<s>
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
education/simulation	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
MECC	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
The	O
Children	O
's	O
Theatre	O
Company	O
in	O
Minneapolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text-to-speech	B-Application
technology	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hear	O
the	O
character	O
say	O
what	O
they	O
have	O
written	O
;	O
however	O
if	O
words	O
are	O
mispronounced	O
they	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
type	O
the	O
words	O
out	O
phonetically	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
expansion	O
pack	O
named	O
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Behind	O
the	O
Scenes	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
on	O
Windows	O
3.1	O
and	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
also	O
include	O
Quicktime	B-Application
movies	O
showing	O
tours	O
of	O
different	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
theatre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dale	O
LaFrenz	O
,	O
MECC	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
she	O
expected	O
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
MayaQuest	B-Application
and	O
Math	O
Munchers	O
Deluxe	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
pre-holiday	O
selling	O
season	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Tribune	O
positively	O
compared	O
MECC	O
's	O
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
to	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
's	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
newspaper	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mere	O
repackaging	O
of	O
the	O
MECC	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
offered	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
their	O
own	O
voices	O
,	O
Star	O
Tribune	O
otherwise	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
redundant	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
Opening	O
Night'''s	O
fans	O
would	O
find	O
the	O
newer	O
title	O
unnecessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamervescent	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
their	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
wrote	O
retrospectively	O
that	O
over	O
time	O
they	O
learnt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
unleashed	O
the	O
"	O
greatest	O
unintentional	O
hilarity	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
