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Completed the cutifier, watched fifteen minutes of cutscene, escaped the jail, talked to the clown. Now I’m looking for Ray.

Seedy in his tutu was hilarious. And icky enough to remind me of Ren & Stimpy. The same goes for Snout. It’s really like I’m playing a cartoon instead of a game, and it’s glorious.

Some sneaky puzzles - needing the [spoiler]second prize at fish flushing[/spoiler] was devious, as was obtaining the stars (those took me a while to even think of trying to obtain them)...

diego - 12 April 2015 06:34 AM

I’m stuck at Ray’s crate - I totally forgot how’s it opened. Well, I think I’m missing an item…)

If you’re still stuck there, then I can tell you that reaching that point means you DO have the necessary item. But you may not have it on you at the time.



I’m well on my way to completing the game: found Ray, took care of a certain clown, a certain fish, a whole bunch of crocodiles (man, those cutscenes are great! I’m having a blast with them!), trashed an entire room, and reached the top floor where Ms. Fortune’s security panel keeps pounding me with a 13 1/2 ton weight…

I’ve had some difficulties in this section, and they were all related to missing certain hotspots. I missed the gargoyle’s horn, I missed the bathroom sink plug and taps, I missed the armor’s gauntlet, and I even missed the sunglasses at first (until I saw them sparkle)...

The gargoyle puzzle was devious, btw. My kinda thing. Made me ‘a-ha’ after failing several times.
Reminded me a bit of the entrance to Shana’s puzzle in The Whispered World.

Becky - 01 April 2015 10:57 PM

I just finished finding the carecrow an outfit. It took seven tries. My favorite refusal was the Bishop’s costume, which the carecrow refused because he thought it was for a woman.

Wait, you get a unique response each time? Darnit, now I wish I’d deliberately tried all the wrong ones first. I got it right on my second try. I thought I’d get the same answer each time…

Also, seeing the crocodiles enter the bathroom the first time made me realize that I could get captured if I were slow enough (they didn’t catch me, though, they burst in while I was near the vent). Does that mean that those ‘Three Stooges’ could have captured me in the costume shop and at Seedy’s as well? I instinctively hid and got away. I figured they’d only enter after I found a hiding place, but I was quick about it nonetheless, so they never caught me…

In fact, I have only been captured once in this game, and that was in the mid-game cutscene, so through no fault of mine.

I picked the correct costume for the carecrow right away (It just seemed right.) and was wondering if any of them would have worked.  The next time I play this I’ll have to try them all.

  Snout - Get caught 3 times, and he’ll bring on the vacuum cleaner!

Myna Bird - Terrible at giving hints.

Feedback - The leader of the Nefarious’ COMPETENT trio henchmen.

Lugnut - The biggest, the whiniest. 

Goggles - It’s that skinny, snooty guy!

Suit of Armor - I’m not sure if it’s for dueling… or disco.

Robochef - What a rusty pile of junk!

Gator Guards - Terrible at skating!

Snoozing Gator Guard - Sleeping beauty.

Flyman -No superhero film yet?!

Venus Flytrap - Pansies are for pansies.

Rec Room Guards - Unwinding after a hard day’s malevolence.

Ray - Oh, toad stool!

Spike - Kiss me, fat boy! (Wait, it’s not Tim Curry’s turn yet!)

Ms. Fortune - Meet her, and you’ll have the dance of your life! (Wasn’t Drew great at dancing, or what?!)

Count Nefarious - The good guy in the game. When you’ve seen Tim Curry playing a villain?!

TimovieMan - 16 April 2015 07:26 PM

Does that mean that those ‘Three Stooges’ could have captured me in the costume shop and at Seedy’s as well?

Sure. Not only the costume shop, but two other places in Cutopia as well (the one with the “places to hide”). Along with different henchmen’s comments on why they think you’re hiding exactly at that place (“Perhaps the fugitives are at the Costume Shop, procuring garments with which to disguise themselves” )

Becky - 17 April 2015 11:07 AM

he does give a couple of instructions about the costume in the beginning

A couple?! It’s the most demanding scarecrow I’ve ever seen!

Finished the game. Drew’s Hypno-dance was absolutely hilarious!!!

Sadly, there was no use for the helium-filled glove in my inventory. I felt like there was probably a good gag in there…

I liked the ending cutscene. Sure, it’s a bit fast in it’s resolution (especially in taking care of Nefarius and King Fluffy Fluffy Bun Hugh), and I would’ve liked Drew to gain some more character development and tell Schmaltz to stuff if, but it’s perfectly acceptable.

