Season 3: What YOU Want

[ThatNickGuy]

With Telltale hard at work on the Homestar Runner games, we probably have some time before they start too much work on Season 3 of Sam & Max. With all that said, I think it'd be fun to make some kind of a "wish list" of things we might like to see in future installments of the Freelance Police. Other games have had wish lists written by fans and I've seen on some occasions (such as City of Heroes) where those prayers were answered.

So, here's a few things I wouldn't mind seeing, if it's possible. Feel free to add your own thoughts:

-The return of Conroy Bumpus, from Hit the Road (unless there are legalities that prevent this).
-Finally, finally, FINALLY meeting the Mayor. Maybe have to get to his office to hear the latest case (and then, of course, a puzzle to be solved to get there and maybe to be used later in that episode or season).
-A meeting between Jimmy Two-Teeth and the cat from the beginning of Hit the Road (I loved that sarcastic little bastard).
-The revenge of...Leonard! He's free! He's out! And probably ticked off!
-Being able to control Max. I have two suggestions/ideas for this:
1) An entire episode in control of Max (maybe to rescue Sam?)
2) Being able to switch between the two of them, similar to Day of the Tentacle?
-Guest appearance by Steve Purcell, himself! Either playing himself or just providing a character voice.
-A Hollywood-related episode where Sam & Max, similar to Jay & Silent Bob, try to get more money and recognition for Midnight Cowboys (we DID see a movie trailer!)

[ted12]

How about this?
1. Superball is the villan of this season
2. A whole episode in which you play as Max
3. An episode where the two visit their old pals, the Toy Mafia
4. Have Max win the re-election campaign (maybe against Obama?)
5. More Leonard abuse!
6 Another trip to hell!
That about sums it up. The series launches in January from what I've heard.

[Jake]

How about this?
1. Superball is the villan of this season

Done! He's it.

See, now you don't even need to play the season because it's revealed!

[Chuck]

The series launches in January from what I've heard.
You need to start hearing different things :)

We're not even close to starting on, much less deciding on, much less announcing, a release timeframe more specific than "Early 2009." I would hate to see people going around saying, "But I read on the internets that it was gonna be out in January what gives TTG why are you late you suck so bad!!!!"

[vyperspit]

1) Cyborg dinosaurs from a theme park running amock.
2) Killer robot hyenas with death-ray eyes that are under the control of the puppet president.
3) The idea of Superball being a villian is a great idea! That guy reminds me of Mr. Smith in The Matrix movies, and Mr. Smith really scares me. Plus, he was able to erase Sam&Max's memories which is even more suspicious.
4) Sam&Max's possessed Desoto becomes a deadly monster truck!
5) A mysterious criminal has stolen an ancient Mayan calander which has the power to control natural disasters. Could Sam&Max recover the calander before thier neighborhood gets sucked up in a giant twister?!

[Avel]

And I suddenly want a wizard of Oz parody for some reason...

[ThatNickGuy]

4) Sam&Max's possessed Desoto becomes a deadly monster truck!



3. An episode where the two visit their old pals, the Toy Mafia
5. More Leonard abuse!


I'd pay cold, hard cash for these things to happen. How about an "Abuse Leonard" mini-game?

[ThatNickGuy]

We're not even close to starting on, much less deciding on, much less announcing, a release timeframe more specific than "Early 2009."

Ah. Good timing on this wish list, then!

[Randulf]

Why do you hate Leonard so much? :(

[TrogLlama]

Nobody hates Leonard, we just think it's funny when he gets beat up.

[jfreez1313]

I'd like to see a Snuckey's somwhere in season 3, also, maybe a trip to the sub-basement of solitude. I know that these are from past S&M, but I like seeing familliar things - it helps me connect with the game even more.

[xChri5x]

It would have to be Stuckey's though.

[Dangerzone]

what i would really like to see is an episode made of 4 or 5 small cases.... like one crazy action filled day for the freelance police... stop a bank robbery, rid themselves of the ghost of the "old desoto" come back to haunt them... chase down a rogue hog dog vendor... kill the creature terrorizing boscos shop that spawned from the bathroom... etc

another cool idea would be to have portions of the episodes where the 2 of them separate and do things on their own (ex. have a vent that only max can climb through to open a door)

and as i said in another thread i would really like to see their world evolve/degrade as the episodes go on...

oh, and throw in a crash bandicoot joke somewhere along the line... im surprised they have not made fun of those games yet too

[Randulf]

A mission where only Max can undertake, like infiltrating a Mafia-free Bunny Bar. Max meets a girl rabbit sidekick who is a kung-fu master and who has a crush with Flint Paper. And Superball is the arch villain of the season.

[TomSuperman]

1 Side missions.
2 achievements since their already in SBG4CAP.
3 More Easter eggs.
4 Museum like in Yoshi island DS.
5 A better road.
6 A competition or auction that makes it possible for you to be in the game.
7 More minigames.

[vyperspit]

I had a dream one night that had Sam&Max inside the Desoto transformer, like the drawing I posted here, and they were fighting Mac Salmon's giant killer mech-suit. This maybe a great idea, but it does sound like its too complicated.

[Zootch]

three words:

Adam West Cameo

[mish]

I want original content for my money! How about that? Ex-LucasArts dudes, show us what you're made of!

[TomSuperman]

three words:

Adam West Cameo

Doesn't he make special appearances only in cartoons?

[Harley Quinn]

Why? Is he banned from appearing in games? Or does he just refuse to do them? Come on I don't think he limits himself to cartoons.

[AussieEvil]

Sam and Max have to use a motorcycle until the DeSoto is exorcized
Return to the UK, or maybe a trip to Japan
Fight against hippies on the West Coast
Revelation: Superball reproduces by mitosis
alcoholic cheese?
Snuckey's
The Mystery Spot
FINAL FANTASY 7 RIP-OFF! (woo!)

[Harley Quinn]

Maybe if they used the back in time concept they should do something like go back to the JFK assassination to save JFK only for Max to be the one who actually caused it.

[delimew]

i reckon S&M could do good things with japan...

[TomSuperman]

Maybe if they used the back in time concept they should do something like go back to the JFK assassination to save JFK only for Max to be the one who actually caused it.

Wouldn't that get the game banned?

[Harley Quinn]

Wouldn't that get the game banned?


Why would it?

[TomSuperman]

Their was some game like this that got banned.

[Harley Quinn]

Personally, I don't see why it would, just as long as it isn't offensive. I could see if 9/11 was involved as that would be too recent and could offend family members of those who died or trigger flashbacks for witnesses.

[Teeth]

Red Dwarf got away with it 11 years ago.

I'd like to see a possible love interest for Sam, (which would probably turn out to be Max, but still) and more jokes centred around the characters. Some of the best moments in S&M are character-driven, like the stag party in 205 and "The Invaders" in the animated series.

As for stuff returning from the previous seasons, I'd like to see a few characters come back, as it feels nice to have a sort of community in the S&M universe. If Stinky's, Sybil's or Bosco's return, they should be more populated. It's rather unsettling that Sam and Max are the only people who ever go in.

Also, Jurgen MUST return.

[Sir Lemming]

I basically just want them to keep moving in the direction they've been moving in. More NPCs, more location variety, etc.

i reckon S&M could do good things with japan...
And vice-versa!

[Harley Quinn]

i reckon S&M could do good things with japan...

Maybe they could go for Susi with Godzilla.

[vyperspit]

Or fight against a gang of ninjas.

[patters]

Or fight against a gang of ninjas.

that wouldn't be a fight it'd be a walkover

[Harley Quinn]

Or fight against a gang of ninjas.


*cough* turtles *cough*

[Harley Quinn]

How about Sam and Max have to fight the real police? Crack down on the beat's internal corruption!

Or the police don't agree on SM's methods!

[sfox]

More Superball!
More Hugh Bliss!

More out of country locations. Like, Japan and Australia.
Let Sam learn martial arts and fight ninja monkey pirates.

[Jake]

i reckon S&M could do good things with japan...

They did, in the cartoon. They took the recently decommissioned Megamax 9000 to Japan where it could live in peace amongst the other giant robots and monster mutants. That episode includes the quote "wow, that's a big nipple," which continues to surprise me.

[TrogLlama]

Their was some game like this that got banned.
You mean the 'game' that was supposed to be an as-accurate-as-possible digital reproduction of the event?
I don't think that was banned so much as people were angry about it.

[Zootch]

Why? Is he banned from appearing in games? Or does he just refuse to do them? Come on I don't think he limits himself to cartoons.

His voice was in the video game Thirteen

[Since1845]

Death of the demon DeSoto
Possible death of the convertible
Return of Bosco's antics from season 1, I miss them
Less cluttered environments... There were a lot of new areas with a lot of things to look at in Season 2, but most of the stuff was useless, it made it a bit confusing for me.
Less Sybil...
Less Abe...
More old Stinky
Rope (Charlie Bronson's always got rope)

[xChri5x]

Less cluttered environments... There were a lot of new areas with a lot of things to look at in Season 2, but most of the stuff was useless, it made it a bit confusing for me.


