Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk

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Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk
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North American PlayStation cover art
Developer(s) Terraglyph Interactive Studios
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 18, 1998
[1]
  • EU: November 05, 1999
Genre(s) Point-and-click
Mode(s) Single-player

Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk (known as Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk [2] in Europe) is the first Tiny Toon Adventures game released on the PlayStation. It was developed by Terraglyph Interactive Studios and published by NewKidCo on October 27, 1998. The Microsoft Windows game Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk is similar to this game.

Contents

Gameplay

Inspired by the fairy story Jack and the Beanstalk, Plucky Duck and Buster Bunny have found the Great Beanstalk. The player takes control of Plucky Duck, who is following Buster Bunny as they climb the beanstalk and explore the areas above.

Development

The game was announced at E3 1998. [3]

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References

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  2. "Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk". GameFAQs . GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. "NewKidCo and Warner Brothers to Bring Tiny Toon Adventures to PlayStation Buster & the Beanstalk PlayStation Game Offers Fast-Paced Family Fun" (Press release). Atlanta: NewKidCo. May 29, 1998. Archived from the original on February 26, 2001. Retrieved June 12, 2022.