History Creator / HumongousEntertainment

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'''Humongous Entertainment''' was a development studio that focused on children's computer games. Their five biggest franchises were , , and ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', although they had plenty of other small franchises such as , , and

In 2013, Atari, Inc., Atari Interactive, Inc. and Humongous, Inc. all filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to split away from the profit-lossing Atari SA (the former Infogrames Entertainment). During the company's bankruptcy sale in 2013, several companies purchased several assets: ''Moonbase Commander'' was bought by Creator/Rebellion, ''Backyard Sports'' was bought by Epic Gear LLC, ''Total Annihilation'' was bought by Wargaming, while Humongous, Inc. itself, alongside the Junior Adventure series and the trademark, was purchased by Tommo, Inc.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some backlash and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit. This didn't go on well with fans[[/note]], alongside several other titles that Atari owned.

'''Humongous Entertainment''' (now '''Humongous Inc.''') is a company for children's computer games, which is now owned by Tommo Inc. after Creator/{{Atari}} went bankrupt. Their five biggest franchises were ''VideoGame/PuttPutt'', ''VideoGame/FreddiFish'', ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'', ''VideoGame/SPYFox'', and ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', although they had plenty of other small franchises such as ''VideoGame/FattyBear'', ''VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug'', and ''VideoGame/BigThinkers'' Humongous was founded by Creator/RonGilbert of Creator/LucasArts fame and Shelley Day, beginning with ''VideoGame/PuttPutt Joins the Parade''. They became one of the most successful companies for children’s games, especially when their big hit, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', came out, and actually became [[CashCowFranchise the only reason Humongous made a profit]]. They also made ''VideoGame/MoonBaseCommander'' and many ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues''' {{Licensed Game}}s, and their sub-division Cavedog Entertainment made a few non-children's computer games including ''VideoGame/TotalAnnihilation'' and its follow-up ''VideoGame/TotalAnnihilationKingdoms''.

Humongous was acquired by Creator/GTInteractiveSoftware in 1996, which was renamed Creator/{{Infogrames}} in 2000, then Creator/{{Atari}} in 2003. Atari continued four of the series, but only went one game on three of those four and stopped. The other one, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'' series, lasted for several more years, but the series has since left HE's control and, after a hiatus, is now a mobile game series. Three of the games were also ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} by Majesco, but used [=ScummVM=] (a virtual machine made to run old Scumm-based games) without giving any credit to the developers whatsoever, so it now seems all series have been left abandoned and rotted. The fanbase is still strong, however, and continue to remember the games from their childhood. Many of the company's older games have been ported to mobile devices by Atari and Nimbus Games.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Creator/NightdiveStudios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, the company is currently owned by Tommo.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some backlash and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] This has not gone well with some people.

Many of them are now available on Android as well.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Creator/NightdiveStudios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, the company is currently owned by Tommo.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some backlash and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] has not gone well with some people.

Eventually, Humongous filed for bankruptcy, and sold all the rights to Creator/{{Atari}}, who continued four of the series, but only went one game on three of those four and stopped. The other one, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'' series, lasted for several more years, but the series has since left HE's control and, after a hiatus, is now a mobile game series. Three of the games were also ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} by Majesco, but used [=ScummVM=] (a virtual machine made to run old Scumm-based games) without giving any credit to the developers whatsoever, so it now seems all series have been left abandoned and rotted. The fanbase is still strong, however, and continue to remember the games from their childhood. Many of the company's older games have been ported to mobile devices by Atari and Nimbus Games.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Creator/NightdiveStudios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, the company currently being owned by dubious Tommo Inc.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some backlash and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] has not gone well with some people.

* GameMod: By editing the games' config files, you may find additional scenes, which are either extra jokes and/or GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Creator/NightdiveStudios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, with the company currently being owned by dubious Tommo Inc.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some backlash and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] will not go well with some people.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Night Dive Studios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, with the company currently being owned by dubious Tommo Inc.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some backlash and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] will not go well with some people.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Night Dive Studios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, with the company currently being owned by dubious Tommo Inc.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some InternetBackdraft and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] will not go well with some people.

* IAmNotShazam: Apparently in the early years, the company was sometimes mistakenly called "Junior Adventures" due to it being a prominent logo on the first set of game boxes without the company's real name being front-and-center; "Junior Adventures" was actually the name of the ''product lineup'' rather than the company. While the lineup name was retained beginning in 1996, for a brief period of time it was given a TenMinuteRetirement in 1994 with the lineup name (and its rocket logo) completely pushed away. When the name was used again in 1996, a much lesser deal was made of it.

* KleptomaniacHero: Partially averted. Usually the characters will give an excuse for taking anything not nailed down by saying something like "This doesn't belong here, so I'd better find the place it should go." At the base of it, though, the heroes are still snatching anything that looks important.

* DuelingDubs: Russia had at least 6 different companies translating the games into Russian, three being bootleggers (Fargus Multimedia, 7Wolf, and Vector) and three being official (Akella, Russobit, and Boolat). Fargus Multimedia actually managed to dub more games than the three official dubbers did COMBINED.

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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Quite a few examples.
** On the old section for demo downloads on the site, it once said "Warning: These files are '''HUGE!''' (5 to 24 MB)"
** When the games were first released, 640 x 480 was considered high resolution and the games fell under GeniusProgramming. In hindsight, that doesn't say much due to how far they pushed the SCUMM engine to its limits.
* {{Vaporware}}:
** ''Bobo and Fletcher Go Deep Into The Congo'', ''[[http://www.spektakle.com/portfolio/he_conjure/he_conjure.html Conjure!]]'' and ''[[http://scottbrothers.carbonmade.com/projects/2777262#12 Future Dog: Dog]] [[http://scottbrothers.carbonmade.com/projects/2777262#11 of the Future]]''.
** From Humongous's sub-division Cavedog Entertainment, ''Amen: The Awakening'', ''Butter'' (WorkingTitle), ''Elysium'', ''Glider Wars'', and ''Good & Evil''.