Cluttered environments are a key ingredient in the world of Sam & Max and always have been since the first comic in the late 80's! If anything we need more of it!

[Harley Quinn]

Cluttered environments are a key ingredient in the world of Sam & Max and always have been since the first comic in the late 80's! If anything we need more of it!

Also it does make the game more challenging (leading me to look at cheats but anyho)

As for the Hugh Bliss suggestion, can I make a cameo so I can kill the Bliss by stabbing him repeatedly in the eye?

[AussieEvil]

They did, in the cartoon. They took the recently decommissioned Megamax 9000 to Japan where it could live in peace amongst the other giant robots and monster mutants. That episode includes the quote "wow, that's a big nipple," which continues to surprise me.

We can always have the Maimtron retire there, hopefully without the areolar reference.

[Murray the Chao]

Also it does make the game more challenging (leading me to look at cheats but anyho)

As for the Hugh Bliss suggestion, can I make a cameo so I can kill the Bliss by stabbing him repeatedly in the eye?

Sorry, but you can't stab Bacteria!

[Harley Quinn]

I can ruddy well try!

[goatboy]

At the end of episode 205, I was surprised that the Board of Directors did not put Max in charge of Hell. Perhaps Season 3 could see them deputizing demons as Freelance Police in order to spread their brand of "justice."

I'd also like to see Sam & Max have to teach a first-grade class as part of a case.

[stevenj61]

Even though they were designed for the fox kids tv show, I'd like to see The Geek or Lowrn The Fan for Life! Either one would be fine, I have no prefference and of course Mack Salmon, possibly the rubber baby commandos, and a redo of the moon adventure where they had to help the city of rats deal with their cockroach 'problem' hehe. I'd actually like to see The Geek replace Bosco as the go to tech guy. Time for something a bit new.

At the end of episode 205, I was surprised that the Board of Directors did not put Max in charge of Hell. Perhaps Season 3 could see them deputizing demons as Freelance Police in order to spread their brand of "justice."

I'd also like to see Sam & Max have to teach a first-grade class as part of a case.

I think that would some how violate his status as high holy priest of the bremuda triangle something or other sea monkeys! LOL

[xChri5x]

Even though they were designed for the fox kids tv show, I'd like to see The Geek or Lowrn The Fan for Life! Either one would be fine, I have no prefference and of course Mack Salmon, possibly the rubber baby commandos, and a redo of the moon adventure where they had to help the city of rats deal with their cockroach 'problem' hehe. I'd actually like to see The Geek replace Bosco as the go to tech guy. Time for something a bit new.



I think that would some how violate his status as high holy priest of the bremuda triangle something or other sea monkeys! LOL

I doubt we'd see Lorne or the Geek, but Mack Salmon and the Rubber Pants Commandos are a possibility since they were in the original comics.
They already have baby 3D models, so that's a start.

[LikaLaruku]

For the hell of it, either control of Max while Sam wanders aimlessly about like a hyperactive child, or some akward voice & body switching between them (& if the latter ere to happen, make Sybil & Bosco switch jobs for a day).

*edit*
Never mind. I JUST played Night of the Raving Dead & got BOTH my wishes.....so I'm going with drunk golfing....Sam & Max driving in a golf cart, smashing things or people with a nine iron. I love watching Sam drive like an asshole.

I'm actually shocked that neither smoke or drink; it would be so fitting for them, being antiheros with no morals or scrupals & all.

[Harley Quinn]

There's no point of a remake, would be boring just doing the same thing again but it would be funny if they did go back in time a few times and at one point revisited it

[xChri5x]

A complete remake of S&MHtR would also bee awesome.


I'll pretend I didn't read that.

[LikaLaruku]

There's no point of a remake, would be boring just doing the same thing again but it would be funny if they did go back in time a few times and at one point revisited it

One of the points to remaking a game is to make it better in every aspect, that includes making it longer.

[Harley Quinn]

One of the points to remaking a game is to make it better in every aspect, that includes making it longer.

Still would be practically the same game so whats the point? Aslo it's good enough as it is.

[LikaLaruku]

three words:

Adam West Cameo

I was actually thinking of that too when I was replaying S&MHtR & stared deeply into the Australian folksinger's rediculous hairstyle; "He looks like a short Johnny Bravo....Molemen....where the heck is Adam West?"

[LikaLaruku]

Still would be practically the same game so whats the point? Aslo it's good enough as it is.


I can already think of one game that's getting remade (if the movie comes out) & everyone on "that" forum is dying for it (provided it keeps the same soundtrack & is based on the original game instead of the movie, because we all know that 90% of movie-based games suck donkey balls, so sayeth AVGN).

[LikaLaruku]

Still would be practically the same game so whats the point? Aslo it's good enough as it is.

Aside from better graphics, the remake could have reverse inside reference jokes added, as well as cameo appearances of newer characters, latter making ever more reason to show characters from the original game. Or at least spruce up the original story with better jokes, more violence, & a less corny plot. It wasn't a terrible story, it just seemed random & akward in a misplaced sort of way, with nothing to connect to.

[xChri5x]

Aside from better graphics, the remake could have reverse inside reference jokes added, as well as cameo appearances of newer characters, latter making ever more reason to show characters from the original game. Or at least spruce up the original story with better jokes, more violence, & a less corny plot. It wasn't a terrible story, it just seemed random & akward in a misplaced sort of way, with nothing to connect to.


Okay George. Whatever you say.

Hit the Road has classic Sam & Max humour and some of the best lines. I'm sorry you didn't see that.

[Harley Quinn]

I also prefer the old graphics, and the humour and story doesn't need improving for me

[jmm]

HTR should remain untouched, period.

Changing its graphics, history, etc is like taking Beethoven's 9th symphony and changing cellos and violins with electric guitars and synth keyboards: completely tasteless and pointless.

[Harley Quinn]

Can't agree more.

[Anvilania]

hmmm hard questio not! lets see here:

A) Being able to play as Max!
B) 7-10 episodes not 6 or 5.
C) A time machine for one episode.
D) A laser gun from the future (got in the future Sam and Max office/street from episode 4 of season 2)for Sam and Max!
E) Anvils lots of anvils falling on enemies' heads randomly!
F) Jimmy, Timmy and Mary Two-teeth selling and giveing away random items(like anvils or movie tickets) for some cash.
G) Bosco selling useful,random, invented items again.
H) episode idea: An ancient crystal skull was stolen from the NYC museum! Can Sam and Max get it back before the criminal gets to the temple and places the crystal skull on the crystal alein body and wishes for the whole world sucked into a parelel dimension with him being the only survivore?

thats realy it!

[Harley Quinn]

H) episode idea: An ancient crystal skull was stolen from the NYC museum! Can Sam and Max get it back before the criminal gets to the temple and places the crystal skull on the crystal alein body and wishes for the whole world sucked into a parelel dimension with him being the only survivore?

thats realy it!

I think some one has been to the cinema recently.

[Vanished]

I haven't gotten to play S2 yet since I'm waiting for "someone" to release it on disc *cough*, but I'd love to see Bosco's implode. I think by the end of S1 I was ready to put Bosco in the closet with the rest of the "been there, done that" junk from previous episodes.

Renegade forest critters and the dark mysterious powers of the anime/comic conventions would also be a plus.

[Strong Max]

Renegade forest critters and the dark mysterious powers of the anime/comic conventions would also be a plus.

Keep Pokémon out of this!

[vyperspit]

What if Brady Culture comes back from hell and terrorize people from inside their dreams like Freddy from Nightmare In Elm Street? Imagine Culture's face looking like it has been burned with a blow torch; *ugh*, scary!

[Harley Quinn]

Brady Culture is scary enough as it is.

[doom saber]

Be hilarious if there is talk about Max bein so thin since in the early comics, he seems more chubby

[Harley Quinn]

One too many corndogs and popicles I suppose.

[Snajdarn]

No episodes. Longer games that is...

Sometimes when I play episodes of S&M it feels like minigames.

A map! (ie the one from HTR). Sounds silly but it gave the old game a feeling of beeing bigger then it actually was.

[Harley Quinn]

I miss the map too but that would only really work if they did do a full length game. A series 'movie' maybe?

[esteban]

Like others here I thought playable Max would be great...

And more easter eggs and reference from classic adventure games (LucasArts, Sierra, others...)

[LikaLaruku]

I thought of something; the return of Car Bomb Battleship & the moving target shooter from the end of Hit the Road.

[Molokov]

Psst... there's a moving target shooter in the opening credits of all of Season 2. Give it a shot! (literally)

[TomSuperman]

How about random street enemies that you can shoot.

