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Toy Story is a video game released for the Super Nintendo and Game Boy in 1995 and 1996, based on the Pixar animated film of the same name.
Gameplay[]
Players control Woody through several stages that encompass the entire plot of the film. Several obstacles lie between the player and the goal of each level, including an assortment of enemies. Woody is equipped with a pullstring whip, which will temporarily tie up opponents, letting Woody pass by unharmed. It cannot, however, kill enemies (with the lone exception of Nightmare Buzz, the only boss in the game to be permanently defeated through the whip). This whip can also latch onto certain hooks, letting Woody swing above perilous terrain.
The game occasionally changes genres for a stage. Players control R.C. in two stages: one in which Woody knocks Buzz out a window, the other in which they both race back to the moving truck. Both play largely the same; the game takes an overhead view of the level, giving the players basic acceleration, braking and steering, and tasking players with reaching the end of the stage while not running out of batteries (which drain constantly, but can be replenished by bumping them out of Buzz in the former stage, and merely finding them on the ground in the latter). Another stage is played from a first-person perspective as Woody searches through a maze to find squeaky alien toys lost inside the claw machine and return them to the play area, where the rest of the alien toys reside, all within a time limit.
Plot[]
The game's plot remains largely the same as the movie.
Reception[]
Eurogamer reported in 2018 of Toy Story garnering "millions of sales" upon release; according to Jon Burton, this change other companies' business models to have games launch at the same time the film was released. According to Disney Interactive, the Super NES and Genesis versions were both "tremendous successes", though a Super NES chip shortage prevented them from producing as many copies of the Super NES version as they believed they could have sold.
Trivia[]
- The "Nightmare Buzz" boss battle seems to be inspired by a deleted scene from the movie, in which Woody had a nightmare about Andy throwing him in the trash (the scene would later be repurposed for Toy Story 2).
- Ironically, the game's trailer in the Nintendo Power Previews kiosk used music from the Sega Genesis version.
- The game won "Best Game Based on a Movie" in the 1995 Nintendo Power Awards.
External links[]
- Toy Story at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Toy Story at The Disney Wiki, the Fandom wiki on Disney.
- Toy Story at GameFAQs
| Disney/Pixar video games | |
|---|---|
| Toy Story | Toy Story • Toy Story 2 (GBC) • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command • Toy Story Racer Toy Story Mania! • Toy Story 3 |
| Monsters, Inc. | Monsters, Inc. • Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena |
| Finding Nemo | Finding Nemo • The Continuing Adventures • Escape to the Big Blue |
| The Incredibles | The Incredibles • The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer • Lego The Incredibles |
| Cars/Planes | Cars • Mater-National Championship • Race-O-Rama • Mater's Tall Tales • Cars 2 • Disney's Planes • Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue • Cars 3 |
| Ratatouille | Ratatouille • Ratatouille: Food Frenzy |
| Other games | A Bug's Life • WALL-E • Up • Brave • Disney Infinity • Disney Art Academy |
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