History YMMV / HumongousEntertainment

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: One of the biggest selling points for the company was that, from 1995 onward, their games were essentially fully animated, interactive cartoons, complete with hand-drawn character animation and backgrounds, with almost no digital assistance outside of ink and color (the backgrounds for ''Pajama Sam'' and ''Spy Fox'' were colored digitally, while all the others were hand-painted).

* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} ports were less than pleasingly received. Save for an increase in frame speed, they went entirely unchanged, so you were basically playing what now looks like a mediocre and short game on a console that has far more power to be utilized. Because of this, most fans weren't too depressed when it was discovered they were doing it illegally with [=ScummVM=].

** Music/JeremySoule, the composer for many of these games, went on to not only become famous for his soundtrack for ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' games, but also become famous for some Creator/{{Disney}} video games as well.

* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} ports were less than pleasingly received. They went entirely unchanged, so you were basically playing what now looks like a mediocre and short game on a console that has far more power to be utilized. Because of this, most fans weren't too depressed when it was discovered they were doing it illegally.

* HilariousInHindsight: Humongous is [[Creator/{{Pixar}} not the last company]] that would create beloved entertainment about [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} cars, spies]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory toys]], [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles superheroes]], or [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo fish]]. It would also have stories of [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc a fantastical bureaucracy]] and [[WesternAnimation/WallE going into space]] imitated as well.

* DeaderThanDisco: The UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} ports were less than pleasingly received. They went entirely unchanged, so you were basically playing what now looks like a mediocre and short game on a console that has far more power to be utilized. Because of this, most fans weren't too depressed when it was discovered they were doing it illegally.

* HilariousInHindsight: Humongous is [[Creator/{{Pixar}} not the last company]] that would create beloved entertainment about [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} cars, spies]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory toys]], [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles superheroes]], or [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo fish]]. It would also have a story of [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc a fantastical bureaucracy]] imitated as well.

* HilariousInHindsight: Humongous is [[Creator/{{Pixar}} not the last company]] that would create beloved entertainment about [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} cars, spies]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory toys]], [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles superheroes]], or [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo fish]].

** Music/JeremySoule, the composer for many of these games, went on to not only become famous for his soundtrack for ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' games, but also become famous for some Creator/{{Disney}} video games as well!

* HilariousInHindsight: Humongous is [[Creator/{{Pixar}} not the last company]] that would create beloved entertainment about [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} cars, spies]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory toys]], [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles superheros]], or [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo fish]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Humongous is [[Creator/{{Pixar}} not the last company]] that would create beloved entertainment about [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} cars, spies]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory toys]], [[TheIncredibles superheros]], or [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo fish]].

* DeaderThanDisco: The {{Wii}} ports were less than pleasingly received. They went entirely unchanged, so you were basically playing what now looks like a mediocre and short game on a console that has far more power to be utilized. Because of this, most fans weren't too depressed when it was discovered they were doing it illegally.

* PeripheryDemographic: The games have attracted a lot of older fans, mostly from those who grew up on them.
** Admittedly, it was popular among the parents of these kids as well, especially because of the great writing with the occasional ParentalBonus. Creator/RonGilbert even stated in an interview that when their kids went to bed, parents would be sneaking off onto their computers playing these games as a GuiltyPleasure.

** Music/JeremySoule, the composer for many of these games, went on to not only become famous for his soundtrack for ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' games, but also become famous for some Creator/{{Disney}} videogames as well!

** Admittedly, it was popular among the parents of these kids as well, especially because of the great writing with the occasional ParentalBonus.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: JeremySoule, the composer for many of these games, went on to not only become famous for his soundtrack for ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' games, but also become famous for some {{Disney}} videogames as well!
** Dave Grossman wrote for many of these games as well, before going on to be a head honcho at TelltaleGames. To this day he still keeps a copy of PajamaSam in his office.

* RetroactiveRecognition: JeremySoule, the composer for many of these games, went on to not only become famous for his soundtrack for ''TheElderScrolls'' games, but also become famous for some {{Disney}} videogames as well!

* RetroactiveRecognition: JeremySoule, the composer for many of these games, went on to become famous for his soundtrack for ''TheElderScrolls'' games.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Nimbus Games creating [=iOS=] versions for three of the games. The {{Wii}} ports initially got this, until it was discovered they were completely unchanged. It is true that the same goes for the [=iOS=] versions, but that's a system they look much better on.

* RuinedFOREVER: The fandom's reaction to Atari buying the company out. Surprisingly, their first few BackyardSports games ranged from being decent to good.

* PeripheryDemographic: The games have attracted a lot of older fans, mostly from those who grew up on them. The Atari games, however, have a PeripheryHatedom.

* PeripheryDemographic: The games have attracted a lot of older fans, mostly from those who grew up on them.

* HilariousInHindsight: On the demos section of the old website, it began with "Warning: These files are HUGE! (5 to 24 MB)." Today, 200 MB is considered huge.

* RuinedFOREVER: The fandom's reaction to Atari buying the company out. Surprisingly, their first few BackyardSports games ranged from being decent to good.