The lack of a sequel makes the ending cliffhanger feel like the one from the first Back to the Future movie - they never intended a sequel originally. Fun to see they didn’t opt for the “it was all just a dream” shtick after all.
Also, the shouting match between Flux and Drew while falling near the end had shades of Back to the Future as well. I totally imagined Flux shouting “Drew, I have to tell you about the future!”

All in all, this has been an absolutely awesome game, and the latest addition to my top 10 (the 7-9 range, with The Dig and Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon).
The many amazingly funny cutscenes are the main attraction here, imo.



Btw, did anyone try to use the gauntlet to take the fish’s treasure chest? What’s Drew’s response? I got it before obtaining the gauntlet and I feel like the gauntlet would’ve been a logical thing to use…

diego - 17 April 2015 10:46 AM

Snout - Get caught 3 times, and he’ll bring on the vacuum cleaner!

What? Darnit, I knew I should’ve deliberately get caught a few times…

Myna Bird - Terrible at giving hints.

Not that terrible, imo. Solved the book puzzle on the first try.

Suit of Armor - I’m not sure if it’s for dueling… or disco.

One of the many great lines in the game.

Ray - Oh, toad stool!

Not really a Malevolander, though, is he?

Count Nefarious - The good guy in the game. When you’ve seen Tim Curry playing a villain?!

Tim Curry doesn’t play villains. He plays interesting people.

Becky - 17 April 2015 11:07 AM

You must have been very fast if you never got caught by the henchbots!

Not that fast, imo, but the escape route was obvious each time. In fact, a lot of the puzzles in this game felt intuitive. Obtaining a certain inventory item after having found the puzzle it’s used on nearly always lead me to the correct answer instantly. Good puzzle design?

The dance sequence cinched it.

The dance sequence was awesome!

diego - 17 April 2015 11:15 AM

Sure. Not only the costume shop, but two other places in Cutopia as well (the one with the “places to hide”). Along with different henchmen’s comments on why they think you’re hiding exactly at that place (“Perhaps the fugitives are at the Costume Shop, procuring garments with which to disguise themselves” )

Only encountered them at the costume shop and at Seedy’s.
What happens when they capture you?

Aaaaand… well done boys and girls (shame on you, Karlok and Zobraks! ) - the playthrough is over!

Thanx everyone for being a great Toonstruck party, I thoroughly enjoyed replaying the game, and sharing comments with you. It was my 3rd time playing, and amazingly, each time the game succeeded in surprising me (the time between replays, and better acknowledgement of some jokes, puns, expressions… has also something to do with it). It was also interesting to note how the first-timers react to the game, its world and many characters, cutscenes…

TimovieMan - 16 April 2015 07:26 PM

If you’re still stuck there, then I can tell you that reaching that point means you DO have the necessary item. But you may not have it on you at the time.

It was the only time I surrendered and looked at the UHS! (even though I’ve solved it before! Talk about amnesia…). It was all a cakewalk from there…

TimovieMan - 17 April 2015 12:03 PM

Ray - Oh, toad stool!

Not really a Malevolander, though, is he?

Nope, but this batch included all the castle inhabitants anyhow, so I thought Ray’d fit.

Becky - 13 April 2015 12:19 PM

The note shows up if you end up back in your cell so often that Snout gives up entirely. The note tells you that the key is under the welcome mat. Interestingly, though Snout has gone, his hotspot next to the wall where he lands when he sneezes is still active.

Hahah… brilliant! I thought the vacuum cleaner is the pinnacle of the puzzle

SoccerDude28 - 17 April 2015 12:53 PM

That was a really funny part. If you have a save game, go and check it out (or watch a youtube playthrough). It’s really funny to see how Drew Outwits Snout every time.

I just did. Watched that YouTube video of being caught by the Three Stooges, and watched the Hypno-Dance a few times to see the different Snout escapes (I had only done the first one and the gas mask, so I missed the vacuum cleaner and the note). Great stuff!

diego - 17 April 2015 04:49 PM

Aaaaand… well done boys and girls (shame on you, Karlok and Zobraks! ) - the playthrough is over!

Phew, made it in the nick of time.

Thanks for leading the playthrough, diego! And thanks, everyone, for the fun comments. This game has been an absolute delight - I really should’ve bought it 19 years ago…

Also, no wonder the voice acting is so good! I just took a good look at the cast list, and these are all people who are well-known Hollywood voice actors.
This must’ve been an expensive game, back in the day…

Toonstruck is free on GOG currently.