<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Burst	O
Studios	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
in	O
1993	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
geared	O
towards	O
children	O
,	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-written	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
adult-oriented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
features	O
scan-line	O
compressed	B-General_Concept
FMV	B-Application
that	O
is	O
composited	O
with	O
hand-drawn	O
animated	O
sequences	O
produced	O
by	O
Burst	O
,	O
Nelvana	O
and	O
Rainbow	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
gaming	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
mostly	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
puzzles	O
and	O
performances	O
by	O
Lloyd	O
and	O
Castellaneta	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
financial	O
disappointment	O
for	O
Virgin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
modern	O
computers	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Christopher	O
Lloyd	O
's	O
digitized	O
likeness	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
his	O
cartoon	O
sidekick	O
Flux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
"	O
Bottomless	O
Bag	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
inventory	O
icon	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mouse	O
pointer	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
an	O
animated	O
white-gloved	O
hand	O
,	O
is	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
,	O
changing	O
its	O
icon	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
rolled	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
presents	O
a	O
non-linear	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
sees	O
Drew	O
being	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
Count	O
Nefarious	O
's	O
castle	O
;	O
this	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
entirely	O
within	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
Flux	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Virgin	O
's	O
internal	O
development	O
studio	O
Burst	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Irvine	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
headlined	O
by	O
Chris	O
Yates	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
Neil	O
Young	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
at	O
Probe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
take	O
CD-ROM	O
technology	O
"	O
even	O
further	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Virgin	O
's	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
as	O
cinematic	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
Burst	O
switched	O
its	O
early	O
engine	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kyrandia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Malcolm	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
offered	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
Westwood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
had	O
a	O
high	O
budget	O
of	O
over	O
$8	O
million	O
( $13	O
million	O
in	O
2020	O
figures	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
always	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
would	O
be	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
interactive	O
Who	B-Application
Framed	I-Application
Roger	I-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
but	O
in	O
reverse	O
,	O
"	O
since	O
a	O
live-action	O
character	O
enters	O
a	O
fully-animated	O
cartoon	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
influences	O
for	O
Toonstruck'''s	O
characters	O
,	O
locations	O
and	O
animations	O
were	O
the	O
classic	O
cartoons	O
of	O
Warner	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Tex	O
Avery	O
,	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
and	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canadian	O
animation	O
studio	O
Nelvana	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
to	O
produce	O
animation	O
for	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
through	O
Nelvana	O
's	O
commercials	O
production	O
arm	O
Bear	O
Spots	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
used	O
computer	O
technology	O
from	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
and	O
Autodesk	B-Application
Animator	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
coloring	O
and	O
finishing	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Lloyd	O
,	O
then-known	O
for	O
his	O
roles	O
in	O
the	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Who	B-Application
Framed	I-Application
Roger	I-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
,	O
was	O
cast	O
in	O
the	O
live-action	O
role	O
of	O
cartoonist	O
Drew	O
Blanc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
Go	I-Application
to	I-Application
Heaven	I-Application
voice	O
actor	O
Dom	O
DeLuise	O
voiced	O
Fingers	O
,	O
the	O
octopus	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
cashier	O
at	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Arem	O
was	O
Toonstrucks	B-Application
voice	O
director	O
,	O
animation	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
from	O
classic	O
cartoons	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
for	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
Q4	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
pushed	O
to	O
a	O
1996	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
edition	O
of	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1996	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Happy	O
Puppy	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
for	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
,	O
with	O
email	O
communication	O
between	O
Virgin	O
and	O
consumers	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
contest	O
to	O
win	O
CD-ROMs	O
and	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
postponement	O
of	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
from	O
late	O
1995	O
to	O
October	O
1996	O
contributed	O
to	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
's	O
reported	O
loss	O
of	O
$14.3	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
well-received	O
upon	O
release	O
from	O
Video	O
game	O
Critics	O
,	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
underperformed	O
in	O
sales	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
partly	O
attributed	O
to	O
a	O
fading	O
interest	O
in	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
among	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VP	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
Virgin	O
Simon	O
Jeffery	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
to	O
have	O
seen	O
higher	O
sales	O
for	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
by	O
December	O
1996	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
150,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
also	O
mentioned	O
the	O
marketing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Virgin	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
cut	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
half	O
,	O
as	O
reasons	O
for	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
financial	O
disappointment.The	O
Games	O
That	O
Time	O
Forgot	O
:	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
destructoid.com	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
CEO	O
Martin	O
Alper	O
said	O
he	O
expected	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
"	O
to	O
do	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
poor	O
performance	O
in	O
the	O
1996	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
began	O
a	O
plan	O
in	O
1997	O
to	O
cancel	O
"	O
weaker	O
"	O
projects	O
,	O
cut	O
down	O
on	O
development	O
budgets	O
and	O
make	O
products	O
that	O
appeal	O
to	O
international	O
markets	O
,	O
citing	O
stronger	O
sales	O
from	O
Europe	O
than	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
being	O
first	O
published	O
,	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
modern	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
by	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
ScummVM	B-Device
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
GOG.com	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
CVG	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
adventures	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
professional	O
"	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Irish	O
Times	O
Garrett	O
Rowe	O
called	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
a	O
"	O
superb	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
put	O
together	O
games	O
of	O
this	O
nature	O
"	O
,	O
rating	O
its	O
graphics	O
90%	O
,	O
its	O
sound	O
84%	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
93%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Dulin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
"	O
overly-hyped	O
for	O
both	O
its	O
technical	O
prowess	O
and	O
ingenious	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
what	O
's	O
great	O
about	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
is	O
that	O
neither	O
of	O
these	O
drawbacks	O
matters	O
in	O
the	O
slightest	O
;	O
the	O
designers	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
by	O
creating	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
entertaining	O
and	O
challenging	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
become	O
too	O
frustrating	O
or	O
too	O
easy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
described	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
closest	O
any	O
post-Monkey	O
Island	O
effort	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
possible	O
exception	O
of	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
,	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
getting	O
the	O
ingredients	O
right	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Ramshaw	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
wrote	O
that	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
"	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
adventures	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
twenty-two	O
years	O
after	O
it	O
first	O
came	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonstruck	B-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
37th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
1996	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
Within	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Gabriel	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
the	O
93rd-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
"	O
genuinely	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
financial	O
failure	O
,	O
Virgin	O
cancelled	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
content	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Keith	O
Arem	O
,	O
who	O
obtained	O
the	O
animation	O
rights	O
to	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
,	O
has	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
re-releasing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
stating	O
he	O
would	O
need	O
"	O
tremendous	O
"	O
fan	O
support	O
to	O
justify	O
a	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
re-release	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
calling	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Facebook	B-Application
group	O
and	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
were	O
also	O
launched	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
endeavor	O
;	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
group	O
currently	O
has	O
over	O
2,000	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
Arem	O
posted	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
stating	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
raise	O
"	O
significant	O
capital	O
and	O
fan	O
interest	O
"	O
to	O
attract	O
investors	O
and	O
bring	O
the	O
re-release	O
project	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Arem	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
reviving	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
2	O
,	O
an	O
Internet	O
forum	O
of	O
dedicated	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
previously	O
attempted	O
to	O
piece	O
together	O
the	O
unreleased	O
content	O
into	O
a	O
playable	O
fan-made	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increased	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
2	O
has	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
creepypasta	O
story	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
unreleased	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