[TrogLlama]

How about random street enemies that you can shoot.
Well, you see, adventure games aren't big on the 'enemies' thing. At least, not in the common sense that you see in most games- there are antagonists, people who stand in your way, etc., yes, but that's not what I mean. 'Enemies' (and maybe it's just me, this is just how I usually think of the term) in games usually refers to the kind of things you see in action games- you can fight them, they pose a threat (at least, in theory), etc.
I'm going to assume that you mean random NPCs that can be shot at. Still no- shooting random people for no good reason doesn't seem very Sam & Max-y. They could be doing something wrong, yeah, then you could shoot them, but that's kind of hard to convey.

[doom saber]

I miss the map too but that would only really work if they did do a full length game. A series 'movie' maybe?

If they cannot add a map to the games because of its episodic nature, it would be cool of them to add a map via menu for episode selection for a DVD or wii release. I mean, it would work for season 2 especially how each ep's setting is at some faraway location (ie. ep 1 is north pole, ep 2 is triangle, ep 3 is germany, ep 4 is a spaceship...etc)

[LikaLaruku]

Well, you see, adventure games aren't big on the 'enemies' thing. At least, not in the common sense that you see in most games- there are antagonists, people who stand in your way, etc., yes, but that's not what I mean. 'Enemies' (and maybe it's just me, this is just how I usually think of the term) in games usually refers to the kind of things you see in action games- you can fight them, they pose a threat (at least, in theory), etc.
I'm going to assume that you mean random NPCs that can be shot at. Still no- shooting random people for no good reason doesn't seem very Sam & Max-y. They could be doing something wrong, yeah, then you could shoot them, but that's kind of hard to convey.

Seems very Max to me. I'd be satisfied with a side game similar to the Zombie shoot, only make it more difficult by having the targets move. The zombies just kinda stand there & wait to be hit.

[LikaLaruku]

No episodes. Longer games that is...

Sometimes when I play episodes of S&M it feels like minigames.

A map! (ie the one from HTR). Sounds silly but it gave the old game a feeling of beeing bigger then it actually was.

You can always restrain yourself from playing season 3 until all the episodes are out. That's basically waiting for one full game right there.

[TrogLlama]

Seems very Max to me. I'd be satisfied with a side game similar to the Zombie shoot, only make it more difficult by having the targets move. The zombies just kinda stand there & wait to be hit.
Hell no! I spent an hour just trying to beat it as it was! (to be fair, I was on the last part)

[unsilviu]

Is it just me, or is Max getting "soft"?
Like, in Chariots, he actually tried to help Sam by throwing the banang! To Heelp him! and He gets homesick.Hoomesick!
The Miniature Organic Listening Device

[ATMachine]

An entirely new character (or more than one) as the ultimate villain.

Sam's hand as the cursor (as in the Wii S1 port).

More use of different times of day on Sam and Max's street.

Maybe a special screen to allow easy replay of every minigame (a la the Gytgo of Freelance Police)?

[TrogLlama]

Is it just me, or is Max getting "soft"?
Like, in Chariots, he actually tried to help Sam by throwing the banang! To Heelp him! and He gets homesick.Hoomesick!
The Miniature Organic Listening Device
I think he was just trying to make it stop 'cuz it annoyed him.

[Jake]

Is it just me, or is Max getting "soft"?
Like, in Chariots, he actually tried to help Sam by throwing the banang! To Heelp him! and He gets homesick.Hoomesick!
The Miniature Organic Listening Device

If you don't think Max would help Sam when he's in need, you have a very weird take on the characters. That said, in the case of the Banang, Max slapped it out of the way to shut Sam up, not to help him out.

[unsilviu]

Why would Max help Sam?
He shot him in the head willingly!

[Harley Quinn]

Out of love though, of course.

[ted12]

You need to start hearing different things :)

We're not even close to starting on, much less deciding on, much less announcing, a release timeframe more specific than "Early 2009." I would hate to see people going around saying, "But I read on the internets that it was gonna be out in January what gives TTG why are you late you suck so bad!!!!"
Good point there.

[Udvarnoky]

I want more references to Sam's affinity for junk food. In the comics he's constantly seen with ice cream bars, popsicles, corn dogs, and the like. The Telltale episodes have him...defensive about his weight? Is that a character trait from the comics that I forgot about?

[Harley Quinn]

Bring on the corn dogs!

[jmm]

I want more references to Sam's affinity for junk food. In the comics he's constantly seen with ice cream bars, popsicles, corn dogs, and the like. The Telltale episodes have him...defensive about his weight? Is that a character trait from the comics that I forgot about?

Bring on the corn dogs!

You forgot about Sam eating "Chimps" and drinking Banang, anyway
maybe for season 3, TT could add a few puzzles involving junk food or a mini-game (or two) involving corn dogs

[Udvarnoky]

You forgot about Sam eating "Chimps" and drinking Banang, anyway

I did no such thing!

[Harley Quinn]

You forgot about Sam eating "Chimps" and drinking Banang, anyway
maybe for season 3, TT could add a few puzzles involving junk food or a mini-game (or two) involving corn dogs

How many Sam can eat before he barfs.

[TomSuperman]

side or optional missions.

[Jake]

side or optional missions.

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3853

[patters]

free whiskey???

[vyperspit]

How about President Max becomes a target of an assasian like some of his early predecessors? The assasian can be a killer cyborg from the distant future like the Terminator.

[doom saber]

Well, you see, adventure games aren't big on the 'enemies' thing. At least, not in the common sense that you see in most games- there are antagonists, people who stand in your way, etc., yes, but that's not what I mean. 'Enemies' (and maybe it's just me, this is just how I usually think of the term) in games usually refers to the kind of things you see in action games- you can fight them, they pose a threat (at least, in theory), etc.
I'm going to assume that you mean random NPCs that can be shot at. Still no- shooting random people for no good reason doesn't seem very Sam & Max-y. They could be doing something wrong, yeah, then you could shoot them, but that's kind of hard to convey.

after reading some of the stories in surfing the highway, I think some of us who only played HTR misread max as a anti social perverted krazy loner who shoots innocent ppl because it is amusin. l know l have thought the rabbit to be like that until recently.

I think the tt titles are more accurate to the rabbit's personaity than HTR

[TrogLlama]

after reading some of the stories in surfing the highway, I think some of us who only played HTR misread max as a anti social perverted krazy loner who shoots innocent ppl because it is amusin. l know l have thought the rabbit to be like that until recently.

I think the tt titles are more accurate to the rabbit's personaity than HTR
I don't know that 'perverted' works. I don't think there was any indication that Max had any sort of sex drive at all up until 204. And that was after screwing with time

[patters]

I don't know that 'perverted' works. I don't think there was any indication that Max had any sort of sex drive at all up until 204. And that was after screwing with time

perverted does not need to be sexual i.e.perverting the course of justice

[doom saber]

perverted does not need to be sexual i.e.perverting the course of justice

what patters said

[TrogLlama]

perverted does not need to be sexual i.e.perverting the course of justice
Yes, but it's all about the context, and there really is no context. He's talking about a character, and used only 'perverted.' If he were to specify that he meant a perverted sense of justice or something else along those lines that'd be one thing, but he didn't.

[TomSuperman]

Could there be a dancing max easter egg like the dancing master chief from halo.

[patters]

Could there be a dancing max easter egg like the dancing master chief from halo.

im pretty sure that wasn't in any of the 3 halo games

[patters]

Yes, but it's all about the context, and there really is no context. He's talking about a character, and used only 'perverted.' If he were to specify that he meant a perverted sense of justice or something else along those lines that'd be one thing, but he didn't.

perverse

• adjective 1 showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2 contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3 sexually perverted.

[TrogLlama]

perverse

• adjective 1 showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave unacceptably. 2 contrary to that which is accepted or expected. 3 sexually perverted.
See? It's a valid definition and, due to the lack of context, a valid interpretation.

[Amaterasu]

I don't know how, but get Guybrush in there! XDXD

also more items and riddles (like old times) would be great. it makes the game so much longer!

and pleassseee don't bring back any characters from seasons 1-2 (except bosco and jurgen of course XD).

oh, and i'm sure a lot of poeple would like to be able to dress sam and max during the adventure. you know... a hat here, a glove there... like the sea-monkey's holy sock crown. XD

and, well, we all would really want the games to be longer... get it up to 200mb! woohoo!
that way we'll be able to play it for months!

[Chaosfan]

1. Tell your voice actors to put a little more emotion in their phrases. Seriously, sometimes I can imagine them sitting in the studio playing poker with a bored expression on their faces.

2. Let's just say Sam & Max are still a little too family friendly for my taste.
Don't know if that's the case in Season 2 I'm still waiting for the retail version.
/edit: I have to admit that I myself am not entirely sure of this point. Having
S&M always talk about violence but not doing too much of it is maybe the thing
that gives them their charme while still presenting them as the Psychos they are
(especially Max)

3. How about a 'making of' in the format of an episode where a freak accident in the Telltale games studio sends Sam & Max into the real world where they have to figure out how to get back while the staff explains to them how everything works.

