Fatty Bear must help the other toys prepare a surprise party for Kayla. He must find the ingredients for a cake and then make it, find the missing letters for the happy birthday sign and blow up some balloons among other things. The game also includes bowling and piano minigames. This is an adventure game designed for children aged 3-8. Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is a 1993 adventure video game developed by Humongous Entertainment. It is the second game by Humongous Entertainment, the first being Putt-Putt Joins the Parade.
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| Developer(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment |
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| Composer(s) | Tom McMail |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is a 1993 adventure video game developed by Humongous Entertainment. It is the second game by Humongous Entertainment, the first being Putt-Putt Joins the Parade. It is also the first and only installment of the Fatty Bear point-and-click games, although the character was also used in the mini-game compilations Fatty Bear's Fun Pack and the crossover spinoff Putt-Putt & Fatty Bear's Activity Pack. In July 2013, Tommo bought the Fatty Bear license for the Atari bankruptcy proceedings.
Plot[edit]
A girl named Kayla falls asleep the night before her birthday. While she sleeps, her toys and stuffed animals come to life to prepare for her party. Fatty Bear searches through the house looking for ingredients with which to bake a cake. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as Fatty Bear thought - he had planned on baking the cake, but in the kitchen was a mysterious package. When he curiously inspects it, a small brown puppy pops out of it and promptly runs away, tearing the ribbon on the box; Fatty Bear now has to return the puppy into the box, make a cake and get the house decorated for the birthday party.
Fatty Bear helps a doll named Gretchen set up for Kayla's party by blowing balloons in her bedroom and finding the letters for a 'Happy Birthday' sign that the puppy ran off with. In the kitchen, the ingredients he found are used to bake a cake with the assistance of Matilda Rabbit. Then, using a bone and a ribbon he found, he lures the puppy back into her present box and wraps the box back up. Finally, Fatty Bear jumps into Kayla's bed, going back to stuffed animal form before she wakes up. The next morning, Kayla awakens and announces that her room is beautiful. Her father comes to wish her a happy birthday and deliver her surprise, which turns out to be the puppy that rushes into the room and leaps onto her bed. Kayla thanks Fatty Bear for the best birthday she's ever had, giving him a big hug. Fatty Bear winks at the player and the credits roll.
Characters[edit]
- Fatty Bear - A teddy bear that belongs to a young girl named Kayla. Fatty is Kayla's favorite toy. He is a plain brown bear with black button eyes, wearing a red pair of overalls with a single strap broken partly on the right-side and plain light-colored shoes. Fatty Bear is voiced by Scott Burns,[2] who had provided the English-language voice of Bowser in Mario games released from 2002 to 2010.
- Kayla - A young African American girl and the owner of Fatty Bear, who is about to celebrate her birthday.
- Matilda Rabbit - A stuffed rabbit that can fly using her ears. She assists Fatty Bear on making Kayla's birthday cake.
- Gretchen - A doll who sets up the birthday decorations in Kayla's bedroom.
- Puppy - An unnamed, apparently female puppy who is supposed to be Kayla's birthday present, but escapes from her package.
Reception[edit]
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Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the 3DO version a 7.2 out of 10, saying that it is very similar to the Putt-Putt games, but that, given the choice between the two games, gamers should get one of the Putt-Putt games instead.[3]Computer Gaming World approved of the 'delightful' PC version's interactivity and lack of need to complete the game, describing it as 'a wonderful introduction to the computer for beginning users and a delightful game for more experienced youngsters'.[6]
References[edit]
- ^'PC Zone Magazine'. PC Zone. No. 1. April 1993. p. 12. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^'Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise'. IMDb. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ ab'Review Crew: Fatty Bear's Birthday'. Electronic Gaming Monthly (55). EGM Media, LLC. February 1994. p. 46.
- ^LeVitus, Bob (December 1995). 'The Game Room'. MacUser. Archived from the original on January 22, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ abc'Humongous Entertainment® Hall of Fame 1993-2000': 10.Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^Mann, Richard O.; McCauley, Dennis; Eiser, Leslie; Haverstock, Mark; Donovan, Felicia; Giovetti, Alfred C.; Savetz, Kevin; Germain, Jack (January 1994). 'Reviews'. Computer Gaming World. pp. 137–142.
External links[edit]
- Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise at MobyGames
About This Game
Help Fatty Bear and His Friends Cook Up A Birthday You'll Never Forget!Kids are wrapped up for hours in this fun-filled midnight adventure.
What if you had just a few short hours to put together the best birthday party ever? Help Fatty Bear, Matilda Rabbit and Gretchen the Doll work together through the night to prepare a surprise party for Kayla. There's so much to do! Find ingredients for the cake, decorate - plus stop a pesky puppy who keeps running off with their stuff. Children can't resist having a whole houseful of fun things to see and explore. It's a recipe for discovery, laughter and learning, all in one. Delightful talking characters and enchanting animation keep your child fascinated, time after time.
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise Appreciation
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is so entertaining and original, kids will have a hard time keeping adults out of Kayla's kitchen. What's more, Fatty Bear features hours of activity and learning that is always fresh, never boring. Kids meet up with exciting new surprises every time they play. Surprise Click Points. Click on a toy, a piano, a cabbage or just about anything, and watch what happens. Things come to life, play music, dance, fly and more. It's a magical world kids will delight in every time they play.- Fatty Bear Brings a Lot to the Party. Get to know the alphabet by finding missing letters, or learn how to count by bowling and blowing up balloons.
- It's a Piece of Cake. Perception and memory skills are developed as kids help Fatty Bear, Gretchen and Matilda get it all together for the party with a simple click of the mouse.
- Just One of The Party's High Points. A tea set, a pulley and a telescope that really works! Isn't Kayla's treehouse a fun place to explore?
- Look What's Cookin' A loose puppy, a stuffed refrigerator and a flying rabbit are just some of the ingredients you'll find in this kitchen!
- Surprise Click Points. Click on a toy,a piano, a cabbage or just about anything, and watch what happens. Things come to life, play music, dance, fly and more. It's a magical world kids will delight in every time they play.
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