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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom, or SFC for short. In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics, although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another. It was released in Brazil on September 2,1992, by Playtronic, the SNES is Nintendos second home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System. The console introduced advanced graphics and sound compared with other systems at the time. The development of a variety of enhancement chips integrated in game cartridges helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace. The SNES remained popular well into the 32-bit era, and continues to be popular among fans, collectors, retro gamers, and emulation enthusiasts, some of whom still make homebrew ROM images. To compete with the popular Family Computer in Japan, NEC Home Electronics launched the PC Engine in 1987, the two platforms were later launched in North America in 1989 as the TurboGrafx-16 and the Genesis respectively. Both systems were built on 16-bit architectures and offered improved graphics, however, it took several years for Segas system to become successful. Nintendo executives were in no rush to design a new system, designed by Masayuki Uemura, the designer of the original Famicom, the Super Famicom was released in Japan on Wednesday, November 21,1990 for 25,000 yen. The systems release also gained the attention of the Yakuza, leading to a decision to ship the devices at night to avoid robbery, with the Super Famicom quickly outselling its chief rivals, Nintendo reasserted itself as the leader of the Japanese console market. Nintendos success was due to its retention of most of its key third-party developers from its earlier system, including Capcom, Konami, Tecmo, Square, Koei. Nintendo released the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a version of the Super Famicom. It began shipping in limited quantities on August 23,1991, the SNES was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in April 1992 for £150, with a German release following a few weeks later. Most of the PAL region versions of the use the Japanese Super Famicom design, except for labeling. The Playtronic Super NES in Brazil, although PAL, uses the North American design, both the NES and SNES were released in Brazil in 1993 by Playtronic, a joint venture between the toy company Estrela and consumer electronics company Gradiente. The SNES and Super Famicom launched with few games, but these games were received in the marketplace. In Japan, only two games were available, Super Mario World and F-Zero. In North America, Super Mario World launched as a bundle with the console, and other titles include F-Zero, Pilotwings, SimCity
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Hudson Soft
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It was headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. Hudson Soft was founded on May 18,1973, initially, it dealt with personal computer products, but later expanded to the development and publishing of video games, mobile content, video game peripherals and music recording. Primarily a video game publisher, Hudson developed internally many of the games it published as well as a few games published by other companies. Hudson is known for such as Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bloody Roar. Hudson Soft ceased to exist as a company on March 1,2012 and was merged with Konami Digital Entertainment, products and services will continue to be provided under the Hudson brand through Konami. Hudson Soft Ltd. was founded in Sapporo, Japan on May 18,1973 by brothers Yuji, the founders grew up admiring trains, and named the business after their favorite, the Hudson locomotives. Hudson began as a shop called CQ Hudson, selling radio telecommunications devices, in September 1975, Hudson Soft began selling personal computer-related products, and in March 1978 started developing and selling video game packages. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Hudson Soft favored a quantity over quality approach for the marketing of video games, at one point, the company released up to 30 different computer software per month, none of which were hugely successful. Things changed in late 1983, when Hudson started to prioritize quality over quantity, Hudson became Nintendos first third-party software vendor for the Family Computer and its title for this console, Lode Runner, sold 1.2 million units after its 1984 release. The business continued developing games on the Famicom and computer platforms. A caravan was held at sixty venues throughout Japan, a first for the game industry. Bomberman was released in December of this year on the Famicom and was considered a big hit by Hudson Soft, most importantly, Hudson held the Summer Caravan video gaming competitions where many top-level performers could compete for champion. From 1985 until 1992 the Caravan was a hallmark of Hudsons popularity, in July 1987, Hudson developed the C62 System and collaborated with NEC to develop the PC Engine video game console. Throughout 1990, Hudson Soft developed and published video games for an array of systems, in 1994, the 32-bit semiconductor chip HuC62 was independently developed by Hudson and used in NECs PC-FX video game console. Hudson Softs head office was transferred to Tokyo in 2005, the original Sapporo headquarters remained in operation as a secondary office. Hudson Soft lost several key people starting in the mid-2000s, co-founder Hiroshi Kudo left the company in November 2004 following financial losses. Shinichi Nakamoto, who was with the company since 1978 and creator of the Bomberman series, veteran Takahashi Meijin resigned in May 2011, he had joined Hudson Soft in 1982. Around 2010-2011, many migrated to Nintendos restructured Nd Cube studio which is headed by Hidetoshi Endo
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Virgin Interactive
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Virgin Interactive Entertainment was the video game publishing division of British conglomerate the Virgin Group. It was formed as Virgin Games Ltd. in 1983, initially built around a small development team called the Gang of Five, the company grew significantly after purchasing budget label Mastertronic in 1987. Virgin was home to renowned developers who went on to create successful franchises with other studios like Westwood Studios, as Virgins video game division grew into a multimedia powerhouse, it crossed over to other industries from toys to film to education. To highlight its focus beyond video games and on multimedia, the publisher was renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1993, the VIE library and intellectual properties are currently owned by Interplay Entertainment as a result of its acquisition of Titus. A close affiliate and successor of Spanish origin, Virgin Play, was formed in 2002 from the ashes of former Virgin Interactives Spanish division, nick Alexander started Virgin Games in 1982 after leaving Thorn EMI. It was headquartered in Portobello Road, London, the firm initially relied on submissions by freelancer developers, but set up its own in-house development team in 1984, known as the Gang of Five. Early successes included Sorcery and Dan Dare, Virgin Interactives history spans two decades in which it was at the forefront of the home console revolution that spread video games to the masses. It evolved with an industry into a sophisticated interactive entertainment maker with the aid