Toonkins

**Toonkins** was an online-based MMORPG created by Shenanigames that launched in March 2019. Toonkins was in its early stages of development until it closed.

## History

The team started discussing Toonkins on January 27, 2019, and after only six hours, had Alex Ronay illustrated the first mockup for the Penguin. Work on the game started around February 2019. The game launched on March 10, 2019, to test the server and gather feedback.

The first big update came on April 13, 2019, with the introduction of the Cafe & Arcade along with the minigame Patty Panic. The Quarterdeck was opened in August 18, 2019. On March 10, 2020, the Observatory was released. The final room, The Beach, was opened on July 4, 2020.

There were a total of 9300 registered users in May 2022.

### Toonkins Ambassadors

*Main article: Toonkins Ambassadors*
The Toonkins Ambassador program was launched on May 16, 2019, consisting of members who had "shown significant involvement and commitment to Toonkins." New members were picked from May 2019 until April 2020. Ambassadors could receive exclusive items, test new features and access sneak peeks of them, and had access to the Magic Wand.

### Development Halt

Toonkins was officially put on hold in July 2021. The team decided to keep the game up and running, but no further development is planned, and is halted indefinitely. Around June 17, 2022, the game along with the website was taken offline. On July 29, 2023, coinciding with the return of Kingdom Island, they announced that Toonkins will be available again in the future.

## Trivia

* The team responsible for the creation is made up of 3 friends who have been making games and playing games for more than 10 years.
* The same team that is bringing you Toonkins has also brought to life the worlds first fully cross platform virtual world, Kingdom Island (2014) which is still available today to play
* The team has developed games together for many years, and have also been a part of the community. That is what drives us to make a game that involves YOU the player!
* The first character to make an appearance in the game is a blue penguin. This was done on purpose as a nod to a great game we know and love. We wanted everyone who saw the concept to fully understand what we were about without having to explain it.
* There are currently 8 other characters in development and other environments to play.
* Most of the development is going to be shared as it happens. We are open to share how we work, what programs we use, and anything else that may be of interest to you.
* There are Easter eggs in every game we develop across many rooms in our virtual worlds. See if you can spot them!
* EXT 1-23 in the login stands for Expansion Test 1-23... 1st world, update #23

## Gallery

Screenshot from Toonkins.Concept of ToonkinsApp IconAlpha wallpaper
## References

1. ↑ Message from Austin in the Toonkins Discord
2. ↑ Message from Austin in the Toonkins Discord
3. ↑ Message from AlexRonay in the Toonkins Discord
4. ↑ Message from AlexRonay in the Toonkins Discord.
5. ↑ Alex Ronay's statement in the Toonkins Discord
6. ↑ [Last archived by Wayback Machine at June 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/\*/https://toonkins.com/\*]
7. ↑ File:KingdomIsland\_alphainvite\_discord.jpg