Animaniacs was developed and published by Konami, released for the SNES in 1995 as a platformer based on the Warner Bros. animated series, starring the Warner siblings Yakko, Wakko, and Dot as they explore the Warner Bros. studio lot searching for hidden items across cartoon-themed stages. Players can switch between the three siblings at will, each controlled identically but reskinned with different animations, while navigating stages built around gags and references pulled directly from the show’s specific brand of chaotic, fourth-wall-breaking humor. Its presentation was a particular strength, with detailed, well-animated sprites and stage art that captured the show’s visual style closely, a hallmark of Konami’s licensed platformers during this period. Well received on release for its charm and faithfulness to the source material even where its platforming mechanics stayed fairly conventional, Animaniacs remains a well-liked example of mid-90s Konami’s reliable output of cartoon-licensed SNES platformers.