of its close ties with Hollywood. Virgin pioneered an era marked by increasingly sophisticated games that combined popular franchises with computer animations and these changes turned the video game industry from a small operation into a multimillion dollar business and weaved video games in popular culture. Virgin was home to many talented developers, including Brett Sperry, clardy, founder of Northwest Synergistic Software. Earthworm Jim creator David Perry got his start at Virgin before founding Shiny Entertainment,1987 marked a turning point for Virgin after its acquisition of struggling distributor Mastertronic. Branson stepped in and offered to buy 45 percent of Mastertronic stake, the subsequent merger created Virgin Mastertronic Ltd. in 1988 with Alper as its president which enabled Virgin to expand its business reach overseas. It was owned by Virgin Communications, Virgin Groups media subsidiary, Mastertronic had been the distributor of the Master System in the United Kingdom and is credited with introducing Sega to the European market, where they expanded rapidly. Hasbro, the worlds largest toy company, who had licensed some of its properties to Virgin. Hasbro wanted to create titles based on its brands, which include Transformers, the deal cut off competitors like Mattel and Fisher-Price who were interested in a similar partnership. It acquired 75 percent of VIEs stock later in 1994 and purchased the shares held by Hasbro in an effort to expand beyond its video store base. The partnership ended a year later when Blockbuster sold its stake to Spelling Entertainment, Viacom is the owner of Paramount Studios and MTV, which made Virgin Interactive part of one of the worlds largest entertainment companies. The technology was first released to the public in Disneys Aladdin for the Mega Drive/Genesis
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Beast (Disney)
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The Beast is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. He also appears in the films two direct-to-video followups Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas and Belles Magical World, based on the hero of the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the Beast was created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton and animated by Glen Keane. All this must be done before the last petal falls from the rose on his twenty-first birthday. In all animated appearances, the Beast is voiced by American actor Robby Benson. The 1991 animated film was adapted into a Broadway musical in 1994, Dan Stevens portrays the character in a 2017 live-action adaptation of the original 1991 film. Determining a suitable appearance for the Beast proved challenging, although entirely fictional, supervising animator Glen Keane felt it essential for the Beast to resemble a creature that could possibly be found on Earth as opposed to an alien. However, he felt it important that the Beasts eyes remain human, in fear that Glen Keane would design the Beast to resemble voice actor Robby Benson, Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg did not allow Keane to see Benson during production of the film. In the original tale, the Beast is seen to be kind-hearted for the most part, in Disneys variant of the tale, the Beast originally appeared to be constantly angry and depressed. As opposed to his counterpart, the creators gave him a more primal nature to his personality. To reflect his personality, the Beast is seen shirtless, with ragged, dark gray breeches. Despite the actual color of his cape being a reddish color. The reason for change in color is unknown, although the most likely reason is that the color purple is often associated with royalty. After the Beast saves Belle from a pack of wolves, his dress-style changes, upon his reform under his love interest Belle, his personality changes to refined, but naive about the world at the same time. Supervising animator Glen Keane describes The Beast as a guy whos insecure, wants to be loved, wants to love. The Beast is not of any one species of animal, but a chimera and he also bears resemblance to mythical monsters like the Minotaur or a werewolf. In the original versions, he was described as a cross between a lion and a mythical animal and he also has blue eyes, the one physical feature that does not change whether he is a beast or a human. A handsome young prince lives in a castle in France. He has everything he wanted, and as a result, he is spoiled, selfish
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Belle (Disney)
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Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige OHara, Belle is the daughter of an eccentric inventor. Belle yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned Beauty and the Beast as an animated musical with a strong heroine and hired first-time screenwriter Linda Woolverton to write it. Basing her on the heroine of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumonts fairy tale Beauty, however, the story artists and animators often disagreed with Woolvertons liberated vision for the character. Several additional Hollywood actresses inspired Belles appearance, including Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor, Belle has garnered widespread acclaim from film critics who appreciated the characters bravery, intelligence and independence. Reception towards her feminism, however, has more mixed. The fifth Disney Princess, Belle is often ranked among the franchises best, also one of Disneys most iconic characters, Belle was the only animated heroine nominated for the American Film Institutes greatest heroes in film ranking. The character also appears in the films several sequels and spin-offs, American actress Susan Egan originated the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Emma Watson plays a version of the character in a 2017 live action adaptation of the original 1991 film. However, the project was abandoned due to the fairy tales static plot. The filmmaker was also concerned about the intensity required to depict Belle imprisoned. Inspired by the success of The Little Mermaid, Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg green-lit another attempt at adapting Beauty. Opting instead for a feminist twist on the story, Katzenberg hired television writer Linda Woolverton, before Beauty and the Beast, Disneys tradition of depicting female characters as victims had already long been established. The fact that Belle was hardly depicted as a feminist in earlier versions of the film became a point of contention among the filmmakers. Despite the fact that Disney wanted Beauty and the Beast to resemble an old-fashioned film, Woolverton strongly believed that contemporary audiences would not identify with Belle unless she was updated appropriately, and thus evolved the character into a woman of the 90s. Similarly, story artist Brenda Chapman drew influence from Hepburns on-screen bickering with actor Spencer Tracy during the scene in which Belle tends to the Beasts wounds. Animator Mark Henn observed that, unlike Ariel, Belle does not fall in love at first sight, Woolverton also eliminated the subplot of Belle asking her father for a rose. Despite constant regressive re-writes, Woolvertons overall vision for Belle generally remained intact, Beauty and the Beasts story department was predominantly male, a time during which few women were involved
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GameFAQs
