was	O
folded	O
into	O
Broderbund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidst	O
other	O
financial	O
challenges	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
storybook	O
lacked	O
the	O
flow-on	O
in	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
7th	O
Level	O
's	O
The	O
Hunchback	O
of	O
Notre	O
Dame	O
Topsy	O
Turvy	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timon	B-Application
&	I-Application
Pumbaa	I-Application
's	I-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
Gargoyles	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
;	O
this	O
multi-year	O
deal	O
meant	O
that	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
any	O
new	O
Creative	O
Capers	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Creative	O
Capers	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
also	O
done	O
work	O
for	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Tom	B-Application
and	I-Application
Jerry	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Pagemaster	I-Application
and	O
Thumbelina	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
's	O
animation	O
production	O
and	O
product	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
,	O
the	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
with	O
just	O
a	O
tiny	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
you	O
would	O
have	O
in	O
a	O
film.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
released	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Story	O
Studio	O
"	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
follow	O
along	O
with	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
's	O
storybook	O
,	O
or	O
write	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
print	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
studios	O
were	O
"	O
scrambling	O
to	O
mine	O
every	O
potential	O
dollar	O
from	O
their	O
investment	O
and	O
make	O
sure	O
neither	O
outdoes	O
the	O
other	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
competed	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
gaming	O
space	O
,	O
with	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
competing	O
against	O
Anastasia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
with	I-Application
Pooka	I-Application
and	I-Application
Bartok	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1999	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
launching	O
the	O
three	O
brand	O
names	O
"	O
Disney	O
's	O
Early	O
Learning	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Disney	O
's	O
Creativity	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Disney	O
's	O
Games	O
"	O
and	O
repricing	O
14	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
Mulan	O
from	O
$29.99	O
to	O
$19.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
N64	O
and	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Mulan	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
brought	O
forward	O
to	O
November	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
three	O
CDs	O
titled	O
Disney	O
's	O
Classic	O
Animated	O
StoryBook	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
consisting	O
of	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
Tigger	O
Too	O
,	O
101	O
Dalmatians	O
,	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
volume	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
featuring	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
Tigger	O
Too	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Ariel	O
,	O
and	O
Mulan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
method	O
of	O
going	O
from	O
page	O
to	O
page	O
is	O
often	O
creative	O
and	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
storybook	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
101	I-Application
Dalmatians	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
inked	O
feet	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
exit	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
when	O
the	O
dogs	O
roll	O
in	O
soot	O
to	O
evade	O
Cruella	O
De	O
Vil	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
Create	O
Your	O
Own	O
Storybook	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
devise	O
their	O
own	O
storybooks	O
and	O
print	O
out	O
the	O
finished	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1994	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocahontas	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1995	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Animation	O
Studios	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
told	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
account	O
of	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Native	O
American	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
and	O
Englishman	O
John	O
Smith	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
colonization	O
of	O
the	O
Americas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
the	O
animated	O
storybook	O
video	O
game	O
follows	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
and	O
her	O
friends	O
Flit	O
the	O
hummingbird	O
and	O
Meeko	O
the	O
raccoon	O
aim	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
British	O
settlers	O
and	O
her	O
Native	O
American	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1995	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
the	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
Victor	O
Hugo	O
's	O
original	O
novel	O
such	O
as	O
Quasimodo	O
,	O
Esmeralda	O
and	O
Phoebus	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
characters	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Disney	O
film	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
gargoyles	B-Device
Hugo	O
,	O
Victor	O
and	O
Laverne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
1997	O
re-release	O
of	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
primary	O
developer	O
in	O
Media	O
Station	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
name	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
eighth	O
entry	O
in	O
that	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
sometimes	O
known	O
as	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
entitled	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mulan	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Kids	O
Revolution	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NewKidCo	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
,	O
advertising	O
creative	O
for	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Edutainment	O
unit	O
(	O
under	O
which	O
the	O
Animated	O
Storybooks	O
lay	O
)	O
was	O
completed	O
by	O
Kresser	O
Stein	O
Robaire	O
in	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
contract	O
was	O
awarded	O
to	O
Foote	O
,	O
Cone	O
&	O
Belding	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
;	O
their	O
first	O
assignment	O
was	O
the	O
campaign	O
for	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
Animated	O
Storybook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
marketing	O
push	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
included	O
being	O
"	O
advertising	O
in	O
computer	O
magazines	O
and	O
on	O
television	O
,	O
sweatshirt	O
and	O
plush	O
toy	O
giveaways	O
at	O
select	O
retailers	O
,	O
a	O
sweepstakes	O
offering	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
World	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
'	O
Lion	B-Application
King	I-Application
 '	O
mouse	B-Device
pad	O
in	O
every	O
package	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sound	O
Blaster	O
Disney	O
bundle	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Print	O
Studio	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Screen	O
Scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1996	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	O
Mcintosh	O
Performa	O
computers	O
models	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	O
Magic	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
bundled	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
Aladdin	B-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sneak	O
peek	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
Disney	O
's	O
Learning	O
Series	O
:	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winnie	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pooh	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Honey	I-Application
Tree	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
various	O
entries	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
repackaged	O
with	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
in	O
Disney	O
's	O
Classic	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
Collection	O
:	O
Volumes	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
Disney	O
released	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
the	O
Honey	O
Tree	O
Animated	O
Storybook	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
created	O
a	O
"	O
multimillion-dollar	O
marketing	O
blitz	O
"	O
to	O
promote	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
"	O
unchartered	O
approach	O
"	O
of	O
airing	O
two	O
30-second	O
TV	O
spots	O
television	O
advertisement	O
spots	O
in	O
25	O
major	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
offered	O
a	O
factory	O
rebate	O
and	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
its	O
Hunt	O
for	O
the	O
Lost	O
Toy	O
crossword	O
puzzle	O
contest	O
,	O
within	O
22	O
days	O
,	O
entrants	O
into	O
the	O
contest	O
could	O
win	O
10,000	O
free	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
and	O
register	O
for	O
a	O
grand-prize	O
lottery	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
trip	O
to	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
World	O
in	O
Florida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
30-second	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
played	O
in	O
15	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
video	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Aristocats	O
,	O
and	O
Disney	O
considered	O
playing	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
VHS	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-page	O
print	O
ads	O
in	O
computer-specialty	O
,	O
family	O
and	O
general-interest	O
publications	O
began	O
in	O
mid-July	O
,	O
with	O
customers	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
backpack	O
for	O
$4.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
on	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
web	O
site	O
included	O
"	O
printout	O
mazes	O
coloring	O
pages	O
,	O
connect-the-dots	O
pages	O
a	O
product	O
preview	O
,	O
screen	O
shots	O
and	O
a	O
printable	O
form	O
for	O
a	O
$5	O
rebate	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
CD-ROM	O
and	O
two	O
Dial	O
For	O
Kids	O
bath	O
products	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
continued	O
until	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
film	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
video	O
in	O
sell-through	O
,	O
with	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
trailer	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
400,000	O
copies	O
since	O
its	O
November	O
1994	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
became	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
children	O
's	O
title	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
1995	O
;	O
in	O
1994	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
CD-ROM	O
after	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
5	O
ft	O
.	O
10	O
PAK	O
Volume	O
1	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
The	O
7th	O
Guest	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Encarta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
and	O
a	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
title	O
grossed	O
between	O
$1	O
to	O
$2	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
data	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
had	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest	O
retail	O
penetration	O
,	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
three-quarters	O
of	O
16	O
major	O
chains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
selling	O
CD-ROM	O
software	O
title	O
of	O
any	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
StoryBook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocahontas	I-Application
and	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
StoryBook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winnie	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pooh	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Honey	I-Application
Tree	I-Application
were	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
sellers	O
for	O
the	O
1995	O
Christmas	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
PR	O
Newswire	O
reported	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
weeks	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
notes	O
The	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
sold	O
well	O
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
a	O
quasi-educational	O
CD-Rom	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1996	O
's	O
education	O
hits	O
list	O
,	O
101	O
Dalmatians	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
occupied	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
fourth	O
spots	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
1996	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
units	O
,	O
generating	O
$15.9	O
million	O
in	O
U.S.	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
software	O
title	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies.The	O
1996	O
games	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Animated	O
Storybook	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Activity	I-Application
Center	I-Application
had	O
a	O
combined	O
sales	O
total	O
of	O
around	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-best	O
selling	O
home	O
education	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mulan	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
home	O
education	O
software	O
at	O
11	O
software	O
retail	O
chains	O
,	O
representing	O
47	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
July	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
1998	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
title	O
was	O
highlighted	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Edutainment	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Where	B-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Carmen	I-Application
Sandiego	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Media	O
Station	O
received	O
the	O
1995	O
Michigan	O
's	O
Leading	O
Edge	O
Technologies	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
inventions	O
and	O
applications	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
developed	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
the	O
Honey	O
Tree	O
,	O
Hunchback	O
,	O
and	O
101	O
Dalmatians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
received	O
"	O
Pick	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Shopper	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
Living	B-Application
Books	I-Application
 '	O
Arthur	O
's	O
Reading	O
Race	O
and	O
the	O
Living	B-Application
Books	I-Application
title	O
The	O
Berenstain	O
