Telltale Games

queen_of_the_lobsters · 04/19/2010, 10:05 am

To the peeps at Telltale, is there a way I can download a French language and subtitle track for my Sam and Max games? I'll be studying abroad in France next spring, and I want to practice my listening comprehension skills before I go. Since you're games are interactive, it would be much more effective to learn French that way than through French television. Please let me know if I can find a version that I don't have to torrent. My school isn't that torrent friendly.
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elzbenz · 04/20/2010, 05:12 am

If there is going to be any translating... then it will happen once the season is finished... and probably only in the retail versions of the game sold in the country of that language...

There COULD be some sort of fandub/fansub along the way but I don't know how legal that would be... :P

Astro Gnocci · 04/20/2010, 05:25 am

Hehe, i remember spending my whole christmas break some years ago playing hit the road in english and telling my mom "i'm not playing silly videogames, i'm working on my english !"

The first season has been translated and dubbed.
Not sure myself where you can find it but friends of mine have bought it in stores over here.
I'm assuming season two should get localized "soon" as well, but i have no idea when.

But as far as i know, you won't find any patches or stuff like that (i might very well be wrong, though, i never bothered looking for a french version).

If you haven't played the old lucasart classics, those are available in french as well, might be a good idea to work with those, even though some of them don't have any voice acting (also, avoid playins the froggie day of the tentacle for this, they translated the text but kept the original voices).

queen_of_the_lobsters · 04/20/2010, 06:45 am

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Originally Posted by elzbenz

If there is going to be any translating... then it will happen once the season is finished... and probably only in the retail versions of the game sold in the country of that language...

There COULD be some sort of fandub/fansub along the way but I don't know how legal that would be... :P

To be specific, I was going to start with Sam and Max Save the World, then maybe Beyond Time and Space, and The Devil's Playhouse if I'm not already in France by then.

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Hehe, i remember spending my whole christmas break some years ago playing hit the road in english and telling my mom "i'm not playing silly videogames, i'm working on my english !"

I love you! Also, your screenname looks Italian. Do they have Sam and Max in Italian as well? I've studied that for a bit before finally settling on French.

Avistew · 04/20/2010, 06:48 am

Telltale doesn't work on the translations or provide patches for them, sorry. The first two games are available in French, but you'll need to purchase the (French) retail version and can't download a patch instead.

I do agree that would be pretty neat but there are probably lots of problems involved with doing that.

queen_of_the_lobsters · 04/20/2010, 08:15 am

Yeah, I'm not getting a lot on Google in the states, so I'm trying French Google. The results seem to be a little better, but I'm double checking to make sure I don't need to reset my region to play it.

Avistew · 04/20/2010, 08:19 am

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Originally Posted by queen_of_the_lobsters

Yeah, I'm not getting a lot on Google in the states, so I'm trying French Google. The results seem to be a little better, but I'm double checking to make sure I don't need to reset my region to play it.

As far as I know, DVD games are zone-free (I've never had a problem playing any of mine). But I guess I could be wrong, can anyone confirm or deny it?

caeska · 04/20/2010, 08:32 am

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Originally Posted by avistew

As far as I know, DVD games are zone-free (I've never had a problem playing any of mine). But I guess I could be wrong, can anyone confirm or deny it?

I've never heard about DVD games having zones

Astro Gnocci · 04/20/2010, 08:37 am

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Originally Posted by queen_of_the_lobsters

I love you! Also, your screenname looks Italian. Do they have Sam and Max in Italian as well? I've studied that for a bit before finally settling on French.

I love you too ! Now can we go and get married in vegas ?

But nope, i ain't Italian, i'm French, but i'm pretty sure they got a translation too.

*Vainamoinen* · 04/20/2010, 09:14 am

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Originally Posted by avistew

As far as I know, DVD games are zone-free (I've never had a problem playing any of mine). But I guess I could be wrong, can anyone confirm or deny it?

They mostly are, and Telltale's DVDs are definitly zone-free.

LeBart · 04/20/2010, 12:53 pm

Season 2 never came out in France. You can either wait for Atari (who published the first season here) to do something or hope for a fan made sub, like with ToMI. My guess is a european release is unlikely.

SuperBosco · 04/20/2010, 12:58 pm

You know why there's no french version of sam and max yet. It's because they are almost unknown in europe. Many great things from american pop culture are unknown in europe... And that's very sad.

Astro Gnocci · 04/20/2010, 01:13 pm

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Originally Posted by LeBart

Season 2 never came out in France. You can either wait for Atari (who published the first season here) to do something or hope for a fan made sub, like with ToMI. My guess is a european release is unlikely.

Why ? Season 1 has been translated when the retail version was available. Season's two just recently got released on retail disk, so it seems logical it ain't been localized yet.
I'm not saying it WILL be localized, but just because it hasn't been yet doesn't mean it won't.

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You know why there's no french version of sam and max yet. It's because they are almost unknown in europe. Many great things from american pop culture are unknown in europe... And that's very sad.

While it's true that sam and max aren't widely known over here, i don't think that's the reason. Hit the road got a translation, season one got one too... I don't know how well it sold, but i never thought they might decide not to do the same with season two.

Shwoo · 04/20/2010, 04:32 pm

You could try the Steam versions of the games, but for some reason when I try it, it doesn't register that I've changed the language and still runs in English. You might have more luck though.