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GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003 and it is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves, box art images and screenshots. The systems covered include the 8-bit Atari platform through modern consoles, as well as computer games, submissions made to the site are reviewed by the sites current editor, Allen SBAllen Tyner. GameFAQs hosts an active message board community, which has a discussion board for each game in the sites database. From 2004 till 2012, most of the boards were shared between GameFAQs and GameSpot, another CBS Interactive website. However, on March 23,2012, it was announced the sites once again start to separate content. On May 7,2012 the shared GameFAQs run message boards went read-only on GameSpot, the site also runs a daily opinion poll and tournament contests, as well as an annual Character Battle. GameFAQs has been reviewed by The Guardian and Entertainment Weekly. In 2009, GameFAQs. com was one of the 300 highest-trafficked English-language websites according to Alexa, hosted on America Online, it originally served as a mirror of Andy Eddys FTP FAQ archive. The initial version of the site had approximately 10 pages and 100 FAQs, in 1996, the site moved to its current domain at gamefaqs. com and changed its name to GameFAQs. At this time, GameFAQs listed fewer than 1000 FAQs and guides and was updated on an irregular basis, during the following months, the site grew in content and in design, two different styles were introduced in early 1997 to accommodate the support of tables in web browsers. Two key features of the game search engine and the contributor recognition pages—were planned at this time. In 1997, GameFAQs became an independent affiliate of the Imagine Games Network, user contests were introduced during this period, the first monthly contest, which was held in 1998, received 253 entries. GameFAQs went through several changes, including a pink color scheme. In November 1999, several changes occurred in rapid succession, on November 5, a search box was added to every page, at which time the site was celebrating its fourth anniversary. On November 7, the boards opened in a beta testing mode. The Poll of the Day was introduced at the end of the month and these changes marked Veaseys increased concentration on the site, and it was around this time that GameFAQs became his full-time job
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Beauty and the Beast (franchise)
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Beauty and the Beast is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise. In March 2017, Disney released a remake of the film. Belle was also added to Disney Consumer Products Disney Princess franchise, Beauty and the Beast is the original film of the franchise. It was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and it was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released in 1991. Beauty and the Beast is the 30th Disney animated feature film, the plot of the film is based on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas is the first direct-to-video installment of the film series and it was directed by Andrew Knight, and released on November 11,1997. The film is set within the events of the first film, taking place after the fight with the wolves, Belles Magical World is the second direct-to-video installment of the film series. It was directed by Cullen Blaine, Daniel de la Vega, Barbara Dourmashkin, Dale Kase, Bob Kline, Burt Medall, and Mitch Rochon. It was released on February 17,1998, and is set during the original film, taking place after Christmas. Belles Tales of Friendship is a live-action/animated direct-to-video installment of the film series and it was directed by Jimbo Mitchell, and released on August 17,1999. It is set during the film, and was released in part to help promote Disney Channels television series. On March 17,2017, Disney released a remake of the film. Sing Me a Story with Belle was a live-action spin-off series created by Patrick Davidson and it featured Belle, who now owns and manages the bookshop in the village. The show ran for 65 episodes on The Disney Channel from September 8,1995 to December 11,1999, two episodes from the first season were released with an episode of an abandoned Beauty and the Beast cartoon series and were released direct-to-video as Belles Tales of Friendship. A musical, based on the animated film, debuted April 18,1994. The musical was directed by Robert Jess Roth, produced by Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadways eighth longest-running production in history. The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. The stage version included songs not included in the musical, such as the deleted songs Human Again and Gaston, a Beast number - If I Cant Love Her
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Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. To become a prince again, Beast must win her love in return, otherwise, he will remain a monster forever. The film also features the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Walt Disney first attempted unsuccessfully to adapt Beauty and the Beast into an animated film during the 1930s and 1950s. Following the success of The Little Mermaid, Walt Disney Pictures decided to adapt the fairy tale, Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg eventually dismissed Purdums idea and ordered that the film be a musical similar to The Little Mermaid instead. The film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, with a screenplay by Linda Woolverton story first credited to Roger Allers, lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken wrote the films songs. Ashman, who served as the films executive producer, died of AIDS-related complications eight months before the films release. The film was a box office success, grossing $425 million worldwide and it won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song. In April 1994, Beauty and the Beast became Disneys first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical, the success of the film spawned two direct-to-video follow-ups, Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas and Belles Magical World. This was followed by a television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle. An IMAX version was released in 2002 that included Human Again, after the success of the 3D re-release of The Lion King, the film was reissued in 3D in 2012. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, a live-action remake of the film was released on March 17,2017. Somewhere in France, an enchantress, disguised as an old beggar, offers an enchanted rose to a prince in exchange for shelter in his castle from the bitter cold. For his callousness, the enchantress transforms him into a beast to match his character and she gives him a magic mirror that enables him to view faraway events, along with the rose. To break the spell, the prince must learn to love another, if he fails, he will remain a beast forever. Ten years later, a woman, Belle, is bored of her village life. Because of her nonconformist ideals, she is ridiculed by everyone except her father Maurice, the bookseller. Despite being popular with the townsfolk, Gaston is determined to marry Belle, Maurice and his horse Phillipe get lost in the forest while traveling to a fair to present his newest invention, a wood-chopping machine. When Phillipe abandons Maurice, he comes across the Beasts castle, inside, he meets Lumière the candlestick, Cogsworth the clock, Mrs. Potts the teapot, and her son Chip the teacup