/another edit, the ideas keep coming.

4. I would like to see a world tour season where Sam and Max travel through different countries and make fun of the culture while solving a case. For example Japan:

Fangirl Alert:

After Sam and Max had a greater impact on the Japanese news they started to get the worst kind of fan ever, Yaoi-fangirls. Now the both of them have to escape from Japan before those weird fangirls force them to a date... with each other.

[Harley Quinn]

I don't know how, but get Guybrush in there! XDXD



Hell yeah, a guest appearance (if legally possible) would be sweeeet.

P.S. fan girls are the scariest things known to mankind.

[Jake]

Could there be a dancing max easter egg like the dancing master chief from halo.

There is a dancing Max easter egg, in Night of the Raving Dead. I don't know if it bears any similarity to the dancing Master Chief, but Max can dance.

[Chaosfan]

P.S. fan girls are the scariest things known to mankind.

I know. That would be a good first time to show Max seriously scared:D
(as far as I know.)

[Harley Quinn]

I bet he'd be amazing at Night Fever.

[Breakman]

There's a few great suggestions (such as the return of Snuckey's and characters from the comics) I like that others have mentioned. While others aren't so... good (such as remaking Hit the Road and shooting random people).

My main wishes are:

1. Another reason to visit their cute and marketable selves, either by time travel (preferably not since they have done that enough times) or flashback.

2. Have Max as an usable item again. Click on him with your left mouse button to select him. Then click with your right on the items or objects in your inventory or environment for him to interact and/or comment on it. I would like to use Max to solve puzzles. (I can see Sam saying, "Hey Max! Stop the blades from spinning while I grab the key...")


I'm actually shocked that neither smoke or drink; it would be so fitting for them, being antiheros with no morals or scrupals & all.

First of all, I wouldn't call them "anti heroes." They are more like Heroic Sociopaths (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath) because Sam is the one with morals and often forces them upon Max (unless Max convinces him otherwise).

I'm not surprised and quite happy it is so. If they did smoke and drink, most people would probably assume that is the cause of their odd behavior. Their personalities and habits are their own, not the result of substances (which makes Max a lot more scarier to me).

But Max did smoke an occasional sig, but Sam usually stops him ("Hey--You don't smoke! What the hell are you going?!" [from "Curse of the Faceless Man"]). The only time I found him actually smoking was during Christmas [found in the Effigy Mound sketchbook].

[tommhans]

I want more :
Torture me elmer stuff:D(i just love those toys:D)
Flint Paper(i love that man:O)
Abuse of leonard(as some1 else allready has mentioned)
Suberball, he must be some kind of villain:D
I want to:
visit heaven and own god:D
do a joke on baywatch of some kind(sam/max running in baywatch style trying to save some1 on a beach ;P ^^)
visit some old places from HtR maybe
have a minigame where u race cars :D
For now thats some of wot i think s03 should hav;D

[HitTheRoad]

1. We can never have too much Superball.
2. Less backtracking. Requiring puzzles to be solved at the same locales each episode gets slightly tedious; although it would be harder from a developer's standpoint, it would make the game go from "flippin' amazing" to "perfect."
3. Snucky's. Z'nuff said.
4. If anyone touches Hit The Road, it had better be a re-release with a shell extension to run on Windows XP/Vista. Nothing more.

[patters]

4. If anyone touches Hit The Road, it had better be a re-release with a shell extension to run on Windows XP/Vista. Nothing more.

my version does without aid of any other programs

[Harley Quinn]

Would be good if there was some behind the scenes vids about the making of though

[Nick]

Here are my ideas:

1.) All of S&M's former villains form a Legion of Doom.
2.) Jimmy Two-Teeth becomes a giant monster for some reason.
3.) Max is pregnant.
4.) Aliens attack earth.
5.) Mr. Featherly becomes the main villain (is name, after all, sounds like a villain from the James Bond movies).
6.) A fire-breathing dragon terrorizes city.
7.) Max becomes a giant monster for some reason.
8.) Grampa Stinky finally creates a delicious dish that takes over the world.
9.) Jimmy becomes the new president.

That's all I got for now.

[Maximillian I]

Why not have The Geek in Season 3? :)

[David E]

Why not have The Geek in Season 3? :)

I think you just got fired from the band.

[Maximillian I]

It'd be fun to pick on her, but eh, oh well.

[MaxFan]

I have a feeling you'd better know the safe word...

[Rather Dashing]

You know what would be fun?

A rubber toaster.

[Chaosfan]

How about Sybill tries hypnotizing and sends Sam and Max into the bodies of several
ancestors (medieval time, wild west, ancient greece etc.)

[Rather Dashing]

We've already had hypnosis AND time travel. ;)

[Chaosfan]

Oh right I forgot.
What about paralell dimensions?

I bet it would be funny if Sam & Max travel to a paralell universe and try to fix the
calm and... wait that was in episode 106.

[TrogLlama]

Here are my ideas:
3.) Max is pregnant.


Umm... no. Just no (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Squick)
For a less mind-numbing alternative, how about Sybil gets pregnant? Just as many questions that we DO NOT want answered, but now with the actual biological capacity to do so!

[TrogLlama]

I know. That would be a good first time to show Max seriously scared:D
(as far as I know.)
Not quite. There was Auntie Alice, 7-foot specter of evil from "I Love a Band Leader."

[Maximillian I]

Wonder what would happen if all the villains from Season 1 and 2 returned as a group for revenge on Sam & Max...Only they were acting as the minions of a far more sinister being...? :O

[Chaosfan]

How about an episode where Sam and Max have to get rid of some 'Gangsters' who
decided to declare S&M's street their hood.

Sam: "Teenagers with too much jewelry and a desperate need for belts are hanging
around on the street. You know what that means Max."

Max: "Of course, start to boil the oil!"

[onionmaster]

There's a few great suggestions (such as the return of Snuckey's and characters from the comics) I like that others have mentioned. While others aren't so... good (such as remaking Hit the Road and shooting random people).

My main wishes are:

1. Another reason to visit their cute and marketable selves, either by time travel (preferably not since they have done that enough times) or flashback.

2. Have Max as an usable item again. Click on him with your left mouse button to select him. Then click with your right on the items or objects in your inventory or environment for him to interact and/or comment on it. I would like to use Max to solve puzzles. (I can see Sam saying, "Hey Max! Stop the blades from spinning while I grab the key...")



First of all, I wouldn't call them "anti heroes." They are more like Heroic Sociopaths (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicSociopath) because Sam is the one with morals and often forces them upon Max (unless Max convinces him otherwise).

I'm not surprised and quite happy it is so. If they did smoke and drink, most people would probably assume that is the cause of their odd behavior. Their personalities and habits are their own, not the result of substances (which makes Max a lot more scarier to me).

But Max did smoke an occasional sig, but Sam usually stops him ("Hey--You don't smoke! What the hell are you going?!" [from "Curse of the Faceless Man"]). The only time I found him actually smoking was during Christmas [found in the Effigy Mound sketchbook].


God no! Jeez, can we keep substance abuse out of Sam And Max! It's in everything else. It's like when you listen to a good band and then you hear they are always smoking weed. It may work, but in a fantasy world such as a videogame or comic you can give someone natural energy, and some things should not be revealed to the public. However, they do fit the descriptions of smokers- Max is a midget which is reason enough, and Sam seems to be a middle-aged loner (besides Max, seeing his younger self he does not appear to be very popular and thus would probably smoke.)

I would have made Max tougher and probably made his sexuality more explicit- at the moment all signs are pointing to him being gay or bisexual.

My main idea is that the Maimtron falls down the crack in the ground leading to the River Styx, and covers the river so Sam And Max are able to cross the river and go into the tunnel which by the next game, the moles will have built. Then, Lefty or a descendant of him reopens his shop, and Sybil's old space is taken up by a new place. Perhaps a bar, as we already have Stinky's and it is traditional in adventure games to have at least one bar (the Taverns in Monkey Island and the bars in Broken Sword for instance), and given their image it would make a lot of sense. However, it is there purely for importance in the game as like most police they will not drink on the job. It would be nice to have a bit of buying stuff in the game, like there was in Hit The Road. What i've wanted since the first game is to have everywhere on the street available, with a new place opening up per episode, so you can have a complete street.

A map is also a must, because it is far more fun to see Sam driving to a destination than it is to just make him say to Max "Come on, let's go". I know there are limitations in the episodic format, but this would be nice to have.

And Superball as the main villain is an excellent idea. Alternatively, Leonard could be the main villain as revenge for them locking him up for so long.

I'd also like the return of perhaps more music in the style of Steely Dan's Pearl Of The Quarter, like they used in Hit The Road. It gave the game a really nice feeling to it. I'm not saying remake Hit The Road but a lot of elements could be reused, as it seems enough things are reused from previous episodes anyway.

