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'''''Toon Jam!''''' is a PC game published by Turner Interactive in partnership with Cartoon Network in 1995. The software also came with a bonus ''Jammin' Video'' VHS tape featuring excerpts from the network's vast library of cartoons. Both the game and the video were notably hosted by [[The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of CGI anthology series; 1993-2000)|Moxy of ''The Moxy Show'']] fame. Music videos created within the software could be seen during commercials on Cartoon Network around the time the game came out. Because of its rarity, the game and the tape have not been dumped and thus are considered lost.
'''''Toon Jam!''''' is a PC game published by Turner Interactive in partnership with Cartoon Network in 1995. The software also came with a bonus ''Jammin' Video'' VHS tape featuring excerpts from the network's vast library of cartoons. Both the game and the video were notably hosted by [[The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of CGI anthology series; 1993-2000)|Moxy of ''The Moxy Show'']] fame. Music videos created within the software could be seen during commercials on Cartoon Network around the time the game came out. Because of its rarity, only the CD-ROM has been found and thus the tape is considered lost.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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So far, the only other in-game footage outside of the CNET review is a commercial for the game uploaded back in 2013 on YouTube by Retro CCN.
So far, the only other in-game footage outside of the CNET review is a commercial for the game uploaded back in 2013 on YouTube by Retro CCN.


On February 20th, 2021 YouTuber KillaFloyd67 redescovered and uploaded the rom of the game to the Internet Archive.
On February 20th, 2021, YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0e04MEjhLNZgHkiYocysEg KillaFloyd67] rediscovered and uploaded the ISO of the game to Archive.org.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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365e88718f8a15d8e8389010bfac551b.png|News article about the game.
365e88718f8a15d8e8389010bfac551b.png|News article about the game.
CartoonNetworkToonJam.jpg|Boxart of the game and the VHS.
CartoonNetworkToonJam.jpg|Boxart of the game and the VHS.
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==See Also==
*[[The Moxy Show (partially found episodes of CGI anthology series; 1993-2000)|''The Moxy Show'', in which Moxy also hosts and is also mostly lost.]]
 
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Cartoon_Network_%27Toon_Jam! Cartoon Network Wiki article on the game.] Retrieved 01 Oct '20
*[https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Cartoon_Network_%27Toon_Jam! Cartoon Network Wiki article on the game.] Retrieved 01 Oct '20
*[https://archive.org/details/toon-jam Archive.org download link of the game's rom.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21
*[https://archive.org/details/toon-jam Archive.org download link of the game's ISO.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21


==Reference==
==Reference==

Revision as of 15:08, 22 February 2021

Toon Jam Title Screen.jpg

Title screen.

Status: Found

Date found: 20 Feb 2021

Found by: KillaFloyd67

Toon Jam! is a PC game published by Turner Interactive in partnership with Cartoon Network in 1995. The software also came with a bonus Jammin' Video VHS tape featuring excerpts from the network's vast library of cartoons. Both the game and the video were notably hosted by Moxy of The Moxy Show fame. Music videos created within the software could be seen during commercials on Cartoon Network around the time the game came out. Because of its rarity, only the CD-ROM has been found and thus the tape is considered lost.

Overview

The game is itself a multimedia video creator, similar to games like Microsoft 3D Movie Maker and Nickelodeon Director's Lab. Players can create music videos with music, backgrounds, and characters from iconic Cartoon Network shows like The Jetsons and Yogi Bear. Once done, the music video could be saved to a floppy disk. The CD-ROM also doubles as an audio CD, with 25 tracks based on Hanna Barbera cartoon theme songs.[1]

The game came packaged with a tape entitled Jammin' Video featuring musical and dance excerpts from cartoons like The Flintstones, Tom and Jerry and Droopy.

Availability

While the game and the tape were sold in retail stores for $35 back when it came out, copies are hard to come across in the present day, especially if it's complete in box. A known retailer that sold the game and the tape was CompUSA. It's also possible that the game's rarity comes from negative reviews, especially from CNET.[1]

So far, the only other in-game footage outside of the CNET review is a commercial for the game uploaded back in 2013 on YouTube by Retro CCN.

On February 20th, 2021, YouTuber KillaFloyd67 rediscovered and uploaded the ISO of the game to Archive.org.

Gallery

Commercial for the game.

External Links

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 Archived CNET review for the game. Retrieved 01 Oct '20