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So what is Sam & Max all about? They are vigilante private investigators who have named themselves the "Freelance Police." The games are cartoony, humorous and the voice acting is top notch. Originally they started out as a comic book series but in 1992 a graphic adventure game was produced by LucasArts. In 2002 LucasArts started to develop a sequel which was then cancelled in 2004 without any prior reasons. The decision to cancel the sequel lead to the head developers leaving LucasArts to form the company TellTale Games, taking the Sam & Max franchise with them. Three seasons of graphic adventure games were made before they decided to take their direction away from being a "mini-LucasArts." Oh yes, Sam is a dog and Max is a Rabbit. So what's this LP all about? They'll be solo video commentary. While many adventure games are suited more towards screen shot LP's, I feel that Sam & Max offers a lot more in video format. The voice acting is top notch and there's a lot of slapstick action that just adds even more levels to the games. I'll be starting out with the 1993 LucasArts release "Sam & Max Hit The Road" which plays similarly to other classic adventure games made by the company at the time. The TellTale seasons are your somewhat standard TellTale Tool controls, they are compromised of three seasons in episodic format.  Episode 1: http://youtu.be/SQM0-AHZ-mM Episode 2: http://youtu.be/6QEywlqqlg4 Episode 3: http://youtu.be/LgxBGcldWrI Episode 4: http://youtu.be/uFv7PP6jYWg Episode 5: http://youtu.be/RzDrsNHeBGU Episode 6: http://youtu.be/0hUmmW4E4YY Episode 7: http://youtu.be/dZj48nkw6XE  Episode 1 - Culture Shock Episode 1: http://youtu.be/Dmup6-ezRmc Episode 2: http://youtu.be/NlHy6Aygx9A Episode 3: http://youtu.be/ZlgkXPTQED0 Episode 4: http://youtu.be/e6en4eqKTkw Episode 2 - Situation: Comedy Episode 1: http://youtu.be/0FHFywMJ6Zo Episode 2: http://youtu.be/gzdiTpelgzA Episode 3: http://youtu.be/GAkfvlV3eFA Episode 4: http://youtu.be/aicX0MYk2Mc Episode 3 - The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball Episode 1: http://youtu.be/bpKPW79ri7k Episode 2: http://youtu.be/me9GrWQo9kI Episode 3: http://youtu.be/D4zZayaSuZg Episode 4 - Abe Lincoln Must Die! 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Episode 1: http://youtu.be/Ov0ydSiaTjs Episode 2: http://youtu.be/bfrUR-3aa0M Episode 3: http://youtu.be/J_-htN_gs_s Episode 4: http://youtu.be/GlI0hfurGes Episode 5a: http://youtu.be/VZXyokrhM6k Episode 5b: http://youtu.be/TKk03HfTCSg Season 2 missed content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8onE-fjKQs  Episode 1 - The Penal Zone Episode 1: http://youtu.be/tnZzd44O0a0 Episode 2: http://youtu.be/pU1OTGPz9pA Episode 3: http://youtu.be/nkdK1os6H3E Episode 4: http://youtu.be/n68S80QpC-A Episode 5: http://youtu.be/BnwHv26G7Zk Episode 6: http://youtu.be/t2H-M6_2cD0 Episode 2 - The Tomb of Sammun-Mak Episode 1: http://youtu.be/RbnxO2kuZBU Episode 2: http://youtu.be/weNWEG5qtjM Episode 3: http://youtu.be/e2RdbhkaQ_s Episode 4: http://youtu.be/8fXQij9NRSs Episode 5: http://youtu.be/C8CnlWUZFys Episode 3 - They Stole Max's Brain! Episode 1: http://youtu.be/CgG74kX-5a8 Episode 2: http://youtu.be/bRR6vv896Io Episode 3: http://youtu.be/w-tBneVb274 Episode 4: http://youtu.be/h3EMd1vLd1A Episode 5: http://youtu.be/W2DRyTuVTy0 Episode 6: http://youtu.be/M5F84kJ55ik Episode 4 - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Episode 1: http://youtu.be/5cR6gvWTiWI Episode 2: http://youtu.be/eqILmtFlUZQ Episode 3: http://youtu.be/sfu_Nq0bSWc Episode 4: http://youtu.be/fNmBAAwGzZ0 Episode 5: http://youtu.be/cuv2UqrLarM Episode 5 - The City that Dares not Sleep Episode 1: http://youtu.be/EUHAMF17OFk Episode 2: http://youtu.be/ZtvWrrUVhcw Episode 3: http://youtu.be/107AAOyBI6A Episode 4: http://youtu.be/Or4vUsyWH18 Episode 5: http://youtu.be/XSzRvPOtLY0 Bonus video (Nutri-Specs & A few missing scenes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-HjFHGGjPA Rocket Baby Dolls fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Apr 22, 2016 |
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Ah my favorite of the bunch. The new games, while managing some aspects of bringing the comic to the PC, was severely lacking in the writing and jokes department. It wasn't bad, but it honestly felt more like fanfiction of the original works rather than an extension.