Hope that sums up my ideas well enough. I'd like to see at least one of these used if possible.

[TrogLlama]

I would have made Max tougher and probably made his sexuality more explicit- at the moment all signs are pointing to him being gay or bisexual.
I'd have to disagree there- all signs point to asexual.
Before Chariots of the Dogs, that is.

[Rather Dashing]

I'd have to disagree there- all signs point to asexual.
Before Chariots of the Dogs, that is.

I'd have to agree.

Especially during Chariots of the Dogs(which is so far my favorite episode, by the way), they hammer in the fact that Sam simply had NO interest in women. We later find out that this is not because he likes men, but because he simply didn't bother with sexuality AT ALL in the first place. When history was altered so that he *would* gain sexuality, it was squarely focused towards women. Luckily, thanks to the "Everything Back to the Status Quo" that sitcoms(and as such, "Gaming's First Sitcom", as on the Wii box) are allowed to do at least once and as many times as ALWAYS, he was back to normal by 205.

[TrogLlama]

I'd have to agree.

Especially during Chariots of the Dogs(which is so far my favorite episode, by the way), they hammer in the fact that Sam simply had NO interest in women. We later find out that this is not because he likes men, but because he simply didn't bother with sexuality AT ALL in the first place. When history was altered so that he *would* gain sexuality, it was squarely focused towards women. Luckily, thanks to the "Everything Back to the Status Quo" that sitcoms(and as such, "Gaming's First Sitcom", as on the Wii box) are allowed to do at least once and as many times as ALWAYS, he was back to normal by 205.
You know, that actually kind of bothered me. As far as I can tell they never actually retconned it, but yet they acted as if they did. Which basically means that it's up in the air at this point, I guess.
EDIT: You know, on second thought I don't really know if they really did go on as if it hadn't actually happened or it just never came up.
And, also, it disturbs me that we're having this conversation. This happens more often than you would like to know.

[Murray the Chao]

I'd have to agree.

Especially during Chariots of the Dogs(which is so far my favorite episode, by the way), they hammer in the fact that Sam simply had NO interest in women. We later find out that this is not because he likes men, but because he simply didn't bother with sexuality AT ALL in the first place. When history was altered so that he *would* gain sexuality, it was squarely focused towards women. Luckily, thanks to the "Everything Back to the Status Quo" that sitcoms(and as such, "Gaming's First Sitcom", as on the Wii box) are allowed to do at least once and as many times as ALWAYS, he was back to normal by 205.
You mean Max, right?

[LangerJan]

I'd like to see Leonards mother ("Yo Mama is so radiant...") appear in one of the episodes. Let her be a ghost or something else.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Hell, more Sam & Max is good enough for me. Although perhaps the neighbourhood locations could be completely revamped. I don't mean some new items added in Bosco's or the office, but a brand new look to them. Probably wouldn't work, but it'd help keep things fresh.

[nickman]

Hey Telltale,

Ive just finished playing through both Seasons 1 and 2 of Sam and Max pretty much back to back and I couldnt stop by without saying Thank You. Its been an amazing couple of months and something Ive looked forward to for years. And it seems like you have a really close community here. I mean you take the time to answer your fans, which is cool.

I loved everything youve done with the Sam and Max series, all the awesome characters, all the cool places you get to go to, as well as the continued destruction and changes to the street that you keep coming back home to visit.

My favourite parts of the series were all the time twists and variations you did with Sam and Max. Going through time in Season 2 just made me smile when I ran into different versions of Sam and Max down the timeline. It makes me think of the 1st Futurama movie "Bender's Big Score". Even though I love both the Futurama movies (its my favourite TV show), I prefer Bender's Big Score because of all the time paradoxes and twists, and how it ties in with the original series. I also loved the souls of Sam and Max in "Night of the Raving Dead" as well as the end of "Bright Side of the Moon" with the 3 Max's. So anything like that I would love to see back in Season 3.

I also loved fighting the villains in the series, but thats probably because a huge part of me misses fighting LeChuck (doesnt everybody?). I think Sam and Max works well as an episodic series because they can wrap up different cases with each episode, but Id love to fight more evil villains in the future too. Fighting Hugh Bliss, The Blob and Santa, Jurgen, Abe Lincoln, and the internet were all really fun. I know he wasnt a main villain but I loved your version of Satan too. Id definately wanna see him come back. And Flint Paper, that guy was just amazing.

It looks like nearly everyone from LucasArts is working at Telltale now, so with all that talent and amazing voice acting, we know you guys will continue to make something special. Best of luck with Homestarrunner and your unknown series. I got myself a copy of Surfin' The Highway just to complete my Sam and Max fix, so that will keep me going until Season 3 comes out. Thank you for everything. Oh and like Amaterasu said before me, if you throw Guybrush in there, none of us are gonna object to that :D

Nick.

[yoshimickster]

Garlic monster! That would be awesome.

[ThatNickGuy]

Wow, seven pages. I can't believe my little post took off so well.

I wonder if any of the Telltale Team are taking notes? =D

[ShiratoriNinjaBrat]

I had a dream one night that had Sam&Max inside the Desoto transformer, like the drawing I posted here, and they were fighting Mac Salmon's giant killer mech-suit. This maybe a great idea, but it does sound like its too complicated.

dude that is so awesome

[ShiratoriNinjaBrat]

I think some one has been to the cinema recently.

u know Stargate SG1 did an exact episode of this same plot years before the indiana jones movie came out?

[Harley Quinn]

Nope cos I've never watched Stargate properly!

[dave3rave]

I'd like to see the Zombies back, maybe with the Zombie Factory under new management. I don't see them as being villanous, more as general characters. Possibly Sam and Max could get a case where they are the ones needing help.
I'd also like to see the return of the Geek, if copyright issues permit. Maybe she could be running the Zombie Factory, or be the M.C. Alternatively she could open up shop at Lefty's old place.

[Trogdorman]

I have some ideas:

1. Max as a playable character (cause face it, who doesn't)

2. Bosco appears to be reopening his store when in reality, He is actually a Bosco Robot Duplicate who stuffed the real Bosco in the bathroom

3. Return of the Toy Mafia

4. The Cake of the Damned expires and Stinky melts away

5. Mack Salmon or The Uglions in the new season

6. The Listening bug is actually a demonic.....demon who organizes a master plan in which 7 of Sam and Max's departed enemies (The $%^& Poppers, Brady Culture, Hugh Bliss, Jurgen, and Shambling Corporate Presence) possess the bodies of 7 defeated warriors, and walk upon the earth again.

7. Sybil is Pregnant

I'm also working on a fan-script for my idea of the first episode

[gunsnroses444]

I think it would rock if they made an open-world Sam and Max game....Grand Theft Desoto!!!

[T-man]

Oh Lord, This topic is like something out of a bad fan fiction.

[gunsnroses444]

I think an episode about pirates would be cool.

[Chaosfan]

Or about Jehovas witnessers.
Maybe they can go berserk after president max bans doors from america^^

[TomSuperman]

The 3rd season should be a crossover between Sam and Max and the Rabbids. Also the dart game should be playable and torture me elmer should be usable.And their should be a usable dance revolution mat on which you dance to the tunes of Sam and Max season 1 and 2 albums and if possible Sam and Max hit the road.

[TrogLlama]

The 3rd season should be a crossover between Sam and Max and the Rabbids. Also the dart game should be playable and torture me elmer should be usable.And their should be a usable dance revolution mat on which you dance to the tunes of Sam and Max season 1 and 2 albums and if possible Sam and Max hit the road.
No.

[patters]

The 3rd season should be a crossover between Sam and Max and the Rabbids. Also the dart game should be playable and torture me elmer should be usable.And their should be a usable dance revolution mat on which you dance to the tunes of Sam and Max season 1 and 2 albums and if possible Sam and Max hit the road.

no no and no

we don't need another mini game collection...... ever. especially not in sam and max

[vyperspit]

Umm... no. Just no (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Squick)
For a less mind-numbing alternative, how about Sybil gets pregnant? Just as many questions that we DO NOT want answered, but now with the actual biological capacity to do so!

Sybil can become pregnant if she decides to get donated...umm..."wigglies" from a spermatozoa bank. Or they can always adopt a child from an orphanage.

[Rather Dashing]

You know what I think would be really cool and totally original?

...Whatever Steve Purcell and Telltale come up with! :D

[TrogLlama]

You know what I think would be really cool and totally original?

...Whatever Steve Purcell and Telltale come up with! :D
What if they come up with an anthropomorphic fox who wears a suit and his short, naked, sociopathic weasel friend who fight crime and cause mayhem?

[Rather Dashing]

What if they come up with an anthropomorphic fox who wears a suit and his short, naked, sociopathic weasel friend who fight crime and cause mayhem?

Now THAT is just ridiculous. I reject this idea and any idea even remotely similar to it as stupid.

