[7] The scripts was written and storyboards were created to layout how each scene would work as a self-contained piece, as well as part of a larger story.

[11] The work was handed over to programmers who wrote code to ensure the game responded to player choices, and who added sound effects to synch up to the animations.

[12] The music was created by Humongous, while voice actors were auditioned by the company (if new to the franchise), then sent to a studio to record their lines.

The demonstration turns chaotic, however, when the machine opens a portal that sucks Putt-Putt's items and Pep into four different dimensions (Stone Age, Medieval, Old West, and the Distant Future).

After finding every item and Pep in the eras, Putt-Putt returns to the laboratory and Mr. Firebird shuts off the portal to prevent any more chaos.

[21] The Boston Herald gave the game a rating of 4.5 stars, praising the abundance of clickable hotspots in every scene which would keep kids entertained while completing the adventure.

[25] Macworld rated the game 8.7 out of 10 and inducted it into its 1998 Game Hall of Fame in the Kids category, saying that while the point was "to encourage junior adventurers to master the reasoning and problem-solving skills necessary to complete the task [...] the bottom line is fun, and as in grown-up adventures, the journey itself is the reward".