What is Movioke!?

It’s karaoke meets Mystery Science Theater 3000! You and a couple of (ideally, intoxicated) friends dub over the dialogue in classic movie clips, then play it back amid howls and guffaws. In practice it turns out to be good for some cheap laughs, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. For starters, you get a paltry dozen movie snippets, all grainy and low-resolution, and almost all from deservedly obscure films. We’re not talking Citizen Kane here, folks; Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda is the biggest camp classic among them.

The interface is also awkward. Not only is it hard to read (or deliberately ignore) your lines while watching the screen, but entire blocks of dialogue are highlighted en masse. A conventional bouncing ball would help keep track of who says what when. Dennis Miller’s virtual hosting is also annoying, but I suppose somebody’s babbling has to break the ice.

Simmons, Mark. (April 1998). Movioke. MacAddict. (pg. 62).

Download Movioke! for Mac

Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.0

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver