I've been wanting to do something like this for a long while, but never had the "UMPH" to do it. And after watching alot of the angry video game nerd's videos, it's inspired me to do it even more... except with less angry and ranting, lol.

I decided to start my first video game review with something small and basic... or should i say "tiny". Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All Stars... Tiny Toons was the shit back then in the 90's. Then again, there was something about miniaturized versions of older characters that was all the rage. From "A Pup Named Scooby Doo" to "Tom & Jerry Kids". Anywho, if you havent guessed by now, Tiny Toons is the "kid" version of Looney Toons, but with a twist. It's not the original looney toons gang when they were kids... it's an entirely new generation of looney toons (called tiny toons for obvious reasons), and the looney toons themseves are the teachers in the school the tiny toons go to (ACME Looniversity). Pretty cool huh? Anywho, I'm not gonna get too much into it, so if you haven't been fortunate enough to see this amazing cartoon, then wiki it for the info then youtube the cartoons.

Anywho, ever since Tiny Toons came out, there has been alot of games for it for the different consols that were alive back in the day. One of those games happens to be this one (ACME All Stars), which unlike the other games, which were pretty cool platformers, this one is a sports game. Konami was the company that was making all these cool Tiny Toons games, and with each game IMO they got the job done right. Now onto the game itself... It was made for the Sega Genesis. It has 5 types of sports... 2 MAIN ones (soccer and basketball) and 3 sub-games (Bowling, an obsticle course, and some "whack-a-mole" type game). It even actually has a story mode, which is good and bad in a way.Its good because it makes the game more interesting rather than it just being "another typical soccer/basketball game", plus it has yoy play all 5 games in one mode. It's bad though cause you can only choose 4 out of the 12 characters (3 in basketball). The difficulty on here is pretty decent to pretty easy depending on if your a novice or expert player. Otherwise you're better off jacking up the difficulty to Very Hard, but if you do, be careful... characters get MORE agressive in this game, and by that i mean they actually beat the crap out of you. Yes thats rtight, you can actually give your opponent a pumbling by hitting the shoot button (which is A) if your directly next to them. Each character has his/her own energy bar that depletes everytime you either beat up a person, or use a special move, and once your energy bar is low and you start seeing sweat come out of your character, you're pretty much screwed cause not only can't you do jack (except shoot the ball) but you move MUCH slower. To pass the ball to another member of your team, hit B, and to use your special move, hit C. Oh, and there's 5 places you can choose from. Perosnally I like the "Downtown" and "Monty's Playroom" stage causer the theme music isnt annoying like the other three stages. But be careful when playing in Monty's playroom cause the toys are everywhere on the floor and like to mess you up big time.

Ok so now here is the list of characters. Theirs 12 in all. To use their special moves, hit C to activate it (and for some characters, you have to hit the shoot button (A) afterwards)
1. Buster Bunny - One of the 4 main characters you get to choose in story mode. Obviously the "Bugs Bunny" of the tiny toons. A well balanced character to say the least, both good in soccer and basketball if you know how to use him. And apparently in Soccer, he is one of the best goalies to choose.

2. Babs Bunny - Second main character. An obvious clone at the time, considering "Lola Bunny" didnt get added to the looney toons gang till "Space Jam". No relation to Buster Bunny though. Basically same as Buster, except a TAD bit slower and her special move in soccer is different. Instead of the ball going side to side really fast, it bounces all over while having stars surround it.

3. Plucky Duck - Third main character. The "Daffy Duck" of the tiny toons. He's a bit faster than Buster and Babs. His special consists of him flying in the air while holding the ball with his mouth, all the while getting hit by anvils, making his mouth shoot out, carrying the ball with it to the goal/hoop. This special is a hit and miss depending on where exactly in the field you use it.

4. Hampton Pig - Fourth main character. The "Porky Pig" of the tiny toons. Slower then buster and babs. He's basically more of the muscle in the group. Better used in Basketball... cause his special is totoally useless in soccer. He turns into the ball and bounces around till you hit the shoot button to shoot himself towards the goal/hoop. But in soccer he just rapid bounces, which does nothing but damage the goalie, but you can't even move for a while cause your still recoverin from all that bouncin you did... hence why it's useless. He tends to actually make alot of 3 pointers in basketball if you play against him.

5. Furball The Cat - The "Sylvester The Cat" of the tiny toons... ironically he can't talk but only meow in the cartoon even though sylvester can talk... never understood that one. Anywho, i love this character. Furball is one of those "technical" characters, and you'll know exactly what i mean when you use his specials. In Soccer he hops on the ball and runs (i guess thats what i looks like he's doing?) on the ball then kicks the ball fast, hard, and sometimes high depending on how long you hold the shoot button for. In basket ball, he does this "flail" jump to the hoop, but make sure you hold the special button the whole time then hit the shoot button whenever, otherwise he will just let go of the ball. you can actually get easy 3 pointers this way if you know the right way to use this special, otherwise it has POOR accuracy.

