Telltale Games

Mel · 03/13/2007, 02:54 pm

This is off topic (kind of) but it just occured to me that Sam & Max sort of remind me of the Blues Brothers (Elwood (tall, deadpan)-Sam, Jake (kind of manic)-Max, their converted cop car-the DeSoto) or am I just smoking something*?

*or potentially steal this idea from someone else?

dloeke · 03/13/2007, 03:04 pm

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Originally Posted by Mel

This is off topic (kind of) but it just occured to me that Sam & Max sort of remind me of the Blues Brothers (Elwood (tall, deadpan)-Sam, Jake (kind of manic)-Max, their converted cop car-the DeSoto) or am I just smoking something*?

*or potentially steal this idea from someone else?

Yeah, I clearly see a resemblance. I mean, who could possibly drive a car through an entire mall, wreck the place, and drive away as if nothing had happened? Well, it's either Sam & Max or the Blues brothers.

(And by the way, if there is a reprint, I shall dance like I've seldom danced before.)

doom saber · 03/13/2007, 03:20 pm

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Originally Posted by Mel

This is off topic (kind of) but it just occured to me that Sam & Max sort of remind me of the Blues Brothers (Elwood (tall, deadpan)-Sam, Jake (kind of manic)-Max, their converted cop car-the DeSoto) or am I just smoking something*?

*or potentially steal this idea from someone else?

LOL You are probaby right. Purcell maybe based Sam and Max loosely on the Blues Brothers, but who knows? I hope you are right, though since I can see it. This reminds me of something. I realized that whenever someone finds references in a computer game, the popular ones are usually accepted and the obscure ones are discarded as laughable. Sorry, but I am going to rant, but not about your findings, mel, but about something somewhat unrelated, regarding references in video games.

One of my pet peeves about video game references is that whoever owns a fansite has more power over their content and references they make, no matter how ridiculous it is, gets mention while another reference, though noticeable, gets rejected for being "obscure" as in the webmaster never hearing the original source material.

I had found one reference in Space Quest 1 vga where one of the robots is a parody of an obscure (in the US), but popular anime mech from an anime/manga series, which resulted in me being laughed at despite showing evidence. I think I tried three times and the third time, I forunately convince some of the mods there to put it on their reference page since I had side by side evidences that it was a parody. But still, I had to fight for it.

However, I seen other references that seems far fetched that was mentioned as reference. For example, on sq wiki, it is said that Professor Lloyd in Space Quest IV is possibily a reference to Christoper Loyd because of the name and that Christoper played a scientist in Back to the Future. Other than that, there is no similarity. I mean, wtf? LOL

doom saber · 03/13/2007, 03:23 pm

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Originally Posted by Emily

Maybe I should trick Steve into signing my copy, and then sell it on eBay.

Would that be wrong?

Not really. However, if you have a crap load of signed copies of the comic on ebay, then maybe. It depends on the feelings of Steve, your co workers, and the bbs users here. If you don't care how we feel, then go on ahead.

I realize once the reprint comes out, you guys can hold a contest that hands out free signed copys of surfing the highway. That would be cool.

Mel · 03/13/2007, 03:36 pm

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Originally Posted by doom saber

LOL You are probaby right. Purcell maybe based Sam and Max loosely on the Blues Brothers, but who knows? I hope you are right, though since I can see it.

I wasn't saying that I thought The Blues Brothers were Purcell's inspiration (not that it would really matter) but it was just one of those weird connections my brain makes (parts of that movie are so burned in my brain - it's no surprise

).

erty906 · 03/13/2007, 04:16 pm

*Starts to shake uncontrollably, But is sincerely sorry to copy Erwin*

AdamG · 03/15/2007, 11:21 pm

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Originally Posted by doom saber

LOL You are probaby right. Purcell maybe based Sam and Max loosely on the Blues Brothers, but who knows? I hope you are right, though since I can see it.

If I'm not mistaken, Purcell started drawing Sam & Max in the late 70's, and the Blues Brothers came out in 1980.

jp-30 · 03/15/2007, 11:51 pm

Weren't they on SNL well before the movie?

doom saber · 03/16/2007, 02:37 am

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Originally Posted by jp-30

Weren't they on SNL well before the movie?

yup, in 1978

LuigiHann · 03/16/2007, 01:29 pm

Assuming this book has slightly different content from the original, possibly even a different title, it should have no impact whatsoever on the value of the originals, except that new fans will no longer be "forced" to buy the old one off eBay.

The Blues Brothers existed before the movie, but much of their persona, including that which is similar to Sam & Max, wasn't established until the movie came out. In their first appearance, they didn't even have their trademark suits, I think. ...If I ever have my own TV show or game, I'll make a point to be straightforward about mentioning when something is a pop culture reference, most likely in the director's commentary.

