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Toonstruck

2/16/2020

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​It’s rare that famous actors get together and make a video game, let alone one aimed at an adult audience, but here we have one of the best examples: Toonstruck from 1996. Check out the names involved below:
Our hero Drew Blanc (played by Christopher Lloyd) is the animator behind the wildly successful Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun Show but he dreams of working on other projects. One day he’s sucked through his television and wakes up in a cartoon world filled with his own animated creations, and they’re under threat by the evil Count Nefarious (voiced by Tim Curry) who’s turning then into evil opposites of themselves (e.g. a nice cow gets turned into a BDSM-cow in leather bondage gear). With the help of his fondest creation, Flux Wildly (voiced by Dan ‘Homer Simpson’ Castellanetta) Drew sets out to save the day.

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​Unfortunately Toonstruck had a rocky development and lacklustre release. Delays and money problems let to the game eventually being split into two titles, but sadly the second part was never released at all, though attempts are ongoing.
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​Despite its troubles Toonstruck is a blast to play and well worth a spot in any respectable video game museum, like ours. :)
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Extra details on the development :

The project began in October '93 and was completed over three years later in November '96. The total cost of production: over $8 million. The animation was produced at unnecessarily high levels of sophistication, exceeding even Disney movie quality. However, only 35% of this animation made it into the finished game. The game's engine was based off of Westwood's Kyrandia series' engine, and required the project's team to spend an extra 18 months ironing out bugs and glitches.

Spoilers : Below is the full walkthrough from the game

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    Yngvi Th. Johannsson

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