Parroty Interactive

Parroty Interactive was an American video game developer based in Larkspur, California, which acted as a division of publisher Palladium Interactive, Inc.

Parroty Interactive

Type	Division
Industry	Video games
Fate	Defunct
Founded	1996
Defunct	April 5, 1999
Headquarters	Larkspur, California , U.S.
Area served	North America
Parent	Palladium Interactive, Inc. (1996–1998) The Learning Company (1999)

Parroty Interactive created a number of notable parody video games for personal computers running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS.[1] The company's name was intended as a play-on-words between "parody" and "parrot". Palladium Interactive was acquired by The Learning Company in April 1999,[2][3] and Parroty Interactive was discontinued.

Games developed

• Pyst (1996), a parody of the popular game Myst[4]
• Star Warped (1997), a parody of Star Wars.
• The X-Fools (1997), a parody of The X-Files
• Microshaft Winblows 98 (1998), a parody of Microsoft Windows 98[5][6]
• Driven (cancelled), a sequel to Pyst and a parody of the Myst sequel Riven

References

1. Harley Jebens (December 19, 1997). "Parroty readies parody". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
2. "Test your systems for Y2K". CNN News. April 6, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
3. James M. Connolly (April 5, 1999). "YK2 Tools Scrub Desktop - Detect 2000". Computerworld. p. 68. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
4. Business Wire (October 21, 1997). "Parroty Interactive Launches PYST Special Edition". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
5. Business Wire (January 5, 1998). "Parroty Interactive Ships "Microshaft Winblows 98"". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
6. Karen Kaplan (January 19, 1998). "Cyberculture Heard on the Beat". LA Times. Retrieved July 24, 2017.