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Putt-Putt is a [[Sentient Vehicle|talking purple car]], in a world where [[Sentient Vehicle|vehicles]], as well as other things
The [[Adventure Game|Adventure Games]], in order, are:
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* ''Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop''
The series also spawned multiple [[Tie-in Novel|children's books]] (not all of which may have been published), including ''Go, Go, Putt-Putt Go!'', ''On the Road With Putt-Putt'', ''Putt
A recurring feature in the games is the ability to have your paint color changed at a certain place. In some games, you have to find or earn coins to do this, and in some it's free. The color change has absolutely no influence on the gameplay.
A lite version of ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' can be [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/putt-putt-saves-the-zoo-lite/id524474521 downloaded] from iTunes, and a demo version of ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' can be [ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/putt_travel_thru_time/PuttTime-Demo.zip downloaded]{{Dead link}} from Infogrames.
[[Not to Be Confused With]] the famous miniature golf chain.
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* [[Absentee Actor]]: Pep is absent from ''Fun Pack'' and its [[Updated Rerelease]] ''Activity Pack''.
* [[Accidental Pun]]: ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' has an '''auto'''save feature.
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* [[All Deserts Have Cacti]]: The Old West in ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' and the [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time''.
* [[Alternate Continuity]]: The [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', a [[Compressed Adaptation]] of the game ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time''.
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: Made better by the fact you can change Putt-Putt's color in all of the adventure games (and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'').
* [[The Anime of the Game]]: Was to have been created by Lancit Media Entertainment.
* [[Art Shift]]: ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' completely changed from having DOS type graphics to the type that resembles a cartoon.
* [[Attract Mode]]: Featured in ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama''.
* [[Audio Adaptation]]: The [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'' came with a cassette tape of the same name.
* [[Auto
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: Putt-Putt and Pep are somehow able to breathe on the moon. Pep is wearing a space helmet in space, but loses it on the moon.
* [[Big No]]:
** In ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'', Mr. Firebird does one of these upon Pep leaping onto the "DO NOT TOUCH!" lever.
** In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', Putt-Putt does one of these upon Pep getting sucked into the time machine.
* [[Big Red Button|Big Red Lever]]: ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon''.
* [[Breaking Out]]: ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama''.
* [[The Cameo]]: Besides the usual Humongous cameos, ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' has these two clickpoints:
** A clickpoint outside the tunnel to Torvil Tractor's farm features [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG0iWJA20Do#t=32s the juggling alligator] from ''[[Spy Fox]]: Operation Ozone''.
** A [[Dummied Out]] clickpoint inside the Party Store has a [[Fatty Bear]] unzip his head to reveal either [[Spy Fox]], [[Backyard Sports|Pete Wheeler]] (using his original design), [[Freddi Fish]]
* [[Canon
* [[Canon Foreigner]]:
** From the [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: The Great Pet Chase'', Smokey's pet Dalmatian puppy Sparky, Putt-Putt's friend Ruby, Ruby's pet kitten Fuzzy, and some of the wildlife near Putt-Putt's house.
** From the [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', [[Robot Dog|robotic dog]] Winks and the mountain lion.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Putt-Putt's "Wowie zowie!" and "Hot ziggety!".
* [[Christmas Episode]]: The [[Tie-in Novel]]/[[Audio Adaptation]] ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'', in which Putt-Putt and Pep [[Saving Christmas|save Christmas]].
* [[Compressed Adaptation]]: The [[Alternate Continuity]] [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time'', based on the game ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time''.
* [[Conspicuous CG]]: ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' features a completely CG-produced race track, with the racers, the birds
* [[Continuity Nod]]: In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', there is a crossed-out sign at the beginning of the game that says Fireworks Factory on the way to Firebird's lab.
* [[Creator
* [[Crossover]]: ''Putt-Putt & [[Fatty Bear]]'s Activity Pack'' is the only Humongous game to go further than simple [[The Cameo|cameos]].
* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' changed the "skip cutscenes" key from Escape to Enter (with Escape now functioning as an additional way to show or hide the Main Menu Bar), leaving many unaware it was possible to skip cutscenes.▼
* [[A Day in
▲* [[Damn You Muscle Memory]]: ''Pep's Birthday Surprise'' changed the "skip cutscenes" key from Escape to Enter (with Escape now functioning as an additional way to show or hide the Main Menu Bar), leaving many unaware it was possible to skip cutscenes.
