The Cartoon Works (lost CBBC Flash game; 2008): Difference between revisions

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The official logo for the game.

Status: Lost

The Cartoon Works was a flash game available on the CBBC website between 2008 and 2011, it was created by Complete Control with the intention of creating an immersive experience that allowed players to interact with characters from their favorite TV shows.

The game was set in the eponymous Cartoon Works, with players starting the game as a Trainee and with the goal of earning points. After accumulating enough points the player would rank up earning a new job title, the main goal of the game was to earn enough points to become the boss of the factory.

The game was officially shut down at the end of 2011 and has been unavailable ever since. While archives of the CBBC website from when the game was running do exist via the Wayback Machine, the game itself is completely inaccessible.

Minigames

Players could explore the factory to access several minigames, each based on an aspect of producing a cartoon. These included:

Think Tank
Colour Cannon
Boss's Lobby
Quality Control
Printing Press
Cutting Room
Sound Machine
Goods Out

Gallery

Screenshots

The Factory gates
Printing press minigame.

Footage

CBBC promo of the game.

Promotional video made by Complete Control.

External Links

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+|title=<center>The Cartoon Works</center>
 |image=CartoonWorksLogo.png
-|imagecaption=The official logo for The Cartoon Works.
+|imagecaption=The official logo for the game.
 |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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-''The Cartoon Works'' was a flash game available on the ''CBBC'' website between 2008 and 2011, it was created by ''Complete Control'' with the intention of creating an immersive experience that allowed players to interact with characters from their favourite shows.
+'''''The Cartoon Works''''' was a flash game available on the CBBC website between 2008 and 2011, it was created by Complete Control with the intention of creating an immersive experience that allowed players to interact with characters from their favorite TV shows.
-The game was set in the eponymous Cartoon Works, with players starting the game as a Trainee and with the goal of earning points. After accumulating enough points the player would rank up earning a new job title, the main goal of the game was to earn enough points to become the Boss of the factory.
+The game was set in the eponymous Cartoon Works, with players starting the game as a Trainee and with the goal of earning points. After accumulating enough points the player would rank up earning a new job title, the main goal of the game was to earn enough points to become the boss of the factory.
-The game was officially shut down at the end of 2011 and has been unavailable ever since. While archives of the ''CBBC'' website from when the game was running do exist via the Wayback Machine, the game itself is completely inaccessible.
+The game was officially shut down at the end of 2011 and has been unavailable ever since. While archives of the CBBC website from when the game was running do exist via the Wayback Machine, the game itself is completely inaccessible.
-== Minigames ==
+==Minigames==
 Players could explore the factory to access several minigames, each based on an aspect of producing a cartoon. These included:
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 * Goods Out
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
+===Screenshots===
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+CartoonWorksGate.PNG|The Factory gates
-CartoonWorksGate.PNG|The Factory Gates
+CartoonWorksPrint.PNG|Printing press minigame.
-CartoonWorksPrint.PNG|Printing Press Minigame
 </gallery>
+===Footage===
+{{Video|perrow  =2
+  |service1     =youtube
+  |id1          =ZUCMJemP3-Q
+  |description1 =CBBC promo of the game.
+  |service2     =youtube
+  |id2          =NpI58mlEcxA
+  |description2 =Promotional video made by Complete Control.
+}}
+==External Links==
+*[https://alexmoorecreative.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/alex-moore_portfolio20111.pdf Work portfolio from one of the games developers.]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111231052337/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/cartoonworks/reception_desk.shtml The Wayback Machine archive of ''The Cartoon Works'' website.]
-== External Links ==
+[[Category:Lost video games|Cartoon Works]]
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUCMJemP3-Q&ab_channel=CurrentlyonHiatus CBBC Commercial]
+[[Category:Completely lost media|Cartoon Works]]
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpI58mlEcxA&ab_channel=CompleteControl Promotional video made by Complete Control]
-[https://alexmoorecreative.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/alex-moore_portfolio20111.pdf Work portfolio from one of the games developers]
-[https://web.archive.org/web/20111231052337/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/cartoonworks/reception_desk.shtml The Wayback Machine archive of The Cartoon Works]