Bears	O
Get	O
in	O
a	O
Fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
saying	O
the	O
activities	O
in	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
were	O
"	O
purely	O
entertaining	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superkids	O
felt	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
had	O
more	O
'	O
click-and-see-what-happens	O
'	O
objects	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
storybook	O
program	O
they	O
'd	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
has	O
been	O
negatively	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
game	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tara	O
Hernandez	O
of	O
AllGame	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Mulan	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
;	O
the	O
site	O
noted	O
that	O
achieving	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Imperial	O
Storymaker	O
requires	O
both	O
"	O
imagination	O
and	O
creativity	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
criticized	O
Disney	O
for	O
contracting	O
their	O
games	O
to	O
independent	O
studios	O
,	O
deeming	O
the	O
series	O
a	O
"	O
mere	O
imitation	O
of	O
Broderbund	B-Application
's	I-Application
Living	I-Application
Books	I-Application
format	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
Talking	O
Storybook	O
Programs	O
for	O
Students	O
with	O
Learning	O
Disabilities	O
found	O
that	O
"	O
Living	B-Application
Books	I-Application
programs	O
appeared	O
more	O
comprehensible	O
to	O
students	O
than	O
the	O
Disney	O
programs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
Record	O
praised	O
Disney	O
's	O
creation	O
of	O
quality	O
software	O
in	O
an	O
untapped	O
market	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
through	O
this	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
"manage[d]	O
to	O
home	O
in	O
on	O
a	O
niche	O
market	O
others	O
tend	O
to	O
ignore	O
–	O
the	O
ankle-biters	O
who	O
can	O
work	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	B-Device
as	O
efficiently	O
as	O
a	O
rattle	O
or	O
a	O
spinning	O
top	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Spanish	O
newspaper	O
Super	O
PC	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
pedagogical	O
use	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
English	O
subtitles	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
Buena	O
Vista	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
Spanish	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personal	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Magazine	O
felt	O
the	O
titles	O
would	O
delight	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
parents	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
pleased	O
with	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
educational	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynn	O
Voedisch	O
of	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Sun-Times	O
described	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
girl-targeted	O
CD-ROM	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
thought	O
the	O
"	O
beautiful	O
storybooks	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
grotto	O
"	O
would	O
make	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
popular	O
with	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
described	O
Hercules	O
as	O
the	O
anti-Pocahontas	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
boy-oriented	O
games	O
and	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
full-length	O
Disney	O
animated	O
film	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
was	O
The	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
;	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
that	O
Disney	O
achieved	O
a	O
"	O
stunning	O
visual	O
quality	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
theatrical	O
films	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Disney	O
Stories	O
:	O
Getting	O
to	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
News	O
felt	O
the	O
series	O
offered	O
"	O
terrific	O
"	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
interactive	B-Application
storybook	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
which	O
read	O
as	O
pages	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
printed	O
children	O
's	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fried	O
and	O
William	O
R	O
.	O
Macklin	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
Pocahontas	B-Device
was	O
"	O
beautifully	O
rendered	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
poorer	O
"	O
than	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
and	O
the	O
Honey	O
Tree	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
featuring	O
any	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
commented	O
that	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybook	I-Application
contained	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
familiar	O
scenes	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
movies	O
they	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
albeit	O
augmented	O
by	O
entertaining	O
point-and-click	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
PC	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
only	O
work	O
properly	O
with	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
sound	O
card	O
and	O
a	O
graphics	O
card	O
that	O
could	O
handle	O
the	O
.avi	O
files	O
;	O
the	O
newspaper	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
unreasonable	O
to	O
require	O
a	O
high-end	O
PC	O
for	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
educational	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
noting	O
the	O
wasted	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
,	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
to	O
have	O
released	O
a	O
less-quality	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
work	O
with	O
lower-end	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumer	O
Reports	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
fluctuates	O
between	O
games	O
,	O
praising	O
101	O
Dalmatian	O
while	O
finding	O
fault	O
with	O
Hercules	O
 '	O
writing	O
and	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
's	O
user	O
friendliness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
at	O
Pixar	O
Studios	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
frequently	O
highlighted	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
audio-visual	O
quality	O
separate	O
from	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
Leader	O
gave	O
particular	O
praise	O
to	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
major	O
jump	O
in	O
entertainment	O
and	O
new	O
media	O
technology	O
,	O
where	O
we	O
get	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
the	O
magic	O
of	O
bringing	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
dance	O
,	O
glow-in-the-dark	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	O
flashlight	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	O
Paso	O
Times	O
wrote	O
that	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
"	O
delivers	O
almost	O
everything	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
movie	O
special	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorldVillage	O
agreed	O
that	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
News	O
suggested	O
that	O
"	O
both	O
[	O
Ariel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
Anastasia	O
:	O
Adventures	O
with	O
Pooka	O
and	O
Bartok ]	O
can	O
have	O
lives	O
lasting	O
far	O
longer	O
than	O
the	O
movies	O
will	O
be	O
in	O
theaters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
