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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 | '''''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. | ||
==Overview== | ==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.<ref name="a">[https://web.archive.org/web/19970804040752/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,250,00.html Archived CNET review for the game.] Retrieved 01 Oct '20</ref> | 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.<ref name="a">[https://web.archive.org/web/19970804040752/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,250,00.html Archived CNET review for the game.] Retrieved 01 Oct '20</ref> | ||
The game came packaged with a tape entitled ''Jammin' Video'' featuring musical and dance | The game came packaged with a tape entitled ''Jammin' Video'' featuring musical and dance themed episodes from cartoons like ''The Flintstones'', ''Tom and Jerry'' and ''Droopy'', as well as instructions telling you to call your cable provider if Cartoon Network was not available. | ||
==Availability== | ==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.<ref name="a"/> | 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.<ref name="a"/> | ||
Before rediscovery, the only other in-game footage outside of the CNET review was a commercial for the game uploaded in 2013 on YouTube by Retro CCN. | |||
On February 20th, 2021 YouTuber KillaFloyd67 | On February 20th, 2021, YouTuber [https://youtube.com/channel/UC0e04MEjhLNZgHkiYocysEg KillaFloyd67] rediscovered and uploaded the ISO of the game to Archive.org. | ||
On January 19th, 2024, Internet Archive user MustacheDuctTape unearthed and uploaded the full bonus ''Jammin' Video'' VHS tape to Archive.org<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cartoon-network-toon-jam-VHS "Cartoon Network Toon Jam Jammin' Video" on Archive.org.] Retrieved 19 Jan '24</ref>. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|description1 =Commercial for the game. | |description1 =Commercial for the game. | ||
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|description2 =Bonus ''Jammin' Video'' VHS tape. | |||
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<gallery mode=packed heights=200px> | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> | |||
Toonjam4.480.gif|Screenshot of the game's menu, featuring Moxy from ''The Moxy Show''. | Toonjam4.480.gif|Screenshot of the game's menu, featuring Moxy from ''The Moxy Show''. | ||
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. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Cartoon_Network_%27Toon_Jam! Cartoon Network Wiki article on the game.] | *[https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Cartoon_Network_%27Toon_Jam! Cartoon Network Wiki article on the game.] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/toon-jam Archive.org download link of the game's | *[https://archive.org/details/toon-jam Archive.org download link of the game's ISO.] | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Found animation]] | |||
[[Category:Found media]] | [[Category:Found media]] | ||
[[Category:Found video games]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:07, 28 April 2024
Title screen.
Status: Found
Date found: 20 Feb 2021 (Game) / 19 Jan 2024 (VHS tape)
Found by: KillaFloyd67 (Game) MustacheDuctTape (VHS tape)
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.
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 themed episodes from cartoons like The Flintstones, Tom and Jerry and Droopy, as well as instructions telling you to call your cable provider if Cartoon Network was not available.
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]
Before rediscovery, the only other in-game footage outside of the CNET review was a commercial for the game uploaded in 2013 on YouTube by Retro CCN.
On February 20th, 2021, YouTuber KillaFloyd67 rediscovered and uploaded the ISO of the game to Archive.org.
On January 19th, 2024, Internet Archive user MustacheDuctTape unearthed and uploaded the full bonus Jammin' Video VHS tape to Archive.org[2].
Gallery
Videos
Images
Screenshot of the game's menu, featuring Moxy from The Moxy Show.
News article about the game.
Boxart of the game and the VHS.
External Links
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Archived CNET review for the game. Retrieved 01 Oct '20
- ↑ "Cartoon Network Toon Jam Jammin' Video" on Archive.org. Retrieved 19 Jan '24