Putt-Putt Joins the Circus

In his sixth outing, Putt-Putt takes a trip to the circus only to find out things are a complete mess, and of course it's left up to the kid to put it all back together.

Unfortunately, this was made just after Ron Gilbert and many other key members of the company had left, and it was very clear they weren't initially ready to pump out more games without them. It mostly just plays like a cheap clone of the third game, with the addition of easy puzzles, corner-cutting animation, and completely forgettable music...not to mention there aren't even any changing paths.

They would thankfully prove themselves worthy in the games to come, but for now it's time to talk about more unused content.

Unused Text
Most Humongous games have inaccessible subtitles, and this one is no exception. To activate them, add the setting TextOn=1 to either hegames.ini or scummvm.ini.

Debug Mode
Adding the following line SputmDebug=60500 to hegames.ini or scummvm.ini enables debug mode for this game.

Room Debug


This is the room debug screen, which gives a map that allows you to access any location in the game. Press Shift-G, or type room 6 in ScummVM's debugger or 6 on the room goto window to access it.

Item Debug


This is the item debug screen, which gives a picture of every item in the game. Clicking on one places an "X" over it, indicating it's in your inventory. Press Shift-I or type room 38 in ScummVM's debugger, or 6 on the room goto window to access it.

Fast Mode
The combination Ctrl-F enables a turbo mode that makes all animations run much faster.

Object Pickup
Ctrl-O prompts the user for an object number to pick up.

Go To Room
Ctrl-G brings up a prompt for a room number to go to.

Change Variable
Pressing Ctrl-E first asks for a variable number to change, then gives the value of that variable and prompts the user for a new value to set it to.

Unused Music


A single unused music piece resides in the HE4 file, with an unknown use thanks in part to how similar every tune in this game sounds.

Interface/In Your Face Screen


Warping to room 2 using ScummVM brings up this screen with the handwritten words "in-your-face" overlapping the word "interface". No idea what this is for.

Unused Animation
So_RORMkgdo Normally it is impossible to put the trampoline in the chasm from the left, but there is still an animation for Putt-Putt setting the trampoline up from that side anyway. Setting the trampoline up still functions as intended, though Putt-Putt will jump from the right no matter what. This is only possible to do using debug rooms.