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Sam & Max find a new home... at Telltale! 15 Sep, 2005, 08:27 / 31 comments

By jp-30


Despite two former aborted attempts to revive the Sam & Max licence in a computer game, Telltale games have done what fans had been hoping for since that infamous "current market place realities and underlying economic considerations" press release.

Adventuregamers reports:
The deal was inked only days ago, and few details are available as of now. Telltale stresses that the game will not be Sam & Max: Freelance Police, the LucasArts title whose highly-publicized 2004 cancellation was widely mourned by fans. New content will be developed, and the game will be implemented in an episodic format similar to that of Telltale's Bone games. Purcell, who works at Pixar, says he will be as involved with the Sam & Max project as he can be.
So, where's the party at?

Source: Adventuregamers

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31 Comments

  • Sven_Q45 on 29 Apr, 2008, 21:07…
    Yeah!
    TellTale rules!
  • jimmycracker on 16 Sep, 2005, 04:17…
    It would be great if they put the original sam and max in a mini-game, like with day of the tentacle and maniac mansion. man, i'm excited.
  • jp-30 on 16 Sep, 2005, 04:20…
    There is one major flaw your idea of course...
  • jimmycracker on 16 Sep, 2005, 05:40…
    damned if i know what it is.
  • jp-30 on 16 Sep, 2005, 06:01…
    Actually there are two. Unlike Maniac Mansion / DOTT, Sam & Max Hit The Road / The new Sam & Max game are made by different companies. So Telltale would have to buy the rights from LucasArts, simply to give it away in one of their Sam & Max episodes.

    The other problem is that one would imagine the download size of a Telltale Sam & Max episode will be of a similar magnitude to the Bone episodes (less than 100MB). Putting in Sam & Max Hit the Road (especially if you'd want the talkie version) would balloon the download size considerably.
  • ZeroXcape on 15 Sep, 2005, 21:39…
    i am happy
  • Bobbin Threadbare on 16 Sep, 2005, 04:10…
    As am I
  • jmartin on 15 Sep, 2005, 20:48…
    Wow. I'm stunned. This is too much for one day. This is awesome news!!!
  • lagamorph321 on 15 Sep, 2005, 16:56…
    Man, I'm so happy. Episodic content also gives S&M a much greater chance of actually being released :-) Go Telltale!
  • drunkymonkey on 15 Sep, 2005, 16:23…
    This is bloody great news, I'm really happy that Sam and Max 2 is making a return, and hopefulyl this will start a new trend of adventure games being revisited.
  • Shanty on 15 Sep, 2005, 14:45…
    I can't get riled up about this again, I'm sorry. I think that area of my brain is dead.
  • Remi O on 15 Sep, 2005, 14:32…
    But... but... What about Bad Brain? :(
  • Udvarnoky on 15 Sep, 2005, 21:12…
    We should totally petition Steve Purcell to give the license to Wolfgang instead or else he hates adventures!!111111
  • pheeph on 15 Sep, 2005, 14:39…
    oh, don't worry about them. I don't think that site's been updating anyway.
  • hierohero on 15 Sep, 2005, 14:23…
    well ive seen what telltale can do and sam and max is in good hands.. the way they'd be able to create the 3d Sam and Max world is great.. all they need to get right is the story and comedy..which hopefully steve purcell will handle :)
  • TyraaRane on 15 Sep, 2005, 13:58…
    Unfortunately, I'm so ecstatic I can't think of anything to say besides:

    WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Also, PARTY!
  • Chepito on 15 Sep, 2005, 13:56…
    Maybe this means there is hope for the other LEC franchises.
  • jp-30 on 15 Sep, 2005, 21:05…
    Well, anything's possible, but I really doubt it. Sam & Max were unique in that they were licensed property. The other LucasArts adventure franchises are LucasArts' own intellectual property.

    Still, it did appear that (for a limited time) Bad-Brain were in negotiations to aquire the rights to all LEC's adventure franchises, so who knows...
  • monkeyboobs on 15 Sep, 2005, 13:29…
    I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky =)
  • Herman Toothdecay on 15 Sep, 2005, 13:11…
    Ye gods... this is amazing. Let us all swear to never pirate Telltale software =) .
  • ThunderPeel2001 on 15 Sep, 2005, 12:41…
    * faints *
  • Gustav on 15 Sep, 2005, 12:05…
    I?m, I?m, amazed!
  • Udvarnoky on 15 Sep, 2005, 12:02…
    woot.
  • Weird Ed on 15 Sep, 2005, 09:58…
    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! That is the best news I think I have ever heard.
  • jp-30 on 15 Sep, 2005, 08:50…
    And what a brilliant marketing move with the Sam & max announcement given the BONE release is just days away! What a way to draw attention to your company and your current product.
  • Lagomorph01 on 15 Sep, 2005, 08:42…
    This is the best news since the announcement of Sam and Max Freelance Police!
    Telltale is the new Lucas Arts!
    Telltale Good.
    We can count on Telltale!
  • Rum Rogers on 15 Sep, 2005, 08:41…
    YEEEEEEEEAH!!!!!!!!!!
    I don't know what to say... I'm amazed, happy, satisfacted, I'm... Well I can't find the words to express my happiness, these are great news!!! I've been hoping something like this but, to be honest, I didn't think it would have happened one day! Well, end of the story, f*** LucasArts, it's the beginning of a new story. THANKS TELLTALE!!!!
  • The Tingler on 15 Sep, 2005, 10:01…
    You realise we haven't really seen what Telltale can do yet, right?

    Nevertheless, I'm ecstatic. Party's at my place.
  • jp-30 on 15 Sep, 2005, 10:11…
    No but Steve Purcell has seen what Telltale can do... ;-)

    Party at your place? I'll bring a case of red wine...
  • The Tingler on 15 Sep, 2005, 13:47…
    Wellll, Texas Hold'Em doesn't really count. It's not a full game. I'm confident Bone will be great, I'm just saying not to count your chickens until they've been freed by El Pollo Diablo. I was confident Deus Ex: Invisible War was going to be the finest game I'd ever play. I was very wrong.
  • ThunderPeel2001 on 15 Sep, 2005, 12:44…
    I bought TellTale Texas Hold'em already. Not a bad game. Could have done with more talented voice work, but I enjoy playing it a LOT more since I bought it (weirdly, it seems more enoyable than the demo version). Another problem is that I won on my second go. Am I just a poker god or was it too easy? Still good fun though!

    I should really read some Bone comics and get into the mood for Bone!