BANDAI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT'S NEW PIPPIN @WORLD™ SOFTWARE STRATEGY OFFERS FUN AND FUNCTION ON THE TELEVISION On a TV, users can enjoy the experience of a multimedia personal computer without high costs PC EXPO, New York City, June 18, 1996 -- Bandai Digital Entertainment Corp.'s (BDEC) software bundle with the new Pippin @World provides users with the benefits of a multimedia personal computer experience that can be enjoyed on a TV. Users will be able to surf the web, exchange e-mail, word process and play computer-style CD-ROMs all on a television in the comfort of their home. By using a TV, people will no longer be relegated to the small monitor in the home office to surf the net, play a game or use the encyclopedia. Also, they are spared the expense of spending thousands to install and configure a multimedia personal computer. A web browser comes with the product and users can have the opportunity to purchase a configured CD-ROM from PSINet at $24.95 per month that will enable them to access the Internet by means of the Pippin @World quad-speed CD-ROM player. Accessing the Internet will be as easy as inserting the Internet disk and turning the TV on. Pippin @World will do the rest. TV Works, another CD-ROM included by BDEC, provides the capability to word process, send-receive-store Internet e-mail, cut and paste and manipulate text, and draw from an included keyboard and digitized tablet. Also, the Pippin @World lets users take advantage of other Cyber/CDs, a multimedia CD-ROM that provides Internet access, with those that combine edutainment and infotainment. Cyber/CDs such as the DigiToy Movioke -- a Cyber/CD that plays scenes from popular movies, strips out the dialogue and allows users to dub in their own voice -- will bring fun entertainment to the TV. In a Cyber/CD format, a take can be sent along the World Wide Web to other Movioke fans, or additional movie-related content available on-line can be attached. Movioke is planned to be released Sept. 15. In addition, BDEC is developing its own Cyber/CDs. Racing Days, soon to be announced, will let a user drive a race car on a variety of courses, with the option of competing with other players on the web. General availability of the Pippin @World in the United States will be in September when the new product starts shipping at the price of $599. Founded in October of 1995, Bandai Digital Entertainment Corp. is a new media company dedicated to producing a new generation of technology that brings interactive entertainment, educational multimedia content, and the wealth of information on the Internet to the family television. BDEC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. Bandai Digital Entertainment's U.S. headquarters is located at 14241 East Firestone Blvd., Suite 210, La Mirada, CA 90638. The company can be reached by telephone at (310) 404-1600. Further product information can be obtained through BDEC's web site at info@bdec.com.