Poll: Toonstruck Campaign!

[Toonstriker]

Toonstruck was a classic point & click adventure game from the mid 90's.
It starred Christopher Lloyd as Drew Blanc, a struggling cartoonist who found himself trapped inside his own creation.

Players had to help Drew find his way home by solving clever puzzles and interacting with the quirky inhabitants of the cartoon world. Drew's companion and most beloved creation Flux Wildly (Dan Castellaneta) assisted him in his adventure, whilst the evil Count Nefarious (Tim Curry) thwarted him along the way.

The current owner of Toonstruck has recently expressed interest in re-releasing the game on modern consoles, provided that fan support is strong enough.

Watch our promotional youtube video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4fobAk39Q0

You can help us bring Toonstruck back by the signing the official fan petition:
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/toonstrucktwo/

The Toonstruck Two Petition appreciates your support!

 

[Continuity]

I remember playing the demo for toonstruck on my first PC, it was ok but I don't remember being blown away by it. Long time ago mind you.

 

[Toonstriker]

I remember playing the demo for toonstruck on my first PC, it was ok but I don't remember being blown away by it. Long time ago mind you.

Point & Click games may not be everyone's cup of tea, but to anyone who loves games like Monkey Island, Sam & Max or Strongbad's Cool Game - Toonstruck should be right up your alley.

 

[Papadam]

Toonstruck is one of my all time favourite games!

Bring it back

 

[Toonstriker]

We're doing our best. We need fans like yourself to spread the word to friends and family if we're going to accumalate enough signatures.

 

[jasoncyrus]

Toonstruck was a classic point & click adventure game from the mid 90's.
It starred Christopher Lloyd as Drew Blanc, a struggling cartoonist who found himself trapped inside his own creation.

Players had to help Drew find his way home by solving clever puzzles and interacting with the quirky inhabitants of the cartoon world. Drew's companion and most beloved creation Flux Wildly (Dan Castellaneta) assisted him in his adventure, whilst the evil Count Nefarious (Tim Curry) thwarted him along the way.

The current owner of Toonstruck has recently expressed interest in re-releasing the game on modern consoles, provided that fan support is strong enough.

Watch our promotional youtube video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4fobAk39Q0

You can help us bring Toonstruck back by the signing the official fan petition:
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/toonstrucktwo/

The Toonstruck Two Petition appreciates your support!

I have this game and still play it from time to time through dosbox. It-is-AWESOME! I remember hearing rumors of TS2 many many years ago.

 

[Toonstriker]

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Re: Save a Classic Adventure Game!
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UPDATE* The guys over at the petition just recieved this email from the owner of Toonstruck, Keith Arem himself:

>I maintain a warehouse with all of the original Toonstruck development assets, including the broadcast Digibeta masters, dialog recordings (and outtakes), animation cells, and backgrounds. Since my role as Audio Director with Virgin Interactive, I now run PCB Productions in Los Angeles. In addition to our post production sound services for games and films, I am directing many of the large console games in the industry (http://www.pcbproductions.com/HTMLfiles/Credits/credits.html), as well as my first feature film later this year.

I have remained in contact with many of my colleagues from the Toonstruck project, and we?ve considered reviving the project for the past several years. The ?second half? of the game was not cancelled due to CD-ROM or space limitations, but due to the fact that the game was over 4 years in development, and considerably over budget. The executive decision was to cut the game in half, polish the existing materials, and continue development on Acts 3 & 4 if the game performed well. While most of the animation, backgrounds, design and voice work were already developed for the 2nd half of the game, the programming and implementation were not.

The cost of the original development was well over $10M dollars in 1996, which was considerably higher than most other games of its time. If we were to re-release the original title and bring the game up to today?s standards, we?d need to raise funding to restore many of the original assets, rebuild much of the original code, and re-incorporate the materials into the project. To release the 2nd half, we?ll need a considerable amount of programming and development to complete the vision for this monumental project. I?m impressed there is a fan movement to create a sequel, and I hope this would not deflate any interest in our development.
I receive hundreds of letters each year about the voice and music work from the game, and based on the continued popularity I would love to see Toonstruck back in development. I have seen several of the petitions circulating the internet, and I would hope that these do not try to capitalize on the fans to donate money towards this project, however I would hope they could build awareness for the game, and help show potential investors and publishers that the project is a viable investment.
I appreciate your continued interest in our project, and I hope we are able to make it happen!