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What is the nature of Telltale’s relationship with Steve Purcell and Sam & Max?

Telltale has reached an agreement with Steve Purcell to take Sam & Max forward into the 21st century with a series of new releases. This agreement is wide ranging, so you will likely see content in expected (interactive PC game in 2006) and un-expected places (a garish tattoo on Grandma’s neck?)

What will Steve Purcell’s role be in the projects?

Telltale will work in close collaboration with Steve on the Sam & Max releases. Sam & Max are very near and dear to Steve, so he will be very involved in the projects. Although he has a “real” job Steve feels a deep moral obligation to see to it that only the highest quality Sam & Max crap be dispersed into society in an effort to confuse and alarm our most impressionable young citizens.

Will games be episodic?

You will certainly see a series of episodic PC games. Sam & Max will likely appear in other places as well. Perhaps in entertainment formats not yet imagined by our fragile little brains. Perhaps, … Circle-vision!… Or not.

Will Telltale’s game be based on the cancelled Sam & Max Freelance Police game?

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!!!!! Cancelled Sam & Max Freelance Police game? What cancelled Sam & Max Freelance Police game? !!!!!
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What’s the history of the Telltale team with Steve Purcell?

Much of the team from LucasArts’ Sam & Max Freelance Police are now at Telltale. Telltale CEO Dan Connors had been the producer for Freelance Police, CTO Kevin Bruner had been the programming lead and Creative Director Graham Annable had been the lead animator. Ties between Telltale staffers and Steve go way back to the time when Steve worked in the Art Department at LucasArts. Dan was involved with LucasArts’ Sam and Max Hit the Road and Steve even taught Dan how to spearfish and smoke cherry cigars on Lake Ewok when Dan was just a snotty-nosed little punk.

What else can you tell us right now?

The gang is working heads-down right now to get new Sam & Max adventures ready for you! Keep an eye out for additional news early next year. In the meantime, fans can expect random infusions of scattershot content which will keep them tuned in to "America's Favorite Obscure Cartoon Duo!"

Is Steve ever going to do any more Sam & Max comics? What the hell is his problem?

Steve has started a serialized Sam & Max adventure to be published at snm.telltalegames.com and www.samandmax.com. In the past Steve’s talked about doing something in a strip format but the potential of the web to build a continuing story over time, appeals to his sloth-like, immovable nature. Steve’s so excited about offering this new comic content he actually produced a single goose pimple on his left forearm. Or maybe it’s a tumor.

Make sure you’re amongst the first to get updates by signing up to receive Sam & Max emails here. We have also launched a discussion forum here.

FUCK YEAH!

 

[Error Macro]

That is sweeter than sweet corn.

 

[Andy787]

BITCHES

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Nice!

 

[Vashu]

Oh dear, there goes my last spare time....

 

[M3wThr33]

Woo fucking hoooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Bigfonzie]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Raytow]

Ha ha, in your face Lucasarts, in your fucking face!!

 

[Timen]

So, this is for DS?

edit:
(interactive PC game in 2006)

 

[Wafflecopter]

So, this is for DS?

edit:
(interactive PC game in 2006)

:| Why would this be on the DS?

 

[Timen]

:| Why would this be on the DS?

Because it's the perfect platform for this kind of game?

 

[Ghost]

How was Bone? i never could get their crappy downloader to finish getting the demo.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Because it's the perfect platform for this kind of game?

If you're not a fan of voice acting and decent graphics.

 

[Meatpuppet]

Based on Tell-Tales last effort, they aren't either :/

 

[Borys]

Because it's the perfect platform for this kind of game?

BUY A PC and stop laming threads with "this would be perfect on Revolution/ DS" trash.

 

[FallenOne666]

BUY A PC and stop laming threads with "this would be perfect on Revolution/ DS" thrash.

Nevermind. ^_^;

 

[Timen]

If he is posting on a messageboard, chances are he has one, no?

I'm posting this from my PSP

 

[Borys]

Well yeah but maybe it is a 486 ;p

 

[Danj]

I've heard of the Sam & Max franchise before, but I've never actually played any of the games. The kind of reaction I got when I mentioned this to a couple of people earlier suggests the games are pretty good, but I don't know much about them beyond the fact that they're point-and-click adventures. Is there a FAQ or a summary or something somewhere where I can enlighten myself?

 

[Gee]

Need!

 

[..pakbeka..]