[Zachspyfox033]

What if it takes place underground or underwater. They could discover a lost underground civilization, or if its underwater, Atlantis.

[Trogdorman]

Oh Lord, This topic is like something out of a bad fan fiction.

really? even my ideas? :( I was posting a plot to make a game where Max is playable for the whole episode.

[TomSuperman]

no no and no

we don't need another mini game collection...... ever. especially not in sam and max

How would a new ubisoft station built in Sam and Max urban where the rabbids would live filled with various devices for maximum Wii experience make Sam and Max into a mini game collection?Don't they already have many mini games in the season 2 episodes already?

[azza29]

The end of the Soda Poppers. As in they don't ever, ever appear again. It wasn't that they were bad characters, but just so incredibly annoying!

Would like to see more of the 'big locations' that were in S2 (while S1 seemed to occur mostly in the neighborhood). An Ancient Egypt themed episode would be cool.

[tabacco]

The end of the Soda Poppers. As in they don't ever, ever appear again. It wasn't that they were bad characters, but just so incredibly annoying!

Would like to see more of the 'big locations' that were in S2 (while S1 seemed to occur mostly in the neighborhood). An Ancient Egypt themed episode would be cool.

You didn't play 205, did you?

[vyperspit]

How about Sam&Max face off against Hugh Bliss's twin brother? It is a fact that bacteria can make duplicates of themselves. At least, that's what I learned in biology.

[ted12]

I had an idea for a game!
The demon-possessed DeSoto takes Sybyl and Abe on a season-long odessy of terror. Lacking the wheels to get to their rescue, the two hijack Superball's VW Beetle. Superball kidnaps Sam and reaquaints him with the Toy Mafia so both of them can get their revenge. To make things worse, Ted E. Bear has been replaced by-Leonard!

[Rather Dashing]

Another great idea would to be having a series in five or so parts that has an overarching, supernatural theme. Each episode will deal with the theme in different ways, in turn, while bringing back what was in the previous games. And at the very end, it'll all tie up in a neat little bow with an awesome plot twist.

[Will]

Roy G. Biv did it!

[TomSuperman]

I would like to see 3 new ways to play the games

Mouse
Need no explanation

Mouse and keyboard combo
You could use the mouse to click objects and the keyboard to move.

Joystick

[TomSuperman]

I would like to see an episode of Sam and Max which is based on hit the road in which their are few name changes to avoid a lawsuit.

[TomSuperman]

The 4 Snuckey shops should come back and their would be one mission in which we would have to do Snuckey you training in Wario touch and Go Style.

[xChri5x]

Snuckey you

love it.

[Shambling Corporate Poster]

What I might want to see it along the lines with Rather Dashing's, who posted about it at the top of this page...

The theme is kinda like the theme of Season One: hypnosis! oohhh... Maybe that neighborhood demon from the exorcism mentioned in "Lincoln must Die" is possesing people. (301) So After some high-tail adventure, they catch the demon, finding oout who he was from-

(and here I go, creating my own Sam and Max Season 3!)

(302) But the demon is just part of a higher power who is in fact JURGEN FROM 203!!! The vamp's escaped from Hell, operating a Demon-factory with most of it's Job's outsourced, including the entire company itself, leaving him to manage the entire company. After stopping him, they find out his Factory was changed from Zombie's to Demon's when it was bought by "Bluey Blob"

As they shut down the Factory, and after capturing him, they immediatly fall into a trap, none-other than Shambling Corperate Prescense?! who has been hired by a company known as "Nomed co." he somehow manages to go off, buying All Companies everywhere, making more Nomed co. Locations![304]

Can Sam and Max stop this crazy Corporate buyer before he.. or it... buys off all the Store's in the world?!?! Well, They do send him back to Hell, only to fail to even realize what Nomed Co. makes, which are are electronic chips that are possesed by a Demon! The user will be possesed by a soul from HELL! Cripes!

*gasp* Who is doing this?! Only one way to find out- To Nomed HQ, to see the CEO of this foul Orginazation. The CEO is, and has been, none other than Chuckles, seeking revenge from episode 104! Wait, WAHT?! How is Chuckles releasing people from Hell?! Whatever way he's doing it, they stop him in a subtle manner... (305)

So they KO him, revealing one of the Nomed co.'s Demonic Computer Chips in his Phone. So Chuckle himself was possesed, as well. Who could the Master-mind behind this plot be?!?!

Time for the crazed plot twist: (306) In this episode, they track down the Chip's signal, witht he help of Flint Paper, one of the few people not possesed yet. It lead's back to... Sam and Max's office? The Nomed Co. leader lives in a rat hole. Literally. The signal tracks through a wall, which the break down to reveal Satan tied up, and a huge hole in the ground, (which leads to Hell) and a Glass Jar, filled with Lava... and what seems to be... Peeper's Eyes?! What's even crazier is who is holding the Jar... which is Brady Culture, smiling evilly.

You can guess what happens then. Now that you've wasted 5 mins. of you're life reading this. XD

[Shambling Corporate Poster]

Wow. I didn't know one Idea from me could totally kill a thread... COOL.

*uses harsh power on foolish fools*

[Snocat]

1.) Highway surfing!
2.) A patch that turns GTA IV into a Sam & Max adventure with their heads super-imposed onto Niko's body
3.) A joke that makes fun of Sam & Max fans (like waiting a decade for something to happen!)
4.) A first person shooter segment
5.) An eating competition
6.) A trailer to the highly confidential and possibly non-existant Sam & Max movie
7.) 50 dollars included with the CD
8.) Max-o-vision glasses!

[TomSuperman]

Hack and slash fights and boss fights.

[TrogLlama]

Hack and slash fights and boss fights.
This is the reason people react negatively towards your posts.

[Armakuni]

I've always been a sucker for 'games within games'.. I'd like to see Sam & Max visiting an arcade in one of their cases and being able to play 5-6 simple arcade games, using a Sam & Max theme. Maybe Pac-Man with Max's head eating lots of weird stuff, some Sam & Max themed Asteroids game.. stuff like that. Would probably be too much work for one episode though, but could've been cool.

Also - one thing I would like to see and that I wish they would put in all the already released games as well - an option to skip the arcade sequences. I know a disabled person why has very poor hand coordination but he can still play adventure games as they don't require much of that to play - but arcade bits can be VERY hard.
So an option to skip them would make them a lot easier to play for certain people.

[TomSuperman]

This is the reason people react negatively towards your posts.

Why?What wrong with genre blenders?

[TrogLlama]

Why?What wrong with genre blenders?
You see, Sam & Max is an adventure game, and the laid-back pace based on how fast you can solve puzzles doesn't mesh well with other genres. Action sequences (and don't tell me they're not; maybe they're not strict action sequences, but the idea's the same) are generally received poorly if used for anything more than a short, plot-required mini game. Plus, some genres just don't mix. (How are we defining hack 'n' slash? Are we talking Elder Scrolls-style first person gameplay, or Mystery Dungeon rougelike play, or something Zelda-styled? I don't quite understand.)
As far as boss fights go, they are in the game. It's just that they're adventure game bosses, which are basically longer puzzles based off of dialog or your environment.

Anyway, my point was that you have a tendency to post suggestions that completely miss the point and indicate the kind of person who wants action in their games; someone who probably isn't very well suited to the genre, frankly. This irks people.

[Shambling Corporate Poster]

What TrogLlama said... Fights are just like puzzles, such as the Demon Santa one, where you have to time the Toy Bomber.

and there are some fighting/minigame sequences like what your talking about, Such as controlling Boxing Betty and fighting the Rats...

Actually, it WOULD be cool if for once the Minigame would be a showdown with a Boss. Just a thought. Left and Right arrow is dodge, Up is shoot, and Down is cry like a baby.

Seriously though, one battle like that WOULD be cool, right?

[Chaosfan]

I would love to see more political critic in the episodes.
For example china (enough stuff for a whole season) or germanys
way too soft law system.

[Sammy]

How about putting cheat codes that will let you unlock accessories for Sam and Max?

[Strongsadioware]

A mission where only Max can undertake, like infiltrating a Mafia-free Bunny Bar. Max meets a girl rabbit sidekick who is a kung-fu master and who has a crush with Flint Paper. And Superball is the arch villain of the season.

Pwease make this happen Telltale. Pwease? :o

And Superball, the villain? Your kidding, right? :confused:

[Chaosfan]

More a quote I would love to hear.
"This is even easier than driving emos into suicide."

[RobD]

Thumb wrestling. You know what I'm on about...

Also, pirates.

[Mr Nutt]

All I can think of is an appearance from Lorne (The Friend for Life).

[vale len]

Expect this.
1.future Sam and Sax must be saved...again!From that Satan guy thing...

[biscuitdoughhandsman]

I think that season 3 should use time travel, like something happens and the bad guy goes back in time, OR FORWARD!!!! And to catch him, you have to get something from the C.O.P.S. that lets you time travel. So each level you go in a different time period. That'd be sweet!