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 American direct-to-video animated Christmas musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It takes place within the timeline of the 1991 film Beauty, a Christmas party is held at the Beasts castle sometime after the spell is broken, attended by almost the entire village. While reminiscing about the previous years Christmas, Lumiere and Cogsworth get into an argument over who saved Christmas, to lighten his spirit, Belle teaches the Beast how to ice skate. They are observed from the West Wing by Forte, a pipe organ who was formerly the Princes court composer and does not want the spell to break, as he is of more use in his enchanted form. He sends his minion, Fife, to sabotage their newfound friendship, causing Belle. Then, when Belle makes a snow angel, the Beast sees his snow figure as a shadow of a monster and he roars, thrashes the snow and storms off in a fit of rage. As Fife claims that Forte will be proud of him, the Beast stomps back into his castle in fury, despite the Beasts misgivings, Belle decides to celebrate Christmas without his consent, though the Beast gradually opens up to the idea with advice from Lumiere. Belle meets Forte in the West Wing and he suggests that she venture into the forest to find a Christmas tree, Belle and a few more servants find and chop the tree down, but Belle falls through thin ice and almost drowns. The Beast intervenes and saves her in time, though he locks her in the dungeon for attempting to leave, as Belle is comforted inside the dungeon by the servants, the Beast has a change of heart when he finds a storybook present Belle left for him. He reads it and frees Belle, giving his consent to celebrate Christmas, Forte attempts to use his powers to bring the castle down and kill everyone. Fife betrays him and aids the Beast and Belle, the Beast reaches the West Wing and after a brief fight, damages Fortes keyboard. Forte smashes to the floor, destroyed, with Forte gone, the castle is repaired and Christmas is celebrated. Back in the present, Mrs Potts concludes that it was Belle who saved Christmas, Belle and the Prince enter the court to greet their guests, presenting Chip with a storybook as a present. As Fife, now the new composer, leads the orchestra, the Prince and Belle share a moment on the balcony. Robby Benson as Beast Paige OHara as Belle Tim Curry as Forte Jerry Orbach as Lumiere David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth Paul Reubens as Fife Haley Joel Osment as Chip, andrew Keenan-Bolger provides his singing voice. The film was the first product of a subsidiary of Walt Disney Television Animations Toronto Studio, Animation coordination done by Walt Disney Television Animations Sydney Studio and Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd. located in Xindian District, Taipei, Taiwan and Characters Builders. In the early stages of production, the film was going to be a sequel to the original film, the film was to feature Avenant, here depicted as Gastons younger brother, as the villain. Avenants goal was to avenge Gaston by ruining the lives of Belle, although he was cut out of the story and the plot had changed, this trait was given to Forte, the pipe organ, who did not want the Beast to become human again
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Belle's Magical World
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Belles Magical World is a 1998 direct-to-video animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and released by Walt Disney Home Video) on February 17,1998. The film features two songs performed by Belle, Listen With Our Hearts and A Little Thought and this storyline is set within the timeline of the original Beauty and the Beast. When first released in 1998, this consisted of three connected segments, The Perfect Word, Fifis Folly, and The Broken Wing. For the special edition released in 2003 another segment was included, Mrs. Pottss Party, the film consists of four episodes of an unreleased television show loosely woven together in a feature length story, and also based on the original Disney animated feature. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and animated by Toon City Animation in Manila, Philippines and Thai Wang Film Productions in Bangkok, completed and copyrighted in 1997, the film was released January 13,1998. Beast and Belle plan to eat together, and Beast asks for advice from Lumiere, during the meal, while Belle explains a story she has been reading to Beast, Beast gets sweaty. He demands for the windows to be opened, despite there being a draft of air in the room, Beast and Belle get into an argument, and Beast strikes Webster off the table when the dictionary begins giving unwanted synonyms to Belles insults. Subsequently, they stop speaking to each other, despite Lumiere and Cogsworths attempts to patch things up. Eventually, Webster, feeling guilty for his part, forges a letter of apology from Beast to Belle with his friends, a pile of papers named Crane, Belle sees the letter, and makes amends with Beast. That night, however, the truth out, and after a furious chase around the castle, Beast catches and banishes Webster, Crane and LePlume for the forgery. Belle ventures out and brings back, and Beast, touched by Belles sympathy. The moral of the story being that it is easy to forgive, Fifi overhears this, and believes that Lumiere and Belle are having an affair behind her back. In reality, Lumiere has planned a surprise snow ride around the gardens with Fifi. To get back at Lumiere, Fifi attempts to make Cogsworth like her, in the end, things are cleared up and Lumiere and Fifi go for the ride, but the pot they are sitting in slips off the edge of the balcony and hangs over the moat. Lumiere holds onto Fifi while hanging for dear life, and tells her that he loves her, before they can fall, Belle, Cogsworth and a few more servants arrive and get them back to safety. Everyone ends up learning to not jump to conclusions and that things are just as they seem. Mrs. Potts is feeling depressed due to weather. Belle has come to look at Mrs. Potts as a figure by this point
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Belle's Tales of Friendship
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Belles Tales of Friendship is a live action/animated Disney film released direct-to-video produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as a prequel to Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas. The film stars Lyndsey McLeod who continues portraying Belle in live-action form and it also stars Paige OHara, Robby Benson, David Ogden Stiers, and Jerry Orbach who reprise their roles as Belle, Beast, Cogsworth, and Lumiere, respectfully, in the animated form. The film was released on August 17,1999, Belle owns and works at her music and bookstore in France. A group of children walk into the store eager to hear Belles stories, Belle agrees to tell a story, but the gang also play games and learn some simple lessons about life. Belle narrates two classic Disney cartoons, Morris the Midget Moose and Hansel and Gretel, while the children help Belle clean the bookstore and she also reads The Wise Little Hen and The Three Little Pigs, but Shawn and Harmony will not help make chili for the group. Along the way, Belle adds music and interacts with the children, during the film, an episode planned for a Beauty and the Beast television show premiered at the end titled Mrs. Potts Party. In animation, Belle is still living in the Beasts castle while the