Putt-Putt Enters The Race

by Humongous

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S6E4
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,213 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #90 in Software > Children's Software > Games
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Putt-Putt and Pep are ready to take your kids on the ride of their lives! Today's the big day as our curious little convertible prepares for the Cartown 500. Redline Rick is eager to start the race, but Putt-Putt and Pep need a few items before they are ready to roll. Kids join in the adventure as they explore brand-new Cartown locations like Torvil Tractor's farm and Rover's Rocket Drive-in, looking for a safety helmet for Pep. Old friends like Smokey the Fire Engine and Outback Al help Putt-Putt get to the track in time for the big race. As the grand finale, kids hop behind the wheel for the first time ever as they race their favorite purple car toward the checkered flag at the Cartown Speedway! (Ages 3-8)

Product Description

Putt-Putt and Pep are ready to take your kids on the ride of their lives!

Today's the big day as the curious little convertible preparesfor the Cartown 500. Redline Rick is eager to start the race but Putt-Putt and Pep need a few items before they are ready to roll.

Kids join in the adventure as they explore brand-new Cartown locations, like Torvil Tractor's farm and Rover's RocketDrive-in, looking for a safety helmet for Pep. Old friends like Smokey the Fire Engine and Outback Al help Putt-Putt get to the track in time for the big race.

As the grand finale, kids hop behind the wheel for the first time ever as they racetheir favorite purple car toward the checkered flag at the Cartown Speedway! 
  
 

Challenge and inspire kids to think for themselves in creative and flexible ways. Kids play with faithful, lovable friends as theydiscover captivating worlds where they direct the journey and overcome challenges at their own pace.

Helps children develop:

• Critical-thinking skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Memoryskills
• Mental mapping and spatial-relations skills

The heart-warming characters and engaging adventures come to life through feature-film quality animation, original music, and the power of a child'simagination. 
  

• Kids actually drive Putt-Putt as he races around the speedway!
• Kids learn to research interesting animals...while fun games andactivities provide challenging pit stops along the way!
• Once they've gathered all of their racing gear, it's out to the track where kids get to drive Putt-Putt in the Cartown 500.
• A fantastic original soundtrack will have y

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Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspires Great Creative Thinking Processes, November 21, 1999

By 

Kelly Schaefer (Lacombe, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Putt-Putt Enters The Race (CD-ROM)

My 3 year old son loves Putt Putt! He gets such a great feeling of accomplishment when he does all that he needs to do to get into the race! I like it because the goal is not a competitive one where you have to "WIN" or "LOSE". It's more of a goal of getting the tools he needs to complete a certain job. It keeps him occupied for about an hour, which also gives me great opportunities to do housework,etc. without feeling like I'm robbing him of the chance to do something he enjoys! Also, it allows him to use his own creativity & problem solving skills, because he has to figure out how to get some of the items on the list. The greatest thing, though, is when he gets all the items & then goes to the race, he runs around the house laughing & saying "Number 1" because he's so proud of himeself!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Young children use problem-solving skills in fun format, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Putt-Putt Enters The Race (CD-ROM)

Putt-Putt is invited to participate in a race. He needs to collect four pieces of equipment to be in the race. By keeping his eyes open, earning some extra money, and helping others in cartown, he is able to gather those materials. My 3.5 yr-old son loves this game. The first few times he played the game, my husband and I played it with him, helping him think through some of the challenges and encouraging him to notice details that could help him towards his goals (e.g., collecting pop bottles to recycle towards money for his racing tires). This was especially important since Max can't read yet, so he wouldn't notice clues such as the "free" sign on the batteries in the toy store, or the "help wanted" sign at the grocery. After three or four games played with us, he was able to start playing the game independently. The challenges vary a little from game to game. Sometimes he earns a helmet by helping a cat out of a tree, other times by hammering nails. There is usually an animal to go research in the library (we help with the reading). The game can be saved, which is great because when Max plays by himself he meanders a bit more through cartown and it helps to break the game up over two or three evenings. Putt-putt models polite language and a positive demeanor. There are no bad guys.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent software for kids ready for more advanced games, November 6, 2003

By 

audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Putt-Putt Enters The Race (CD-ROM)

If your child has played Reader Rabbit and JumpStart and is ready to move on to more advanced gameplay, Humongous Entertainment's Putt-Putt series (and Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam, as well) are an excellent choice. These titles take the cognitive tasks up a notch as children must accumulate specific items, navigate a number of locations, and use their problem-solving skills to help their friends and achieve larger goals. Along the way, kind and gentle Putt-Putt and his dog Pep will meet a number of nice characters, visit a variety of interesting locations and play games as they complete the larger tasks. In Putt-Putt Enters the Race, the overarching goal is to collect the items needed so Putt-Putt can run in the big race, but along the way he will recycle bottles to collect money to buy his tires, visit the library to find out about an animal that needs help, etc. Specifics change if you start a new game, and as other reviewers have stated, you may want to play with your child a few times before they'll be able to enjoy it on their own, so each game is good for hours of fun.

This is a fine game in a great series. We have 5 Putt-Putt titles and enjoy them all.