6. Shirly Loon - Even though she's a female duck, she isn't a clone of Plucky, and if you've seen the cartoon, you would know that right away... that "vally" girl stereotype... so friggen annoying. And a total bitch too on Very Hard... most agressive character in the game. Makes you think she was on permanent P.M.S. the whole time. Anywho, she is another character where the special move sucks in soccer but is awesome in basketball. Since she is a "psychic", she can use her powers to make the ball float into the air. In basketball it's the most accurate move ever if you can properly control the ball in the air. Easy 3 pointer.

7. Phiphi LeFume - the "Pepe LePue" of the tiny toons. Also the only character (aside from Elmyra) that switched genders from the original looney toons character as well (Since Pepe is male and Phiphi is female). Again, special move sucks in soccer, better in basketball. She uses her stench to make the ball float into the air to reach the goal/hoop. Except in soccer, if you use it from far away (like the stupid computer player does) it keeps going high and misses the goal completely. However, the stench is so powerful, anyone that goes near it gets a one hit ko! freakin sweet, lol.

8. Dizzy Devil - The "Taz" of the tiny toons. A powerhouse like Hampton, but has the farthest steal stretch in basketball. Plus also like hampton, he's good at making 3 point shots in basketball if you play against him. And finally like Hampton, his soccer special sucks and is really only effective up close to the goalie, while his basketball special is far superior (although in both games he spins around and knocks people around that come in contact with him).

9. Little Beeper - the "Road Runner" of the tiny toons. As you would have expected, he is all speed, and the fastest character in the game. His specials are similar to Buster and Babs, so you can use him in either one you want.

10. Calamity Coyote - The "Wile E. Coyote" of the tiny toons. Bottom line, he sucks. Shortest steal stretch in basketball, can easily be knocked out in Soccer if he's a goalie, plus his special move doesn't do him justice at all. Basically he uses a machine with legs to squash people by pressing the shoot button to jump. Seems like a cool thing, but it doesn't help if you cant shoot the ball... thats right, he needs the help of mini walkers which he can send out by pressing the pass button that shoot the ball for him. Really retarded. Yet what puzzles me is that the computer player can actually make him shoot the ball without having to use the mini walkers. I'm still very purplexed as i've mashed every button to make this haoppen and yet it doesnt work... so obviouslt the computer player is a cheater when it comes to Calamity.

11. Elmyra - the "Elmer Fudd" of the tiny toons. Yea i couldn't belive it either when i compared the two but the face is pretty obvious i suppose. Anywho since she's a human, her stats are pretty high as far as speed and power goes. Unlike Elmer Fudd who likes to shoot the animals, Elmyra likes to smother them to death, and thats exactly what she does in the game. Even if she has the ball she will drop it and go for the nearest target, opponent or teammate, to give it that T.L.C. lol. So her special is maonly used as an offensive defense (if that makes any sense). if she grabs someone that has a ball, the ball gets floated by a bunch of hearts to the goal/hoop... its ok in soccer but she is better when its used in basketball if you know the EXACT time to use it. Best part is that you can use it more than once if you make the ball in the hoop.

12. Montana Max - The "Yosamity Sam" of the tiny toons, and i know your thinkin "um wtf i dont see the resemblance", but trust me it tookme a LONG time to see the comparison myself. first of all, their attitudes are pretty similar... they both hate rabbits. Not to mention you'd have a better time seeing the comparison of Monty had a mustache and cowboy hat. But i guess they got the red hair part right so beggers can't be choosers i suppose. Anywho, he's the main villan you face in every basketball game in story mode. Like Elmyra, his stats are jacked as well and has a far steal stretch in basketball just like Dizzy. His special is cool, he drives a car which is pretty much untouchable by the other players since it makes them slide all over the place. he is the ONLY character where is soccer special is WAY better to pull off than his basketball special. In basketball, you'd have a REALLY hard time making 3 point shots cause it rarely ever makes the shot, you just have to be lucky to get it... and trust me i've tried in every possible angle too, its pretty much a hit and miss shot. His soccer special almost always knocks out an opponent WHILE making it in the goal at the same time. A neat trick though, if you use Monty in his playroom, his special tranforms into an airplane and drops anvils on people.

So yea thats about it.. overall I say the game is pretty fun, even better with two players. So if you are a fan of Tiny Toons and/or love sprts games, then get a Sega Genesis emulator and give this game a whirl... or buy it for Wii-Ware if they have it