Humongous Entertainment

USA developerfounded in 1992 closed in 2001 status: dead

145
games
5.6
per year
25
years active

Founders: Shelley Day, Ron Gilbert

Subsidiary of Infogrames (and later the new Atari).

Closed down in 2001-2003.

Not to be confused with the new company opened in ~2005 called Humongous, Inc.

Notable collaborators: Shelley Day and George Alistair Sanger

It is known for Putt-Putt Series, Spy Fox

Releases per year

1992 3
1993 6
1994 5
1995 11
1996 11
1997 6
1998 5
1999 17
2000 10
2001 8
2002 4
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 3
2007 4
2008 5
2009 3
2014 26
2015 4
2016 3

141 video games with valid date were considered (97.2%)

Overall rankings

1
3
0
0
0
4.3
average

Common gametypes

adventure37%edutainment22%sport20%action/reflex6%simulation5%other7%

Top platforms

  Windows 38
  Mac OS Classic 36
  Linux 34
  PS2 8
  MS-DOS 5
  3DO 5
  GBA 4
  Win3.1 3
  Wii 3
  Nintendo DS 3
  GameCube 2
  X360 2
  Mac OS X 1
  PS 1
Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007 image #0 Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007
Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007
GBA 2006-05-18
Backyard Football image #1 Backyard Football
Backyard Football
GameCube 2002-10-08
Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise image #2 Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise
Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise
Linux 2014-06-06
Backyard Basketball image #3 Backyard Basketball
Backyard Basketball
GBA 2004-09-21
Moonbase Commander image #4 Moonbase Commander
Moonbase Commander
Windows 2002-08-13
Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal' image #5 Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal'
Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal'
Windows 1997
Backyard Basketball 2007 image #6 Backyard Basketball 2007
Backyard Basketball 2007
GBA 2006-11-14
Fatty Bear's Fun Pack image #7 Fatty Bear's Fun Pack
Fatty Bear's Fun Pack
3DO 1993
Spy Fox: "Operation Ozone" image #8 Spy Fox: "Operation Ozone"
Spy Fox: "Operation Ozone"
Windows 2001
Backyard Baseball image #9 Backyard Baseball
Backyard Baseball
GameCube 2003-04-09
SPY Fox in Hold the Mustard image #10 SPY Fox in Hold the Mustard
SPY Fox in Hold the Mustard
Linux 2014-06-06
Spy Fox 2: 'Some Assembly Required' image #11 Spy Fox 2: 'Some Assembly Required'
Spy Fox 2: 'Some Assembly Required'
Windows 1999

Humongous Entertainment best rated games

Backyard Basketball 2004 gba

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