Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade
Windows / Macintosh Cover art
Developer(s) Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s) Humongous Entertainment
Director(s) Ron Gilbert
Designer(s)
Writer(s) Laurie Rose Bauman, Annie Fox
Composer(s) Tom McMail
Engine SCUMM
Platform(s) MS-DOS, 3DO, Macintosh, Windows, Linux, Steam
Release
  • 1992 (MS-DOS)
  • 1993 (3DO)
  • 1995 (Mac, Win)
  • April 17, 2014 (Linux)
  • April 17, 2014 (Steam)[1]
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade is a 1992 video game and the first of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. Upon release, the game sold over 300,000 copies.[2] The combined sales of Putt-Putt Joins the Parade, Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon and Putt Putt Saves the Zoo surpassed one million units by June 1997.[3]

Plot

When Putt-Putt hears on his radio that there a pet parade is coming to Cartown, he really wants to be in it. Before he can enter the parade, he must find a pet and a balloon, and get cleaned at the car wash. After that, Putt-Putt goes to talk to Smokey the Fire Engine to borrow his lawn mower, so he could make some money to use the car wash. He goes to Green Street, Red Street, and Blue Street to help people by mowing lawns and delivering groceries for Mr. Baldini to earn money for the car wash. Putt-Putt then helps a car, Mrs. Airbag that lost her baby in the movies, and goes in a cave and finds a puppy that he names Pep. After that, he is the leader of the parade and everyone has a happy day!

Gameplay

The game makes use of a simplified adventure system where a single click on a certain spot allows the player to pick up items, go to another location, talk to characters and find trivial but fun stuff in the screen. Items are placed in Putt-Putt's glove box which can be used to solve puzzles. Also Putt-Putt's horn and accelerator can be used for certain situations.

Lawsuit

After the game's creation, Humongous Entertainment had intended to get Electronic Arts to distribute the product, invoking a lawsuit from Lucasarts over the ownership of the SCUMM game engine and disruption from press release.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings50% (PC - 1 review)[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Adventure Gamers[6]
IGN8.2/10 (PC)[7]
MacUser[8]
Awards
PublicationAward
Choosing Children’s Software1999 Best Picks for the Holidays Award[9]
Anders CD-ROM Guide1997 Medallion Award[9]
Sesame Street Parents1997 Reviewer’s Choice Award[9]
CES1994 Innovations Showcase Award Winner[9]
CNETTop 100 CD-ROMs Award
Buy It! Award[9]
MacUserFive Mouse Award
Best New Children’s Program[9]
KidsoftMember’s Choice - Early Learning[9]
PC EntertainmentBest PC Educational Game[9]
Compute!Best Educational Program[9]
CD-ROM WorldThe CD-ROM 100 Best[9]
Family Fun MagazineSoftware of the Year[9]
Parents' ChoiceParent's Choice Award[9]
Home PCTop 100 Products[9]
Family PCFamily Tested-Recommended[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade on Steam". Steam. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Robert Sorbo. "Cyber Elite - Shelley Day". Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ People Staff (June 2, 1997). "The Little Car that Could". People. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lucasarts vs Humongous Entertainment". Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade for PC - GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade Information, Screenshots & Media". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade Review". IGN. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ LeVitus, Bob (December 1995). "The Game Room". MacUser. Archived from the original on January 22, 2000.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Humongous Entertainment® Hall of Fame 1993-2000": 9–10. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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