Mack Daddy · 04/20/2010, 05:35 pm

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Sir Primalform Magnifico · 04/21/2010, 10:38 am

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Originally Posted by Shwoo

You could try the Steam versions of the games, but for some reason when I try it, it doesn't register that I've changed the language and still runs in English. You might have more luck though.

I think it's because they're English only.

Shwoo · 04/22/2010, 12:41 am

They're not; I know this for sure. Season One isn't, at at least. There's an option in Steam where you can change the language of each individual game, with the only options being languages that are supported, and it works fine on my other Steam games. Just not on Sam & Max 104. I tried it on that one because it was free and I already owned the games.

Maybe it's because I didn't pay anything...?

flesk · 04/23/2010, 04:21 pm

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Originally Posted by SuperBosco

You know why there's no french version of sam and max yet. It's because they are almost unknown in europe. Many great things from american pop culture are unknown in europe... And that's very sad.

And still French pop culture, like Alizée, is probably extremely well known in the USA. Um, sorry if I'm not contributing anything useful to this thread folks. She's really hawt though.

Avistew · 04/23/2010, 04:26 pm

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Originally Posted by bamse

And still French pop culture, like Alizée, is probably extremely well known in the USA. Um, sorry if I'm not contributing anything useful to this thread folks. She's really hawt though.

Meh. I'd rather people like Gainsbourg or Brel or Brassens where better known over there. It seems French-language singers stopped being known in the US around Piaf's time. And that makes a lot of sense, but at the same time they're so much part of the culture...

LeBart · 04/23/2010, 05:49 pm

Alizée is not known because of her music...

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Originally Posted by Astro Gnocci

Why ? Season 1 has been translated when the retail version was available. Season's two just recently got released on retail disk, so it seems logical it ain't been localized yet.
I'm not saying it WILL be localized, but just because it hasn't been yet doesn't mean it won't.

Oh you're right season 2 is coming out on wii this month ! That's great news, I had lost hope. Does it have french VO though ?

Well now we can hope for a season 3 release around... 2012 ?

04/19/2010, 10:05 am	#1
queen_of_the_lobsters Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 351	Sam et Max en Francais? To the peeps at Telltale, is there a way I can download a French language and subtitle track for my Sam and Max games? I'll be studying abroad in France next spring, and I want to practice my listening comprehension skills before I go. Since you're games are interactive, it would be much more effective to learn French that way than through French television. Please let me know if I can find a version that I don't have to torrent. My school isn't that torrent friendly. queen_of_the_lobsters

04/20/2010, 05:25 am	#3
Astro Gnocci Buck Naked - Texas Ranger Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 683	Hehe, i remember spending my whole christmas break some years ago playing hit the road in english and telling my mom "i'm not playing silly videogames, i'm working on my english !" The first season has been translated and dubbed. Not sure myself where you can find it but friends of mine have bought it in stores over here. I'm assuming season two should get localized "soon" as well, but i have no idea when. But as far as i know, you won't find any patches or stuff like that (i might very well be wrong, though, i never bothered looking for a french version). If you haven't played the old lucasart classics, those are available in french as well, might be a good idea to work with those, even though some of them don't have any voice acting (also, avoid playins the froggie day of the tentacle for this, they translated the text but kept the original voices). __________________ Drink Cheap, Evil-Smellin Beer Everyday of Your Life.

04/20/2010, 12:58 pm	#12
SuperBosco First in the country Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boulogne-Billancourt, it's in France. Posts: 119	You know why there's no french version of sam and max yet. It's because they are almost unknown in europe. Many great things from american pop culture are unknown in europe... And that's very sad. __________________ and now my favorite repartee: Sam: Is this rat suposed to be in my cobb salad Stinky: Um... That's our new promotion: collect all six and get a free meal. Last edited by SuperBosco; 04/20/2010 at 01:04 pm.

04/20/2010, 04:32 pm	#14
Shwoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,486	You could try the Steam versions of the games, but for some reason when I try it, it doesn't register that I've changed the language and still runs in English. You might have more luck though. __________________ This is a link to the Sam & Max wiki. This is a link to a Sam & Max deviantART group.

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04/20/2010, 05:12 am	#2
elzbenz Still Have an Eye Avatar Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 87	If there is going to be any translating... then it will happen once the season is finished... and probably only in the retail versions of the game sold in the country of that language... There COULD be some sort of fandub/fansub along the way but I don't know how legal that would be... :P

04/20/2010, 06:48 am	#5
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	Telltale doesn't work on the translations or provide patches for them, sorry. The first two games are available in French, but you'll need to purchase the (French) retail version and can't download a patch instead. I do agree that would be pretty neat but there are probably lots of problems involved with doing that.

04/20/2010, 08:15 am	#6
queen_of_the_lobsters Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 351	Yeah, I'm not getting a lot on Google in the states, so I'm trying French Google. The results seem to be a little better, but I'm double checking to make sure I don't need to reset my region to play it.

04/20/2010, 12:53 pm	#11
LeBart Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 42	Season 2 never came out in France. You can either wait for Atari (who published the first season here) to do something or hope for a fan made sub, like with ToMI. My guess is a european release is unlikely.

04/22/2010, 12:41 am	#17
Shwoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,486	They're not; I know this for sure. Season One isn't, at at least. There's an option in Steam where you can change the language of each individual game, with the only options being languages that are supported, and it works fine on my other Steam games. Just not on Sam & Max 104. I tried it on that one because it was free and I already owned the games. Maybe it's because I didn't pay anything...? __________________ This is a link to the Sam & Max wiki. This is a link to a Sam & Max deviantART group.

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