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''The Incredible Toon Machine'' is a game from
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, and is the sequel to ''
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons ''Sid & Al's Incredible Toons'' is a puzzle video game developed by Dynamix and released by Sierra On-Line in 1993. Summary This video game is designed with the same style as that of '' The Incredible Machine'', except that the game takes plac ...
'', also from Sierra. The game is a Windows port of ''Sid & Al's Incredible Toons'' with added multimedia features such as animated cut scenes between levels and CD music tracks.


Gameplay

The objective, like its sister series and its prequel, is to finish a series of
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contraptions with crucial parts left out. ''The Incredible Toon Machine'' features many critters, all of which also appear in its prequel, including Al E. Cat, Sid E. Mouse, Eunice Elephant, and others. Al will chase and eat Sid whenever he has the chance. Also, Sid wears heart-patterned boxers under his yellow skin.


Parts list

A lot of the parts used in ''The Incredible Toon Machine'' are different from the ones used in other '' The Incredible Machine'' games. Most items can be flipped horizontally, a few items can be flipped vertically and the
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can be rotated in any of the four directions.


Music

Some of the musical pieces that play in the game are Oh Where, Oh Where Has my Little Dog Gone,
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, the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by
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on Organ,
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by
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, the Infernal Galop by
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, The Barber of Seville Overture by
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, The Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by
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, and the Symphony No. 25 in G Minor by
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by Gioachino Rossini, and Hungarian Dance No. 5 by
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.


Development history

Although the basic concepts are similar between the original series and the cartoon-style series, they differ in the design of the parts. Some parts exist only in the cartoon-style series, some only in the original series.


Reception


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Incredible Toon Machine, The 1994 video games Classic Mac OS games Puzzle video games Sierra Entertainment games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United States Windows games nl:The Incredible Machine#Sid & Al