Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade
Developer(s)	Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Humongous Entertainment
Designer(s)	Ron Gilbert
Writer(s)	Laurie Rose Bauman, Annie Fox
Composer(s)	Tom McMail
Engine	SCUMM
Platform(s)	DOS, 3DO, Macintosh, Windows, Linux, Steam
Release date(s)	1992 (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.

Plot

Putt-Putt wants to join in a special parade event. First however he needs a car wash, a pet and a balloon, so Putt-Putt drives around, rescues and adopts a lost puppy he names Pep and earns money by mowing lawns to get what he needs to enter the parade.

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.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score Aggregator Score GameRankings 50% (PC - 1 review)[2] Review scores Publication Score Adventure Gamers [3] IGN 8.2/10 (PC)[4]

References

1. "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade on Steam". steampowered.com. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
2. "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade for PC - GameRankings". Game Rankings. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
3. "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade Information, Screenshots & Media". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
4. "Putt-Putt Joins the Parade Review". IGN. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

External links

• Putt-Putt Joins the Parade at MobyGames
• Putt-Putt Joins the Parade at Humongous Entertainment