Toonstruck

Toonstruck is a singleplayer third-person adventure game.

General information

Can be run under ScummVM.

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Epic Games Store
GOG.com		Pre-packaged with ScummVM.
Steam		Pre-packaged with ScummVM.

Demos are available from ScummVM and the Internet Archive.

The GOG.com and Steam releases do not include the original desktop icon. A replacement (as well as a higher-res Steam version icon) can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\TOONSTRK.CFG
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\*.SAV
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

In-game options menu, accessed with F1.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x200 and 640x400 only, see the ScummVM or DOSBox pages for more information.^{[Note 1]}
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default. Can be forced off with `-w` command line parameter (when using DOSBox).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Cutscenes natively lack subtitles. See Cutscene subtitles. Adjustable speed. Two fonts are available. Font 1 is stylized and all capitalized. Font 2 is a plain Arial-style font with slightly larger text and regular capitalization.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

The action bar with Font 1.
The action bar with Font 2.
A line of dialogue with Font 1.
A line of dialogue with the Font 2.

Cutscene subtitles

Install the ScummVM subtitles add-on^[3]

Only available in English.

Requires ScummVM 2.2.0 or later.

Download the archive labeled Toonstruck - Cutscene subtitles (English).
Extract SUBTITLES.PAK from the archive to the MISC subdirectory.
- This may be <path-to-game>\MISC\ or <path-to-game>\Toonstruck\MISC\, depending on the game version.
Start the game normally via ScummVM.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail and GOG.com only.
German				Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam version.
Russian				Unofficial translation by Fargus Multimedia; download
Spanish				Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam version.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA, SVGA	320x200, 640x400 or 640x480 (letterboxed). Set in configuration file.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			64-bit requires 64-bit build of ScummVM.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486 DX2 66 MHz	Intel Pentium
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA 256 KB of VRAM	SVGA 1 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	8-bit sound card	16-bit stereo sound card
Other	2X CD-ROM	4X CD-ROM

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)

Notes

↑ ScummVM only supports 640x400 mode.
An additional 640x480 mode is available in DOS by editing the configuration file; this is letterboxed, thus appearing stretched, and should only be used if having issues with 640x400 mode.

References

↑ Toonstruck: ScummVM - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Release: Toonstruck - GOG.com
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-01-08

[.22res.22-3] ScummVM only supports 640x400 mode.
An additional 640x480 mode is available in DOS by editing the configuration file; this is letterboxed, thus appearing stretched, and should only be used if having issues with 640x400 mode.

[1] Toonstruck: ScummVM - last accessed on May 2023

[release_date-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Release: Toonstruck - GOG.com

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-01-08

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[3]

Developers

	Burst Studios
Publishers
Retail	Virgin Interactive
Digital	Interplay Entertainment
Engines
Original	Toon^[1]
Digital	ScummVM
Release dates
DOS	November 4, 1996
Windows (ScummVM)	February 10, 2015^[2]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM)	February 10, 2015^[2]
Linux (ScummVM)	February 10, 2015^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon, Digitized
Themes	Comedy