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Emily · 11/03/2006, 08:02 pm

People who only play Culture Shock through one time risk missing a lot of little easter eggs in the game. A few weeks ago Brendan put together this list of things you may want to try the second time through. (I've played the game half a dozen times, and I never even found most of this stuff!)

Note that there are great big honking spoilers below. Read them at your own risk. (Click on the white area to see the spoiler.)

Did you...

...cause a traffic accident in front of Sam & Max's building?

...hear an a capella version of the Soda Poppers theme song?

...get all six symptoms of Artificial Personality Disorder?

...demonstrate all five possible inkblot obsessions to Sybil?

...see the entire four-part documentary "Oh, Is He Still Alive?"

...see an ad for Emetics: The Handbook for Multicolored Bliss?

...wake up Specs first, then Whizzer?

...wake up Whizzer first, then Specs?

...knock out Peepers before rescuing Sybil?

...try to buy the cheese from Bosco a second time?

...try to buy the tear gas without money a second time?

...buy the tear gas before Bosco had mentioned B-TADS?

...ask Bosco for different items until Sam ran out of ideas?

...show the symptoms form to Bosco?

...complain about every mental problem to Peepers?

...repeatedly try to arrest Peepers after rescuing Sybil?

...hear all of the previous jobs that Sybil once had?

...look at all the objects in Sybil's office during free association?

...show Sybil all of your objects during free association?

...spray paint odd things, including during free association?

...use the antenna in various places?

...use the ten grand on things or characters besides Bosco?

...hear all of Max's general megaphone comments?

...(including when you're chasing the Soda Popper)?

...hear all of the different ways Max says "Pull over"?

...hear all of the different ways Max says "Never mind"?

...accuse a driver of every possible crime?

...repeatedly look at irrelevant things while Max was missing?

...talk to Max in every location at various stages of the game?

tabacco · 11/03/2006, 08:05 pm

Before getting your phone back, tell max "I miss our phone"

0renji · 11/04/2006, 04:26 am

How do I get the first one?! I am intrigued!

Erwin · 11/04/2006, 05:36 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0renji

How do I get the first one?! I am intrigued!

It involves a certain road sign.

--Erwin

Laserschwert · 11/04/2006, 05:38 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0renji

How do I get the first one?! I am intrigued!

Shoot at the "One Way"-sign in front of the office
That was one of the first things I did

Loved this one:
...ask Bosco for different items until Sam ran out of ideas?
"I ran out of ideas..." - "You could always start all over again..."
I laughed HARD at that one...

0renji · 11/04/2006, 08:03 am

Thanks for your help guys

Johnny Walker · 11/04/2006, 07:29 pm

Making the DeSoto flip over!

MeaningOfLife · 11/04/2006, 10:14 pm

Ugh, that's actually alot of work for some of them but hey, there's always SAVE/LOAD function!

mikdog · 11/05/2006, 09:19 am

Man, I loved Sam & Max.

I really think they're the greatest cartoon characters ever conceived.

...And I read a LOT of cartoons.

Second to them would be Calvin & Hobbes.

And then the Life in Hell characters by Matt Groening.

And then Bru & Boegie.

Nice Easter Eggs, by the way. I found some of them on my first play through.

Loved every second of it, except the driving sequence. The controls are almost non-existent. If that could be fixed in future releases, so much the better.

Johnny Walker · 11/05/2006, 02:27 pm

I missed the TV documentary the first time around! Thanks for that, it was really funny!

*Hero1* · 11/06/2006, 02:39 am

wow I think I did 93.5% of those.. Thats what I love tho, the depth of the game and the care taken with culture shock.. discovering all those things was a real treat

mikdog · 11/06/2006, 03:30 am

Ah, be quiet and eat your beans.

Guybrush_Threepwood · 11/07/2006, 02:35 am

Post n.100!
Sorry, I couldn't wait

mikdog · 11/12/2006, 01:02 am

Well done Guybrush!

