Orly Draw A Story
Find great deals for Broderbund Orly's Draw-A-Story for PC, Mac. Shop with confidence on eBay! Orly's Draw-A-Story. For children, the world of imagination is just as important as the real world. It is here where creativity takes flight, expressed naturally through stories and pictures. Orly's Draw-A-Story will empower your child's imagination. Meet the charming Orly and her best friend, Lancelot, the frog.
Orly, Orly, Orly. Where to begin with this girl?
Her name sounds like some old meme, her voice like an exaggerated Hermes Conrad on helium, mon. Her appearance not much less unfortunate, though it varies greatly from shot-to-shot. It's from the weirdos who made Toejam and Earl on the Sega Genesis?
And it wants my creative input. And besides the dongs, it already knows what I plan to draw! Because, you know, in what world is it reasonable for someone to draw dongs in a kids' game? This video shows off the intro sequence and tutorial. Future videos show off the actual stories. This game was a request from bustawenny, who obviously knows me far too well.
SuperKids Software Review of Orly's Draw-A-Story. Orly's Draw-A-Story from Broderbund For Ages 5 to 10 See also the for comparisons with other Art software titles, and the SuperKids Buyers Guide for current market prices of the and versions. Reviewed on: PowerMac 6100/60 with 8MB and 2XCD Pentium133 with 16MB and a 12XCD Content Not the average drawing and painting program, Orly's Draw-A-Story is best described as a total entertainment package.
Every scene contains humor and personality. Set in Jamaica, the user is initially introduced to Orly, an adorable young waif with a lilting Jamaican accent, and her frog-sidekick, Lance, who sums up most situations by saying 'Ribbit-man.' They invite the child to venture with them into one of four storybooks as a partial illustrator/animator, or to create and illustrate the user's own, original story. Each of the stories begins with narration by Orly. As the story progresses, it reaches a point where the user is asked to create either a character or a prop to be used in the further telling of the story.
At this point, a drawing pad containing a few basic elements of the picture to be created appears (such as a monster's eyes, or a boat's steering apparatus), accompanied by basic drawing tools: pencils, paints, eraser, and textures and patterns. A special screen can be opened to reveal a number of pre-made drawings which can be used as-is, or modified.
At no point is the user confined to accept these drawings; they can be endlessly manipulated and made into unique illustrations. When the drawing is complete, it is incorporated into the next section of animated story. This process continues with the user completing a sequence of pictures to create a cumulative story which can be saved and watched again from start to finish. Each of the drawings can also be printed. One of the many fun twists to this extraordinary program is that its insightful creators anticipated what a child might do at various places in the program. They then choreographed their characters to interact appropriately with the user. The result is a cast of virtual friends that seem amazingly real.
At one point, for example, the user is given a pair of eyes and asked to create a sea monster. The eyes track the drawing process and comment on it's completion. One of our child reviewers got annoyed with the comments of the monster-to-be, and poked it in the eye. 'Don't poke me!' Was its startling response. Ease of Install / Use The program installed with no problem on our Mac and Win95 test machine; Windows 3.1 users reported that the installer had difficulty setting up the program if they had already used the maximum 40 program groups in Program Manager. For users too independent to look at the manual, the program offers an on-screen tutorial that covers all the young user needs to know.
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The manual extends this information, with away from the computer activity suggestions. Proxy Parent Value Proxy parent value is SuperKids' measure for how well a program captures and holds a child's attention.
On this measure, Orly is a clear winner. 'Limitless hours of creative play can be had from this astonishingly clever program,' said one of our parent reviewers. 'The wonderful graphics and fun characters alone will hold most children's attention for quite awhile.' Each personality is unique and well-developed.
There is plenty to discover and enjoy in this program, and it is so well done that it can be rediscovered again and again without becoming stale. Orly is best for the creative child who can appreciate the program's humor and originality, and benefit from the artistic opportunities it offers. Young children will like its bright colors and fun characters, but may not understand many of the program's nuances, and might even have some trouble deciphering the speech of the Jamaican characters. Bottom-Line This program abounds with unexpected surprises and delights. (Draw a submarine and paint it yellow, and hear a reggae version of the Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine').
If a beckoning voice awakens the user in the middle of the night its not likely to be poltergeists but rather a virtual Orly and her talented Broderbund creators. See also the for comparisons with other Art software titles, and the SuperKids Buyers Guide for current market prices of the and versions.
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PC Macintosh Operating System Windows 3.1, Win95 System 7.1.2 or later CPU Type and Speed 486/33 or faster Power Mac required Hard Drive Space 15 MB 16 MB Memory (RAM) 8 MB 8 MB; 5 MB free Graphics SVGA 640x480x256 color 256 color, 13' or larger CD-ROM Speed 2X or faster 2X or faster Audio Windows compatible sound card Other Needs optional: color printer optional: color printer / / / / Questions or comments regarding this service? Copyright © 1997 All rights reserved.
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