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[[Image:Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
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{{Video Game
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| Title            = Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break
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| Image           = Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - USA.jpg
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| ImageDescription = Game Boy - USA - 1st edition
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| Developer        = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Konami}}
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| Publisher        = {{VideoGamePublisher|Konami}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1992
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| PublishedMonth  = 02
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| PublishedDay    = 01
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| Platforms        = {{Platform|Game Boy}}
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| Genres          = {{VideoGameGenre|Licensed video game|Licensed}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Platformer|Platformer}}
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| Themes          = {{MediaTheme|Cartoon}}
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| Series          = ''[[Tiny Toons (universe)|Tiny Toons]]''
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| Distributions    = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}}
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}}
  
'''''Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break''''' is a [[platformer]] action game developed and published by [[Konami]] for the [[Game Boy]] in 1992. It features various characters from the ''[[Tiny Toons]]'' cartoon.
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'''''Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break''''' is a [[platformer]] video game based on the ''[[Tiny Toons]]'' cartoon developed and published by [[Konami]] for the [[Game Boy]] on 1992-02-01.
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In the game, Babs has gone to the Acme Theatre to become an actress, but Montana Max plans on turning it into his own private vault. You play as Buster, Hampton, and Plucky who work together to defeat Montana Max's henchmen and foil his plans.
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==Personal==
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{{VideoGameStatus
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| Own      =
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| CantOwn  =
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| Won      = Yes.
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| CantWin  =
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| Finished = 2015‎-01-24.
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}}
  
 
I played this game after seeing it highly ranked on lists of the best Game Boy games. I ended up beating it the very first time I played it.
 
I played this game after seeing it highly ranked on lists of the best Game Boy games. I ended up beating it the very first time I played it.
 
==Status==
 
I do not own the game, but I have beat it.
 
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
* '''Overall:''' 3/10
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{{Video Game Review|4|5|5|5|3|Game Boy}}
* '''Best Version:''' Game Boy
 
  
 
{{Spoilers}}
 
{{Spoilers}}
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* Konami really crammed a lot of Tiny Toons characters into the game.
 
* Konami really crammed a lot of Tiny Toons characters into the game.
 
* The mini games are fun and give nice breaks from the levels.
 
* The mini games are fun and give nice breaks from the levels.
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* The music is fitting, incorporating the show's theme song, jazzy numbers, and even classical songs common to the cartoon.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
 
* Each of the three playable characters are very similar, only their weapon functions differently. It would have been nice to give each slightly different movement abilities.
 
* Each of the three playable characters are very similar, only their weapon functions differently. It would have been nice to give each slightly different movement abilities.
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* The game runs at a very low frame rate. It's like you're playing in slow motion.
 
* Despite giving each level its own graphics, the bulk of it felt too similar.
 
* Despite giving each level its own graphics, the bulk of it felt too similar.
 
* It's pretty easy to farm lives in the mini games, especially the race game, and, as such, the game is very easy to beat.
 
* It's pretty easy to farm lives in the mini games, especially the race game, and, as such, the game is very easy to beat.
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
* Despite the game being called "Bab's Big Break" you never play as Babs, and she merely acts as a plot device for the male characters.
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* Despite the game being called "Bab's Big Break" you never play as Babs; she merely acts as a plot device for the male characters.
  
 
==Media==
 
==Media==
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===Box Art===
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<gallery>
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Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - USA.jpg|USA.
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</gallery>
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===Documentation===
 
===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
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Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - USA - Manual.pdf|Manual - USA.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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===Videos===
 
===Videos===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC5TxehxMr0 youtube.com/watch?v=WC5TxehxMr0] - Longplay.
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{{YouTube|WC5TxehxMr0|Longplay.}}
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==Play Online==
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{{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/gameboy-games/tiny-toon-adventures-japan.html|Game Boy (Japan)}}, {{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/gameboy-games/tiny-toon-adventures-babs-big-break-usa-europe.html|Game Boy (USA)}}
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==Representation==
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{{Representation
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| Media                      = Video games
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| StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Pass
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| StrongFemaleCharacterNotes  = Although Babs isn't playable, she's still a strong character in the game.
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| BechdelTestStatus          = Fail
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| BechdelTestNotes            = No women talk to each other.
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| StrongPOCCharacterStatus    = Fail
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| StrongPOCCharacterNotes    = There are no human characters.
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| QueerCharacterStatus        = Fail
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| QueerCharacterNotes        = There are no queer characters.
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}}
  
 
==Titles==
 
==Titles==
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[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]]
 
[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]]
[[Category: Video Game Genre - Tie-In]]
 
[[Category: Game Boy Games]]
 
[[Category: Action]]
 
[[Category: Platformer]]
 
 
[[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]]
 
[[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]]
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
 
 
[[Category: Grayscale Graphics]]
 
[[Category: Grayscale Graphics]]

Latest revision as of 17:50, 7 March 2024

Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break

Tiny Toon Adventures - Babs' Big Break - GB - USA.jpg

Game Boy - USA - 1st edition

Developer Konami
Publisher Konami
Published 1992-02-01
Platforms Game Boy
Genres Licensed, Platformer
Themes Cartoon
Series Tiny Toons
Distribution Commercial

Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break is a platformer video game based on the Tiny Toons cartoon developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy on 1992-02-01.

In the game, Babs has gone to the Acme Theatre to become an actress, but Montana Max plans on turning it into his own private vault. You play as Buster, Hampton, and Plucky who work together to defeat Montana Max's henchmen and foil his plans.

Personal

Own?No.
Won?Yes.
Finished2015‎-01-24.

I played this game after seeing it highly ranked on lists of the best Game Boy games. I ended up beating it the very first time I played it.

Review

Video Game Review Icon - Enjoyment.png Video Game Review Icon - Control.png Video Game Review Icon - Appearance.png Video Game Review Icon - Sound.png Video Game Review Icon - Replayability.png
4 5 5 5 3

Best Version: Game Boy

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The graphics are large, well-drawn, and thematic to the series.
  • Konami really crammed a lot of Tiny Toons characters into the game.
  • The mini games are fun and give nice breaks from the levels.
  • The music is fitting, incorporating the show's theme song, jazzy numbers, and even classical songs common to the cartoon.

Bad

  • Each of the three playable characters are very similar, only their weapon functions differently. It would have been nice to give each slightly different movement abilities.
  • The game runs at a very low frame rate. It's like you're playing in slow motion.
  • Despite giving each level its own graphics, the bulk of it felt too similar.
  • It's pretty easy to farm lives in the mini games, especially the race game, and, as such, the game is very easy to beat.

Ugly

  • Despite the game being called "Bab's Big Break" you never play as Babs; she merely acts as a plot device for the male characters.

Media

Box Art

Documentation

Maps

Videos

Longplay.

Play Online

Game Boy (Japan), Game Boy (USA)

Representation

Strong female character?PassAlthough Babs isn't playable, she's still a strong character in the game.
Bechdel test?FailNo women talk to each other.
Strong person of color character?FailThere are no human characters.
Queer character?FailThere are no queer characters.

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break
Japanese タイニートゥーンアドベンチャーズ Taini Tooun Adobenchazu Tiny Toon Adventures

Links

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