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Barbie Storymaker

Barbie Storymaker is a 1997 movie-making kit video game by Mattel Media, within the Barbie franchise. Choose the setting, the props, the characters. Direct each character’s movements and dialogue, plus add…

31 December 1997

Barbie Storymaker is a video game developed by Mattel Media, released 31 December 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Barbie Storymaker is

Barbie Storymaker was developed by Mattel Media and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Barbie Storymaker is a 1997 movie-making kit video game by Mattel Media, within the Barbie franchise. Choose the setting, the props, the characters. Direct each character’s movements and dialogue, plus add music, sounds and special effects. Create thousands of original Barbie stories!
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Barbie series

Barbie Storymaker is the 24th of 106 entries we hold in the Barbie series. The next entry was Barbie Adventure: Riding Club in 1998.

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What it launched against

Barbie Storymaker launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Barbie Storymaker — frequently asked questions

When did Barbie Storymaker come out?
Barbie Storymaker was released on 31 December 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).