<s>
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
in	I-Device
Tonetown	I-Device
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
IIGS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
getting	O
sucked	O
into	O
Tonetown	B-Device
,	O
a	O
surreal	O
alternate	O
world	O
seemingly	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
distillation	O
of	O
1980s	O
culture	O
,	O
with	O
overtones	O
of	O
punk	O
and	O
new	O
wave	O
culture	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
pink	O
hair	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
Tass	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
refers	O
to	O
an	O
adjective	O
used	O
within	O
the	O
parallel	O
world	O
of	O
Tonetown	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
follows	O
him	O
and	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Tonetown	B-Device
world	O
alongside	O
Spot	O
,	O
discovering	O
that	O
"	O
Spot	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
sentient	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
speech	O
but	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
celebrity	O
resident	O
named	O
"	O
Ennio	O
the	O
Legend	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
learns	O
that	O
Gramps	O
 '	O
mysterious	O
disappearance	O
extends	O
even	O
into	O
the	O
Tonetown	B-Device
world	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
arranged	O
by	O
the	O
villainous	O
Franklin	B-Device
Snarl	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snarl	O
,	O
a	O
surreal	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
pig	B-Language
,	O
a	O
raccoon	O
and	O
(	O
most	O
obviously	O
)	O
a	O
crocodile	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
ruthless	O
business	O
magnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
murderously	O
hostile	O
Tonetown	B-Device
nativist	O
,	O
openly	O
violent	O
to	O
most	O
"	O
tourists	O
"	O
(	O
foreigners	O
)	O
he	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
assimilate	O
into	O
Tonetown	B-Device
's	O
culture	O
,	O
using	O
guitar	O
picks	O
as	O
currency	O
and	O
partaking	O
in	O
its	O
party	O
scene	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
tass	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
popular	O
band	O
The	O
Daglets	O
,	O
and	O
such	O
delicacies	O
as	O
"	O
GloBurgers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
encounters	O
technology	O
unique	O
to	O
Tonetown	B-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
zagtone	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
plays	O
variable	O
notes	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
object	O
it	O
is	O
struck	O
against	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bizarre	O
creatures	O
including	O
the	O
cute	O
but	O
destructive	O
"	O
blobpet	O
"	O
and	O
dangerous	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blobpet	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
intro	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
brings	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Snarl	O
at	O
his	O
mansion	O
,	O
with	O
Snarl	O
possessing	O
the	O
Tonetown	B-Device
world	O
's	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
hoop	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
hoop	O
and	O
is	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
world	O
just	O
outside	O
Gramps	O
 '	O
cabin	O
,	O
discovering	O
that	O
Snarl	O
's	O
arrival	O
into	O
the	O
normal	O
world	O
has	O
transformed	O
him	O
into	O
three	O
separate	O
creatures	O
-	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrator	O
describes	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
cute	O
little	O
pig	B-Language
,	O
a	O
darling	O
raccoon	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
crocodile	O
shedding	O
a	O
few	O
tears	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
hinted	O
that	O
Tonetown	B-Device
itself	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
entirely	O
by	O
Gramps	O
 '	O
imagination	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
discovered	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
physically	O
travel	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
TAKE	O
HOOPLET	B-Device
"	O
)	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
like	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
games	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
later	O
Sierra	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
use	O
an	O
intuitive	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
this	O
view	O
was	O
static	O
(	O
or	O
mostly	O
so	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
animated	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
(	O
players	O
could	O
click	O
on	O
objects	O
in	O
this	O
window	O
rather	O
than	O
typing	O
their	O
names	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
text	O
adventures	O
of	O
this	O
era	O
,	O
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
had	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
possible	O
unwinnable	O
situations	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
discover	O
themselves	O
trapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
scenarios	O
include	O
many	O
possible	O
instances	O
of	O
saving	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
situations	O
in	O
which	O
death	O
can	O
never	O
be	O
avoided	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
a	O
location	O
too	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
shopping	O
boutiques	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
Snarl	O
will	O
kill	O
a	O
player	O
still	O
deemed	O
a	O
"	O
tourist	O
"	O
before	O
Tonetown	B-Device
apparel	O
and	O
hairstyles	O
can	O
ever	O
be	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
booter	O
game	O
and	O
no	O
drivers	O
were	O
loaded	O
,	O
the	O
programmers	O
had	O
to	O
code	O
their	O
own	O
routines	O
to	O
read	O
a	O
serial	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
in	I-Device
Tonetown	I-Device
was	O
a	O
"	O
fascinating	O
new	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
superb	O
color	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
unusual	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
in	I-Device
Tonetown	I-Device
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Challenging	O
,	O
unique	O
game	O
with	O
 [ a ] 	O
sense	O
of	O
humor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
praises	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
demands	O
that	O
you	O
familiarize	O
yourself	O
with	O
a	O
vernacular	O
and	O
logic	O
particular	O
to	O
Tonetown	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
in	I-Device
Tonetown	I-Device
grows	O
much	O
tricker	O
as	O
you	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
challenging	O
is	O
also	O
what	O
makes	O
it	O
unique	O
:	O
the	O
novelty	O
of	O
Tonetown	B-Device
,	O
its	O
mores	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
compares	O
Tass	B-Device
Times	I-Device
in	I-Device
Tonetown	I-Device
's	O
gameplay	O
to	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Déjà	B-Device
Vu	I-Device
,	O
Uninvited	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Mindshadow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
notes	O
that	O
Tonetown	B-Device
lacks	O
an	O
'	O
operate	O
 '	O
command	O
as	O
Déjà	B-Device
Vu	I-Device
and	O
Uninvited	B-Device
do	O
,	O
instead	O
requiring	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
verbs	O
for	O
actions	O
,	O
i.e	O
typing	O
"	O
unlock	O
"	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
criticizes	O
Tonetown	B-Device
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
games	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
although	O
imaginative	O
and	O
professionally	O
constructed	O
,	O
sometimes	O
lack	O
detail	O
and	O
are	O
relegated	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
suggests	O
that	O
a	O
zoom	O
feature	O
would	O
remedy	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
