The Adventure Company sends Sam & Max back to retail
by Jared Rea 
{ Mar 15th 2007 at 1:50PM }
Those who haven't hopped on board the hilarious adventures of cop-dog and rabbit-thing will soon be out of excuses as Telltale Games, in cooperation with The Adventure Company, will be bringing Sam and Max: Season 1 to retail this August. With Season 2 confirmed and Telltale not flapping gums over their Wii or Xbox 360 possibilities, this is the first, solid move on their part to bring Sam and Max beyond the online realm.
No price has been announced, though the first season will consist of six, hilarious episodes. For countries of a more European flavor, JoWooD will be handling distribution.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Myke @ Mar 15th 2007 1:55PM
What is the big draw to this franchise? Can anyone explain it because I've never found anything that interests me regarding any news of these games whatsoever.
JodyAnthony @ Mar 15th 2007 1:59PM
I can't speak for the games, but the Sam and Max comics/cartoon were absolutely awesome in every way.
gareth @ Mar 15th 2007 2:52PM
You realy need to dig the type of game, and the humor that Sam and MAX promote; Its not for everyone.
As for the move to retail, its just a bad idea. ITs a Niche product, not for everyone, and they just lose money having the product sit on the shelves. Thats what so great about digital publishing, which is why i THOUGHT they were doing episodic content. Seems like a step backwards to me... But I'm just one guy.
CowboyGA @ Mar 15th 2007 2:26PM
Sam and Max (at least in the 90s), was a great game that left me waiting for their vaporware follow-up. I'll be picking up the season one set when it hits.
Shadow Hog @ Mar 15th 2007 2:30PM
If you don't mind online transactions, you could go for the Season pass for, what, $30? I only recently learned of that one (I'd assumed prior that you'd have to pay $20 for each episode, a la Half-Life, and wasn't prepared to do that), so as soon as I can secure an income (so I can spend a little more carelessly), I'm probably looking into that.
Still need to play Sam and Max: Hit the Road, but hey, I trust it's like all the OTHER LucasArts games I played and loved as a kid (Day of the Tentacle in particular).
numble @ Mar 15th 2007 3:04PM
Dan Connors, Telltale Games CEO, said in a Gamasutra podcast that these deals are basically distribution deals (there's a publisher for Europe too)--Telltale has already paid for the game development costs themselves, the publishers just have to front the distribution costs, so it's a lower risk, higher profit move for all parties than usual publishing deals (where the publisher has to front both development *and* distribution costs--and thus need more sales to justify expenses).
Rick wilson @ Mar 15th 2007 4:56PM
FINALLY!!! haaaaaaaa!!!!!! yes!
Brian @ Mar 15th 2007 5:51PM
@1 Mikey doesn't like it! Cancel the distribution deal.
wossName @ Mar 15th 2007 5:46PM
Fantastic ! The online distribution/activation thingy kept me from playing it, but I'm so buying this now.
Jake @ Mar 15th 2007 6:46PM
Retail as a step back? That doesn't make sense.
Telltale isn't abandoning online or episodic distribution. The retail version is the compilation that is released after the online episodes are all released - it's a box containing all six on a disc. Think of it as a DVD season set of your favorite TV show.
Jeff @ Mar 15th 2007 9:21PM
I've purchase the box set already and it was defiantly worth the money. It's just fun and funny.
GhaleonQ @ Mar 15th 2007 11:14PM
"Must-buy" comes to mind.
Ocho @ May 11th 2007 10:17AM
@Myke
There's certainly a large nostalgia element to the draw of this franchise -- both for the earlier comic and game of the early 90's, but also for the adventure gaming genre itself.
Though more importantly, I would say that its one of the few video game franchises to actually succeed at comedy. The seemingly benign setup of a dog and rabbit who solve crime actually ends up lending itself quite well to some remarkably well-written, cynical, self-effacing satire.
You won't find that shit in a Tom Clancy game.