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(Evidently I'm not able to add these to the original post (maybe too much text?), but here...)

Game demos can be found here! Just use SCUMMVM to play them. (Note: to save, you may have to lower your mouse to the bottom of the screen and select the "Options" icon in the lower left, or you may have to press "S")
http://scummvm.org/demos/ -> scroll down to find Humongous Entertainment Demos

Humongous Catalog:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/catalog-win-demo-en.zip/download

Freddi Fish:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/freddi-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/freddi2-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/freddi3-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/freddi4-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/freddicove-win-demo-us.zip/download

Pajama Sam: (What I recommend)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/pajama-win-demo-us.zip/download
(press "S" to save; selecting the icon just exits the game)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/pajama2-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/pajama3-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/lost-win-demo-us.zip/download

Putt-Putt:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/puttrace-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/puttmoon-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/puttcircus-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/puttzoo-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/putttime-win-demo-us.zip/download

Spy Fox: (What I also recommend)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/spyfox-win-demo1-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/spyfox2-win-demo-us.zip/download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/demos/scumm/he/spyozon-win-demo-us.zip/download

(There are variations to the links I posted, such as French and Dutch versions. Search http://scummvm.org/demos/ -> scroll down to find Humongous Entertainment Demos for those options
Post edited February 23, 2013 by tfishell
Some r/gaming evidence. :)

"I really miss these guys." http://i.imgur.com/A68rvl1.jpg

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/194adu/i_really_miss_these_guys/

400+ upvotes.

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"I played Putt putt Goes to the Moon for hours on end as a kid, it never got old"
-pojo458

"Spy Fox, one of the best games for all ages"
-FailingHappenstance

"Backyard Soccer, Baseball, Football, and Basketball. Greatest games of my childhood. Best sports games I've ever played."
-ladrlee

"My personal favorites were Putt-Putt Travels Through Time, Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When it's Dark Outside, and Backyard Baseball. I played those games so much. Back then, every game had replayability. Even the linear, point-and-click games. It didn't matter how many times you beat that shit, you never lost interest in it. Idk if the games were just that good or if my five year old attention span allowed for things to get repetitive a lot slower..."
-ImmaBeADork

"...Honestly, what better quality was there when it came to point-and-click games for kids? EVERYTHING WAS CLICKABLE, EVERYTHING. Better voice acting than modern games, good music, what didn't they have? Pajama Sam is my favourite."
-Magnyus

"I loved Pajama Sam!"
-CrazyBohemian

"Good music, better voice acting than most games now, everything was clickable, those were the days."
-freezybreez

"Pajama Sam and Freddy Fish, I played them over and over... It never got old to me as a kid."
-deathbypoptart

"Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise... I used to play that game for hours at a time, even though I had completed it countless times."
-Nephri

"Spy Fox in Dry cereal and Freddi Fish in the myster of the creature of coral cove were the games I lived my life by."
-melonlord1
Post edited February 24, 2013 by tfishell
Nostalgic bump!
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tfishell: Some r/gaming evidence. :)

"I really miss these guys." http://i.imgur.com/A68rvl1.jpg

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/194adu/i_really_miss_these_guys/

400+ upvotes.

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"I played Putt putt Goes to the Moon for hours on end as a kid, it never got old"
-pojo458

"Spy Fox, one of the best games for all ages"
-FailingHappenstance

"Backyard Soccer, Baseball, Football, and Basketball. Greatest games of my childhood. Best sports games I've ever played."
-ladrlee

"My personal favorites were Putt-Putt Travels Through Time, Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When it's Dark Outside, and Backyard Baseball. I played those games so much. Back then, every game had replayability. Even the linear, point-and-click games. It didn't matter how many times you beat that shit, you never lost interest in it. Idk if the games were just that good or if my five year old attention span allowed for things to get repetitive a lot slower..."
-ImmaBeADork

"...Honestly, what better quality was there when it came to point-and-click games for kids? EVERYTHING WAS CLICKABLE, EVERYTHING. Better voice acting than modern games, good music, what didn't they have? Pajama Sam is my favourite."
-Magnyus

"I loved Pajama Sam!"
-CrazyBohemian

"Good music, better voice acting than most games now, everything was clickable, those were the days."
-freezybreez

"Pajama Sam and Freddy Fish, I played them over and over... It never got old to me as a kid."
-deathbypoptart

"Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise... I used to play that game for hours at a time, even though I had completed it countless times."
-Nephri

"Spy Fox in Dry cereal and Freddi Fish in the myster of the creature of coral cove were the games I lived my life by."
-melonlord1
i don't think i played that many Houmongous games other than the Backyard series, still i almost cried a little bit when i read that discussion in your link.
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megarock58: i don't think i played that many Humongous games other than the Backyard series, still i almost cried a little bit when i read that discussion in your link.
(Can I assume 58 isn't the year you were born?) Good cry or bad cry? I guess nostalgia is usually a bit of both. In any case, I'm trying to raise support in an attempt to bring these games here, hopefully for 5.99 prices + soundtracks. :-)
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

"Children 3-8? I'd still play this if it worked on Win 7"
-vicecityfreak

"puttputt enters the race was one of my first games. there was one with the circus. ... amazing game"
-thenameisdream

"My fucking childhood. Putt putt, freddy fish, spy fox, reader rabbit. I wanna play now"
-Lily Kim

"I miss you Putt Putt :'("
-DesertBoyFilms

"Humongous always knew how to create good music."
-TheclassicGK2

"Yep, especially when Jeremy Soule or George "The Fatman" Sanger was composing (he did the latter here)"
-wileyk209zback

"Yo man i love Fatty bear and Putt-Putt"
-kjshutterbug1

"How I miss this game :("
-fauxkitty

"When I played these, after figuring out the game the 1st time, I deliberately postponed winning to discover alternate paths and different things. The zoo was my FAV Putt Putt Game. That was sooo fun. I wish they'd make more...I'd play 'em, and I'm 15!"
-Anno Bonano

"i'd play this again and im 16."
-TheWimpyshrimp

"I've played this game at least a hundred times when I was a kid, but I missed so many things--like that animal tag game! O.o never knew it existed. :("
-elainethecooltrain

"omg this was my whole childhood"
-56bekahboo

"this brings back so many good childhood memories<3"
-MrApples102

"This game was the shitt"
-mikeisl33t

"i loved this game"
-killerpunch01

"This means a lot to me man, thanks so much!"
-TheRittyl

"I'm tearing up watching this. This was my childhood!! :') I'm also laughing at all the things that went over little kids' heads. I don't care how old I am; I want to replay this game now!!"
-EdwardandBella1918

"Yeah this was a great game. Although the game play is simple, I can still appreciate this game for its artwork and humour."
-aaronj545

"This, This, THIS right here, is my childhood XD!!"
-Collin Martin

"This, reader rabbit, freddie fish, pajama sam, hotwheels crash, and matchbox heros were the shit back in my childhood."
-MalfunctionsSuck

"I played this game in 2001 and i played it last night!"
-TebowIsCrip

"I WANT MY KIDS TO PLAY THIS AS WELL THIS IS MY SHIT!"
-tititopdolla

"if i could find my copy of this after watching this i want to play it again i dont care if im 17 this is a great piece of my childhood"
-Hambythenightwalker

"Where May I Purchase This Game?"
-mommajudecj

"Wow...even the sound effects create a nostalgia wave! I'm so happy to know others loved this game as much as I have :D"
-MalkanorBek

"this is my favorite game in the world!!! XD"
-Nathaniel Tan

"Thanks so much for posting this! Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo was my absolute FAVORITE game to play out of all the other ones on the CD I had. =D"
-Akkita

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I read some depressing information about the soundtrack; Team Fat seems to have the catchiest song registered - "Welcome To the Zoo" - so I don't know if that means we could get the rest of the soundtrack here or not.
Never enough of point and click here.
That, and bringing back some childhood memories is just priceless.
Voted!
At 18 years old many of these games populated my childhood. Spy Fox and Freddi Fish WERE the shit, and Pajama Sam was pretty cool too! I haven't played them for years but I'd say they could still hold up today. I'd call the story-lines less "kiddie" also and really more "family friendly," able to be enjoyed by anyone who's heart isn't made of stone. These games taught me about video gaming as a kid in a household where other games weren't allowed.
I plan on collecting more positive YouTube quotes, but for right now this is a pointless bump.
Dear GOG Gods,

Might I suggest that "once a gamer, always a gamer" is a pretty clever idea to think about. I bought all the Humongous Games for my kid back when they were new. Now all the "kids" that played those games are here on GOG as customers - and they're having kids. Consider the financial gain of gamers buying those games for their kids - and maybe even grand-kids!

