Toonstruck

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Toonstruck is a 1996 point-and-click adventure game in which, although all the imagery is drawn and scanned into the game, the protagonist Drew Blanc (played and voiced by Christopher Lloyd) is an actual video-captured representation of the actor (the name is a pun, since the character has "drawn a blank" on coming up with a new idea for a character.) Drew's sidekick, crudely named Flux Wildly, is a drawn character voiced by Dan Castellaneta. Toonstruck also features scan-line compressed FMV.

Contents

1 Game Features

1.1 Story
1.2 Game play
1.3 Sequel
1.4 Compatibility

2 Other information

2.1 Credits

3 References

Game Features

Story

[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In Toonstruck, Drew Blanc is an animator and original creator of the Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun Show, but in reality the many cute talking rabbits that star in the show sicken him. His self-revered creation, Flux Wildly, a wise-talking and sarcastic purple animal, has been denied the chance of starring in his own show. Drew's boss, Sam Schmaltz (played by Ben Stein), sets him the task of coming up with an idea of a new character to star in the Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun Show by the next morning. The depressed animator nods off before coming up with this new character, suffering from an acute lack of inspiration. Waking up early in the morning by his television coming on, Drew is sucked into the television as it displays the Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun Show, the cartoon world he created becoming his reality.

Game play

Toonstruck is a point-and-click adventure game. The game uses extensive minimalism in its design, with only an inventory icon (represented by a "Bottomless Bag") as an omnipresent HUD. The pointer key, represented by an animated white-gloved hand, is context-sensitive, changing icon depending on what it is rolled over.

Sequel

The released version of Toonstruck was only half of what the full game was originally intended to be. Just before the beta was released the game was cut in half. A sequel, using leftover footage and animations from the first game, was planned but never released. A few of the unused backgrounds, animations and pictures from the original game can be found at an [EX-ARTISTS SITE].

Compatibility

On current Windows XP systems, it's almost impossible to play Toonstruck without extra software or complicated tweaking. An emulator (such as Dosbox) is typically necessary.

Other information

Credits

Drew Blanc - Acted and voiced by Christopher Lloyd

Flux Wildly - Voiced by Dan Castellaneta

Count Nefarious - Voiced by Tim Curry

King Hugh - Voiced by David Ogden Stiers

Sam Schmaltz - Acted and voiced by Ben Stein

Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun - Voiced by Tress MacNeille

References

[Toonstruck Credits]
[Toonstruck entry] at GameFAQs.
[ESRB rating of Toonstruck]
[Windows XP setup procedure for Toonstruck]

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