03/25/96 A CD-ROMP WITH KERMIT THE FROG

A CD-ROMP WITH KERMIT THE FROG

IF YOU'RE AN ADULT WITH kids, chances are you've seen one or two Muppet movies, and--admit it--you probably laughed right along with your kids. Well, the whole Muppet gang is ready to tackle a new screen: your PC.
The $49.95 Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is created by Jim Henson Productions and Starwave Corp., Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen's multimedia company. Its two hours of digital video and audio clips add up to a very different kind of interactive entertainment. The program begins with the Muppet crew putting the finishing touches on its new CD-ROM. But just as the disk is loading into your Windows 95 PC, it ``crashes,'' trapping Muppet characters and pieces of the disk inside your PC.
To rescue the amiable Muppets and recreate the CD-ROM, you travel with Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear to the farthest reaches of your personal computer, shown on the ``bit map,'' using the PC's ``data bus.''
Designed for kids ``ages 99 and under,'' the program contains lots of material for grown-ups. In one game, Kitchen of Doom, you help the Swedish Chef battle mutant food monsters with wire whisks and other kitchen aids--a satire of the popular game, Doom.
EDITED BY AMY CORTESE