Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon

Putt-Putt Goes To The Moon is a 1993 video game and the second of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.

Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon
Rereleased 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)George Alistair Sanger
SeriesPutt-Putt 
EngineSCUMM
Platform(s)MS-DOS, 3DO, Macintosh, Windows, Linux, Steam
Release
  • 1993 (MS-DOS, MAC)
  • 1994 (3DO)
  • 1995 (Mac, Win)
  • May 5, 2014 (Linux)
  • May 5, 2014 (Steam)[1]
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

A freak accident at the fireworks factory caused by Putt-Putt's excited dog Pep launches the both of them into outer space. Putt-Putt lands on the moon and with the help of the lonely Moon Buggy Rover, he procures rocket parts and glowing moon crystals to purchase the rocket and fly back to Earth.

Gameplay

The game uses the same mechanics as its prequel including Putt-Putt's glove box inventory window, Car Horn, Radio and Accelerator.

Reception

Critical reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[2]
HonestGamers10/10[3]
Unikgamer8/10[4]
Awards
PublicationAward
Choosing Children’s Software1999 Best Picks for the Holidays Award[5]
Anders CD-ROM Guide1997 Medallion Award[5]
Parents' Choice1994 Honor Award[5]
Home PCTop 100 Products[5]
Multimedia WorldBest Children’s Title[5]
The National Parenting CenterSeal of Approval[5]
MacUserFour Mouse Award[5]
CD-ROM WorldThe CD-ROM 100 Best[5]
CES1994 Innovations Showcase Award Winner[5]

Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon received relatively high scores and praise and gained numerous awards.

In April 1994 Computer Gaming World said that the game "offers a classic adventure experience for children (and adults)".[6]

Commercial performance

The 3DO version of the game was showcased at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas around early January 1994.[7] Copies of the game came packaged with an activity book containing Math and English exercises plus a Putt-Putt pen.[8]

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.[9]

gollark: <@417610788342333440> it says forever now.
gollark: ...?!
gollark: <@237009011801718785> Are you banned from private trades too by the hub ban thing?
gollark: The wilderness somehow?
gollark: Truly it hides deep secrets.

References
  1. "Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon on Steam". Steam. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. Brad Cook. "Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon - Review - Allgame". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. Sise-Neg (October 25, 2012). "Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon PC Review". HonestGamers. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  4. "Putt-Putt series on Unikgamer". Unikgamer. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  5. "Humongous Entertainment® Hall of Fame 1993-2000": 10. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Invasion Of The Data Stashers". Computer Gaming World. April 1994. pp. 20–42.
  7. "Global Launch multiple brands more than 200 titles in Development". Game Guru - Volume 1, Issue 1. March 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  8. "Edutainment - Two of the Best". PC Zone. No. 15. Future plc. June 1994. p. 91.
  9. People Staff (June 2, 1997). "The Little Car that Could". People. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018.
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