Toss the Turtle

"Toss the Turtle"
Author:	Foreverkul Gonzossm
Audio used:	N/A
Origin:	08/17/2009
Size:	7.5 MB
Score (As of 17 January, 2012):	4.43/5.00
Awards:	Daily Feature Weekly Users' Choice
Author's comments:
Toss the Turtle Use cannons, bombs, and jetpacks to shoot your turtle as far as possible! Collect cash to upgrade your equipment. Controls: Click and hold to gain power, release to fire Use the WASD keys to control the turtle in flight Click with your mouse to shoot the turtle Art by Gonzo Programming by Foreverkul ATTENTION: An iPhone version is in development at this time. Don't support thieves! Version 1.3.3NG Update -patch for reaching 10million+ and misc tweaks Interested in hosting this game? Contact me kul_dg[a]yahoo.com
Note	This information only refers to the official release on the Flash Portal.

Toss the Turtle is a Flash game submitted by Foreverkul and Gonzossm on August 17, 2009, with music from MaestroRage. It is a toss game along the lines of Kitten Cannon!. The game revolves around shooting a turtle out of a cannon and trying to reach the furthest distance possible. The game was remarkable upon release due to the variety of methods for doing so: the cannon's power was controlled manually, the turtle could be steered to hit or avoid obstacles, firearms could be used to keep the turtle in the air, and special items such as rockets, Nuclear weapons, and bombs could be purchased. The game also featured an internal Medal system in addition to supporting Newgrounds Medals.

Players can maneuver the turtle to hit or avoid objects and characters.

The game features a look-alike Squirtle from the Pokemon series as well as featuring enemies from the Mario series (Goombas , Small Bird, Bob-omb) and also a few from Pokemon series (Big Bird , Doink) as well as Newgrounds characters, such as Dad from Dad n' Me.

Newgrounds Medals

Twenty medals are available for Newgrounds members.

1. ACUPUNCTURE - 5 Points - Get skewered on spikes

2. GOLD STAR - 5 Points - Launch the Turtle

3. JUMP MAN - 5 Points - Smash a goomba

4. NOVICE - 5 Points - Launch 1 mile (5,280ft)

5. QUESTION MARK - 5 Points - Find the hidden button

6. AMATEUR - 10 Points - Launch 5 miles (26,400ft)

7. DRUNK DRIVER - 10 Points - Hit a jeep

8. HARRASMENT - 10 Points - Crush an angry ground creature

9. IN SPACE - 10 Points - Reach space

10. STRONG ARMED - 10 Points - Get punched by a banana

11. ABDUCTED -25 Points - Get caught by a UFO

12. ICARUS -25 Points - Get burnt by a sun

13. PERSISTENT - 25 Points - Play over an hour

14. PROFESSIONAL - 25 Points - Launch 10 miles (52,800ft)

15. RADIOACTIVE - 25 Points - Use a nuke

16. ADDICTED - 50 Points - Play over 2 hours

17. GOLDEN SHELL - 50 Points - Buy everything

18. MASTER - 50 Points - Launch 25 miles (132,000ft)

19. TRAVELER - 50 Points - Total over 1 million feet

20. WORLDSEDGE - 100 Points - Launch 50 miles (264,000ft)

In-Game Medals

In addition to Newgrounds Medals, there are are also forty medals that can be obtained in the game, which sometimes improve one's performance in-game, but have no effect on official Newgrounds Medals.

1. Goomba Card: Stomp 1 Goomba

2. Bronze Goomba: Stomp 10 goombas (Bonus: +10% goomba bounce)

3. Silver Goomba: Stomp 25 goombas (Bonus: +20% goomba bounce)

4. Golden Goomba: Stomp 50 goombas (Bonus: +30% goomba bounce)

5. Diamond Goomba: Stomp 100 goombas (Bonus: +40% goomba bounce)

6. Flame: Hit a fire guy

7. Sun Card: Hit a sun

8. Singed: Burn 10 times

9. Burnt: Burn 20 times (Bonus: +more things)

10. Crispy: Burn 50 times (Bonus: +even more things)

11. Bomb Card: Hit a land bomb

12. Helibomb: Hit a floating bomb

13. Fatman: Hit a giant bomb

14. Book of Bombs: Hit 20 bombs (Bonus: +10% bomb power)

15. B-29 Bomber: Hit 50 bombs (Bonus: +30% bomb power)

16. Bomberman: Hit 100 bombs (Bonus: +60% bomb power)

17. Spike Card: Hit spikes

18. Toothed Wall: Hit wall spikes

19. Mace: Hit floating spikes

20. Masochist: Hit 20 spikes (Bonus: +100% anger for ground creature)

21. Gang Hound: Get shot upwards

22. Helicopter: Reach 400 feet vertically

23. Jet Plane: Reach 800 feet vertically

24. Rocket Ship: Reach 1200 feet vertically

25. Reach 1 Mile (5,280 feet)

26. Reach 5 Miles (26,400 feet)

27. Reach 10 Miles (52,800 feet)

28. Reach 25 Miles (132,000 feet)

29. Reach 50 Miles (264,000 feet) (Bonus: +50% power to specials)

30. Reach 100 Miles (528,000 feet) (Bonus: +50% power to specials)

31. Bird Seed: Hit a small bird

32. Bird Speed: Hit a big bird

33. Doink: Hit an angry ground creature

34. Slap Stick: Hit a Banana

35. Chainsaw: Hit Dad

36. Driver’s License: Hit a jeep

37. Contact: Hit a UFO

38. Effort: Play an hour (Bonus: +50% cannon power)

39. Commitment: Play 2 hours (Bonus: +50% cannon power)

40. Obsession: Play 5 hours (Bonus: +100% cannon power)

Reception

Toss the Turtle has over 6 million views. As of January 2012, it has an average score and review of 4.43/5 and 9.7/10 respectively. The game won the Daily feature and Weekly Users' Choice Awards, and was featured on the front page for weeks. It is featured in the Action Games collection and Flash Portal History: 2009, where its icon has become the icon for the year. It had also been ranked the best flash on Newgrounds for a period of 3-4 weeks. There was also a seemingly large commotion when it was not winner for 2009's game of the year.

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