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Sep 7, 2014 11:52
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Yesssssss. I've been waiting for someone to step up and do these since Grawl disappeared somewhere toward the end of Season 1. Godspeed, RBD. 
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Sep 7, 2014 11:57
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evilmiera posted:Ah my favorite of the bunch. The new games, while managing some aspects of bringing the comic to the PC, was severely lacking in the writing and jokes department. It wasn't bad, but it honestly felt more like fanfiction of the original works rather than an extension. The TellTale series are a major change, after thirteen years away, a vastly different team at the helm and a standardised engine they were never going to pull it off completely. But they're still humorous and fun to play, Steve Purcell was at the helm and the original voice actors reprised their roles which added extra charm. It's been a fair few years since I played the first two seasons but I have fond memories of them, I haven't even touched the third season so that's going to be an interesting experience.
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Sep 7, 2014 12:16
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:The TellTale series are a major change, after thirteen years away, a vastly different team at the helm and a standardised engine they were never going to pull it off completely. But they're still humorous and fun to play, Steve Purcell was at the helm and the original voice actors reprised their roles which added extra charm. Well, some of the voice actors. Didn't one of them die, as I recall? The third season, while it holds a lot of plot I wouldn't agree with, had some of the better humor. Some of it even manages to get up towards the level this game did, though this is still my favorite of the bunch by a wide margin. Whereas I might get a good laugh out of a few scenes in the new games, practically every scene in this one has me laughing (watching your LP, I'm surprised at how many old jokes I had forgotten and how many have me laughing out loud).
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Sep 7, 2014 12:26
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evilmiera posted:Well, some of the voice actors. Didn't one of them die, as I recall? They're both still alive and their imdb entries are pretty lengthy. Sam: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0267724 Max: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0417068
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Sep 7, 2014 12:35
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:They're both still alive and their imdb entries are pretty lengthy. Weird, I thought for sure one of them had either passed away or passed on the role, at least.
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Sep 7, 2014 12:39
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:They're both still alive and their imdb entries are pretty lengthy. And neither of them were in the Telltale series, unless I'm very, very confused about something.
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Sep 7, 2014 15:15
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Nidoking posted:And neither of them were in the Telltale series, unless I'm very, very confused about something. Boy is my face red, and I'm not being a smart rear end, they really weren't in the TellTale series. I need to double check my facts in the future: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217596 David Nowlin - Sam (voice) William Kasten - Max
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Sep 7, 2014 15:34
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You need to increase the volume on your voiceover commentary, I can't really hear you.
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Sep 7, 2014 16:11
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rotinaj posted:You need to increase the volume on your voiceover commentary, I can't really hear you. I'll turn it up a few notches in the next update, I didn't want to over-shadow the game but I didn't mean to make it negligible.
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Sep 7, 2014 23:06
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Another option might be to turn just the music volume down a bit so it covers both your voice and the game voices less. I'm pretty sure Lucasarts games always let you do that in the options menu.
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Sep 8, 2014 01:42
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^^^ Another another option could be auto-ducking, which automatically lowers the rest of the audio anytime your mike picks up your voice. Check your recording software to see if it has it. I'm going to be looking forward to the new games. The only LP I saw of them here was awful. The LPer took one look at the incredibly tight Grim Fandango by Vexxation and thought they could get the same effect by uploading completely unedited footage of them sloooowly working their way through each screen, fumbling with puzzles and dialogue boxes, backtracking for missed items, all without any commentary. It didn't quite live up to the Grim Fandango LP. I couldn't get past the first video.
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Sep 8, 2014 02:31
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sweeeeeeeeet  RBD I think you should just ran the gamut for your next project and finish all of the Lucasarts adventure games.
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Sep 8, 2014 06:08
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Oh heck yes, this is going to be a good run. Does anyone know precisely what happened to the dudes behind all these ol' LucasArt point-and-click games? Were they laid off, move on, etc.? I mean, until recently LucasArt games seemed to be ONLY about Star Wars. And crap ones at that Edit - Oh yeah, where does 'coffee achiever' come from? I've heard it before a few times, but only as a reference to something else. Samovar fucked around with this message at 10:17 on Sep 8, 2014 |
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Sep 8, 2014 08:37
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I don't have much over for the tell tale games but hit the road was amazing.
