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|imagecaption=Level 2 | |imagecaption=Level 2 starting screen. | ||
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | ||
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'''''Recess Special Operations''''' was a Flash adventure/platforming game based off Disney's popular animated series ''Recess'', hosted exclusively on the Toon Disney subsite. It was notable for its gameplay and difficulty, which were significantly more intricate than most online games intended for similar age brackets; screens could feature as many as six hazards operating simultaneously, and most enemies could only be temporarily stunned, not defeated. | |||
==Game Levels== | |||
The game was divided into six levels (released week-by-week on the Toon Disney site), each starring a different member of T.J.'s gang trying to rescue the star of the following level. Most of these levels equipped the player character with a special gadget, and led into a boss fight. | The game was divided into six levels (released week-by-week on the Toon Disney site), each starring a different member of T.J.'s gang trying to rescue the star of the following level. Most of these levels equipped the player character with a special gadget, and led into a boss fight. | ||
*Level 1 featured T.J. trying to cross the school's parking lot to rescue Spinelli from a school bus. | *Level 1 featured T.J. trying to cross the school's parking lot to rescue Spinelli from a school bus. | ||
*Level 2 featured Spinelli (with a water balloon-dropping R/C helicopter) trying to rescue Mikey from a closet near the teacher's lounge. Principal Prickly served as the boss.<ref>[https://www.gamesflow.com/jeux.php?id=234718 | *Level 2 featured Spinelli (with a water balloon-dropping R/C helicopter) trying to rescue Mikey from a closet near the teacher's lounge. Principal Prickly served as the boss.<ref>[https://www.gamesflow.com/jeux.php?id=234718 A website archive of Level 2.] Retrieved 12 Mar '22</ref> | ||
*Level 3 featured Mikey (with a squirt-bottle of mustard) trying to rescue Vince from the school cafeteria. Hank the janitor served as the boss. | *Level 3 featured Mikey (with a squirt-bottle of mustard) trying to rescue Vince from the school cafeteria. Hank the janitor served as the boss. | ||
*Level 4 featured Vince (with a trash-can "shield") trying to rescue Gretchen from the school gymnasium. The Ashleys collectively served as the boss. | *Level 4 featured Vince (with a trash-can "shield") trying to rescue Gretchen from the school gymnasium. The Ashleys collectively served as the boss. | ||
*Level 5 featured Gretchen (with her yo-yo) trying to rescue Gus from the school library. Miss Finster served as the boss.<ref>[https://www.gamesflow.com/jeux.php?id=234719 | *Level 5 featured Gretchen (with her yo-yo) trying to rescue Gus from the school library. Miss Finster served as the boss.<ref>[https://www.gamesflow.com/jeux.php?id=234719 A website archive of Level 5.] Retrieved 12 Mar '22</ref> | ||
*Level 6 featured Gus ("flying" on an electric fan) trying to reach the school playground, leading to a final boss battle between T.J. and King Bob. | *Level 6 featured Gus ("flying" on an electric fan) trying to reach the school playground, leading to a final boss battle between T.J. and King Bob. | ||
Shortly after Toon Disney was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009, the Toon Disney | ==Status== | ||
Shortly after Toon Disney was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009, the Toon Disney website was closed down. While some of its games later resurfaced on various game-archive sites, all levels of this game except Levels 2 and 5 remain lost. These available levels - which completely lack audio, apart from the starting-screen music - have been made the subject of several Let's-Plays on YouTube. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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|description1 =Gameplay footage of the available Levels 2 and 5. (The comments section outlines various details of the missing levels.) | |||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041126051651/http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/games/recess_special_ops/index.html Wayback Machine of game's original link on Toon Disney site | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20041126051651/http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/games/recess_special_ops/index.html Wayback Machine of game's original link on Toon Disney site (inaccessible).] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKjUMTQcW4k Toon Disney ad acknowledging the game and its high-scorers | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKjUMTQcW4k Toon Disney ad acknowledging the game and its high-scorers.] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 22 March 2022
Level 2 starting screen.
Status: Partially Found
Recess Special Operations was a Flash adventure/platforming game based off Disney's popular animated series Recess, hosted exclusively on the Toon Disney subsite. It was notable for its gameplay and difficulty, which were significantly more intricate than most online games intended for similar age brackets; screens could feature as many as six hazards operating simultaneously, and most enemies could only be temporarily stunned, not defeated.
Game Levels
The game was divided into six levels (released week-by-week on the Toon Disney site), each starring a different member of T.J.'s gang trying to rescue the star of the following level. Most of these levels equipped the player character with a special gadget, and led into a boss fight.
- Level 1 featured T.J. trying to cross the school's parking lot to rescue Spinelli from a school bus.
- Level 2 featured Spinelli (with a water balloon-dropping R/C helicopter) trying to rescue Mikey from a closet near the teacher's lounge. Principal Prickly served as the boss.[1]
- Level 3 featured Mikey (with a squirt-bottle of mustard) trying to rescue Vince from the school cafeteria. Hank the janitor served as the boss.
- Level 4 featured Vince (with a trash-can "shield") trying to rescue Gretchen from the school gymnasium. The Ashleys collectively served as the boss.
- Level 5 featured Gretchen (with her yo-yo) trying to rescue Gus from the school library. Miss Finster served as the boss.[2]
- Level 6 featured Gus ("flying" on an electric fan) trying to reach the school playground, leading to a final boss battle between T.J. and King Bob.
Status
Shortly after Toon Disney was rebranded as Disney XD in 2009, the Toon Disney website was closed down. While some of its games later resurfaced on various game-archive sites, all levels of this game except Levels 2 and 5 remain lost. These available levels - which completely lack audio, apart from the starting-screen music - have been made the subject of several Let's-Plays on YouTube.
Gallery
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External Links
- Wayback Machine of game's original link on Toon Disney site (inaccessible).
- Toon Disney ad acknowledging the game and its high-scorers.
References
- ↑ A website archive of Level 2. Retrieved 12 Mar '22
- ↑ A website archive of Level 5. Retrieved 12 Mar '22