INFOCOM Adventure
Toonesia
A 1995 winner in Infocom’s Interactive Fiction Competition, Toonesia flips cartoon logic on its head in a wild parody of classic animation — play as Elmo Fuld and outwit your rabbit nemesis in a world of slapstick, puzzles, and absurdity.
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Game overview
Description
Dive into cartoon chaos in Toonesia, a playful parody of classic 2-D animation that landed 2nd place in First Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (1995) under the TADS division.
You are Elmo Fuld — a hapless cartoon hunter whose rabbit target got the jump on you, blindfolded you, and left you stranded in a bizarre cell with only a stub of crayon, a blindfold, and a note.
From here, you’ll tumble through a world built on Acme-style logic, ragdoll physics, and surreal puzzles. One moment you’re in a desert mesa, the next you’re bop-ping through a cartoon studio — everything and nothing makes sense, and that’s exactly the point.
With a wink to the Warner Bros. era and text-adventure spirit, Toonesia invites you to laugh, puzzle, and escape… before dinner.
Getting started: Press any key at [More].
How to save: Type SAVE and press Enter. In the file window, type a short name for your save and press Enter.
How to continue: Type RESTORE and press Enter. In the file window, use the arrow keys to pick your save and press Enter.
The Keep: Signed in to UORealms? Right after you save in the game, click Save to The Keep above the game to store the save in your account. Next time, on any computer, click Load from The Keep, pick your save, then continue as shown above. Saves you don’t put in The Keep are gone once you leave or reload the page.
- Genre
- Interactive fiction
- Play style
- Single player
- Access
- Play in browser
- Account
- No account required
Original game materials
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