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The Putt-Putt series is a collection of children's adventure and puzzle computer 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 convertible, and his pet dog, Pep, travel to various locations.
The Putt-Putt series is a collection of children's adventure and puzzle computer 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 car, and his pet dog, Pepper (Pep), travel to various locations. Putt-Putt was originally thought up 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.[1] Child actor Jason Ellefson did Putt-Putt's voice for the first eight of the games.
Humongous Entertainment classified these games as Junior Adventures (for kids 3-8)
| Putt-Putt Joins the Parade | |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Tom McMail |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Microsoft Windows, 3DO |
| Release date(s) | February 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
"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 needs to find various objects such as a pet and a balloon and get a carwash. This is the one where Putt-Putt goes into the cave and finds Pep, his little brown dog. The game was reissued in 1995, and again in 1998.
| Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | November 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
When Putt-Putt visits the fireworks factory, a slip of Pep's paw sends him rocketing to the moon. Once there, he needs to gather the pieces of a rocket ship to get himself, Pep, and a new friend back home to Earth. Unlike the previous game, this one featured a more advanced MIDI-based soundtrack, and is the only Humongous game to do so. There was a hidden sneak peek to this game if Fatty Bear looks through a telescope in "Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise." The game was reissued in 1995, and again in 1998.
| Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | Late 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
In this game, Putt-Putt has to rescue the zoo animals and return them to Outback Al (who also appears in Putt-Putt Enters the Race) before the Zoo's grand-opening. The game features the song 'Topiary Creatures'. The animation style also changed with this game and becomes much more refined, in contrast to the computer-like style of the past two games. The game was reissued in 1999. On November 15, 2011, the game became the first Humongous Entertainment game to be rereleased for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.[2]
| Putt-Putt Travels Through Time | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
"Putt-Putt Travels Through Time" begins with Putt-Putt packing his new school supplies. He goes to Mr. Firebirds' lab to meet his friend with his coin. Mr. Firebird has his new time portal. Putt-Putt says, "Here's the coin, Mr. Firebird." and he gives his coin to Mr. Firebird. Mr. Firebird puts the coin into the washing machine. When it and the time portal starts, Mr. Firebird tells the washing machine. Suddenly, went CRASH! BANG! The time portal is out of control and it opens. Pep, the history report, calculator and Smokey the fire engine lunchbox get sucked into it. Putt-Putt has to save the day. This was the last game to feature Jason Ellefson as Putt-Putt. The game's story of time travel, future area (featuring Car Town in the year 2112) and the fact that the characters are cars have been connected to Back to the Future.
| Putt-Putt Enters the Race | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | September 15, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Putt-Putt has to find a number of important objects before he qualifies for the Cartown 500 race: high powered, high octane gasoline, 4 racing tires, a safety helmet for Pep, and a flag with a specific number on it (1-9, Redline Rick tells Putt-Putt his official number on his checklist). When all of the objectives are completed, Putt-Putt is allowed to enter the race. The player is then allowed to race as Putt-Putt at the end of this game, the first time in the series where the Putt-Putt can be directly "driven." This is the first game to have Putt-Putt's voice done by Nancy Cartwright. Many characters from previous games make return appearances, including Smokey the Fire Engine, Rover, Outback Al and others.
| Putt-Putt Joins the Circus | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | July 1, 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
"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 (a reference to Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey 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 Mombasa (two elephants from Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo). Putt-Putt needs to help all his new circus friends, so they will practice and finally perform under the big top in the opening night. It becomes a "Great Success."
| Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | October 31, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
It's Pep's birthday tomorrow and Putt-Putt wants to throw a surprise party for him. He just needs to get everything he needs before the party tomorrow morning. In this game, Putt-Putt is voiced by Michelle Thorson. Some of the music is recycled from Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo.
Humongous Entertainment classified these games as Junior Arcades
| Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | early 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Arcade |
You guide Pep on a pogo stick through a 3D isometric maze, avoiding hazards like oil spills and traps. The dog collects bones, ice cream cones and candy to gain points. As the game progresses, trampolines appear, changing the path of Pep. The game was designed a junior arcade for 3–8 years old.
| Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | August 20, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Arcade |
A Putt Putt arcade game where you have to pop the balloons by guiding Putt Putt, all while bouncing Pep.
How to play: If you've played Blasterball, here's how to launch Pep: Click the left mouse button. You will need to pop all the balloons without dropping Pep (You'll lose a life if you drop Pep). Popping balloons give you points! The more balloons you pop, the more points you get. There are 120 adventure levels. As the levels progress, you can get power-ups for Pep, and one for Putt-Putt including the following: Cape, Electric Shoes, Space Helmet (automatically gets one on Bonus Level), longer Putt-Putt, and extra lives. Missing Pep causes the power-ups to be lost, and missing Pep on Bonus Levels causes you to go back to the game.
Custom Level Editor
The Custom Level Editor was designed for players to create their own levels of balloon popping fun.
To pick the level, click the Up and Down arrows. The Color Picker allows you to pick one of four different color schemes that will affect the balloon pieces you have available. To erase pieces, click on the pin, and 'pop' the pieces that you want to remove from your blueprint.
Players can change Putt-Putt's color to red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, white, or purple. All colors can be painted on again. This also changes the color of the dashboard in Putt-Putt Enters the Race, Putt-Putt Joins the Circus, Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-O-Rama, Putt-Putt Travels Through Time and Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo. However, in Putt-Putt Joins the Parade and Putt-Putt Enters the Race, the player needs to put 3 coins in a coin slot.