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Putt-Putt Goes To The Moon is a 1993 video game and the second of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. It is also the last game in the series to use pixel art graphics.
| Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon | |
|---|---|
 Rereleased Windows / Macintosh cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment[a] |
| Director(s) | Ron Gilbert |
| Designer(s) |
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| Writer(s) | Laurie Rose Bauman Annie Fox |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, 3DO, Macintosh, Windows, Linux,\ |
| Release | 1993: MS-DOS 1994: 3DO 1995: Mac, Windows May 5, 2014: Linux[1] |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot edit
Putt-Putt and Pep are invited by a scientist named Mr. Firebird to visit his Fireworks Factory. At the factory, Pep chases a butterfly, only to cause a firecracker to emerge and launch Putt-Putt into outer space. Putt-Putt lands on the Moon, where he begins searching for a way to return home.
As Putt-Putt explores the Moon, he falls off an unstable bridge but is rescued by a lunar rover called Rover, who was left stranded on the Moon by astronauts. Rover then takes Putt-Putt to a nearby city called Moon City, where a rocket is on sale. The owners of the rocket give Putt-Putt a blueprint that shows all of the parts that are needed to fix it. Putt-Putt then sets out to collect these parts with Rover's help.
After buying and fixing the rocket, Putt-Putt and Rover return to Earth, where Putt-Putt reunites with his friends and introduces them to Rover.
Gameplay edit
The game uses the same mechanics as its predecessor including Putt-Putt's glove box inventory window, Car Horn, Radio and Accelerator. Glowing moon crystals replace coins from the first game as the use of currency in the game, in which you can earn up to 5 glowing moon crystals by playing a minigame called "Alien Tag", with a group of aliens called the crater creatures; 10 crystals must be earned in order to purchase the rocket ship to return to Earth.
Release edit
The 3DO version of the game was shown at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas around early January 1994.[2] Copies of the game came packaged with an activity book containing Math and English exercises plus a Putt-Putt pen.[3]
Reception edit
| Publication | Award |
|---|---|
| Choosing Children’s Software | 1999 Best Picks for the Holidays Award[4] |
| Anders CD-ROM Guide | 1997 Medallion Award[4] |
| Parents' Choice | 1994 Honor Award[4] |
| Home PC | Top 100 Products[4] |
| Multimedia World | Best Children’s Title[4] |
| The National Parenting Center | Seal of Approval[4] |
| MacUser | Four Mouse Award[4] |
| CD-ROM World | The CD-ROM 100 Best[4] |
| CES | 1994 Innovations Showcase Award Winner[4] |
In April 1994, Computer Gaming World said that the game "offers a classic adventure experience for children (and adults)".[5]
The combined sales of Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon, Putt-Putt Joins the Parade and Putt Putt Saves the Zoo surpassed one million units by June 1997.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon on Steam". Steam. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Global Launch multiple brands more than 200 titles in Development". Game Guru - Volume 1, Issue 1. March 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Edutainment - Two of the Best". PC Zone. No. 15. Future plc. June 1994. p. 91.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Humongous Entertainment® Hall of Fame 1993-2000": 10.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Invasion Of The Data Stashers". Computer Gaming World. April 1994. pp. 20–42.
- ^ People Staff (June 2, 1997). "The Little Car that Could". People. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018.
- ^ The Steam release was co-published by Tommo and Night Dive Studios.
