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3The simply titled '''''Looney Tunes''''' is a 1992 PlatformGame for the Platform/GameBoy by Creator/{{Sunsoft}}. Based on the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes popular cartoon series of the same name]].
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5The layout is pretty simple. Each of the stages in the game represents a "cartoon" where you play as one of the characters, as they try to achieve a goal of some kind. Whether it be WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck on a hunt for treasure, [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Tweety outrunning Sylvester]], or [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner the Road Runner attempting to thwart Wile E. Coyote]]'s latest hairbrained [[RoadRunnerVsCoyote attempt to capture him]].
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7The game was [[UpdatedReRelease re-released]] for the Platform/GameBoyColor in 1999 with updated color graphics and new bonus games.
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9!!This totally Looney Game contains examples of:
10* AdaptationalBadass: The very FinalBoss of the game is none other than [[spoiler:WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd]], and he's pretty tough.
11* AlternateMonochromeVersion: The cartridge for the GBC remake has a black shell, meaning it is one of the GBC games that has an alternate monochrome color palette so it can be played on the original Game Boy and the Platform/SuperGameBoy adapter for the Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem.
12* AmphibianAssault:
13** Frogs serve as enemies in Stages 5 and 7. They're simple to beat, but watch for their jumps.
14** A giant frog serves as a mini-boss in Stages 5 and 7. Like his smaller counterparts, he's also capable of jumping and causing a tremor when he lands.
15* BalloonBurstingBird: In the GBC remake, WesternAnimation/PorkyPig's bonus round involves him descending from his plane on a set of balloons he is tied to. In this bonus round, Porky must collect the gems while avoiding the ravens that fly past him. If one of them pops his balloons, then Porky falls from the sky and his bonus round ends.
16* BigBoosHaunt: WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales' and WesternAnimation/BugsBunny's levels take place in a haunted [[TempleOfDoom temple]] filled with skeletons, mummies, and ghosts.
17* BonusLevel: Taz's stage contains no enemies and there is no way to die, effectively making it this. The real goal of the level is to get as many pieces of meat as you can before time runs out.
18* BossOnlyLevel: The Road Runner's stage has no enemies or crazy obstacles, just Wile E. Coyote going after him with various projectiles. Defeating him completes the level.
19* BossRush: Bugs Bunny's stage pits him against a total of six bosses in a row; WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam, a dinosaur skeleton, a whistling mummy, a giant frog, Marvin the Martian, and a little guy carrying a rock, in that respective order, and that's not getting into the final boss being [[spoiler:Elmer Fudd]].
20* TheCameo: Witch Hazel appears as a mini-boss in Porky's level.
21* CartoonMeat: The meat that Taz collects in Stage 4 takes the shape of a hunk of meat with a bone sticking out of both ends.
22* CollisionDamage: From anything that moves.
23* CreditsMontage: A brief scene from each level, set to chipper music, precedes the credits.
24* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Averted for the other characters, but played straight with Porky Pig in Stage 3. If Porky loses all of his health, he will respawn where he left off at the cost of a life.
25* DemBones: In Stages 5 and 7, walking skeletons serve as enemies. They are tough to attack due to their swords. In Stage 7, an animate dinosaur skeleton serves as a mini-boss.
26* DemotedToExtra: WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn and WesternAnimation/PepeLePew are nowhere to be seen in this game, except for the end credits.
27* FightDracula: Dracula serves as the boss of Speedy's stage.
28* GhastlyGhost: Ghosts serve as enemies in Stages 5 and 7. They float around before making a sudden dive bomb at the player.
29* GoombaStomp: The main way of dispatching enemies, though some characters have a special alternate attack to use instead.
30* IndyEscape: Bugs' stage features a section where Bugs has to outrun a boulder.
31* MetropolisLevel: Tweety's stage takes place in the city, where Tweety must evade Sylvester, Sylvester Jr., and people who throw debris.
32* MiniBoss: They're prevalant and rather weird. Not only do you have Marvin the Martian and Yosemite Sam as recurring bosses, but then you have bizarre ones like a skeleton dinosaur, a whistling mummy, a little guy carrying a rock, and a sunglasses-wearing frog.
33* HeartsAreHealth: The playable characters have a set of three hearts, and heart bottles restore them.
34* PalmtreePanic: Daffy Duck's stage starts as this, before going into UnderTheSea for the second half.
35* PintsizedPowerhouse: One of the minibosses is a little round guy who carries a giant rock several times his size and he can hurl it impressive distances.
36* PlatformGame: Daffy, Speedy, and Bugs share this gameplay style.
37* RiseToTheChallenge: In Stage 5, there's a section where Speedy has to climb up the temple as a pool of lava rises, and must avoid falling in, as said lava [[OneHitKill kills him instantly]].
38* SavageSetpiece: In Daffy Duck's level, there are large birds that can be ridden over platforms. They're mostly harmless, but if you hit them with an attack, they turn a darker color and start firing bullets relentlessly.
39* ShiftingSandLand: Stage 6 takes place in the desert, where Road Runner is being pursued by Wile E. Coyote, who serves as the stage's boss.
40* SidetrackBonus: With a precise jump, the cave next to the pond in Daffy's stage can be entered. Said cave contains an upgrade to Daffy's projectile weapon, allowing him to fire multiple shots at once.
41* TauntButton: When playing as the Road Runner, you can press the B button to do his signature "beep-beep" taunt. It serves no real purpose besides just being fun to do.
42* TempleOfDoom: Speedy and Bugs' stages both take place in ancient temples filled with enemies and traps.
43* ThatsAllFolks: True to the source material, this serves as the Game Over screen, which shows up whether you lose all your lives or beat the game. In the case of the latter, the cast of ''Looney Tunes'' appear during the closing credits.
44* TimedMission: With the exception of Taz's level. You're put on a timer for each level.
45* UnderTheSea: The second half of Daffy's stage involves Daffy diving underwater to recover the sunken treasure, battling sea creatures, a bathing suit-clad Yosemite Sam, and a mechanical anglerfish that serves as the end-of-stage boss. Daffy also [[SuperNotDrowningSkills cannot drown]] the entire time he's underwater.
46* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Porky Pig's level.
47* WaterGeyserVolley: In Stage 5, there's a secton where Speedy has to hop across the tops of geysers as they erupt.
48* WickedWitch: Witch Hazel serves as a mini-boss in Porky's stage.

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