FUCK YEAH
now I'll have to care about pc games again

 

[Electrii]

I love Sam & Max as much as the next guy, and the team's intentions are good, but didn't that 'Bone' game they made end up sucking?

 

[RazzleDazzleRB]

There is a Point and Click God.

First Sam and Max, then MI, KQ, SQ, PQ,QFG.


not

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

As much as I am excited at the prospect of the game, I am even more excited at the prospect of more Sam and Mx comics! Wheee!


PS: They ought to have a Fizzball mini-game in there somewhere.

 

[FoneBone]

I love Sam & Max as much as the next guy, and the team's intentions are good, but didn't that 'Bone' game they made end up sucking?

Sadly, yes. However, they are listening to feedback via their site's forums (that's one advantage of the episodic format), and I'm cautiously optimistic about future releases.

 

[Optimistic]

BUY A PC and stop laming threads with "this would be perfect on Revolution/ DS" trash.

Fucking seriously. It's getting ridiculous.

As for Sam & Max, I really hope they're successful, but I don't think it's very likely. Most recent adventure games have done pretty poorly afaik, but then, that may be because of an overabundance of stupid fucking box puzzles (Broken Sword 3 I'm looking at you!!). I'd like to see them adopt the template of Fahrenheit and make it work...so, have some real puzzles that don't all rely on the time limit, ditch the shite QTEs, and clean up the control. Make it feel less like an interactive movie and more like a traditional adventure game, only spruced up...

 

[Scotch]

*fapfapfap*

 

[lonewolf32]

Sweet. Lucasarts had started a new S&M project but cancelled it. Its cool that Telltale was able to pick it back up again. I have heard mixed reviews about Bone, but we'll see how this goes.

Love Sam and Max! Also good to see that there are a few adventure dudes around here.

Here is a good site for info about the Sam and Max universe.. the game called Sam and Max Hit the Road is what most of us are familiar with. http://www.samandmax.net/

 

[BuddyC]

<3

 

[Link1110]

And there;s going to be more than one, too.

Telltale will work in close collaboration with Steve on the Sam & Max releases.

The gang is working heads-down right now to get new Sam & Max adventures ready for you!

 

[FoneBone]

HOLY SHIT!

why "holy shit?"

 

[Unison]

Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow!

 

[Azure Dream]

Hotness.

 

[bogg]

FUCK YEAH!
GO Telltale!

 

[Beer Monkey]

The frustrating thing is that they had to start from scratch even though the LucasArts version was 90% done.

 

[Acosta]

RESPECT!

 

[Deleted member 284]

Why couldn't they buy it off them or something?

Cause Lucasarts is the devil in incorporated form

 

[Borys]

I'm happy it's back on track because I played Sam and Max hit the road this past summer and I PISSED when I found out it was cancelled?

Whoa, Himuro, I always thought of you as a console only type of guy.
Now I don't care how did you play S&M, could be even on PSP through Scumm, but you gotta know your classics you know and it doesn't get any better than Sam & Max.

Respect.

 

[∀ Narayan]

HELLZ YEA!

 

[FoneBone]

I'm just saying, I don't get why people are reacting as though this weren't announced two months ago.

 

[Raytow]

I'm just saying, I don't get why people are reacting as though this weren't announced two months ago.

Official site opens, we are just re-hyping the initial announcement =P

 

[Jive Turkey]

Beautiful. PC is about to get some lovin' again!

 

[blackadde]

oh oh oh
yes

 

[mattiewheels]

i'd much rather have a new, original adventure game from the lucasarts in that parallel universe where they weren't turned into the shitty star wars game co...

but this is much better than nothing


ps. i am a mac gamer. pity me.

 

[Greenpanda]

I've heard of the Sam & Max franchise before, but I've never actually played any of the games. The kind of reaction I got when I mentioned this to a couple of people earlier suggests the games are pretty good, but I don't know much about them beyond the fact that they're point-and-click adventures. Is there a FAQ or a summary or something somewhere where I can enlighten myself?

There's only one game that's actually ever been released, although there were a pair of canceled projects .

As for that one: Witty dog detective and crazy rabbit sidekick solve crime. Humor, sharp dialogue abounds.

 

[TekunoRobby]

This is good news and I am happy. The Bone game isn't too hot really but I'm sure the team can do justice to the Sam & Max franchise.

 

[Rekwest]

SAM & MAX is BACK,Who?