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The second season of Telltale's downloadable adventure series Sam & Max recently concluded (There's a demo for Episode 5 up on FileShack), so we asked Shackers to come up with the best joke after we provided you with an image as the setup.You guys went hammer and tongs at making jokes and here's the full results from this contest. The big question is though, were who were our favorite three?
Telltale Games is verging upon the exciting climax of Sam & Max Season 2, the episodic adventure game for PC. Humor is pretty much the hallmark of the series, all the way back to it's comic book roots. Well, humor and a tenuously sane hyperkinetic rabbit...thing. So for the latest contest here at Shacknews, we would like to ask you to create a little bit of that magic yourself with some help from us. That is the humor of course, not so much of the rabbit thing.
Post the results in the comments to this article as a jpeg file. You have until Saturday, April 12th at 11:59PM CST, so act quickly. Shack staff will choose the best three jokes and winners will receive a complete Sam & Max Season 2 Bundle.
Entitled Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, the game is a point-and-click adventure title crafted around the cartoon's trademark art and humor style, featuring a variety of dialogue-based puzzles and extensive character interaction. The five-episode series is expected to launch this June, with episodes releasing on a monthly schedule.
The game is developed by Telltale in collaboration with Homestar Runner creators Matt and Mike Chapman, and includes full voice acting from the animation's original cast.
"Homestarrunner.com is one of the biggest success stories in online entertainment," said Telltale CEO Dan Connors. "The Chapmans have been treating the Internet to episodic content for years. We're thrilled to have teamed up with them to take episodic gaming to the next level via Nintendo's innovative WiiWare delivery system."
Following the wacky exploits of dog detective Sam and the bunny-thing Max, both of whom are freelance police officers, Telltale's series is based on the work of Steve Purcell, which also inspired LucasArts' adventure Sam & Max Hit the Road (PC) and an animated series in the early 90's.
Consisting of six installments, the episodes of Sam & Max Season One... Read more
The season finale will be available to GameTap subscribers on Thursday, April 10, followed by a worldwide release via TelltaleGames.com the next day, Friday, April 11.
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Sam & Max Episode 204: Chariots of the Dogs will be available on the subscription-based GameTap service on March 13, and released to customers worldwide via digital download on the Telltale Games website a day later.
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And don't forget, an HD Stream is available for registered users.Stemmle had previously worked as a co-designer on LucasArts' PC adventure titles Sam & Max Hit the Road and Escape From Monkey Island, as well as lead designer on the infamously cancelled revamp Sam & Max: Freelance Police.
"Mere words are proving woefully inadequate to describe my delight at hooking up with this fiendishly dedicated crew," said Stemmle. "The excitement and talent swirling around Telltale remind me of the geysers of imagination that erupted across the gaming industry in the early 90's. Only this time, with rational production schedules."
Telltale Games is currently working on the second season of its episodic Sam & Max adventure series. The studio has nearly doubled the size of its workforce over the last year in anticipation of several new projects.
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Telltale also announced that Night of the Raving Dead would be launched two days ahead of schedule, available on GameTap on February 12 and worldwide via digital download from the Telltale website the next day.
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Registered users can also use the HD stream.Update: Developer Telltale Games was unable to confirm that a Wii edition of Sam & Max is in the works, though the company promises it is "actively pursuing" the possibility.
"While it's no secret that we want to bring Sam & Max to the Wii--and it is something we're actively pursuing--we don't have any official news right now," a company representative informed Shacknews. "When we're in a position to confirm that we'll be porting Sam & Max to the Wii, we'll make an announcement about it."
Original Story: Telltale Games' episodic point-and-click adventure series Sam & Max will soon appear on the Wii, according to publisher JoWooD.
A German press release issued by the company lists a Wii edition of Telltale's Sam & Max as one of its upcoming titles, further identifying the series as receiving the "Adventure of the Year" award from readers of foreign magazine PC Games.
JoWooD, which previously expressed its intent to pursue more console titles, published the retail version of Sam & Max: Season One ... Read more
Telltale also passed along the release schedule for remainder of the season. GameTap release dates are listed, with purchase dates following one day later:
- Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead - February 14
- Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs - March 13
- Episode 205 (title TBA) - April 10
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Subscribers will gain access to Mercury Steam's creepy shooter Clive Barker's Jericho (PC, PS3, X360) on October 23, the same day it hits retail. The conclusion to the current season of Cyan Worlds' episodic series Myst Online: Uru Live (PC) follows November 1, with the second season of Telltale Games' episode-based adventure franchise Sam & Max (PC) beginning November 8.
Along with its new and original games, GameTap will continue adding older PC and console titles to its lineup each week. Codemasters' ... Read more
Owned by Turner Broadcasting System, GameTap and its collection of digitally distributed PC games have, thus far, only been available to those within the United States and Canada. Its offerings include nearly a thousand different games, spanning original titles such as Telltale Games' Sam & Max series and American McGee's upcoming Grimm, along with classic PC series like Ultima and Wing Commander and more modern releases from such companies as Codemasters and Eidos. The service also provides a number of old console games via emulation, ranging from Atari 2600 to Saturn and Dreamcast titles.
No further details were provided in regards to the international edition. In the US, a monthly subscription starts at $9.99, with price breaks provided for those that pre-pay in larger increments. A free ad-support edition of GameTap, containing a small selection of its offerings and supported by advertising, was rolled out earlier this year.
Freelance police Sam & Max are back for another season of episodic adventuring, developer Telltale Games has officially confirmed. It was known that the company would return for another round with the duo, but today marks the first release of new assets.
Specific plot points from the first episode, due out this fall, were not discussed, but Telltale did reveal a list of features planned for the upcoming season: a new driving game with an upgradeable car, mini-games for each episode, a character-based hint system, and more dynamic NPCs. Hard-bitten private eye Flint Paper, a recurring character from Steve Purcell's Sam & Max comics, can also be briefly seen in the cinematic trailer released today.
More information regarding Season Two, which again partners with online game service GameTap, will be released soon.
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Today's delicious roundup of news bytes includes Left 4 Dead at QuakeCon, an update for City of Heroes, new DLC on the Xbox Live Marketplace, games at Comic-Con, word on the Oddworld Stranger's Wrath (Xbox) soundtrack, and a status update for Factor 5's Lair (PS3).
On the subject of Comic-Con, our own Chris Remo will be moderating a panel about episodic gaming with Penny Arcade, Telltale Games, and Hothead Games. Titled "Episodic Games and Comics--Made for Each Other," it begins Thursday at 11:30 AM in room 1AB and lasts for an hour. Telltale will be announcing new details on the recently announced Sam & Max Season Two (PC), so if you happen to be at the event, this might be worthy of your time. ... Read more
The episodic adventures of Steve Purcell's adorable freelance police duo Sam & Max will continue this fall, developer Telltale Games announced today.
As with the first season, episodes of Sam & Max Season Two will premiere on GameTap, the Turner Broadcasting-owned subscription-based digital distribution platform. Gamers will then be able to purchase and download individual episodes from Telltale's website the day after they debut on GameTap, instead of waiting two weeks as they did with Season One.
"Season One was a great success, but it's just a starting ... Read more
First publicly appearing in Purcell's 1987 underground comic "Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple," the Sam & Max characters are best known to gamers for LucasArts' 1993 adventure game Sam & Max Hit the... Read more
All six episodes are now downloadable, each for $8.95; until June 22, each episode has a 10% discount applied for a final price of $8.06. ... Read more
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