enchanted spell was still happening, one day, Mrs. Potts is feeling depressed due to dreadful weather, and Belle decides to cheer her up by throwing a surprise party for her. Belle has come to look at Mrs. Potts as a figure by this point. During preparations for the party, Belle and her friends have to avoid waking up the sleeping Beast, Beast spent the entire previous night fixing a leak in the roof and needs his sleep. However, Lumiere and Cogsworths rivalry gets in the way, the two argue and compete over the tasks of composing music, choosing Mrs. Potts favorite flowers, and choosing the flavors of the cake that will be served at the party. Two oven mits, Chaud and Tres, also part in the argument. Eventually, Lumiere and Cogsworths attempt to sabotage one anothers decisions has consequences, the baking cake explodes and makes a complete mess in the kitchen. Lumiere and Cogsworth, after a scolding from Belle, decide to put their rivalry behind them for good, the plan goes well, and Mrs. Potts is cured of her depression, and the sun finally shines again. Everyone learns the power of cooperation and compromises and this animated short was released in 2003 as a part of Belles Magical World. The episodes in that film were also from the television show that was later scrapped
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Beauty and the Beast (musical)
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Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. To revert back into his human form, the Beast must first earn the love of a bright. All eight songs from the film were reused in the musical. Original songwriter Menken composed six new songs for the production alongside lyricist Rice, Woolverton, who had written the films screenplay, adapted her own work into the musicals libretto, and specifically expanded upon the characterization of the Beast. Woolverton also expanded the storylines of the staff from servants who had already been transformed into household objects into humans who were gradually turning into inanimate objects. After completing tryouts in Houston, Beauty and the Beast premiered on Broadway on April 18,1994, starring Susan Egan and Terrence Mann as the eponymous Belle and Beast, respectively. The musical opened to mixed reviews from critics, but was a massive commercial success. Beauty ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadways tenth longest-running production in history, the musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. It has also become a choice for high school productions. The Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner was hired to ensure the performance of the next animated projects. Eisner himself had been a major in college. Eager to redeem himself, Ashman agreed to work on Disneys animated film The Little Mermaid, upon release, The Little Mermaid was a massive critical and commercial success, garnering two Academy Awards, both of them for Ashman and Menkens original music. Disney established a successful period, during which Ashman and Menken became responsible for teaching the art of transforming traditional animated films into animated musicals. Before the film had even completed, executive vice president Ron Logan suggested to Eisner that he consider adapting Beauty and the Beast for Broadway. Beauty and the Beast became the last project on which Menken worked with Ashman, once again, Academy Awards were won for Ashman and Menkens music. Several critics noticed the films live musical potential, among them prolific New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich. Lamenting the Broadway selection at the time, Rich famously praised the duo for having written The best Broadway musical score of 1991. Than anything he had seen on Broadway in 1991, richs review would ultimately provide Eisner and Katzenberg with the confidence needed to seriously consider the film as a potential Broadway project
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Elemental Masters
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Elemental Masters is a fantasy series written by Mercedes Lackey, taking place on an alternate earth where magic exists. The series largely focuses on Elemental Masters, people who have control over air, water, fire. Each elemental master has power over elementals, as well, each book in the series is loosely based on a fairy tale. DAW Books published the titles, inaugurating the Elemental Masters moniker. Hence Serpents Shadow is the first numbered title in the series, in addition to the main books, two anthologies have been published, containing works by various fantasy and science fiction authors set in the Elemental Masters universe. The setting of the Elemental Masters is an alternative Earth during the early 1900s, the main and perhaps sole difference between this world and our reality is that magic exists, controlled by those who have mastery over the four classical elements. The majority of the tales take place in England, with The Fire Rose taking place in North America, also the 1918 flu pandemic is hinted in Phoenix and Ashes to be due to the machinations of a malevolent Master. The world of the Elemental Masters is home to two types of magic, the elemental magic that plays an important part in the series. There have been mentions of different types and degrees of ability in the series. Elemental magic is the most commonly seen form of magic in the series, with every book having at least a couple of elemental masters as major characters, the masters abilities are tied with their ability to see and control spirits of a particular elemental affinity. Different regions of the world have different Elementals, Elemental magicians are classed by their affinity and by their mastery of their magic, one can be an Elemental Magician or an Elemental Master. This is later proven to not be the case in A Study In Sable, the power of Ice can be the seen as a partial exception of the normal abilities of an Elemental mage. Ice can be controlled by a master of Fire, with cold being the inverse of heat. As seen in The Wizard of London, the power of ice is seen as a perversion and innately destructive, similarly, Necromancy, the power of death, in Unnatural Issue is a destructive perversion of the power of Earth. If Water and Air have similar perversions, we have not yet seen them, most of the details given about the talented are seen in The Wizard of London. While the talented in most part fit the descriptions and abilities given psychics in the modern world, first, certain psychics are able to gain familiars, the second difference is that powerful talents or the talented have psychic Avatars that represent their duties as champions of the light. These avatars tend to draw imagery from fiction and the past, details are given in Reserved for the Cat. Sensitives are those who do not have direct magical talents but are able to see and feel to a degree, some are capable of seeing and sometimes communicating with elemental spirits
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Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
