Sam & Max Headed For The Wii, Nobody Surprised [UPDATED] - Kotaku Comments

Sam & Max Headed For The Wii, Nobody Surprised [UPDATED]

mcderek3000 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:11:36 MST

I bought the Season 1 box right after playing Hit the Road for the first time. Loved it.

It's say that the new Sam & Max is even funnier than the old one - and that's quite an achievement!

Also, the actual gameplay is far better designed than the original.

mcderek3000

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teruma — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:09:33 MST

YES!! I'm delighted that the Wii's obvious point-n-click potential is finally being realised.

@Tybee: No! Do not depress me with your pessimism! If we all chant "Grim Fandango" in unison, they're bound to hear us!

teruma

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sxp151, the happy-headed nose — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:32:05 MST

@ãƒŸã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ¼X: Yeah, with any luck they can tap into the Zack & Wiki market...

sxp151, the happy-headed nose

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CyberSkull — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:50:02 MST

About. Frelling. Time.

CyberSkull

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GM80 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:25:45 MST

Rockin. As a Mac user, despite being an old school S&M fan (errr ...), I haven't been able to enjoy any of the Windows-only GameTap titles.

Bring the rabbity thing to the Wii.

GM80

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Insomnia Bob — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:23:57 MST

@TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL): Can you DIG it?

Insomnia Bob

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yonderTheGreat — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:34:32 MST

Why the HELL isn't this on XBLA?!

yonderTheGreat

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TheCleaningGuy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:02:11 MST

I was talking to Dave Grossman at PAX, I said, "My PC isn't very good. Will you release this on the wii?"
Dave: "We have no plans to do so."
Me: "Ok, I'll take the collectors edition for the PC then."

Dammit!
Hopefully, we'll get season 2.

TheCleaningGuy

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sxp151, the happy-headed nose — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:53:35 MST

@Alith: "In my day..."

Every sequel that comes out more than a year or two after the first is compared unfavorably. There's no getting over nostalgia.

The new Sam & Max episodes are much better than "Hit the Road." The original was full of nonsensical puzzles, cheap-shot hick jokes, and a constant sense of "Look how naughty we are!" It had no plot to speak of, and no reason to be anywhere or do anything.

The new ones work much better. The internal logic of the puzzles is more consistent, despite being as silly. The jokes don't always work, but you'll laugh out loud at something. (Even if it's not the same thing as for someone else.) And the targets of the jokes are much broader: for once, "edginess" is not just toilet humor, but actual satire.

Like Star Trek movies, some are much better than others. My favorites have been Episode 1:2, Episode 1:5 (the best), Episode 2:1, and the second half of Episode 1:4.

sxp151, the happy-headed nose

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Toasticus — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:19:56 MST

@TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL): Likewise!

Toasticus

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TheIrishNinja — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:09:21 MST

Awesome news, looking forward to finally playing this. why not a retro SCUMM pack? Keep em comin!

TheIrishNinja

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Tybee — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:55:00 MST

Someone at LucasArts just read this, paused for a second, and then moved on, oblivious.

Tybee

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Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:54:56 MST

Bound to happen. Going to sell a lot more for the Wii since Sam & Max caters to the audience.

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CaptLtrl — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:50:56 MST

Oh thank you jeebus!

CaptLtrl

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sascha23 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:19:48 MST

What? No PS3 or 360 versions?

I own this for my PC, but man, I just hate gaming on my PC. I've gotten too comfortable with my couch and holding a game pad.

I would have annihilated myself for saying that five years ago. ;)

sascha23

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d1sCo_d3aTh — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:59:34 MST

Woohoo! It's good to see this game get out so more people can play it.

Video Game Humor at it's finest.

d1sCo_d3aTh

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Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:58:16 MST

I still want a PS3/360 version as DLC. It could work.

But, WiiWare is simply impossible. Each Sam and Max episode takes around 100MB. If they tried to make it WiiWare, it would fill up your Wii's memory even faster than it normally fills.

Either way, cool.

@JAcK0R: Are you serious? The requirements for the game were ridiculously low. I don't think you even needed over 512MB of ram. I know a PC from 2001 ran it perfectly.

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

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Raian1 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:56:37 MST

PS: I was just joking when I said the Wii was "kiddy". Please don't ban me.

Raian1

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Raian1 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:55:50 MST

As the owner of a kiddy system,

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

Raian1

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MattGS — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:53:21 MST

I'm currently in the middle of playing Season 1. I guess I'll buy it again for my Wii, just for the sake of it. Point and click adventures + Wii = happy thoughts.

