McKenzie & Co.

McKenzie & Co. was the first game developed by HeR Interactive in 1995. It was published through HeR Interactive's parent company American Laser Games. A few months after its public release, it was ported as a Mac game and closely followed by a 3 disc add-on.

Game Description

Game Description: McKenzie & Co. is a full-motion video CD-ROM dating sim game released by Her Interactive in 1995, designed to be played by girls.

Game Information

Published and Distributed by: American Laser Games
Available on: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Macintosh
ESRB: K-A for Kids to Adults
PC Release Date: November 20, 1995
Mac Release Date: February 1996
Release MSRP: $59.95 USD
Current MSRP: N/A
Discontinued: N/A
Number of Discs: 5
Game Abbreviation: MCK

Demo Disc Release Date: November 1995
Release MSRP: $4.95
Current MSRP: N/A
Discontinued: N/A
Number of Discs: 1
Inspired by/Based on: N/A, original story

Game Specs

PC System Requirements:

IBM or compatible, minimum 486 DX2 50 MHz Pentium Processor recommended for optimum performance
8 MB minimum
Mouse (100% Microsoft compatible)
Double Speed CD-ROM Drive Sound Blaster or 100% compatible card
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 compatible
Local bus graphics card with VESA compatible drivers

Mac System Requirements:

68040 or Power Macintosh
8 MB RAM
Double-speed CD-ROM drive
System 7.1 or higher
16-bit color depth

Fun Facts:

When HeR was founded in 1994, it immediately began constructing McKenzie & Co. Just over a year later, it released to the public.
While being made, HeR Interactive was called "Games for Her". After McKenzie & Co. released, it became HeR Interactive.
McKenzie & Co. was developed using the program Macromedia Shockwave Director 4.0.1.
In its lifetime, the game sold over 80000 copies. At the time, a blockbuster game sold 100000 copies, so it did very well considering it was a game designed for girls in the 1990s.
According to an article from the Chicago Tribune posted January 3, 1996, it cost HeR Interactive $1.5 million to make McKenzie & Co.
HeR Interactive conducted surveys and interviews with 2000 girls aged 9-15 to figure out what that demographic would like in a video game.
A European kids magazine called ‘PC Kids’ featured a demo disc with a bunch of game demos including the demo for McKenzie and Co. Previously, the demo was only available directly through HeR Interactive.
The base game for McKenzie & Co. came with 5 game discs, and the add-on released the following year introduced 3 more game discs.
Game producer Sheri Graner never got recognition for all the work she did to make this game release because her and a programmer decided to leave some development quotes in the game’s code as ‘Easter eggs’ for the players to find.

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Characters

Kim, Carly, Sam, Trish, Elizabeth, and McKee are s-o-o-o psyched to have a car for junior year. They're going to need those wheels to keep up with everything that's going on -- school, part-time job, barbeques, baseball games . . . WHEW! But don't worry, they've saved you a seat so you won't miss anything. Whether it's encounters with Madison High's, um, more unusual characters, a candlelit dinner with HIM (whoever he may be), the prom, or just jammin' with your buds, you'll be THERE!