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Beauty and the Beast, Live on Stage. is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disneys Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World. It is based on the animated film Beauty and the Beast, including many of the original songs. While most of the soundtrack is prerecorded, the actors playing Belle and Gaston speak, two versions of the show have been presented since opening day. The stage show changed considerably from the version to the currently running version. However, because the show is condensed to approximately 25 minutes, because his heart is cold, the old beggar woman turns into a beautiful enchantress who punishes the prince by transforming him in to an ugly, scary, and hideous Beast. Everyone in the castle gets a punishing transformation as well, the prince can only break the spell by learning to love another, and earning their love in return, and failure to do so will cause him to remain a beast for all time. Years later, Belle is walking in the quiet little French village where she lives, the other villagers agree that Belle is beautiful, but she is also no ordinary character. Gaston, the young hunter of the town, boasts how he loves Belle. Soon though, under a series of circumstances, Belle finds herself inside the Beasts enchanted castle. She is confronted by the castle inhabitants, Cogsworth the clock, Lumiere the candelabra, Mrs. Potts the teapot. Cogsworth thinks that they made a mistake by allowing Belle inside, so they throw her a feast and, simultaneously invite her to Be Our Guest. The Beast abruptly ends the celebration and expresses his fear that Belle could never learn to love him, Belle, on a tour through the castle, enters the West Wing and discovers the rose. The Beast is furious at Belle, because he told her never to enter that part of the castle, all of this causes Belle and the Beast to argue. But the others advise Beast to be a gentleman, because Belle could be the one to break the curse, the castles charming inhabitants discover that there is Something There that wasnt there before, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Gaston declares that Belle has rejected him for the last time and he convinces the villagers that the Beast is a monster, and the village is not safe until he is dead. So they decide to kill him, the townspeople take over the castle, ruining everything in sight. Gaston fights the Beast, and Belle appears just to see Gaston make his final blow, seeing the Beast nearly dead, Belle admits she loves him just as the roses last petal falls. This breaks the curse, and the Beast is magically transformed back into the Prince, the entire cast returns for a final dance, and declare that the love of Beauty and the Beast will thrive forever
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Be Our Guest Restaurant
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Be Our Guest Restaurant is a quick service and table service restaurant in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort. The restaurant has the theme and appearance of the Beasts Castle from Disneys 1991 animated film Beauty, the name of the restaurant is a reference to Be Our Guest, one of the classic songs from that film. The restaurant was added as part of an expansion and renovation to Fantasyland. It opened in late 2012, and the rest of Fantasyland was completed in 2014, the New Fantasyland will be constructed in phases with most new experiences open by 2013. In September 2009, it was announced at the D23 Expo that Fantasyland would be expanded to incorporate Disney Princess characters, recent conceptual artwork for the expansion shows several new additions and changes. Included is a new area themed to Disneys Beauty and the Beast featuring the Beasts Castle with a new dining experience, Gastons tavern, the castle features a full table service restaurant at night, and provides counter service dining by day, both requiring reservations. The restaurant was the publicly accessible Magic Kingdom venue to serve wine and beer prior to December 23,2016. On March 20,2015, Be Our Guest Restaurant began to serve breakfast meals featuring foods such as eggs florentine and it was announced that the Beasts Castle would be included as part of a meet-and-greet with Belle. The Storytime with Belle attraction which originally was located in the Fairytale Gardens is now performed in the library inside the Beasts Castle, guests can visit Belles fathers cottage, located at the former site of Ariels Grotto. They can explore the home and encounter a magic mirror in Maurices workshop which transports them to the Beasts Castle, inside, they meet an audio-animatronic Madame Wardrobe who casts some guests as objects. Guests then head to the library and meet an audio-animatronic Lumiere who surprises a live Belle with guests and this attraction opened in December 2012. Outside the castle and Belles house is Gastons tavern, another restaurant and it is themed to look like the tavern where Gaston sings his title song in the original film. The tavern features a portrait of Gaston over a large fireplace, antlers and buckskins hang upon the wall, which is lined with barrels. Mugs and goblets can be purchased, but alcohol is not served, just outside is a water fountain of Gaston, holding barrels, with his foot on Le Fou, holding mugs. A gift shop inspired by the village where Belle lived in the film is part of the area. Be Our Guest Restaurant | Walt Disney World Official Site
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Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack)
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Beauty and the Beast, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album to the 1991 Disney animated feature film, Beauty and the Beast. While the majority of the content remains within the musical theatre genre, its songs have also been influenced by French, classical, pop. Dion and Bryson were hired to record a pop version of –, Ashman, who was initially hesitant to join the project, died of AIDS before the films completion and the albums release. Much like Beauty and the Beast, the soundtrack was a critical success, receiving universal praise. The soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2001, the soundtrack was re-released as a Special Edition to coincide with the IMAX re-issue of the film, during the 1970s and 1980s, Walt Disney Feature Animation struggled to release animated feature films that achieved the levels of success of some of the studios earlier productions did. In 1989, Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid, an animated musical that features songs written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid was both a tremendous critical and commercial success. Hoping to release a film that achieved success, the studio decided to adapt the fairy tale Beauty. Prior to getting involved with Disney, Ashman and Menken had collaborated on a musical adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors. In addition to hiring a screenwriter, Katzenberg recruited Ashman and Menken to write the films songs, Ashman was initially reluctant to agree to work on Beauty and the Beast because he had just recently been diagnosed with AIDS. Additionally, he had begun writing songs for Aladdin. Ashmans health began deteriorating soon after he completed The Little Mermaid, however, he wanted his illness to remain secret and decided to tell few about it. Ashman wrote the majority of the lyrics from his deathbed. It was later revealed that he viewed the Beasts curse as an allegory for AIDS, and that the mob song Kill The Beast was inspired by public sentiment at the time against AIDS and the gay community. Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken intended for the songs in Beauty, according to Menken, the films songs grew out of the fact that the film was written to almost. Menken also revealed that the songs and score tend to convey a wide variety of emotions, ranging from poignancy to humor. Menken believes that all properly structured musicals should feature an I Want song because they are essentially about a character having a big dream, Belle, the films opening number, is an orchestra-driven, snare-tapping song. Accompanied by an orchestra, it is considered Beauty and the Beasts I Want song
