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Sam & Max coming to the Wii this August (now with box art!)
2:20 PM on 05.23.2008, Chad Concelmo 32 comments

Sam & Max coming to the Wii this August (now with box art!) photo
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As someone who has the worst PC on the planet (seriously, it barely runs Notepad), I was more than excited about the news that Sam & Max – Season 1 would be coming to the Wii. As everyone was enjoying Sam & Max’s newest adventures on their fancy post-1996 computers, I had to sit alone in a dark room with only the amazing memories of Hit the Road to keep me company.

Well, it looks like I will only have to live in the shadow of my loneliness for a few more months! According to the DreamCatcher Games product page, it looks like Sam & Max – Season 1 will be coming to the Wii in August of this year. In addition to this new release date information, there also seems to be some official box art! Look, it’s Sam and Max!

What do you think? Are you planning on giving the Wii version of this game a try? What do you think of the simple, yet effective box art?

[Via GayGamer]


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Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 05/23/2008 14:24
They look like they are ready to hit the road again!
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 05/23/2008 14:28
I still can't get past the first episode of Season One. Not because it's hard, but because..........

...it's just not funny or entertaining at all. IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME PLEASE HELP!!! I got it for my birthday in January and I just can't do it. Maybe it's just not meant to be, or maybe cause I think the detective genre smells like farts, even if the detective is a doggy.

-Friday version of Rockvillian
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 05/23/2008 14:32
I'm with Rockvillian. I dont get the shit.
Zerozaki Ishiki's Avatar
Zerozaki Ishiki at 05/23/2008 14:34
That price is right.
I tried out the episode that was free, and it was pretty funny, but it was also impossibly obtuse. I couldn't figure out how to get into the white house, or figure out if I was supposed to just collect items and go away, so I sort of gave up on the game.
Might make more sense if I start from the beginning and get into the rhythm of it, and August is a dead time of year for games.
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 05/23/2008 14:35
I'll probably get it. Anything to get my buying good games for my Wii...
Tiff's Avatar
Tiff at 05/23/2008 14:37
Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!

I'm totally pre-ordering this biznatch.
nilcam's Avatar
nilcam at 05/23/2008 14:38
I hate playing games on a computer screen so I'm in for one.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 05/23/2008 14:44
Yay!
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Veck at 05/23/2008 14:52
If this gets a Euro release I'll be all up in its shit. It's been a long time coming!
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topgeargorilla at 05/23/2008 15:00
this is a very good thing. If the wii now had anything, it's adventure games.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar
Too Much Coffee Man at 05/23/2008 15:02
HELL YHEA !!

Sam & Max is some old school awesome adventureness.

I always thought the Wiimote would work well for adventure games. There was an article on it at slashdot around the time the Wii was launched but i thought it was never going to happen. glad it did.
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Guagloves at 05/23/2008 15:06
I MUST have this.
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micro44 at 05/23/2008 15:14
Never played any of the old ones, but have heard almost all positive things about both the old and new ones. Definitely going to check this out. Especially at that price.
PaperBowser0's Avatar
PaperBowser0 at 05/23/2008 15:36
I need this... NOW!
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tgammet at 05/23/2008 15:40
I can understand complaining about playing a game at a computer desk, but the idea that your computer can't run THIS? That's insane, or you didn't even bother to try. This game should run on PCs from like 6 years ago (maybe even later)!
4knuckleshuffle's Avatar
4knuckleshuffle at 05/23/2008 15:41
If there is all of this bitching about it, I might as well buy it.
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unangbangkay at 05/23/2008 15:46
Is this going to be full-price? Because I've already got Steam, and I have the impression that the average Wii owner may not even know who Sam and Max ARE, much less why there's more than one season.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 05/23/2008 15:49
I played through season one already on GameTap, but I'm still totally buying this.
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 05/23/2008 16:07
Woo, now I can finally see what everybody is raving about!

My computer is worse than yours.
Animated Trigger's Avatar
Animated Trigger at 05/23/2008 16:12
DO WANT. This is on my must-have list of games most definitely.
Prymetyme's Avatar
Prymetyme at 05/23/2008 16:18
I've been meaning to get the PC version, but I am SO glad that I didn't. This will be way more fun while I'm stoned in my living room with friends.
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aborto thefetus at 05/23/2008 16:40
Now I get to see what the big deal is since my PC can't run shit. It can barely run this website!

....oh wait, no I'm not. Come September I won't have a Wii anymore. Damn College....
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hools vern at 05/23/2008 17:11
I downloaded the free episode and I loved what I played of it, but my computer barely ran it and I ended up deleting it for space without beating it. I am definitely picking this up. Nice price tag too.
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loki d20 at 05/23/2008 18:01
Waiting for it to come to XBLA or PSN.
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hpv at 05/23/2008 18:54
Definitely looking forward to this, but when I pick it up really depends on the price. Paying $50 for a game just seems like too much. But maybe I'm just getting ridiculously cheap in my old age.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar
DinnertimeNinja at 05/23/2008 18:55
Look, you're gonna beat the whole season in a month or less if you're into this kind of thing, so you might as well just go get a month subscription to GameTap and you'll get BOTH seasons (plus almost a thousand of other games) for like $10.

In fact, they might even still have their "first month 99 cents" thing going on so hey, Sam & Max for a buck. I bought a year subscription for $60 and I regret NOTHING!
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ToxinBlackheart at 05/23/2008 19:36
Awesome! I've never had a PC with good gaming guts, and I've always wanted to try out the Sam and Max games.

:D
windexwindex's Avatar
windexwindex at 05/23/2008 19:46
@Too Much Coffee Man:

Y'know, you CAN play the original Sam & Max on the Wii with a wiimote, thanks to ScummVM

Wii pointer + oldschool Lucasarts point & click adventure games = SW33T
ace of knaves's Avatar
ace of knaves at 05/23/2008 23:34
I've played Season One already, so I'll pass, but I'll definitely be recommending/buying as a gift for all my Wii-owning-friends.
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 05/28/2008 07:37
Awesome.
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