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Samovar posted:Does anyone know precisely what happened to the dudes behind all these ol' LucasArt point-and-click games? Were they laid off, move on, etc.? I mean, until recently LucasArt games seemed to be ONLY about Star Wars. And crap ones at that Tim Schafer, at least, is still active with Double Fine. Ron Gilbert's out there too, on Twitter at least. Coffee Achiever was a term from National Coffee Association ads, I believe. Found this ad on Youtube, anyway.
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Samovar posted:Edit - Oh yeah, where does 'coffee achiever' come from? I've heard it before a few times, but only as a reference to something else. I've always wondered myself. I have this vague awareness it was a pop culture reference back when the game was being developed, but it came out when I was six, and most days I can barely remember lunch, never mind twenty years ago.
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Sep 9, 2014 01:49
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"Not if you don't mind me clawing at the dash and shrieking like a cheerleader." is my favourite line from any video game. Looking forward to this.
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Sep 9, 2014 03:28
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I love just how nonchalant they are about it.
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Sep 9, 2014 03:55
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The nonchalant violence and humour just makes this game hilarious and unique. I'll have the next episode up in a couple of days, episode three is already looking like it's going to contain a lot of bonus content. One of the many things I love about 90's LucasArts adventure games is their sheer depth and interactivity.
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Sep 9, 2014 23:16
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Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QEywlqqlg4 I'm pretty sure this episode has covered the rest of the carnival, the next episode sets up the exploration for the rest of the map. It also sets things up for some bonus content. I've experimented with ducking the audio, please let me know if I need to make any further adjustments.
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Sep 11, 2014 22:17
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Who voices the Moleman? He sounds... so familiar...
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Sep 11, 2014 23:43
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Samovar posted:Who voices the Moleman? He sounds... so familiar... The credits only list seven people as voice actors for the game. Specifically in this order: Bill Farmer as Sam Nick Jameson as Max Irwin Keyes as Bruno Additional voices: Marsha Clark Denny Delk Tony Pope And Beth Wernick Denny Delk has a long history of voice acting for LucasArt's and other video games, including a popular character from my previous LP. He is in fact the guy who performed the part of Murray in Monkey Island. He also voiced Hoagie as well as the purple and green tentacles in Day Of The Tentacle. But his voice is pretty deep and probably out of contention. IMDB only lists him with three characters in the game. I'm typing out as I search and editing after. Bill Farmer voices Sam in this game as well as Flambe and a character as yet unseen. IMDB has a habit of only three character submissions in a title. Nick Jameson is Max, an unseen character and additional voices. Iwrin Keyes is listed as only being Bruno. Tony Pope is only listed as additional voices for the game. I'll look into a more definitive answer, if I had to guess then it would be Nick Jameson making the Mole Man sound like Max with sinus problems. Without an initial search revealing specific answers the jury could still be out on Tony Pope. It's past midnight here, I'll poke around some more tomorrow.
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Episode 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgxBGcldWrI In this episode we find out some more about Bruno, visit some new places, play a little golf and fiddle about with some magnets.
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I take it the fisherman is supposed to be Woody Allen, yes? OK, so, apparently from Earth to Jupiter is 588,000,000 klicks, and Jupiter has a diameter of ~140,000 klicks. If a piece of twine is approximately... 2 mm thick, just how big would a ball made out of 588,140,000 kilometer long piece of twine BE?
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Sep 14, 2014 23:42
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Man, news travels fast. Didn't we just sever that head this morning?
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Samovar posted:OK, so, apparently from Earth to Jupiter is 588,000,000 klicks, and Jupiter has a diameter of ~140,000 klicks. If a piece of twine is approximately... 2 mm thick, just how big would a ball made out of 588,140,000 kilometer long piece of twine BE? Well, if it were packed absolutely perfectly, it'd be a solid with a cross-section of (pi*r^2) and the distance as its third dimension. For ease of calculation, let's convert that 2mm to km now. It's .000002 km in diameter, so half that in radius. We have (pi*(.000001^2))*588140000 for its volume. If I didn't screw up my calculation, that's .18 cubic kilometers or so. Volume of a sphere is (4/3)*pi*(r^3). Re-arrange that and it's (.18)*(3/4)*(1/pi) = r^3. Looks like a radius of... 350-ish meters. If it's got a bit of "give" to it, it might take up, say, five times as much volume as it says it should so there's room for it to not be a single solid mass, it's up to 1 cubic km, and the radius is a shade over 600 meters. All numbers aggressively rounded even with they shouldn't be, and little scratchwork done outside this, so please double-check my math.
