Putt-Putt (series)

The "Putt-Putt " series is a collection of children's adventure and puzzle games created by Humongous Entertainment. They primarily involve clicking to get to a destination, although some sub-quests and mini-games involve the keyboard. The titular character, Putt-Putt, a purple anthropomorphic car, and his pet dog, Pep, travel to various locations.

History

Putt-Putt was originally created by Shelley Day as a series of bedtime stories for her son, Travis; the first story involved Putt-Putt saving a cat caught in a tree. [ [http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/24.html Shelley Day profile in TIME magazine archive] ] When Humongous Entertainment was founded in 1992, Putt-Putt Joins the Parade became both the first Humongous release and the first Putt-Putt game. Child actor Jason Ellefson did Putt-Putt's voice for several of the games.

Games

Adventure Games

Humongous Entertainment classified these games as Junior Adventures (for kids 3-8)

"Putt-Putt Joins the Parade"

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title = Putt-Putt Joins the Parade
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developer = Humongous Entertainment
publisher = Atari
designer =
engine = SCUMM
released = 1992
genre = Adventure
modes = Single player
platforms = DOS, Mac OS, Windows
input = Point and Click"Putt-Putt Joins the Parade" starts when Putt-Putt wants to join a parade that is to go through his town. To do this, he must find various objects such as a pet and a balloon and get a carwash.

"Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon"

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title = Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon
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developer = Humongous Entertainment
publisher = Atari
designer =
engine = SCUMM
released = 1993
genre = Adventure
modes = Single player
platforms = DOS, Mac OS, Windows
input = Point and Click

"Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon" starts when Putt-Putt and Pep are invited to a fireworks factory by Mr. Firebird. Pep then jumps onto the 'Do not pull' lever. Putt and Pep are both blasted into space. Putt-Putt eventually lands on the Moon and meets many characters like Aliens, the Man in the Moon, some mice on vacation from Kansas and Rover, a lonely Lunar rover left a long time ago by astronauts. Together, Putt-Putt and Rover find pieces to make a Rocket Ship and blast their way back to Cartown.

"Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo"

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developer = Humongous Entertainment
publisher = Atari
designer =
engine = SCUMM
released = 1995
genre = Adventure
modes = Single player
platforms = Mac OS, Windows
input = Point and Click"Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo" starts with Outback Al preparing for the Grand Opening of the Cartown Zoo, but all of the baby animals are missing from their respective biomes. Putt-Putt and his dog Pep are recruited while running an errand for Mr. Baldini, the grocer, to hunt for the missing baby animals while Outback Al continues to prepare for the opening. Putt-Putt needs to find and rescue Kenya the lion cub, Masai the Giraffe, Sammy Seal, Skeeter the snake, and Zanzibar the hippo.

"Putt-Putt Travels Through Time"

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developer = Humongous Entertainment
publisher = Atari
designer =
engine = SCUMM
released = 1997
genre = Adventure
modes = Single player
platforms = Mac OS, Windows
input = Point and Click"Putt-Putt Travels Through Time" begins with Putt-Putt visiting the workshop of his friend Mr. Firebird to show him a history report and new school supplies. Mr. Firebird has just completed his new time portal, and offers to demonstrate it to Putt-Putt. However, a mishap occurs, and Putt-Putt's history report, school supplies, and dog Pep disappear into the portal. In order for the portal to be shut down, Putt-Putt must enter it to retrieve his dog, history report, and school supplies.

"Putt-Putt Enters the Race"

Putt-Putt has to find a number of important objects before he qualifies for the Cartown 500 race: high powered, high octane gasoline, 305 racing tires, a safety helmet for Pep, and a flag with a specific number on it.

"Putt-Putt Joins the Circus"

"Putt-Putt Joins the Circus" is the sixth Putt-Putt adventure from Humongous Entertainment. In this game, Putt-Putt (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) and his dog Pep go to see BJ Sweeney's Big Top Circus in Apple Valley. They hopped on Roll-Along Cassidy, a circus train. When they reached Apple Valley, everything was in chaos The circus' five main acts, Honko the Clown, The Flying Porkowskis: Herb, Pearl and Hammy, Phillipe the Flea , Reginald Cornelius Andronocles III the Lion, along with two tiger sisters, Terri and Marie, and Katie Cannonball; and all the minor acts, Marvin the Marvellous, Eunice the Unicycle, Francine the Hippo High Diver, Ivan the Semi-Strong Van, Sebastian the Juggling Seal, and Belobrodnik the Ballet Dancing Bear, are having serious problems. Putt-Putt and Pep also meet new friends like Lester the Flea Janitor, Bart the Peanut Cart, Hank the Security Car, and Bette Bandwagon, along with Baby Jambo and Mama Mombassa (two elephants from Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo). Putt-Putt must help all his new circus friends. Once he helped all the acts, they will practice and finally perform under the big top in the opening night

"Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise"

It's Pep's birthday tomorrow! Putt-Putt wants to throw a surprise birthday party to Pep. He just needs to get everything he needs: a cake, a magician, balloons, Pep's present, and a "Happy Birthday" banner.

Arcade Games

Humongous Entertainment classified these games as Junior Arcades
*"Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick"
*"Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama"

Other Games

*"Putt-Putt & Fatty Bear's Activity Pack"
*"Putt-Putt's Fun Pack"
*"Putt-Putt's Activity Pack"
*"Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop"

References

External Links

* [http://mobygames.com/game_group/sheet/gameGroupId,515 Putt-Putt series] on MobyGames