You must have had a lot of things to say to have 100 posts!

Excellent

I see you live in Italy - Italians must have a lot of things to say!

therobbot · 11/12/2006, 07:20 am

Hm... I got very little of those. This only adds to my theory that the game was just too easy. Normally you find things like this when you're stuck and you mess around with things. But if it's always obvious what to do next I don't think of things like that.

That's somehow making me sad because all the adventures I played in recent years got me stuck at some point (due to badly designed puzzles mostly which is not a good thing... but it could have been due to complex puzzles, too) but there was nothing else to explore because they were very one-dimensional (Syberia, for example). Now with Sam and Max it seems that the world could be really fun even if you're stuck... but you just don't get stuck (not even in a good way). What a waste of ressources... maybe I'll feel inspired enough to replay it to experience all these things... but I doubt it.

mikdog · 11/12/2006, 10:10 am

Oh, therobbot, I do sympathise with you, oh yes I do.

You are one, clever clever man!

Guybrush_Threepwood · 11/12/2006, 02:28 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikdog

Well done Guybrush!

You must have had a lot of things to say to have 100 posts!

Excellent

I see you live in Italy - Italians must have a lot of things to say!

Seems like people from South Africa love to speak even more than "italians".

Kunkku-Antti · 11/23/2006, 05:55 am

I don´t know if this has been mentioned, just because I haven´t played the full episode yet and don´t want to read the spoilers. So, feel free to remove this if it´s been already mentioned.

Anyway, did you check out the old case file at Sam & Max´s office? It has a date on it. Check it out. "That case was particularly gruesome." Luckily now we can laugh at things like this, thanks to Telltale.

Meowzy · 11/25/2006, 10:32 am

Hmm... I'm gonna have to start all over again because I missed like... half of those easter eggs.

Just wondering, is there any way to get the psycho-analysis to imply that Sam is gay? I mean, with the wedding cake and the weenie in the hole... Ya never know.

el_gavo · 11/30/2006, 08:33 am

Played through the game (loved it) but missed the documentary, where do i find it?

11/03/2006, 08:02 pm	#1
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,498	Play it again, Sam! (err, and Max) People who only play Culture Shock through one time risk missing a lot of little easter eggs in the game. A few weeks ago Brendan put together this list of things you may want to try the second time through. (I've played the game half a dozen times, and I never even found most of this stuff!) Note that there are great big honking spoilers below. Read them at your own risk. (Click on the white area to see the spoiler.) Did you... ...cause a traffic accident in front of Sam & Max's building? ...hear an a capella version of the Soda Poppers theme song? ...get all six symptoms of Artificial Personality Disorder? ...demonstrate all five possible inkblot obsessions to Sybil? ...see the entire four-part documentary "Oh, Is He Still Alive?" ...see an ad for Emetics: The Handbook for Multicolored Bliss? ...wake up Specs first, then Whizzer? ...wake up Whizzer first, then Specs? ...knock out Peepers before rescuing Sybil? ...try to buy the cheese from Bosco a second time? ...try to buy the tear gas without money a second time? ...buy the tear gas before Bosco had mentioned B-TADS? ...ask Bosco for different items until Sam ran out of ideas? ...show the symptoms form to Bosco? ...complain about every mental problem to Peepers? ...repeatedly try to arrest Peepers after rescuing Sybil? ...hear all of the previous jobs that Sybil once had? ...look at all the objects in Sybil's office during free association? ...show Sybil all of your objects during free association? ...spray paint odd things, including during free association? ...use the antenna in various places? ...use the ten grand on things or characters besides Bosco? ...hear all of Max's general megaphone comments? ...(including when you're chasing the Soda Popper)? ...hear all of the different ways Max says "Pull over"? ...hear all of the different ways Max says "Never mind"? ...accuse a driver of every possible crime? ...repeatedly look at irrelevant things while Max was missing? ...talk to Max in every location at various stages of the game?