* [[Depending
▲* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: In ''Dog on a Stick'', Pep, not Putt-Putt, is the sole playable character.
** Mr. Fenderbender got a minor redesign and a new paint job in ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race''.
▲* [[Depending On the Artist]]: Technically justified, since the characters are vehicles and can presumably have themselves remodeled.
**
**
* [[Disembodied Eyebrows]]: Putt-Putt's eyebrows always float.
* [[Downloadable Content]]: ''Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop'' had additional art that could be downloaded from Humongous' website.
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** Chuck is known as Tony.
* [[Dummied Out]]:
** ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'':
*** The game's HE4 file contains [[Cut Song|unused music]].
** ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'':
*** The game's HE4 file contains [[Cut Song|unused music]].
** ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'':
*** Putt-Putt and Pep have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAoFYGBgXA8 an unused] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZQXG0AROsI animation] that can be unlocked by adding "<nowiki>UpChuck=71595</nowiki>" to the game's section in the INI file.
*** Putt-Putt has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeAHiSr5834 an unused line] that can be unlocked by adding "<nowiki>MoveInHerds=71595</nowiki>" to the game's section in the INI file.
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*** The game's demo is buried into the files, albeit mostly broken.
*** The game's HE4 file contains [[Cut Song|unused music]].
** ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'':
*** An unused [[Level Editor]] for the developers exists. It can be accessed by either adding "<nowiki>RhettCool=1</nowiki>" to the game's section in the INI file and pressing "e" at any time during the gameplay, or by typing "room 5" in ScummVM's debugger. Levels can only be tested through the latter method though.
** ''Putt-Putt and Pepe's Dog on a Stick'':
*** An unused level environment of [[Macro Zone|giant cans in a giant kitchen]] (with partially unfinished colors and no music) is included in the developers' [[Level Editor]], which can be accessed by using ScummVM's debugger and typing "room 5."
** ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'':
*** The game's HE4 file contains [[Cut Song|unused music]].
** ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'':
*** Putt-Putt has an unused line (with unfinished animation) that can be triggered by getting [[MacGuffin|everything Putt-Putt needs for the race]] then checking the racing form (which can only be done by using the game's debug mode or ScummVM's debugger).
*** The old preview for it is buried into the real game's files, even though it has no use.
** ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'':
*** The [[Fatty Bear]] inside the Party Store has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2gr5a-9pa0 four unused animations] featuring [[The Cameo|cameos]] by [[Spy Fox]], [[Backyard Sports|Pete Wheeler]] (using his original design), [[Freddi Fish]]
*** The egg on top of Baldini's Grocery Store has an unused animation that was deemed weird.
*** The game's rooms.he file contains [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8InLPBf8dlg at least one unused animation].
*** The game's talkies.he file contains unused dialogue recordings.
*** The game's data.he file contains unused dialogue scripts.
* [[Easter Egg]]: In ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', clicking on the green car at the speedway while holding SHIFT skips to the race.
* [[Everybody Do the Endless Loop]]: The dancing penguins in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''. You can even change their dance cycles. Putt-Putt and Pep also join in after the music has been playing for ten seconds (Pep doing a "swimming" dance
* [[Everything Is an
* [[Expanded Universe]]: The [[Tie-in Novel|Tie-In Novels]] and [[Audio Adaptation]].
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Pep, especially in ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''.
* [[First
* [[Fish Eyes]]: In ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'', Putt-Putt often has these.
▲* [[Auto Scrolling Level]]: The entirety of ''Bear Stormin''' in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' and ''Circus Stormin''' in ''Putt-Putt & [[Fatty Bear]]'s Activity Pack''.
* [[Floating Continent]]: ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' has this in the future.
* [[Furry Confusion]]: [[Santa Claus]]' sleigh from the [[Tie-in Novel]]/[[Audio Adaptation]] ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas'' is not a [[Sentient Vehicle]].
* [[Game Breaking Bug]]: In the 1999 version of ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', if you are on the raft and click on the land (without going somewhere else) and skip it while Putt-Putt is talking, the raft disappears and you have no way of getting it back
* [[Game Within a Game]]: ''Bear Stormin''' in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'', Squoosh in ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time''.
