Author Topic: Sam & Max to be revived via episodic content (Read 5291 times)

Flames_of_chaos · « **on:** August 26, 2006, 05:35:07 PM »

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/sam-and-max/728387p1.html

This is great news for fans who were pissed about the cancelation that occured earlier. The only drawback now initially you can only get via gametap then a couple of month earlier when the contract terms expire the developer gets to sell the on their own website.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2006, 09:19:49 PM »

You heard about that just now? Everyone else knew about that since Telltale got the license.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2006, 04:33:30 PM »

I was aware of that, shame, as that means I won't be able to get my hands on it for a while....

still, I'd wait until I see some reviews and such, the only thing I dislike (besides episodic content

) is that the game would've been GREAT with cel-shading...oh well....

on a side note, I never get tired of "Hit the Road"

so this one has a lot to live up to....

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2006, 05:19:08 PM »

Well KDR not really because I don't follow PC gaming news as much as console news since I never was that big on PC gaming.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2006, 03:59:14 PM »

I'm glad Sam & Max is back, but I don't wanna deal with Gametap. :/

JonLeung · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2006, 09:19:06 AM »

Though GameTap is heavily promoting Sam & Max, I heard GameTap is not necessary to receive each episode. And I also thought that as each "season" or year wraps up, that you'll be able to get the whole thing on DVD-ROM.

JonLeung · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2006, 09:45:01 AM »

According the GoNintendo today, the Telltale Games CEO thinks that point-and-click games aren't yet dead, and that Sam & Max could do well on the Wii. No confirmation that they would put out a game (they'd probably be too busy churning out the episodes for the PC) but I think it could work on the Wii (or DS) as well.

Maybe a port of Sam & Max: Hit The Road for the DS will gauge interest. (And yes, I am aware of SCUMMVM for the DS, but I mean an official port.)

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2006, 10:12:21 AM »

They sure as hell better port it to Wii, because I hate episodic software with a passion... >=|

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2006, 10:16:08 AM »

if they do port it to Wii, then I'll be really happy

let's hope they do ^___^

and I don't think that Hit the Road, as awesome as it is, could be ported.... (talking about legal issues, not technical

)

Smoke39 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2006, 11:18:38 AM »

Hit the Road on DS would be awesome. It's a pain getting sound to work in that game on a modern PC.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2006, 06:41:36 PM »

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Originally posted by: Smoke39
Hit the Road on DS would be awesome. It's a pain getting sound to work in that game on a modern PC.

not really

use DOSBox or SCUMMVM

Smoke39 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2006, 07:05:09 PM »

Using DOSbox is kinda a pain. If only it handled Shadow Warrior and Blood as well as it handled S&M.
What's SCUMMVM?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2006, 10:48:51 PM »

Wiki. In class I often see a guy working on the code to get Gobliins 2 to run.

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2006, 08:02:45 AM »

DOSBox is a pain? the only "pain" is mounting stuff

as the sound works perfectly

JonLeung · « **Reply #14 on:** September 06, 2006, 08:23:37 AM »

I recently replayed Monkey Island 2, this time using SCUMMVM for the DS. But Sam & Max: Hit The Road doesn't work on the DS with voices, at least last time I checked.

There's probably a Wikipedia article on SCUMMVM. I think SCUMM stands for something like "SCript Utility for Maniac Mansion", and VM is "Virtual Machine". It's a way (an emulator, I guess) of running SCUMM-based games (many LucasArts games, but also other point-and-click adventure games like Simon The Sorceror) on many, many other platforms, including the DS. It's amazing how well it works.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 06, 2006, 08:44:27 AM »

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Originally posted by: Athrun Zala
DOSBox is a pain? the only "pain" is mounting stuff as the sound works perfectly

That's enough of a pain for me to call it a pain.

JonLeung · « **Reply #16 on:** September 06, 2006, 09:07:02 AM »

I think all you do is type "mount c: c:\" and then from there run things as if it was back in the good ol' DOS days?

I mean, seriously, that's reminding me of the Bob The Angry Flower comic where he has to press two buttons on a machine to get money any time he needs. But he keeps pressing just one and he can't be bothered to figure out that he has to press two. Honestly!

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2006, 10:02:53 AM »

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Originally posted by: JonLeung
I think all you do is type "mount c: c:\" and then from there run things as if it was back in the good ol' DOS days?

exactly

only that mounting C:\ is not recommended

Smoke39 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2006, 01:57:47 PM »

But I gotta look up the syntax for mounting every time. :<

KDR_11k · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2006, 06:55:15 AM »

I got ScummVM along with Sam & Max, Monkey Island and DOTT on my PDA. Some years ago (probably a decade) there was a magazine called bestseller games that was just a magazine wrapper around some great DOS games for 10-15 DM a piece. Got MI1&2, Indy 3, S&M, Descent and DOTT (with MM) originals from it.

Settlers 2 works pretty slowly on DOSBox and Tyrian doesn't work at all...

But enough about me, what can I do for you?
My little friend here needs to use the facilities.
Screw the facilities, Sam, I need a bathroom!

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Author Topic: Sam & Max to be revived via episodic content (Read 5291 times)