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Be Our Guest
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Be Our Guest is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. The song had originally intended for Belles father Maurice. However, Be Our Guest had to be entirely re-written as the story evolved in order to return its focus to Belle, be Our Guest has since been extolled as one of Disneys most celebrated and popular songs, establishing itself as one of the studios greatest and most iconic. Be Our Guest received nominations for both the Golden Globe and Academy Awards for Best Original Song, ultimately losing both to the title song. Be Our Guest has been ranked highly on several best Disney song countdown lists, garnering recognition from IGN, M and it was also covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes. Originally, Beauty and the Beast, under the direction of Richard Purdum, was not intended to be a musical, as a result, Purdum resigned, and first-time feature film directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale replaced him. Musically, Be Our Guest is based on a melody that was composed by Menken. Subsequently, Ashman wrote the songs lyrics, originally, the filmmakers had initially intended for Be Our Guest to be performed by Lumiere to Belles disoriented father Maurice when the character first discovers the Beasts castle. Consequently, the song had to be re-written and the entire scene re-animated, Trousdale explained, We had to bring Jerry Orbach and all the other vocal talents back into the studio to change all references to gender that appeared in the original recording. Upon insisting that they treat her more like a guest than a prisoner, Lumiere decides to go against the Beasts orders, a food chorus line, Be Our Guest is a rollicking invitation to Belle from the castle staff. As the films heroine, Belle is served a meal in the form of a Broadway-quality stage show, commonly regarded as the show-stopper of Beauty and the Beast, the sequence both visually and musically derive insatiable energy and excitement from the gradual accumulation of participation. Longing to be human, servant and maître d Lumiere is also of the impression that he is worth nothing unless he serves, singing, significantly, Be Our Guest marks the debut of the system that is featured in the ballroom dance sequence and Be Our Guest. Due to its elaborateness, the sequence has been noted for tak full advantage of the advantages of animation, in terms of character development, Be Our Guest introduces both Belle and audiences to Lumieres musical expertise. American actor and singer Jerry Orbach, who provided the voice of Lumiere, described as both a musical montage and the magical set piece of Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest is a big production number featuring dancing cutlery. David Kronke of Amazon. com hailed the song itself as an inspired Busby Berkeley homage, Film critic Roger Ebert joked that the Be Our Guest choreography resembles Busby Berkeley running amok. Written in the key of B♭ major, Be Our Guest is, according to the songs sheet music. Another inspiration for the song is a theme from Mahlers Third Symphony. An energetic, turbo-charged Broadway chorus number, Be Our Guest was written in time at a free tempo of 50 beats per minute
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Something There
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Something There is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Critical reception towards Something There has been positive, with film, Something There was written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. According to Menken, Something There was written as a quick replacement for. Human Again, the latter of which was cut from Beauty. Eleven minutes in length, producer Don Hahn explained that the song was cut because We just couldnt figure out how to make it work, in his biography Im Not Dead. Actor Robby Benson, voice of the Beast, revealed that it was co-star Paige OHaras idea to have Bensons character duet with OHaras Belle in Something There, according to Benson, the actress explained to Ashman and Menken that had made records and sang in Broadway musicals. By this, Ashman meant that he wanted OHara to impersonate singer and actress Barbra Streisand, Something There was recorded by OHara and Benson accompanied by a live orchestra. In the book The Meanings of Beauty and the Beast, A Handbook, bandaging and nursing after he rescues her from the wolves. Contextually, the purpose of the song has been identified as Dramatizing partnership, leading up to the musical sequence, the Beast first surprises Belle by showing her his library and then they learn to eat together. Author Robin O. Initially, Belle is alarmed as she realizes her love for the Beast. According to the Hal Leonard Corporation and Music Theatre International, the staff of enchanted objects also discover something different between Belle and the Beast. Something There concludes with Belle and the Beast retreating to a fireplace, in the original film, Something There immediately precedes the films title song. However, for its special edition re-release, the song is followed by the newly reinstated Human Again. Identifying the song as where the genius of music as storytelling kicks in, the author observed that In two minutes and 19 seconds, gets across just how the position and feelings of the characters have changed. For instance, At the beginning of Something There, Belle admits that she thought the Beast was mean, coarse, by the end, she’s feeling pretty smitten, according to Oh My Disney. The song also depicts the passing of time, while providing audiences with an opportunity to appreciate Beast and first see the potential for Belle. On the songs role in the special version of the film, co-director Kirk Wise explained. Dubbing the song soliloquies of Belle and the Beast, TV Guide drew comparisons between Something There and songs from the musical South Pacific, the Something There musical sequence was added towards the end of Beauty and the Beasts filmmaking process
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Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)
