<s>
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
computer	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
for	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
theatrical	O
productions	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
's	O
Historical	O
collection	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
scenes	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
respective	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
far	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
date	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
;	O
subsequent	O
personal	O
computer	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
The	O
American	B-Application
Girls	I-Application
:	O
Dress	O
Designer	O
,	O
a	O
paper	O
doll-based	O
software	B-Application
toy	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
upon	O
the	O
earlier	O
MECC	O
game	O
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
direction	O
of	O
unique	O
stage	O
plays	O
starring	O
the	O
Historical	O
Characters	O
,	O
from	O
Felicity	O
Merriman	O
,	O
representing	O
the	O
American	O
Revolution	O
,	O
to	O
Molly	O
McIntire	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
an	O
army	O
doctor	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
alongside	O
supporting	O
characters	O
from	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
story	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitized	O
sprites	O
taken	O
from	O
live	O
actors	O
and	O
props	O
from	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
's	O
historical	O
collection	O
are	O
used	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
à	O
la-Mortal	O
Kombat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
add	O
dialogue	O
in	O
their	O
productions	O
,	O
either	O
through	O
a	O
voice	O
recording	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Pleasant	O
Company	O
–	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
franchise	O
–	O
into	O
the	O
digital	O
software	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
bought	O
from	O
major	O
software	O
retailers	O
or	O
ordered	O
directly	O
from	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
or	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Set	O
was	O
later	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Josefina-specific	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
2nd	O
Edition	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girls	I-Application
Club	O
membership	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
being	O
given	O
for	O
providing	O
children	O
a	O
"	O
creative	O
outlet	O
"	O
;	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reviewers	O
however	O
criticized	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
to	O
be	O
intimidating	O
and	O
complicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisa	O
Karen	O
Savignano	O
of	O
AllGame	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
scenarios	O
and	O
props	O
for	O
authoring	O
stage	O
productions	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
American	B-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	O
a	O
largely	O
positive	O
review	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
any	O
girl	O
would	O
be	O
entertained	O
by	O
this	O
and	O
it	O
may	O
start	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
creating	O
not	O
just	O
plays	O
,	O
but	O
stories	O
and	O
art	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Mukhar	O
of	O
Computer	O
Shopper	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
provide	O
hours	O
of	O
open-ended	O
play	O
to	O
young	O
girls	O
ages	O
7	O
–	O
12	O
who	O
liked	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clint	O
Basinger	O
of	O
Lazy	O
Game	O
Reviews	O
also	O
criticized	O
Premiere	O
similarity	O
to	O
Opening	B-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
what	O
he	O
saw	O
as	O
limited	O
educational	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
neat	O
little	O
program	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
fascinating	O
industry	O
case	O
study	O
"	O
on	O
video	O
games	O
aimed	O
at	O
girls	O
and	O
repackaging	O
an	O
existing	O
product	O
to	O
drive	O
sales	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
licensed	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
was	O
a	O
prime	O
example	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
targeted	O
at	O
the	O
female	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1998	O
,	O
The	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
said	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
was	O
"	O
exploding	O
"	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Barbie	B-Application
Fashion	I-Application
Designer	I-Application
(	O
by	O
Mattel	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
,	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Talk	I-Application
About	I-Application
Me	I-Application
(	O
by	O
Simon	O
&	O
Schuster	O
Interactive	O
)	O
and	O
Rockett	B-Application
's	I-Application
New	I-Application
School	I-Application
(	O
by	O
Purple	O
Moon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
Moonbase	B-Protocol
Alpha	I-Protocol
,	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
has	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
system	O
by	O
Lernout	O
&	O
Hauspie	O
,	O
which	O
most	O
players	O
find	O
to	O
be	O
ironically	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adding	O
to	O
the	O
unintentional	O
humor	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
collision	O
detection	O
and	O
other	O
quirks	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
allowing	O
characters	O
to	O
perform	O
unusual	O
movements	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
parody	O
and	O
surrealist	O
machinima	O
clips	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
video	O
sharing	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
