<s>
Putt-Putt	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pep	I-Application
's	I-Application
Balloon-o-Rama	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
action	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
series	O
of	O
educational	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putt-Putt	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pep	I-Application
's	I-Application
Balloon-o-Rama	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pep	I-Application
's	I-Application
Dog	I-Application
on	I-Application
a	I-Application
Stick	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
LCD	B-Application
handheld	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
ToyMax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
junior	O
arcade-style	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
help	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
bounce	O
Pep	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
to	O
pop	O
balloons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
,	O
but	O
gravity	O
influences	O
Pep	O
's	O
movement	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
slightly	O
bend	O
and	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
earn	O
more	O
points	O
by	O
having	O
Pep	O
pop	O
multiple	O
balloons	O
without	O
coming	O
back	O
to	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
to	O
create	O
combos	O
,	O
pop	O
question	O
mark-shaped	O
balloons	O
to	O
obtain	O
power-ups	O
and	O
even	O
destroy	O
a	O
passing	O
small	O
flying	B-Language
saucer	I-Language
to	O
enter	O
a	O
bonus	O
round	O
on	O
the	O
moon	O
where	O
balloons	O
are	O
replaced	O
with	O
saucers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
fails	O
to	O
catch	O
Pep	O
,	O
one	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
lives	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
score	O
being	O
reset	O
to	O
zero	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
turn	O
on	O
"	O
Junior	O
Helpers	O
"	O
that	O
grant	O
unlimited	O
lives	O
or	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
catch	O
Pep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
features	O
almost	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
mechanics	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
playing	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
strict	O
and	O
simpler	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putt-Putt	B-Application
'	O
s	O
movement	O
is	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
thumb	O
dial	O
shaped	O
into	O
his	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putt-Putt	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jason	O
Ellefson	O
)	O
and	O
Pep	O
have	O
balloons	O
,	O
but	O
Pep	O
accidentally	O
releases	O
them	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
two	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
across	O
various	O
locations	O
in	O
prior	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
adventures	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
zoo	O
in	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
Saves	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zoo	I-Application
and	O
the	O
cave	O
where	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
first	O
found	O
Pep	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
Joins	I-Application
the	I-Application
Parade	I-Application
)	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
pop	O
balloons	O
of	O
many	O
kinds	O
,	O
by	O
having	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
bounce	O
Pep	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
to	O
hit	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
journey	O
eventually	O
leads	O
them	O
to	B-Application
the	I-Application
surface	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
moon	I-Application
once	O
again	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
reach	O
by	O
boarding	O
a	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Pep	O
pops	O
every	O
single	O
balloon	O
in	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Putt-Putt	B-Application
return	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
decides	O
to	O
commend	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
balloon-popping	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
addictive	O
nature	O
comparable	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
fun	O
for	O
adults	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