11/06/2006, 02:39 am	#11
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,567	wow I think I did 93.5% of those.. Thats what I love tho, the depth of the game and the care taken with culture shock.. discovering all those things was a real treat __________________ My Sam & Max Devil's Playhouse: The Penal Zone Review What happened to Sam & Max in 2004: http://www.savesamandmax.com

11/07/2006, 02:35 am	#13
Guybrush_Threepwood Spit Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cagliari, ITALY Posts: 638	Post n.100! Sorry, I couldn't wait __________________ "Military intelligence": two words combined that can't make sense.

11/25/2006, 10:32 am	#19
Meowzy Mystic Catgirl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Sacred Realm Posts: 41	Hmm... I'm gonna have to start all over again because I missed like... half of those easter eggs. Just wondering, is there any way to get the psycho-analysis to imply that Sam is gay? I mean, with the wedding cake and the weenie in the hole... Ya never know. __________________ Do not be distraught. Always with the end, comes hope and rebirth.

11/03/2006, 08:05 pm	#2
tabacco I Feel Fantastic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 2,128	Before getting your phone back, tell max "I miss our phone"

11/04/2006, 04:26 am	#3
0renji Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 51	How do I get the first one?! I am intrigued!

11/04/2006, 08:03 am	#6
0renji Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 51	Thanks for your help guys

11/04/2006, 07:29 pm	#7
Johnny Walker aka ThunderPeel2001 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 98	Making the DeSoto flip over!

11/04/2006, 10:14 pm	#8
MeaningOfLife It is... a mystery! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 128	Ugh, that's actually alot of work for some of them but hey, there's always SAVE/LOAD function!

11/05/2006, 09:19 am	#9
mikdog Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 77	Man, I loved Sam & Max. I really think they're the greatest cartoon characters ever conceived. ...And I read a LOT of cartoons. Second to them would be Calvin & Hobbes. And then the Life in Hell characters by Matt Groening. And then Bru & Boegie. Nice Easter Eggs, by the way. I found some of them on my first play through. Loved every second of it, except the driving sequence. The controls are almost non-existent. If that could be fixed in future releases, so much the better.

11/05/2006, 02:27 pm	#10
Johnny Walker aka ThunderPeel2001 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 98	I missed the TV documentary the first time around! Thanks for that, it was really funny!

11/06/2006, 03:30 am	#12
mikdog Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 77	Ah, be quiet and eat your beans.

11/12/2006, 01:02 am	#14
mikdog Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 77	Well done Guybrush! You must have had a lot of things to say to have 100 posts! Excellent I see you live in Italy - Italians must have a lot of things to say!

11/12/2006, 07:20 am	#15
therobbot Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13	Hm... I got very little of those. This only adds to my theory that the game was just too easy. Normally you find things like this when you're stuck and you mess around with things. But if it's always obvious what to do next I don't think of things like that. That's somehow making me sad because all the adventures I played in recent years got me stuck at some point (due to badly designed puzzles mostly which is not a good thing... but it could have been due to complex puzzles, too) but there was nothing else to explore because they were very one-dimensional (Syberia, for example). Now with Sam and Max it seems that the world could be really fun even if you're stuck... but you just don't get stuck (not even in a good way). What a waste of ressources... maybe I'll feel inspired enough to replay it to experience all these things... but I doubt it.

11/12/2006, 10:10 am	#16
mikdog Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 77	Oh, therobbot, I do sympathise with you, oh yes I do. You are one, clever clever man!

11/23/2006, 05:55 am	#18
Kunkku-Antti Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 77	I don´t know if this has been mentioned, just because I haven´t played the full episode yet and don´t want to read the spoilers. So, feel free to remove this if it´s been already mentioned. Anyway, did you check out the old case file at Sam & Max´s office? It has a date on it. Check it out. "That case was particularly gruesome." Luckily now we can laugh at things like this, thanks to Telltale.

11/30/2006, 08:33 am	#20
el_gavo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Played through the game (loved it) but missed the documentary, where do i find it?