Tiny Toon Adventures is a solid Konami platformer.
In the first video game adventure, Buster was sitting on his ass watching TV, when all of a sudden, Montana Max, the bratty rich kid, appears on the screen, saying that he has kidnapped Buster's girlfriend, Babs Bunny (not related) and she is hanging over a pool of sharks. It's up to Buster to go and rescue her before she becomes shark meat.
Tiny Toons borrows elements from different NES platformers at the time, most notably Super Mario Bros. 3. It's simple platforming, where you start from point A and reach point B before time runs out, scoring as much points as possible. Certain elements have been added to make the game interesting. During gameplay, you will find carrots, obviously Buster's favorite food. You can only collect a maximum of 99 carrots. In this game, 100 carrots don't give you an extra life. Instead, you will find a door somewhere in the 2nd stage of each level. There, you will meet Hamton, and he will give you an extra life for every 30 carrots (9 lives maximum). Other power-ups are also available by popping a red balloon in each stage. These include a star ball, which will switch to the character you selected before each level (Plucky Duck, Dizzy Devil, or Furball Cat), a heart which will give you an extra hit point or an extra life if you already have a heart power up, and a clock, which will freeze all enemies for a short time.
The gameplay isn't really too different from other games like Super Mario Bros., but let's face it. Most of the NES' library consists of platformers, plus the controls are spot on, which is plus. The graphics are great for the NES, as every character is recognizable and the environments are pretty colorful. As for the music, well, where do I begin? It has the best 8-bit rendition of the Tiny Toon Adventures theme song, along with some other great tunes. You can tell that the developers catered to the game very well.
This is a solid platformer from Konami and one of the greatest cartoon games ever. This would later carry on in future installments up until the SNES and Sega Genesis. This is proof that games based on TV shows or movies can be good as long as it sticks to its source material and plays well, gameplay wise. This is a recommendation for any fan of Tiny Toon Adventures or anyone who wants another solid platformer on the NES.