1994 · Humongous Entertainment · Strategy

Putt-Putt's Fun Pack

A collection of thinking games inspired from the existing Putt-Putt games, including checkers, pinball, and tic-tac-toe. Intended as non-violent rainy-day fun for youngsters.

Released: 31 December 1994
Platforms: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer MS-DOS Windows macOS
Genres: Strategy
Developers: Humongous Entertainment
Publishers: Humongous Entertainment
Themes: Action Educational

About

Putt-Putt is a series of point-and-click adventure games and puzzle video games aimed towards children created by Humongous Entertainment. This franchise was Humongous Entertainment's first game series to be developed. They primarily involve clicking to get to a destination, although some sub-quests and mini-games involve the keyboard. The main character, Putt-Putt, an anthropomorphic purple convertible, and his dog, Pep, travel to various locations.

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Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

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.

Child actor Jason Ellefson provided Putt-Putt's voice for the first eight games. In the next three games, Nancy Cartwright voiced Putt-Putt. Michelle Thorson voiced Putt-Putt in Pep's Birthday Surprise.

Reception

The Putt-Putt series received various awards including "All-Star Software Award" from Children's Software Revue, "Reader's Choice Award" from Mac Home Journal and "2000 Best Picks Award" from Choosing Children's Software.