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Rockett's New School

A point-and-click game released by girl-game purveyor Purple Moon in 1997. Takes place in a high school; characters have pagers.

1 September 1997

Rockett's New School is a visual novel developed by Purple Moon, released 1 September 1997 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rockett's New School is

Rockett's New School is a visual novel game developed by Purple Moon and released in 1997. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rockett Movado enters Whistling Pines Junior High for her first day of 8th grade. Her first acquaintance is none other than Jessie Marbella, a kind girl who's eager to help Rockett out on her first day. The choices the player makes from this point on determine whether or not certain events will happen, but no matter what the player chooses, Rockett will always end up going to her locker by herself. There she will meet The Ones ' member Whitney Weiss and nerdy Mavis Wartella-Depew. Whitney says a few smart-alec things about Rockett's clothing, and before long, Rockett goes off to her first class, homeroom, with the cheesey, eccentric Mr. Baldus . During class, Whitney plops down next to…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are kids.

What it launched against

Rockett's New School launched on 1 September 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, GoldenEye 007 and Breath of Fire III.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, GoldenEye 007, Breath of Fire III.

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When did Rockett's New School come out?
Rockett's New School was released on 1 September 1997 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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