[Avel]

So far the best idea I see is a corporate buyout of Bosco's.

[Jake]

I think that season 3 should use time travel, like something happens and the bad guy goes back in time, OR FORWARD!!!! And to catch him, you have to get something from the C.O.P.S. that lets you time travel. So each level you go in a different time period. That'd be sweet!

season two spoiler, just in case:
We did time travel like two times already in Season Two! Is that not enough for you? :)

[yoshimickster]

Max should make Stinky Preggers!(insert disturbed feeling from everyone here). Oh for the love of, the GIRL Stinky!(Insert disturbed feeling from everyone here). Okay I'll give ya that one. Also like maybe a "Hoodlum beat-down mode" where they go into the city & kill some crooks! Transforming Desoto would be nice! If Hasbro wouldn't sue your buts off. The return of Jurgen! But this time he's all metal & crap. Jurgen's Monster having a god-damned actual name! Jimmy Two Teeth 6 feet tall. Sybil keeping a career for two episodes. REVENGE OF ZOMBIE LINCOLN! REVENGE OF ZOMBIE JESUS! REVENGE OF ZOMBIE JESUS LINCOLN! Anti-Hitler.

[Shambling Corporate Poster]

Max should make Stinky Preggers!(insert disturbed feeling from everyone here). Oh for the love of, the GIRL Stinky!(Insert disturbed feeling from everyone here). Okay I'll give ya that one. Also like maybe a "Hoodlum beat-down mode" where they go into the city & kill some crooks! Transforming Desoto would be nice! If Hasbro wouldn't sue your buts off. The return of Jurgen! But this time he's all metal & crap. Jurgen's Monster having a god-damned actual name! Jimmy Two Teeth 6 feet tall. Sybil keeping a career for two episodes. REVENGE OF ZOMBIE LINCOLN! REVENGE OF ZOMBIE JESUS! REVENGE OF ZOMBIE JESUS LINCOLN! Anti-Hitler.
.... UHm... No, No no no. Eew, no. Ugly Idea.

anyways, I serisouly think that the Shambling Corporate Presence should appear in Season Three. All he does now is possess Diffirent Character's in each episode...

You'll know it's him, as the character only says BLAARGH! (hmm... seeing Jimmy Two-teeth doing that... or Stinky... XD)

Finally, in the Season Finale, they exorcise him, but he's not the major Villian...

No... the big Villian has to be... MR. FEATHERLLY! =D

[tiger97882]

In season 3 I want a complete revamp of all of the characters, and some new settings. In my opinion the characters (beyond Sam and Max, of course) in the previous two seasons have been essentially exhausted, and used beyond their abilities to generate laughs. This series is so darn good, and it deserves more than just continuity. I also think that a revamp would give Telltale the blue sky they had at the start of the series, and result in more inventive content. I'm really not concerned whether this relationship fits into that mold that was suggested in episode blank of season blank, I just want to see funny. I would be completely satisfied if the series took to the road and began solving (and or creating) crimes throughout the world, hitting a different country/continent each episode.

[biscuitdoughhandsman]

season two spoiler, just in case:
We did time travel like two times already in Season Two! Is that not enough for you? :)

I know that, but time travels always fun!:D

( oh yeah jake, how'd you do the blank blue box thing? )

[TrogLlama]

In season 3 I want a complete revamp of all of the characters, and some new settings. In my opinion the characters (beyond Sam and Max, of course) in the previous two seasons have been essentially exhausted, and used beyond their abilities to generate laughs. This series is so darn good, and it deserves more than just continuity. I also think that a revamp would give Telltale the blue sky they had at the start of the series, and result in more inventive content. I'm really not concerned whether this relationship fits into that mold that was suggested in episode blank of season blank, I just want to see funny. I would be completely satisfied if the series took to the road and began solving (and or creating) crimes throughout the world, hitting a different country/continent each episode.
People have suggested this kind of thing in the past, but it's not that likely. Episodic releases have their advantages and disadvantages, and one of the disadvantages is that they almost have to reuse areas/characters in order to keep on schedule. Making new areas and characters takes up more time/resources than one might think.

[Rather Dashing]

I think Season 2 was very fresh compared to Season 1. They completely streamlined the town's design, added new characters, and added new minigames and collectables to the mix. Plus extra options like the hint system and resolution that carries over to other episodes. And a tutorial for those new to adventure games. AND the season was pretty consistent, unless you're picky about the time cards and such. =p

When they make Season 3, things are going to change, and I'm sure it's gonna be fresh. Of course, if the Season 2 changes really didn't satisfy you, I suppose you may not be so optimistic about Season 3.

[tiger97882]

I think Season 2 was very fresh compared to Season 1. They completely streamlined the town's design, added new characters, and added new minigames and collectables to the mix. Plus extra options like the hint system and resolution that carries over to other episodes. And a tutorial for those new to adventure games. AND the season was pretty consistent, unless you're picky about the time cards and such. =p

When they make Season 3, things are going to change, and I'm sure it's gonna be fresh. Of course, if the Season 2 changes really didn't satisfy you, I suppose you may not be so optimistic about Season 3.


I'm aware of the time consumed in creating new characters, but perhaps one season is all Telltale can squeeze out of their secondary characters.

[TrogLlama]

AND the season was pretty consistent, unless you're picky about the time cards and such. =p

Why be picky? There's a very easy explanation for any and all time travel inconsistencies:

Timey Wimey Ball (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TimeyWimeyBall).

[boo]

I'd love to see Max made into a usable icon again, or for him to have things to interact with in certain backdrops while Sam is investimergating.

Bring back the dual dialogue trees for the two of them too.

I think something that is ripe (har har har) for parody is the Green Movement as well. Sam & Max save the Earth so to speak. Recycling, Organic Foods, Animal Rights, Hybrid Desoto, Solar powered Desoto, A desoto that runs on fairy dust and dreams, A giant hurricane, flooding, biblical prophecies, Captain Planet, The Rainforest, Sustainability, Congress (shudder), Big Oil...

There are lots of jumping off points to hilarity.

[RobD]

I think something that is ripe (har har har) for parody is the Green Movement as well. Sam & Max save the Earth so to speak. Recycling, Organic Foods, Animal Rights, Hybrid Desoto, Solar powered Desoto, A desoto that runs on fairy dust and dreams, A giant hurricane, flooding, biblical prophecies, Captain Planet, The Rainforest, Sustainability, Congress (shudder), Big Oil...

There are lots of jumping off points to hilarity.

A desoto that runs on any huge list that includes Captain Planet in it is clearly part of an idea worth doing.:D

[yoshimickster]

Singing "Do the Time Warp." from Rocky Horror.

[mish]

As a loyal Sam & Max franchise customer, Season 1 didn't satisfy me nearly as much as Season 2. I think Season 2 is heading in the right direction, but it isn't quite nailed yet.

Whatever Telltale will do, now that they have new crew members on-board, I beg you - just make it awesome. Make it even more awesome than Season 2! What we need is more deadpan.

[yoshimickster]

NO WAIT! The Mariachis doing the time warp in Spanish to Mariachi music! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! And since Max was given sexuality(utterly ruining his character & making him *shutter* identifiable) they should milk for all it's worth.

[Quuux]

I don't mind not having max usable as long as he does more stuff :)

[YoshiKart64]

I presume we can expect Strongbad to make an appearance next season in some way, even if its only a small item or something.

[TrogLlama]

I presume we can expect Strongbad to make an appearance next season in some way, even if its only a small item or something.
No. No, we cannot presume this. At all.

Well, okay, there were a couple of Bone references in 102, so there's a bit of a precedent, but...
Don't count on it.

[yoshimickster]

No. No, we cannot presume this. At all.

No, no no no no no no no. NO. Oh my god that's impecably disrespectful!

[TrogLlama]

...?
Is that this internet sarcasm thing I've been hearing about?

[mutantchair]

Here's the only advice I can give:

Please oh please DON'T take most of the previous suggestions. I think the quality of writing is a lot higher than the ideas offered.

The first season had a degree of interconnectivity, but season two knocked my socks off. The little tiny ways that the episodes connected with eachother were absolutely my favorite part. I'd love to see more of that in the next episode.

Season two got a bit, uh, cruder in humor? "Hit the Road" was funny without, if I remember correctly, being a bit crass. It's a turn off to some people, but some like it, so whatever.

The way I the audience always knew the objective was definitely a strength of sam and max. Even when I was stuck, I always knew generally what I was trying to get at. I felt like this was weaker in SBCG4AP.

