Humongous Entertainment

[GameMasterGuy]

I had about 8 or so when I was younger. The big thing I remember is that you only run into about half the content in one run, you need to replay the game to encounter all the puzzles it randomly chooses from. The only other two things that stick out are a Pajama Sam puzzle I could never solve and the fact that one of the Spy Fox games had a screenshot that was impossible to achieve on its back (one item was from one possible puzzle, but another was from the other of two that could have been chosen from).

[lisalover1]

It was probably 7 or 8 years ago I bought most of this collection. The games didn't take long to beat, but they were fun and cheap. I recommend older gamers try the Spy Fox series first. The references to movies and tv shows are quite amusing.

These games are my favorites from each main adventure series.

Spy Fox in Dry Cereal
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch
Putt-Putt Enters the Race



EDIT: The big thinkers and arcade style games are rather boring. Big Thinkers is strictly educational and the arcade games aren't particularly interesting.

You have no idea how jealous I am right now.

[DinnerX]

^ Thanks.

Most of the Blue's Clues games are purely educational, like the Big Thinker's series. (Which is why I don't own them.) However, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's Treasure Hunt Adventure are adventure games. I've only got the birthday one so far. The game is just as good as humongous' other adventure games. They even use the actors from the kid's show which is nice. I always hate it when licensed games don't use the original actors.

Apparently Humongous was bought and sold several times, but most of the staff stayed the same until 2001. Judging by the games, that seems correct. After 2001 the only adventure games made were Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise and Pajama Sam Life is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff. Both of those games look terrible. Voice actors were changed for the worse, and the Putt-Putt one uses rehashed graphics and music. These two games do not even use the SCUMM engine. They use the yaga engine. Seems pretty clear the old humongous was dead at that point.

[pumpkinpie65]

I loved the Putt-Putt games! I would play them at all my friends' houses.

But Backyard Baseball was definitely my favorite. I remember looking through tons of cereal boxes to find one that had it. haha

[BoringSupreez]

I can't believe how nerdy some of you guys are about HE. I thought I was the only one!

@ DinnerX: good choice on your favorite Pajama Sam game. Even now I still like to play around with that one. It's neat how there's like three different ways it can play out.