Just sayin' is all!

Best,
Momo1991
Once a Gamer/Always a Gamer
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Momo1991: Dear GOG Gods,

Might I suggest that "once a gamer, always a gamer" is a pretty clever idea to think about. I bought all the Humongous Games for my kid back when they were new. Now all the "kids" that played those games are here on GOG as customers - and they're having kids. Consider the financial gain of gamers buying those games for their kids - and maybe even grand-kids!

Just sayin' is all!

Best,
Momo1991
Once a Gamer/Always a Gamer
I second the notion!
Well, here's my first forum post, so here we go!
I'm all for a decision like this. Humongous games have a fairly large periphery demographic, so I can see it happening. I'm the one on YouTube who has probably made more Humongous videos than anybody else, and I've been attached to these games since I was young. There are also a few that have never been re-released (the old DOS titles come to mind), so it would be great if we could go those out again.
All in all, I fully support this.
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MrEightThreeOne: Well, here's my first forum post, so here we go!
I'm all for a decision like this. Humongous games have a fairly large periphery demographic, so I can see it happening. I'm the one on YouTube who has probably made more Humongous videos than anybody else, and I've been attached to these games since I was young. There are also a few that have never been re-released (the old DOS titles come to mind), so it would be great if we could go those out again.
All in all, I fully support this.
Thanks man. :)

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I just noticed that the "Creatures" series is probably the best example of children's games on here (aside from Manhole), although they don't interest me. http://www.gog.com/catalogue?search=educational
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds (MrEightThreeOne/HumongousSoundtracks walkthrough)

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I think that I was among the luckiest kids to get playing this amazing game....it's been 10 years now. It's wonderful to feel the memories again....
-KralZahin731

*sniff* Man....i'm 15 and I remember playing these games when I was 5. Freddy Fish, Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, PutPut, Tonka Contruction. Those games bring me back. It just brought back memories that were stuck down in the depths! *sniff* Childhood man....childhood.
-AntiAssault09

True gamers come from this
-90rubixcube

Man, they put a lot of animation into these games. It's always good to see such sincere effort put into children's entertainment.
-rcarlson1993

Aw man, Played this back in the late 90's, I wish kids stopped playing modern warfare and started playing this, at least it teaches you something.
-StawrFawks

I cannot even tell you how many times I played this game, it was my absolute favorite game when I was really little:D OMG this is making me so happy:)
-shortyisakilla14

So...much...nostalgia! I miss playing this game all the time.
-kablamoid96

I miss Freddie!
-Ashley Countryman

This was such a rich game. Half the fun was just messing around with all the easter-eggs and interactive scenery! Soundtrack helped too.
-TastyBusiness

i played this game all the time when i was little but i had lost the disk to play it.... i was so sad that day
-funnygal111

I'd give anything to play all these games again for the sake of pure nostalgia. I loved these as a kid =)
-TheAeroAvatar

I remember when I played this game... so long ago... I loved this game...
-Alex Bennington

I am heading off the college Sunday and I am replaying these games before I go.
-ThePrower

No matter how manly I am, I feel like crying since I miss my childhood. I have every Pajama Sam and played the first one so much that my nickname was "Pajama Sam". I have spy fox as well including Almost every Putt Putt except the moon one. I was crushed to find out that Humongous went bankrupt. I want to thank them for an amazing childhood.
-Joshmarti23

I'm 16 and played this with my best friend when I was 6. For some reason I remembered playing it just now and googled it, now here I am. This was a great implement to my childhood.
-ElixirPotion

(and many more... ;)
Wow, there seem to be a lot more "Junior Adventurers" out there than I thought. Well fortunately, our wait may almost be over. The other day I sent an e-mail to Nimbus wondering why things had been rather quiet from them lately (lack of newsletters, little/no social media presence since mid-January).
They sent me this response:

"Colin,
Thank you for your email and concern.

We are in the midst of a large distribution agreement, which means we are
very busy working on integrating sdk's and preparing for release on PC :).

We will keep you informed.

Your Support Team."


Nothing was mentioned about GOG, but still this is awesome news!
Post edited March 08, 2013 by pezhead53