MattGS

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mkernan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:44:02 MST

As a Mac user and a Wii owner, I'd be really stoked to see this come out on the Wii. I always loved the old PC game.

mkernan

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JAcK0R — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:43:15 MST

This is pretty good for a guy like me, who's computer barely ran episode one and then refused to play any of the subsequent episodes.

"Aw c'mon, you don't have to make a federal case out of it."

"Nah, we don't have to. We want to."

JAcK0R

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The Amazing Exploding-Man — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:32:36 MST

I love this series, and I am glad it is heading to a new platform.

And thanks to Telltale, we now know what happened to Jimmy Hoffa.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

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Snappywave — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:32:17 MST

Now that's great!

Snappywave

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IrishHalo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:15:40 MST

Sweet waiting for the official announcement now. I only have a Wii and a MacBook so have so far been locked out of the new Sam & Max games I will definitely be buying this for the Wii (would prefer a physical copy as opposed to on WiiWare/VC though).

IrishHalo

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IrisMR — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:15:05 MST

I shall so buy this. So much.

IrisMR

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Destrudo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:13:02 MST

@Rebochan:

Now that's what I've been hoping for too. Let the second renaissance of Lucas Art's adventure games come swiftly!

Destrudo

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huginn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:25:52 MST

it broke during the weekend for the few of us that can read german. ^^

It's just a smart trick all together. A point and click game on a point and click system.

duuuuuh!

huginn

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catapult37 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:23:18 MST

I will buy this.

catapult37

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K-Squad! (Badass Edition) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:15:05 MST

@Calicomarie:
Hahaha, I second that motion.

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

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jackal888 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:09:35 MST

@eclipsegryph: I agree sam and max has good voice-acting. I just hope that this spurs Nintendo and other Wii game designers to include voice acting.If "Crush" for PSP can have voice acting and text on screen , I do not see why a game on a DVD cannot.

jackal888

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Calicomarie — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:09:09 MST

This makes me happy that I keep forgetting to buy the PC version.

Calicomarie

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firesign — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:56:30 MST

this is great news, and i think sam and max is a perfect series for the wii. i play it on gametap, but i know a lot of people who would buy it for the wii.

firesign

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eclipsegryph — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:48:52 MST

@jackal888: Obviously the text boxes don't bother me. I think the "silent hero" concept is a perfectly fine one. So where you want the sound, I prefer the words. We can't really say that either of us is "more right" than the other - it's just a game design point. Maybe it's nostalgia. Maybe I just like being able to imagine my own voice for the characters, who knows?

That being said, I think the voice activing for Sam and Max is good. :p

eclipsegryph

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hikergirl — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:43:12 MST

Add a huge grain of salt to that. Telltale hasn't confirmed this news at all. ;)

It will probably happen at some point but it isn't JoWood's place to say as they were the distribution partner for Season One only.

Also, they hired the Wii programmers to port thier newest CSI game. Not to say they wouldn't use them for something else in the future.

hikergirl

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jackal888 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:39:34 MST

@eclipsegryph: There is nothing wrong with reading. Reading in modern video games is a failure to flesh out characters in games. I do not want to hear Link say two words then read a text box. I do not want to imagine what a character sounds like in HD in 5.1 surround sound.

jackal888

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Alith — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:35:38 MST

@Killtacular: I felt the same way. Maybe I'm just getting older but I seem to remember finding 'Hit the Road' absolutely hysterical. I forced my way through episodes 1-3 and gave up after a few minutes of episode 4. I had to really struggle to find it funny or clever.

It's so predictable. You click something, Sam makes a pithy comment, Max makes another in return. Repeat ad nauseum. I'm sure the original wasn't quite as contrived as these newer episodes. They seem to be really scraping the barrel trying to come up with one-liners. Maybe I had a sense of humour failure but I found the new games boring and unfunny. The Soda Poppers need a damn good kicking as well.

Alith

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CyricZ — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:34:51 MST

I would kiss certain burly men over this, if not for the fact that I'm already enjoying the series on my PC. >_>

Still bravo, big N. Quite a coup.

CyricZ

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TinyLightning — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:32:21 MST

I've played Season 1 twice on the PC. Lets see what other goods they toss us with the game.

TinyLightning

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blackadvent — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:21:26 MST

*Whips out hypnotic watch*

You love me, you adore me, you worship me, you want to name your children after me...

blackadvent

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2NinjasTapedTogether — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:19:00 MST

Dance time!

*dances!*

YES!

2NinjasTapedTogether

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L_K_M — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:15:02 MST

Will buy. Next up: DS version. In glorious 2D.

