<s>
The	B-Application
Dovetail	I-Application
Group	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
specialize	O
in	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dovetail	I-Application
Group	I-Application
's	O
products	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
second	B-Application
generation	I-Application
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	O
800	O
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
Notable	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Dovetail	I-Application
Group	I-Application
include	O
Halftime	B-Application
Battlin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Bands	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
Coco-Notes	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Movie	O
Musical	O
Madness	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
notable	O
as	O
they	O
represent	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
management	O
subgenre	O
of	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
CBS	O
Software	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
Halftime	B-Application
Battlin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Bands	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
compose	O
a	O
marching	O
tune	O
and	O
then	O
lead	O
a	O
rank	O
of	O
band	O
members	O
in	O
complex	O
formations	O
to	O
outmaneuver	O
the	O
opponent	O
player	O
(	O
Single-play	O
mode	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
opponent	O
was	O
the	O
computer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
two	O
opposing	O
teams	O
compete	O
,	O
The	O
Jazz	B-Device
Scats	O
(	O
a	O
beatnik	O
jazz	B-Device
band	O
)	O
cheer	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
is	O
winning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Coco-Notes	B-Application
(	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
CBS	O
Software	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
stranded	O
on	O
Coco-Note	O
Isle	O
where	O
he	O
must	O
fish	O
for	O
musical	O
notes	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
coconuts	O
and	O
tunes	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
fish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
quiz	O
minigame	O
where	O
The	O
Jazz	B-Device
Scats	O
(	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
castaway	O
hipsters	O
)	O
perform	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
a	O
jazz	B-Device
song	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
then	O
complete	O
the	O
song	O
before	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Cool	O
Clam	B-Application
(	O
a	O
square	O
note-eating	O
clam	B-Application
)	O
eats	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movie	O
Musical	O
Madness	O
is	O
a	O
1-player	O
music	O
management	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
musical	O
film	O
director	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
appropriate	O
score	O
for	O
,	O
select	O
an	O
appropriate	O
plot	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
direct	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
his	O
group	O
of	O
actors	O
,	O
The	O
Jazz	B-Device
Scats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jazz	B-Device
Scats	O
(	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
bearded	O
actors	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
perform	O
in	O
dozens	O
of	O
scenes	O
ranging	O
from	O
city	O
scenes	O
to	O
jungle	O
scenes	O
to	O
outer-space	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
