<s>
Piper	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
educational	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Splash	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
Western	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
the	O
Pied	O
Piper	B-Application
of	O
Hamelin	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
less	O
spiteful	O
Piper	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
Piper	B-Application
comes	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Midas	O
Valley	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
an	O
infestation	O
of	O
rats	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
large	O
rat	O
Mephisto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Piper	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
rats	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
confidence	O
trick	O
,	O
offers	O
his	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
mayor	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
rats	O
out	O
of	O
Midas	O
Valley	O
with	O
a	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mephisto	O
and	O
the	O
rats	O
betray	O
him	O
and	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
banishing	O
the	O
Piper	B-Application
and	O
forcing	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
into	O
slavery	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
gold	O
mines	O
in	O
a	O
nearby	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Piper	B-Application
comes	O
back	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
from	O
the	O
mines	O
,	O
defeating	O
Mephisto	O
and	O
the	O
rats	O
when	O
their	O
stockpile	O
of	O
dynamite	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Piper	B-Application
and	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
escape	O
with	O
the	O
mined	O
gold	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
token	O
of	O
gratitude	O
,	O
the	O
mayor	O
bestows	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
gold	O
to	O
the	O
Piper	B-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
chooses	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
away	O
;	O
the	O
orphanage	O
owner	O
decides	O
to	O
marry	O
her	O
boyfriend	O
and	O
adopt	O
the	O
orphans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Midas	O
Valley	O
saved	O
,	O
the	O
Piper	B-Application
leaves	O
for	O
adventures	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
that	O
Splash	O
Studios	O
had	O
signed	O
Mighty	B-Application
Morphin	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Rangers	I-Application
actor	O
Jason	O
David	O
Frank	O
as	O
the	O
titular	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
began	O
shooting	O
in	O
Redmond	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
premiere	O
of	O
Mighty	B-Application
Morphin	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Rangers	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
45-minute	O
video	O
version	O
of	O
Piper	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Splash	O
Studios	O
for	O
broadcast	O
and	O
home	O
video	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
were	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
online	O
adventure	O
game	O
titled	O
Midas	O
Valley	O
Gold	O
Rush	O
for	O
the	O
Splash	O
Kids	O
forum	O
on	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seattle	O
Times	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
technically	O
stunning	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
their	O
play	O
testers	O
enjoyed	O
replaying	O
scenes	O
to	O
learn	O
lines	O
of	O
songs	O
and	O
sing	O
along	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
highly	O
recommended	O
by	O
Billboard	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
pushed	O
the	O
boundaries	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
another	O
Living	B-Application
Books	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