* [[Geographic Flexibility]]: All games that take place in Cartown change the design each time.
* [[Guide Dang It]]:
** Let's start counting how many people on [[YouTube]] couldn't figure out the proper way to do the digging minigame in ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race''. To elaborate more on this, most people thought that it was an entirely [[Luck
** In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', there are two puzzles that require Putt-Putt to pay a nickel: buying a suit of armor and buying a newspaper. You're only allowed to carry one nickel at a time, so if both of these puzzles appear, you have to purchase something with the nickel you have before Toby will let you earn another one. It's never made obvious that Toby will give you more than one nickel.
* [[Helicopter Pack]]: Putt-Putt's propellor attachment from ''Activity Pack'' (specifically, from ''Circus Stormin''') and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''.
* [[Holler Button]]: Putt-Putt's horn and radio.
* [[Idiosyncratic Wipes]]: The ending of ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' does this once, using an image of Pep's head.
* [[Level Editor]]: ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''.▼
▲* [[Level Editor]]: ''Balloon-o-Rama'' and ''Dog on a Stick''.
* [[Lost in Translation]]: Due to the fact that the first two games had [[No Export for You|few translations]], a lot of the [[Continuity Nod|Continuity Nods]] and [[Call Back|Call Backs]] were lost when the other games were translated. Although their dated look is a possible explanation, there was also the fact that they were poorly coded, as in DOS-like. They were very complex by comparison of later games, so most companies didn't bother with them. Akella did go through the effort of translating ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'', but it was the only Russian translation of theirs to keep the original subtitles in (the other games had them removed).
* [[Macro Zone]]: ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'''s [[Dummied Out]] kitchen level environment.▼
* [[Mad Libs Dialogue]]: Just like most Humongous games. An example is "I have... nine... moon crystals".▼
▲* [[Macro Zone]]: ''Dog on a Stick'''s [[Dummied Out]] kitchen level environment.
▲* [[Mad Libs Dialogue]]: Just like most Humongous games. An example is "I have...nine...moon crystals".
* [[Minigame Game]]: ''Fun Pack'' and its [[Updated Rerelease]] ''Activity Pack''.
* [[Multiple Head Case]]: The alien selling the rocket in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon''.
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Even when the "trailer" is part of the game itself
* [[New Neighbours
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Yes, even in a kids' game. The minigame ''Bear Stormin{{'}}'' (later recycled as ''Circus Stormin{{'}}'' in ''Putt-Putt & [[Fatty Bear]]'s Activity Pack'') has near-impossible later levels. You can't forget a single balloon, or hit a single enemy, otherwise you're
* [[Oddly
* [[Once an Episode]]: Every adventure game but ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' and ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' has a set of characters who tell each other jokes. ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'' has the dog, cat, duck and bunny, ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' has Thwack and Quack, ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'' has King Chariot and the three children, ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' has Maxie and Slapsy, and ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus'' has Ratso and Catnip.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted
* [[Palette Swap]]: The Carbucks Coffee Carista from ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' is a [[Palette Swap]] of Chuck Wagon, with Chuck's Cartown's Best logo replaced by the Carbucks Cocoa logo.
* [[Parental Bonus]]: ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' has a [[Shout
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Putt-Putt, mostly in the original games, where due to sprite limitations, he is almost always smiling when he speaks, even if something's wrong ("Oh my goodness, I'm on the moon!").
* [[Photo Montage]]: The credits of ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus''
* [[Portal to
* [[Punny Name]]: Arthur T. Fact. [[Don't Explain the Joke|But you can call him]] Art T. Fact.
* [[Recycled Soundtrack]]: ''Fun Pack'', its [[Updated Rerelease]] ''Activity Pack'', ''Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop'', and ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'' each reuse music from previous games.
* [[Rhymes
* [[Robot Dog]]: Winks from the [[Alternate Continuity]] [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time''.
* [[Same Language Dub]]: There are UK English dubs of ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' and ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus''. Each comes with [[Dub Name Change]]s.
* [[Santa Claus]]: He and his flying reindeer have a cameo in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', and they make a full-fledged appearance in the [[Tie-in Novel]]/[[Audio Adaptation]] ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas''.
