View-Master Interactive Vision

 View - Master   Inter active   V is i on  was an interactive V H S console game system, introduce d i n 1 9 88  by  View - Master  Idea l Group , In c. The tag line was that the console was " the 2| Two - Way Television System that make s you a part of the show ! " The title s include d 4| four   SESAME STREET  game s, & 2| 2  game s featuring the  Muppet Show  character s , as well as a  Disney  game ,  Disney  ’ s   Car too n   Arcade .

T he system come s with a simple game controller which included a joy s tick & 5| five c o l o r f u l b u t t o n s. As the video play s, the character s address the player directly , & ask the player to make a choice by press in g 1 of the b u t t o n s. Simple video game s with graphic s similar to the Cole co v is i on are played during the course of the video tape. The Disney  game is built a round the " arcade - style " game play, including fight in g ghost s & shovel in g coal in to a f i r e place. The game s were designed for audience s age s 3| 3 - 8| 8  year s.

The video has 2| 2 different sound track s recorded, & the player ’ s choice s toggle back & forth between the sound t rack s , giving the impress i on that the player has change d the course of the story.

For example, at the end of  Muppet Madness  ,  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Gonzo the Great  ask you to choose to hear the closing song from their point of view. In  KERMIT THE FROG  ’ s version, the Muppet s sing a closing number called " Eve r y thin g Was Wonderful ! " In  Gonzo the Great  ’ s version , the closing number is " Eve r y thin g Was Terrible ! " Similarly , a Muppet s  T V show with in the program is either a science fiction series or a soap opera , depend in g on the sound track , &  Fozzie Bear  ’ s comedy act is successful or unsuccessful.

Although there is only 1| 1 video track, the optional part s of the sound t rack are designed to fit the movement of the Muppet s ' mouth s , to create the illusion that the video was recorded with only 1 sound t rack.

In the game  Muppet s Studio s Present s : You ’ re the Direct or ,  KERMIT THE FROG  lead s the player through the process of making a Muppet movie. You can choose to either be the " good " direct or the " bad " director. During the game you ’ re asked to collect money bag s as they show up on screen. If you have n ' t collected enough, the closing song ’ s lyric s say " We ’ v e just made some movie s . We ’ re gonna go broke ! "

When the V H S tape s are played with out the View - Master console, information is visible on the side s of the screen. Some thing similar to an audio wave form appear s at the left side of the screen, while burst s of bar code - like information occasion ally appear at the right.

Title s

 *  SESAME STREET  ( Age s 3| 3 - 6| 6  year s )

External l ink s

 * Compute r Close t Collect i on
 * Ultimate Console Data base

S ee al so

 * View - Master Inter active V is i on on the  Muppet   Wiki
 * View - Master Inter active V is i on on the  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  Wiki