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| − | '''Sam and Max''' (also known as " | + | '''Sam and Max''' (also known as "MacGruff and Hello Kitty") is a series of point-and-click games created by [[Star Wars|Lucasarts]] and [[Homestar Runner|Telltale Games]]. The games were based on Steve Purcell's comic about a "canine shamus" Sam and his crazy partner, Max. The first game, "Sam and Max Hit the Road", was a cult classic and paved the way for cartoons and merchandising. Though the franchise hit a low point, in 2006 a new "season" of 6 games was created by Telltale, consisting of developers from Lucasarts. Three seasons of the new games now exist, and have been collected on [[Wii]] and PC. |
===Media Information=== | ===Media Information=== | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 2 September 2012
The duo themselves.
Description
Sam and Max (also known as "MacGruff and Hello Kitty") is a series of point-and-click games created by Lucasarts and Telltale Games. The games were based on Steve Purcell's comic about a "canine shamus" Sam and his crazy partner, Max. The first game, "Sam and Max Hit the Road", was a cult classic and paved the way for cartoons and merchandising. Though the franchise hit a low point, in 2006 a new "season" of 6 games was created by Telltale, consisting of developers from Lucasarts. Three seasons of the new games now exist, and have been collected on Wii and PC.
Media Information
- Type of Source: Video games, cartoon, comic book
- Creators: Steve Purcell
- Dates: 1987-present
- Country of Origin: United States of America
Characters
- Sam - A big, talking, detective dog. People don't find anything strange about him.
- Max - Sam's crazy, triggerhappy partner. He's a rabbit!
- Bosco - The shifty store owner.
- Jimmy - The rat who lives in Sam and Max's office.
- Sybil - A psychotherapist who investigates Sam's strange dreams about sausages in holes.
- Superball - Max's official assistant when he becomes President of the US.
- Lorne, the Friend For Life - Sam and Max's biggest fan who won't shut up and might be a bit crazy.
- Darla 'The Geek' - A intelligent young girl who assists in their missions with creating gadgets.
Usage
Used By
Disliked by
Further information
- Telltale, inspired by the success of Sam and Max: Season One began making more point-and-click games like "Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People", "Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures", and "Tales of Monkey Island". Huttah!
- A running gag in numerous Telltale games, starting with Sam and Max Season 2 Episode 4, is the drink on Sam's desk called "Banang". It makes cameos in later Sam and Max episodes, Poker Night at the Inventory and Tales of Monkey Island to name a few.
- The cartoon version of Sam is voiced by Harvey Atkin, better known as King Koopa. Additionally, the character known as The Geek was voiced by Jeannie Elias, who voiced Princess Toadstool.
- You'll never know where Max keeps his gun.
Main Source for Poopers
FreelanceSamAndMax's YouTube channel (contains cartoon episodes)
- Torturetoi's YouTube channel (also contains cartoon episodes, in somewhat higher quality)
