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Microshaft Winblows 98

Microshaft Winblows 98 is a 1998 interactive comedy video game for Windows and the Classic Mac OS. It parodies the then-popular Windows 95 operating system.

5 January 1998

Microshaft Winblows 98 is a simulator developed by Parroty Interactive, released 5 January 1998 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Microshaft Winblows 98 is

Microshaft Winblows 98 is a simulator game developed by Parroty Interactive and released in 1998. It was published by Palladium Interactive. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Microshaft Winblows 98 is a 1998 interactive comedy video game for Windows and the Classic Mac OS. It parodies the then-popular Windows 95 operating system, as well as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Released by Palladium Interactive during the United States v. Microsoft Corp. case and at a time when Microsoft, Windows, and Gates were easy targets for jokes, the game offers a satirical take on this ripe subject matter.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Microshaft Winblows 98 launched on 5 January 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Resident Evil 2.

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

Official trailer

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When did Microshaft Winblows 98 come out?
Microshaft Winblows 98 was released on 5 January 1998 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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