Hi Tech Expressions was a video game publisher that specialized in family-friendly software and licensed properties. The company published several educational titles in the Sesame Street franchise, including Sesame Street ABC, Sesame Street 123, and Sesame Street Big Bird's Hide and Speak. They also released licensed games such as Barbie: Game Girl, A Dinosaur's Tale, and titles based on the Tom and Jerry and The Hunt for Red October franchises.
Operating primarily during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the publisher targeted the burgeoning youth market by securing major intellectual properties for Nintendo platforms and MS-DOS. The company's early success relied heavily on its partnership with Children's Television Workshop. This collaboration produced
Sesame Street ABC (1989) and
Sesame Street 123 (1989) for the Nintendo Entertainment System, which were later bundled together as
Sesame Street ABC and 123 (1991). To enhance interactivity,
Sesame Street Big Bird's Hide and Speak (1990) utilized a specialized voice chip to deliver digitized speech, a novelty for the NES era.
Beyond educational software, the publisher adapted television properties into interactive media, releasing
Win Lose or Draw (1990) and the action-oriented
Fun House (1991). They expanded their reach to handheld consoles with
Barbie: Game Girl (1992) on the Game Boy and captured cinematic audiences through
A Dinosaur's Tale (1990). The company also managed action-oriented adaptations for the
Tom and Jerry and
The Hunt for Red October franchises, establishing a diverse portfolio of licensed console games before transitioning out of the industry in the mid-1990s.