The editing (from a cinematic perspective) is, at times, kind of utilitarian. The cuts are directly matched with who's speaking; from what I've learned in film school, this is a big no-no. Now I know that a video game is its own medium with its own rules, and it may be a limitation with the developmental tools. However, I think that some of film editing theory could be applied well here: when we, the audience, are hearing what someone is saying, we know that they're saying it no matter where we look. If I were to stand by watching a conversation between two people, I wouldn't look exclusively at the speaker, and then only change my glance when the other person spoke. I'd glance back and forth, in order to know not only how the words are being delivered, but also how they are being received. So, I think the visual aesthetic of Sam and Max could be more cinematic; however, I can see where real world constraints would make this concern a relatively minor one.

[yoshimickster]

Hey, what happened to past Sam & Max? Do they live outside of time or what?

[TrogLlama]

Hey, what happened to past Sam & Max? Do they live outside of time or what?
Past Sam & Max went on to become Present Sam & Max.

[ted12]

Why not bring some of the cartoon villans into this mess that is called a thread (read: Mack Salmon/ Evil Danley Deever)

[HitTheRoad]

I think there are two pairs of Sam & Max: one following one timeline and another following a different timeline, since one pair did not experience the same things as the other. I think the two... or four... or whatever should meet again somtime next season. :D

[jmm]

The return of the Sam&Max theme + more amazing music from Jared
(In fact, I'll order the soundtrack after posting this)

[yoshimickster]

Very good. I'd like to see some characters from Hit the Road.

[Sammy]

Hit the road is not Telltale's property.

[TrogLlama]

But it isn't.

[Cole Bad]

IDEAS GALORE!

1. Play as Max in one episode

2. Play as seperate characters.(Like levels. Sam in one then Max in one.)

3. Cameo appearences by Fone Bone & Strong Bad.

3. S3 E3: Close Encounters of the Turd Kind. (Enemy of episode is a pile of crap)

4.Minigames.

5. 3rd Person Boss Battles

[yoshimickster]

A supervillain turd, really? Why don't we just call it Conker's bad Fur day while were at it & put tits on flowers. Actually, that's not a bad idea-HEY TELLTALE!

[patters]

5. 3rd Person Boss Battles

pretty sure the boss "battles" are in 3rd person

[yoshimickster]

Yes I think they are. Like Jurgen or the *bleep* Poppers.

[TrogLlama]

I'm going to have to disagree with Asp on that. Personally, I think the Telltale Sam & Max are my favorites.

[Harley Quinn]

A special appearence from the Fonze and Adam West.

[Mystinsun]

It would be marvellous if Max could be interrupted by Sam while he's telling a hint! (Or viceversa, hilarious!) Just like the system used for Strong Bad!

Please, add this to the to-do list! :P

[Chuck]

Telltale, you listening?
We're always listening.

Doesn't mean we're always agreeing, but we are listening.

[Harley Quinn]

That's like my mum. Except for the listening part.

[Rakushun]

I want a more 2D art style, to make it closer to the comics and cartoon. Cel-shaded, I suppose.

But redoing all the character models and locations would take a lot of work. Maybe season 4...

Some of these episode ideas people are coming up with are pretty god awful, by the way. Not that I could do any better, just sayin'.

[jmm]

But redoing all the character models and locations would take a lot of work.

...and money.
Anyway, 2D/3D discussions are scattered all around the forum including technical and artistic opinions, by Telltaleans and others, on why S&M won't be flattening their selves back into 2D.

[yoshimickster]

A giant block of butter. It will happen in the future. Maybe not today, mayb not tomorrow, maybe when I go to bed which I nedd becasue I is tired.

[unsilviu]

And why, pray, would you choose voice actors whose lines of dialogue are in games that are being sold in the United States over voice actors whose lines of dialogue still aren't?

because ...i dunno... TT's S&M are BETTER?!?!?! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[unsilviu]

because ...i dunno... TT's S&M are BETTER?!?!?! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Especially Erich kastner. His voice fits perfectly in max's "sound violent but""decorative"" "
whoops. sorry for the double post. um... help?

[Rakushun]

...and money.
Anyway, 2D/3D discussions are scattered all around the forum including technical and artistic opinions, by Telltaleans and others, on why S&M won't be flattening their selves back into 2D.

I don't want 2D characters, I just want them to look closer to their comic/cartoon designs.

[DrRocketGenius]

4 Museum like in Yoshi island DS.

4. not sure if you mean like an enemy museum like in yoshi's Island DS, but that would be a little weird in an episode, don't you think? Maybe as an extra on the DVD? (Wow, I'm getting WAY ahead of myself. xD)

[TrogLlama]

And why, pray, would you choose voice actors whose lines of dialogue are in games that are being sold in the United States over voice actors whose lines of dialogue still aren't?
Huh... buh... wuh?
I don't... um...
I have no idea what the hell you're trying to say, so either there's something I'm missing or you have no idea what you're talking about.

[Avel]

Sarcasm...mebbe...perhaps stating that it is only natural that we would like the new, more widely available voice actors since the old voice actors have been marginalized by a lack of availability. *shot in the dark*

[patters]

mouse wheel support for multiple conversation options

[biscuitdoughhandsman]

wait! I dunno if any one has said this already, but I want to find out why Superball was guarding your closet door in 205!

[Chaosfan]

Because it was a door.
Superball guards every damn door in the universe.

[Wa1sh]

My Wish for Season 3. :) more of the same. Telltale really haven't put a foot wrong. Just keep doing what your doing the games are great keep em coming.

oh and if i must make a criticism just that episode 102 walking through all the doors and loading the rooms got irritating.

[biscuitdoughhandsman]

Because it was a door.
Superball guards every damn door in the universe.
yeah your right.

[zimmi88]

First, in regards to the voices, I really don't have much of a problem with the voices... I actually feel they're spot on in regards to the characterization of Sam & Max.

For what I'd like to see in Sam & Max Season 3, here are some things that would be awesome (some are echos of previous comments):
1) Playing as Max for an episode or part of an episode. That would be fun! And it would add a nice twist to the season. Though TTG may want to take the gun away for that episode... I don't think Max would show as much restraint as Sam....
2) An extended season, if it's feasible. I would love to see what TTG would be able to do with a season of 7-9 episodes, and with that sort of season length, TTG could release over Fall, Winter, and Spring, leaving Summer open as a bit of a break.
3) Even more crazy scenarios! Really, my three most favorite episodes of the entire series so far have been (in order) S2-E4, S1-E4, and S2-E5. And really, while S&M always have wacky scenarios, these I think are the most "out there," especially S2-E4, which had one of the best game design and mechanics built in to the episode.
4) Fun new locations.
5) Maybe a little less linearity. I'm not sure how feasible it is, but it would be fun if the decisions you made in Sam & Max episodes had a tangible impact on the episode or season finale. It would also give a bit of replayability.

Anyway, those are just some random ideas... regardless, S&M is awesome.

[supmandude]

I'd like a new intro, not that anything's wrong with he one you have now it's just you switch at the start of season 2 so I just think it would be cool to make it slightly different every season.

[Chaosfan]

I would love to hear the opening song from HtR again.
Nice and catchy.

[Jake]

I'd like a new intro, not that anything's wrong with he one you have now it's just you switch at the start of season 2 so I just think it would be cool to make it slightly different every season.

I take every opportunity I can get to do new title sequences. I hope this will be another one :)

I would love to hear the opening song from HtR again.
Nice and catchy.

And owned by LucasArts :)

[Bruno83]

the opening song from season one was prtetty close to the song of HTR though...

[tabacco]

Yeah, we're pretty pleased about that.

Or maybe you're trying to read way too much meaning into a smilie :)

[yogurtmano8675309]

I'd pay cold, hard cash for these things to happen. How about an "Abuse Leonard" mini-game?

maybe it could be something like a tgs comic!

[Harley Quinn]

Can I be in the next season? I can make a frightening fan girl baddy. A bit like Lorne, but ironically with less breasts.

[TomSuperman]

How about a weather system kinda like in Nights for wii which uses a random weather system. Their could be random rain and strong winds, also setting the date on your computer to December 21st Christmas will cause snow.Also the random weather system will affect game play e.g such as rain making the ground slippery.

[Harley Quinn]

It never snows at Christmas :(

[Rakushun]

Being able to go explore the actual office building rather just your office room would be nice.

But not for every episode, since it would be annoying having to walk through it in an episode you don't need it for.

[ted12]

Being able to go explore the actual office building rather just your office room would be nice.

But not for every episode, since it would be annoying having to walk through it in an episode you don't need it for.

Yeah, maybe there could be a menu asking where you wanted to go, or map, like in SBCG4AP. That would make navigating areas a lot easier.

[AussieEvil]

A notebook item so if you forget something you canconsult your notes instead of going back to X to talk with Y.

...Or maybe just add a Jet Set Radio reference.

[Rakushun]

Really, the main thing I want is a slight graphics rehaul. I don't mean more polygons or 2D graphics or a complete redesign for everything, I just mean something a little more stylized for the characters.
Perhaps a touch of cel-shading.

[Strong Bad Fan]

Strong Bad Appearing?
Another election episode.