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Fun facts about the Mystery Vortex: If you don't look at the floating objects before entering the mirror, the dialogue is different, since Max didn't say anything about the magnets earlier. Something like his childlike naiveté being shattered. Also, the game features a built-in screen saver if you leave it sitting for a really long time. The Mystery Vortex is one of the places that has a unique animation for it, and I think it was my favorite. It's also the first place where looking at the car gives you a humorous line, if I recall correctly. There's also a great one when you finally get to Frog Rock.
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Dr. Buttass posted:Man, news travels fast. Didn't we just sever that head this morning? It's probably an old clipping, exploding heads destroying buses is a common thing... maybe? All this science talk... I want definitive answers by the morrow!
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:It's probably an old clipping, exploding heads destroying buses is a common thing... maybe? Around Sam and Max, almost certainly.
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A couple neat little things I'd like to point out for this game: GatorGolf: If you look in the upper left of the driving range, you can see a copy of the giant monkey head from the Monkey Island games. Snuckies: There are four things that are different at each of the three locations. They are: the mascot, the color of the ice cream in the stain glass, the mini-game you can buy, and the look of the employee. Mystery Vortex: As Nidoking pointed out, Max says something different if you go right to the mirror; the door colors are random every game you play so Shuv-Oohl is never behind the same door. I know because I remember him being behind a purple door once on the left side; I played this game way too much as a kid.
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Sam & Max Hit The Road (Part 4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFv7PP6jYWg In this episode we visit a lot of previously unvisited locations, meet a few new Nidoking posted:Fun facts about the Mystery Vortex: If you don't look at the floating objects before entering the mirror, the dialogue is different, since Max didn't say anything about the magnets earlier. Something like his childlike naiveté being shattered. Also, the game features a built-in screen saver if you leave it sitting for a really long time. The Mystery Vortex is one of the places that has a unique animation for it, and I think it was my favorite. It's also the first place where looking at the car gives you a humorous line, if I recall correctly. There's also a great one when you finally get to Frog Rock. Ben Kasack posted:A couple neat little things I'd like to point out for this game: Thanks for the advice, I'm spanking this game far quicker than I expected too. My notes finished off with exploring as far as the right side of Conroy's House but I intended to show off Car Bomb any way. The other Snuckey's are planned for the next update. I totally forgot to look around in the Vortex room, a complete oversight on my part but I'll go back in the next update too. I'll try to show off the screensaver's in the update afterwards as well as the highway mini game. Thank you again for pointing out some things I'm missing, I appreciate it. Thankfully this is one game where you can re-visit old places. Aces High posted:sweeeeeeeeet This is kinda in the works as long as they haven't been covered before. I'm thinking about running an old LucasArt's adventure as an SSLP as these updates have been pretty smooth so far. I'll see how it goes when I reach the TellTales era of Sam & Max first. Rocket Baby Dolls fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Edit: Clicked quote instead of edit. I'm an idiot.
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I am slightly disappointed in LucasArts cor their dodgy British Geography. Bumpus is stated as a Liverpudlian and has the correct accent for that His song however uses Brighton as his hometown. Last time I checked Brighton was on the south coast and Liverpool is in the North West. It woulda been good if they used a more local city in the song for consistency. Wouldn't normally bother me but couldn't get past it during the song
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Sep 18, 2014 12:47
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Uh, You've got episode 3 listed twice in the first post, RBD.
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Crotalidian posted:I am slightly disappointed in LucasArts cor their dodgy British Geography. Speaking as a British person, that just made it funnier.
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Samovar posted:Uh, You've got episode 3 listed twice in the first post, RBD. Thanks for that. It's changed. Crotalidian posted:I am slightly disappointed in LucasArts cor their dodgy British Geography. Yvonmukluk posted:Speaking as a British person, that just made it funnier. Pretty much this, the mention of Brighton stuck out like a sore thumb. But I decided to have a little poke around on Google Maps:  Although I suspect that the developers meant the south coast Brighton as it's a well known city.
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I love how "Scranton" is apparently an ethnicity now, with its own cultural heritage. And the saddest sad faces there are.
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Sam & Max Hit The Road (Part 5) http://youtu.be/RzDrsNHeBGU I got a fair bit done in the time I had planned. Three new locations were uncovered, two visited, two locations were cleared out of puzzles, new people were met and we've seen how good Max's teeth are. There's a fair bit of extra footage at the end including some visual jokes that were missed, a visit of each Snuckies including the two other mini-games and the highway mini-game. Which ScummVM crapped out partway through and everything went to hell...
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