* WikiRule: [[http://humongous.wikia.com/wiki/Humongous_Entertainment_Wiki It has its own wiki, although it's currently a work-in-progress.]]

'''Humongous Entertainment''' (now '''Humongous Inc.''') is a company for children's computer games, which is now owned by Tommo Inc. after Creator/{{Atari}} went bankrupt. Their five biggest franchises were ''VideoGame/PuttPutt'', ''VideoGame/FreddiFish'', ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'', ''VideoGame/SPYFox'', and ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', although they had plenty of other small franchises such as ''VideoGame/FattyBear'', ''VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug'', and ''VideoGame/BigThinkers'' Humongous was founded by Creator/RonGilbert of LucasArts fame and Shelley Day, beginning with ''VideoGame/PuttPutt Joins the Parade''. They became one of the most successful companies for children’s games, especially when their big hit, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', came out, and actually became [[CashCowFranchise the only reason Humongous made a profit]]. They also made ''VideoGame/MoonBaseCommander'' and many ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues''' {{Licensed Game}}s, and their sub-division Cavedog Entertainment made a few non-children's computer games including ''VideoGame/TotalAnnihilation'' and its follow-up ''VideoGame/TotalAnnihilationKingdoms''.

'''Humongous Entertainment''' (now '''Humongous Inc.''') is a company for children's computer games, which is now owned by Tommo Inc. after Creator/{{Atari}} went bankrupt. Their five biggest franchises were ''VideoGame/PuttPutt'', ''VideoGame/FreddiFish'', ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'', ''VideoGame/SPYFox'', and ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', although they had plenty of other small franchises such as ''VideoGame/FattyBear'', ''VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug'', and ''VideoGame/BigThinkers'' Humongous was founded by Creator/RonGilbert of LucasArts fame and Shelley Day, beginning with ''VideoGame/PuttPutt Joins the Parade''. They became one of the most successful companies for children’s games, especially when their big hit, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', came out, and actually became [[CashCowFranchise the only reason Humongous made a profit]]. They also made ''VideoGame/MoonBaseCommander'' and many ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues''' {{Licensed Game}}s, and their sub-division Creator/CavedogEntertainment made a few non-children's computer games including ''VideoGame/TotalAnnihilation'' and its follow-up ''VideoGame/TotalAnnihilationKingdoms''.

* ReplayValue: A well done example. With the adeventure games, every playthrough changes the puzzle solutions and even the characters involved in some cases.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} with the help of Night Dive Studios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, with the company currently being owned by dubious Tommo Inc.[[note]]The creator of the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo X, which got some InternetBackdraft and even got Creator/{{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit.[[/note]] will not go well with some people.

** Save icons were almost always floppy disks.

!!Series by Humongous's sub-division Gaspocket Adventures:
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'''Humongous Entertainment''' (now '''Humongous Inc.''') is a company for children's computer games, which is now owned by Tommo Inc. after Creator/{{Atari}} went bankrupt. Their five biggest franchises were ''[[VideoGame/PuttPutt Putt-Putt]]'', ''FreddiFish'', ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'', ''VideoGame/SPYFox'', and ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', although they had plenty of other small franchises such as ''VideoGame/FattyBear'', ''VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug'', and ''VideoGame/BigThinkers!'' Humongous was founded by Creator/RonGilbert of LucasArts fame and Shelley Day, beginning with ''[[VideoGame/PuttPutt Putt-Putt]] Joins the Parade''. They became one of the most successful companies for children’s games, especially when their big hit, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'', came out, and actually became [[CashCowFranchise the only reason Humongous made a profit]]. They also made ''VideoGame/MoonBaseCommander'' and many ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues''' {{Licensed Game}}s, and their sub-division Creator/CavedogEntertainment made a few non-children's computer games including ''Videogame/TotalAnnihilation'' and its follow-up ''Videogame/TotalAnnihilationKingdoms''.

Eventually, Humongous filed for bankruptcy, and sold all the rights to {{Atari}}, who continued four of the series, but only went one game on three of those four and stopped. The other one, the ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'' series, lasted for several more years, but it too seems to have ended. Three of the games were also ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} by Majesco, but used [=ScummVM=] (a virtual machine made to run old Scumm-based games) without giving any credit to the developers whatsoever, so it now seems all series have been left abandoned and rotted. The fanbase is still strong, however, and continue to remember the games from their childhood. Many of the company's older games have been ported to mobile devices by Atari and Nimbus Games.

Notably, most of their {{Adventure Game}}s change the locations of the respective {{Plot Coupon}}s each playthough.

As of April 17, 2014, Humongous has started rolling their old point-and-click games out onto {{Steam}} with the help of Night Dive Studios, most famous for re-introducing PC games like ''VideoGame/SystemShock2'' and ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''. A list of the games currently available can be found [[http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Humongous%20Entertainment here.]] However, with the company currently being owned by dubious Tommo Inc[[note]]The creator of the NeoGeo X, which got some InternetBackdraft and even got {{SNK}} Playmore so incensed that they wanted to retract the license, which Tommo defied and resulted in an ongoing lawsuit[[/note]] will not go well with some people.

!Series by Humongous:

!Series by Humongous's sub-division Cavedog Entertainment:

* ''TotalAnnihilation''
** ''TotalAnnihilationKingdoms''

!Series by Humongous's sub-division Gaspocket Adventures: