An educational/entertainment apparatus generally includes a controller (20) for use with a multimedia device (10). The controller includes a platform (26) for receiving a disc (50), the disc including a plurality of graphical images on at least one surface that correspond to a plurality of multimedia options, the disc also including an identifier that identifies the disc. The controller further includes a reader (42) for reading the identity of the disc, a selector (28) for a user to select one of the plurality of graphical images, and a controller/transmitter (61, 63) for determining the selected graphical image and transmitting a multimedia control signal (60) that contains information that identifies the selected graphical image.