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Beauty and the Beast is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Lansbury was initially hesitant to record Beauty and the Beast because she felt that it was not suitable for her singing voice. In order to promote the film, Disney decided to release Beauty and the Beast as a single, and first recruited solely Dion to record a radio-friendly version of it. At first Dion was also hesitant to record Beauty and the Beast because she had just recently been fired from recording the song of the animated film An American Tail. First heard during the end credits, the single was produced by Walter Afanasieff who also arranged it with Robbie Buchanan. The single was accompanied by a music video, directed by Dominic Orlando, it combined footage of the singers recording the song at The Power Station with excerpts from the film. The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Lansburys performance has been lauded by both film and music critics. In addition to returning Disney songs to the pop charts after an absence, the success of Beauty. Considered to be among Disneys best and most popular songs, Beauty, in 2004, the American Film Institute officially recognized Beauty and the Beast as one of the greatest songs in film history, ranking it 62nd. Grande and Legends version of the song is an homage to the performed by Dion and Bryson for the 1991 film. Beauty and the Beast was written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken in 1990, intending for the song to be the height of simplicity, the songwriters drew much of its influence from Broadway music. Due to Ashmans failing health, some of Beauty and the Beasts pre-production was relocated to a hotel in Fishkill, Out of all the songs he has written for Beauty and the Beast, Menken devoted the most time to the title song. The track was first recorded by British-American actress Angela Lansbury, who voices the character Mrs. Potts, the songwriters first introduced Beauty and the Beast to Lansbury as a demo recording, which was accompanied by a note asking her if she might possibly be interested in singing it. Lansbury suggested that the songwriters ask someone else to sing Beauty and the Beast, on the day of her scheduled recording session, Lansburys flight was delayed due to a bomb threat, which prompted an emergency landing in Las Vegas. Unaware of her whereabouts for several hours, the filmmakers had begun making plans to reschedule the session until Lansbury finally telephoned the studio once she arrived safely in New York, ultimately, Lansbury recorded her version in one take, which wound up being used in the final film. Producer Don Hahn recalled that the actress simply sang Beauty and the Beast from beginning to end and we picked up a couple of lines here and there, but essentially that one take is what we used for the movie. Lansburys performance moved everyone who was present in the studio at the time to tears
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Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
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Maurice is the village inventor and Belles father. However, most of the villagers believe he is insane, during the beginning of the movie, he is working on a machine that automatically chops up firewood. Once it is working, he leaves for the County Fair to display his invention. However, he is unable to make it to the due to getting lost in the woods. After going down a path results in the loss of his horse and cart. When he enters the castle to stay for the night, he ends up being locked up by the Beast, Belle learns of what happened and goes to the castle, attempting to release her father. She then tries to convince the Beast to release him from the castle and she succeeds in convincing the Beast to release him, under the condition that she is to take her fathers place, to Maurices protests. He later tries to seek the help in trying to rescue Belle, but he learns that they dont believe him. Determined to not give up on Belle, he decides to return to the castle alone, however, it doesnt take long before he succumbs to an unknown illness. Luckily, Belle discovers that her father is in trouble via the Beasts Magic Mirror and is released by the Beast so she can save him, shortly after arriving back home, Le Fou has alarmed the villagers of their return. Belle reveals that Maurices rants are true and that the Beast does exist, both she and Maurice are locked up by Gaston in the cellar, to stop them from interfering with Gastons goal to kill the Beast. Chip has managed to stow away in Belles satchel and uses the automated firewood cutter to destroy the door to the cellar, Maurice and Belle leave for the castle to stop Gaston from killing the Beast. He is last seen in the ballroom standing by Mrs. Potts as he happily watches Belle, in the 2017 live-action remake, Maurice is still an inventor, but makes music boxes to help Belle see the world from the comfort of home in the village of Villeneuve. He fled Paris and settled in the provinces with Belle when she was still a baby to protect the both of them from a plague that took the life of Belles mother and Maurices wife. True to the story, Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast for taking a rose from his garden instead of being caught trespassing in the castle. Maurice returns to Villeneuve to find help, but only Gaston, however, Gaston only wanted to help in order to get Maurices blessing for his marriage to Belle. Knowing that Belle has no interest in marrying Gaston, Maurice refuses her hand, the Enchantress, disguised as a villager named Agathe, rescues him and takes him back to Villeneuve. Upon his return, Maurice attempts to have Gaston arrested for attempted murder, Belle arrives back in time to vindicate Maurice, but both are locked in the asylum wagon while the whole village goes to kill the Beast
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Platform game
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A platform game is a video game which involves guiding an avatar to jump between suspended platforms and/or over obstacles to advance the game. The player controls the jumps to avoid letting the avatar fall from platforms or miss necessary jumps, the most common unifying element of games of this genre is the jump button, but now there are other alternative like swiping in touchscreen. Jumping, in genre, may include swinging from extendable arms, as in Ristar or Bionic Commando, or bouncing from springboards or trampolines. These mechanics, even in the context of genres, are commonly called platforming. Games where jumping is automated completely, such as 3D games in The Legend of Zelda series, Platform games originated in the early 1980s, with 3D successors popularized in the mid-1990s. The term itself describes games where jumping on platforms is an part of the gameplay and came into use after the genre had been established. While commonly associated with gaming, there have been many important platform games released to video arcades, as well as for handheld game consoles. North America, Europe and Japan have played major parts in the genres evolution, Platform themes range from cartoon-like games to science fiction and fantasy epics. At one point, platform games were the most popular genre of video game, at the peak of their popularity, it is estimated that between one-quarter and one-third of console games were platformers. No genre either before or since has been able to achieve a market share. Since 2010, a variety of endless running platformers for mobile devices have brought renewed popularity to the genre, Platform games originated in the early 1980s. Because of the limitations of the day, early examples were confined to a static playing field. Space Panic, a 1980 arcade release by Universal, is credited as being the first platform game. While the player had the ability to fall, there was no ability to jump, swing, or bounce, however, it clearly influenced the genre, with gameplay centered on climbing ladders between different floors, a common element in many early platform games. Another precursor to the genre released that year was Nichibutsus Crazy Climber. Donkey Kong, a game created by Nintendo and released in July 1981, was the first game that allowed players to jump over obstacles and across gaps. Donkey Kong had an amount of platforming in its first two screens, but its last two screens had a more pronounced platform jumping component. This game also introduced Mario, an icon of the genre