* [[Saving Christmas]]: Putt-Putt and Pep do this in the [[Tie-in Novel]]/[[Audio Adaptation]] ''Putt-Putt's Night Before Christmas''.
* [[Sentient Vehicle]]
* [[Shout
** In ''Putt-Putt Travels Through Time'', when talking to Art T. Fact, he can ask for [[Pajama Sam
** In ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' and ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus'', there's a bill board at the beginning which has a few references to [[
** ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' is FILLED with ''[[
** And way more. There could practically be a whole page with cross references in HE games.
** For a non-Humongous example, ''[[
* [[Smelly Skunk]]: ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'' has this for one of the enemies.
* [[The Something Song]]: The official name for ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo's'' song is "The Zoo Song".
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Fans consider ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' to be this to ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', due to the large amount of returning characters and locations.
* [[Spoiler Title]]: Every [[Adventure Game]] is named after someting plot-significant that Putt-Putt does in that game, but some of these namesakes are events that most of the game leads up to. Thus, there is no doubt that Putt-Putt will join the parade in ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', save the zoo in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'', enter the race in ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', and join the circus in ''Putt-Putt Joins the Circus''.
* [[Stock Femur Bone]]: In ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', Putt-Putt finds one and uses it to befriend Pep. Later, in ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick'', Pep finds them all over the place.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Smokey has had two different Dalmatian puppies, Sparky from the [[Tie-in Novel]] ''Putt-Putt: The Great Pet Chase'' and Max from the game ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise''.
* [[Take Your Time]]:
** ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'' is the only game in the series to actually make use of the gas gauge, but as in the later games, you cannot run out of fuel.
** ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'' will sometimes have a shed on fire. Despite the fact it's a really small shed and could burn in mere seconds, it never does. In fact, you have enough time to go back to Smokey only to find out he's out to lunch.
* [[Taunt Button]]: Putt-Putt's speedometer, the gas gauge in ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'', and the horn almost 98% of the time.
* [[Tie-in Novel]]: Many children's books were made, including [[Alternate Continuity]] ''Putt-Putt: Lost In Time''. See description for a list.
* [[Time Machine]]: Mr. Firebird's Time Portal.
* [[Time Travel]]: Via Mr. Firebird's Time Portal.
* [[Title Drop]]: In ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'': "Congratulations! Putt-Putt, you saved the zoo!"
* [[Title Theme Tune]]: From ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon'' to ''Putt-Putt Enters the Race'', there is an opening song.
* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]: ''Bear/Circus Stormin''' both have one level when there is a cannonball attached ''right inside a balloon''. There is no clear indication of this either, and if you fall for it, you lose a life.
* [[Updated Rerelease]]: ''Putt-Putt & [[Fatty Bear]]'s Activity Pack''.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: In ''Putt-Putt Joins the Parade'', there's some nails on Red Street. You can actually make Putt-Putt run over them and ''kill his tires''. The result is rather entertaining, so most people like to do it on purpose.
* [[Viewers Are Goldfish]]: At the beginning of ''Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise'', Putt-Putt goes to the Feed Store and Mr. Kibble suggests to bring Pep over so he can decide which of the new flavors of dog food he likes best. The scene has little significance to begin with, but he feels the need list off all the flavors. Less than a minute later when Pep is testing them, Mr. Kibble feels it important enough to list off the flavors... ''again''.
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]: ''Putt-Putt's One-Stop Fun Shop'''s Putt-Putt-o-Matic.
* [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]]: Putt-Putt's [[Dummied Out]] reaction to eating ten or more servings of cotton candy in ''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo''. [[Extreme Omnivore|Pep]] then hops out and [[Squick|licks up Putt-Putt's vomit.]]
* [[Wasted Song]]:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB5TpsG78tc The music for blasting off into outer space] in ''Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon''. More than a quarter of it is unheard in-game.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VshAqbRtn4w Rover's story] from the same game. It's cut off halfway through.
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* [[A Winner Is You]]: In the spinoff game ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama'': "Great job, Pep! Pep, you're the greatest balloon-poppin' pup I know!" *barks* *jumps to pop balloon* "Hooray!"
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