After its release, Orly's Draw-A-Story won an award at the inaugural Interactive Achievement Awards in 1998 for "PC Creativity Title of the Year", triumphing over Disney's Magic Artist, Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer, Print Artist Platinum and The American Girls Premiere. [1] Educational release [ edit ] Each story has a unique storyline and the player is asked to design different objects and scenes for each one. Orly's Draw-A-Story". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1997. p.287 . Retrieved June 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Orly's Draw a Story is a video game released in 1997 by Broderbund. The game won the 1998 Interactive Achievement Award for Computer Innovation. [1] The game is aimed at the 5-10 year old age-group and carries an age rating of 3+. [2] It was designed by ToeJam & Earl Productions and released by Broderbund. The main character Orly is voiced by Alreca Whyte. [3] Gameplay [ edit ]

This program was fun and easy to use. It's great for kids who like to make stories and pictures. We played with it for hours without needing any help from Mom or Dad. If we were grading it, we would give Orly's Draw-A-Story an A minus. In this game a Jamaican girl and her frog friend can have various adventures, but you have to draw parts of the story. It's brilliant. The five slabs on the wall are story choices.a b "AISA Annual Awards -> 1st Annual Awards". interactive.org. AISA. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009 . Retrieved 15 June 2009. Chicago style: The Free Library. S.v. Orly's draw-a-story.." Retrieved Nov 29 2023 from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Orly%27s+draw-a-story.-a019335630

We liked choosing pictures to add to our stories. The program has windows that open and close, and when you look into a window, you can choose the pictures you want to use. By looking at the pictures, you can also get ideas about what you want to write or draw. One thing we didn't like was that when we were drawing a picture, sometimes Orly forced it to be a certain way. For example, when we tried to make a triangular nose, Orly said, "Let me help you," and made it into a circle. Also, some of Orly's stories were too long. There's Never Enough Bass in Space". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.105. Ziff Davis. April 1998. p.24. I had the sound turned off when I drew this one, so I thought it was supposed to be just a head, not the whole monster. At the outset just the eyes and mouth were there on the blank paper.Haughton, Emma (21 August 1999). "The 50 Best: How to boost your child's brainpower". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24 . Retrieved 24 June 2009.