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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a sequel to the PC game, ''The Incredible Machine''. A [[Sega Mega-CD]] version was planned, but cancelled for unknown reasons.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased [[Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Mega-CD]] puzzle game developed by [[Futurescape Productions]] and scheduled to be published by [[Dynamix]] around October 1994.{{magref|gameplayers|0710|11}} According to Futurescape CEO [[Kenneth Hurley]], the Mega Drive version was reportedly complete{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-lucey-336a9720/details/experience/}}, but ultimately both [[Sega]] versions would be cancelled for unknown reasons.
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Another game in the franchise, the original ''[[The Incredible Machine]]'', was set to be ported to Mega-CD around the same time, but was equally cancelled.{{intref|The Incredible Machine}}
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==History==
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[[File:KennethHurley.jpeg|thumb|right|240px|[[Futurescape]]'s CEO [[Kenneth Hurley]]]]
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===Legacy===
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[[Futurescape Productions]] CEO and lead programmer [[Kenneth Hurley]] states on his LinkedIn profile that a [[Mega Drive]] port of ''{{PAGENAME}}'' was completed.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/klhurley/details/experience/}} Despite clarifying the game was ported from [[IBM PC]]s to the Genesis, many developers from the era commonly referred to both Mega-CD and [[32X]] software as being for the "Genesis", and it is unclear whether he is referring to a cartridge version of the game or the previously-known CD version.
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==Production credits==
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*'''Programmed By:''' [[Kenneth Hurley]]{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/klhurley/details/experience/}}, Chris Cole{{ref|https://github.com/OldSkoolCode/Sega-Dynamix-Toons/blob/master/TN_TEXT.C68}}
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
SegaVisions US 20.pdf|page=44|Preview in ''[[Sega Visions]]'' #20 (1994-08)
 
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Sid & Al's Incredible Toons
System(s): Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Dynamix
Developer: Futurescape Productions[1]
Supporting companies: Dynamix[2] (some programming)
Original system(s): IBM PC
Development timeframe: 1994
Planned release date(s): 1994-10[3]
Genre: Simulation
Number of players: 1-2

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Sid & Al's Incredible Toons is an unreleased Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD puzzle game developed by Futurescape Productions and scheduled to be published by Dynamix around October 1994.[3] According to Futurescape CEO Kenneth Hurley, the Mega Drive version was reportedly complete[1], but ultimately both Sega versions would be cancelled for unknown reasons.

Another game in the franchise, the original The Incredible Machine, was set to be ported to Mega-CD around the same time, but was equally cancelled.[4]

History

Legacy

Futurescape Productions CEO and lead programmer Kenneth Hurley states on his LinkedIn profile that a Mega Drive port of Sid & Al's Incredible Toons was completed.[5] Despite clarifying the game was ported from IBM PCs to the Genesis, many developers from the era commonly referred to both Mega-CD and 32X software as being for the "Genesis", and it is unclear whether he is referring to a cartridge version of the game or the previously-known CD version.

Production credits

Source:
Developer statements


Magazine articles

Main article: Sid & Al's Incredible Toons/Magazine articles.

References