Putt-Putt Travels Through Time facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Putt-Putt Travels Through Time |
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| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios |
| Producer(s) | Ron Gilbert |
| Designer(s) | Brad Carlton Bret Barrett Matthew Mahon Nick Mirkovich |
| Writer(s) | Laurie Rose Bauman |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | Android, Macintosh, Windows, iOS, Linux |
| Release date(s) | Released:
Re-released:
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Putt-Putt Travels Through Time is a 1997 video game and the fourth of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. In 2014 Night Dive Studios re-released the iOS, Linux and Steam versions. This is the last game to feature Jason Ellefson as the voice of Putt-Putt.
Plot
The game begins with Putt-Putt packing his new school supplies. Putt-Putt is excited to show Mr. Firebird his history report, calculator, and Smokey the Fire Engine lunchbox before school starts. He wakes up Pep, brings his coin, and heads down the road to Mr. Firebird's Lab. He explains about his new Time Portal invention, which allows the past and future to be seen without actually traveling there. After Putt-Putt takes out his things, Mr. Firebird attempts to start the machine. After failing, he realizes he needs a coin to start the machine, and he is fresh out. Putt-Putt offers the coin, and Mr. Firebird starts the machine.
However, the Time Portal goes haywire (out of control) and opens up. It sucks Putt-Putt's objects and Pep into time. A panicked Mr. Firebird tells Putt-Putt of the risk of being sucked into time unless the portal is shut closed for sure. Putt-Putt assures him that he will gather his things and Pep soon, and enters the Time Portal. Putt-Putt must retrieve his lost things and Pep in order for Mr. Firebird to close the portal for good.
Putt-Putt returns to the present with his things and Pep, and Mr. Firebird closes the portal for good. Putt-Putt tells Mr. Firebird that he liked time traveling and that it was the best fun ever. Mr. Firebird is glad that Putt-Putt had fun while time traveling, but then tells Putt-Putt that he's going to be late for school unless he hurries. Putt-Putt tells him that he's right, and he will show him his school supplies later. At school, Putt-Putt shares the news by telling everyone about time traveling as the game ends.
Gameplay
The game mechanics are the same as the prequels including the glove box inventory, horn, radio and accelerator. There are also a number of optional minigames throughout the four eras.
Images for kids
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Concept art for Merlin the Medieval Sorcerer, a new character in the game. Artists played around with designs and colours until settling on the finished version as he appears in the game (bottom).