L_K_M

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crescentfresh — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:11:08 MST

I was never aware of the original series, which is odd considering how much I loved adventure games like Space Quest and King's Quest. I'll definitely pick this up, and I hope this game (along with Zack and Wiki) will help resurrect the genre. There's an almost complete fan-made Space Quest 7 out there that Vivendi shut down because they're jerks, but wow would I love to see that come to the Wii if interest in adventure gaming starts up again.

crescentfresh

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BtownDesignGuy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:09:13 MST

I could swear I remember hearing Telltale hinting that they'd do a release on the Wii. They had a job posting for Wii programmers. At the time, people speculated that season 2 would see release on the Wii.

It shall be interesting to see what develops.

BtownDesignGuy

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eclipsegryph — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:54:10 MST

@jackal888: What's wrong with reading? Usually people have huge TV screens nowadays, so reading words on screen shouldn't be too much of a problem. That was a big stink with Bethesda's transition from Morrowind to Oblivion, when they took out the large chunks of text everyone told you and instead offered up a few measly lines of spoken dialogue.

That being said, I'm happy as a green snake in a sugar cane tree to hear of this news! While I subscribe to the GameTap service, having these games on the Wii will allow other people to join in the fun that is Sam and Max.

I'm hoping that more adventure games get made for the Wii. It seems like a no-brainer, really. I'm really looking forward to "And Then There Were None", and the new content on the Wii for that. The CSI game... not so much, but still, you've got to have your bottom tier games, too.

eclipsegryph

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Automageddon! — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:53:46 MST

@Rebochan: OK, let's keep our fingers crossed...

Automageddon!

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CockroachMan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:46:20 MST

I'm happy I have a Wii :D
Would be awesome if this was sold in WiiWare like the PC version is.

CockroachMan

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ShaggE — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:45:17 MST

@Killtacular: The first episode wasn't nearly as good as the rest. Give the other episodes a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.

As I've said time and time again, Telltale actually listens to the fanbase's complaints/suggestions and implements them in later episodes, which is a ridiculously rare trait.

For example, we asked for a "run" feature and got it in Season 2, we asked for HtR-style minigames and got them, another forum member and myself both suggested dialogue that made it into the game...

This is a developer that wants to do it right.

ShaggE

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Garo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:39:01 MST

Yay, time to get a Wii!

Garo

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DarkNight_DS — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:31:31 MST

Despite size issues, the guys at Telltale said they planned on working on Wiiware titles. This could be another hint at an HD announcement for the Wii is incoming.

DarkNight_DS

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Rebochan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:30:59 MST

Dare I hope that the Wii could spark a new era of console-based adventure games?

Dare I hope for a Wii remake of Day of the Tentacle?

Rebochan

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jackal888 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:27:36 MST

@InsomniaBob [PSN/XBL]: That joke convinced me not to play this game.

jackal888

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Automageddon! — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:23:42 MST

I'm so looking forward to this.
Sam & Max from the comfort of my sofa, a dream come true.
2nd wish would be Monkey Island 3...
That's not going to come true.

Automageddon!

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Alazar — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:22:36 MST

Excellent news for those who haven't tried it yet who owns a Wii. I loved the first season, haven't checked out any of the new episodes yet (waiting for a disc-release, don't like digital).

Alazar

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Foxstar Sixtail — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:16:06 MST

I always wondered if TellTale liked money. I see they do.

@Killtacular:I don't really think they do, but remember, rose colored glasses taint everything.

Foxstar Sixtail

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ElijahDProphet — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:15:43 MST

That is excellent news.

ElijahDProphet

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Insomnia Bob — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:15:30 MST

@Killtacular: Sam and Max is an acquired taste, to be certain. I haven't played the full set, but the recently *FREE* episode 4 was fantastic.

At one point, Max launches a nuclear missile at the peaceful world of Krypton, then exclaims, "That'll teach em to lock me in the Phantom Zone!"

CLASSIC. I still giggle about that.

Insomnia Bob

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Teh Emo Penguin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:13:28 MST

Now I'll get to see what everyone's talking about.

Teh Emo Penguin

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Killtacular — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:12:54 MST

I admit I only tried the first episode, but the voice acting & writing was terrible- a big disappointment compared to the original. Do these get better as they go on? Or should I just walk away?

Killtacular

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EwilTwin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:09:49 MST

Not really surprised, but happy that this series will spread to consoles as well. Everyone needs to play this!

EwilTwin

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jackal888 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:05:50 MST

At least there will be voice acting. Zack and Wiki needs voice acting.Reading jokes is not fun anymore.

jackal888