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Originally Posted by Emily

Maybe I should trick Steve into signing my copy, and then sell it on eBay.

Would that be wrong?

Trick him? How? Tell him it's a petition against tentacles?*

*this is a pop culture reference

**Jake** · 03/16/2007, 06:30 pm

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Originally Posted by Mel

This is off topic (kind of) but it just occured to me that Sam & Max sort of remind me of the Blues Brothers (Elwood (tall, deadpan)-Sam, Jake (kind of manic)-Max, their converted cop car-the DeSoto) or am I just smoking something*?

There are a lot of Blues Brothers similarities... in addition to the personalities of Elwood/Jake and Sam/Max and the dilapidated cop car thing, there's also the shared fascination with exploring and reveling in the seedy underbelly of America, peppering it with weird detached commentary. Sam & Max wouldn't be out of place crashing their car through a mall, oblivious to the destruction they're causing, but taking time to point out their favorite stores, for instance.

AdamG · 03/16/2007, 07:59 pm

Hm, yes, they are rather similar aren't they? :/

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Mel · 03/16/2007, 08:21 pm

Even more off topic (I should know better so pan away) but did you know there was a Blues Brothers game?

Looks fun!

**Jake** · 03/16/2007, 09:40 pm

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Originally Posted by Mel

Even more off topic (I should know better so pan away) but did you know there was a Blues Brothers game?

Looks fun!

I played a ROM of that about 9 years ago. It was horrible. Jake and Elwood in some sort of generic vine and fungus fantasy land jumping on guys heads, only it wasn't supposed to be a bad 3rd world Mario knockoff. It was just... ridiculous. Like someone just had a "generic platformer" template and after being paid, stuck some sprites of the Blues Brothers in there. The only positive about the game is that if you left the characters idle for long enough, they did great sprite animations of Jake and Elwoods cheezy stage dances. I had an animated gif of one of them for a while but I think I've finally lost it.

Fellow Lagomorph · 03/16/2007, 11:20 pm

I've had Surfin' the Highway for years, and I just recieved "The Age of S&M" in the mail (cheers Telltale!) but a reprint of the former with extra content (and there better be lots of it) would be mighty tempting.

Perhaps even a release of the post-95 stuff in a seperate volume? Only if there was enough of it I suppose, but it'd save some of us re-purchasing the same content

Wickywoo · 03/19/2007, 05:17 pm

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All of the stories and shorts up until 1995 were in a compilation called "Sam & Max: Surfin the Highway," which is the book this thread is about. Surfin the Highway is extremely rare at this point, and has sold on ebay for hundreds of dollars. A reprint (especially one that included the various shorts and mini-stories that Sam & Max have appeared in in the 12 years between 1995 and now) would make many fans (including me) very happy!

*looks at well-loved beat up copy*
*cries*

Johnny Walker · 03/20/2007, 06:02 am

This. Has. To. Happen!

Even if it's only a reprint of 1,000 copies, I'm sure they would sell! Who owns the publication rights?

*Hero1* · 03/20/2007, 07:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Johnny Walker

This. Has. To. Happen!

Even if it's only a reprint of 1,000 copies, I'm sure they would sell! Who owns the publication rights?

Steve I guess all the original publishers have gone out of business.

jp-30 · 03/20/2007, 08:41 pm

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Originally Posted by Jake

... I think I've finally lost it.

Pressure getting to you?

Mel · 03/20/2007, 08:58 pm

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Originally Posted by Jake

I played a ROM of that about 9 years ago. It was horrible. Jake and Elwood in some sort of generic vine and fungus fantasy land jumping on guys heads, only it wasn't supposed to be a bad 3rd world Mario knockoff. It was just... ridiculous. Like someone just had a "generic platformer" template and after being paid, stuck some sprites of the Blues Brothers in there. The only positive about the game is that if you left the characters idle for long enough, they did great sprite animations of Jake and Elwoods cheezy stage dances. I had an animated gif of one of them for a while but I think I've finally lost it.

Bummer. But...

He doesn't dance though...

03/13/2007, 02:54 pm	#21
Mel Rowr! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 834	This is off topic (kind of) but it just occured to me that Sam & Max sort of remind me of the Blues Brothers (Elwood (tall, deadpan)-Sam, Jake (kind of manic)-Max, their converted cop car-the DeSoto) or am I just smoking something? or potentially steal this idea from someone else? __________________ “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” - Ann Lamott http://hikergirl.tumblr.com Last edited by Mel; 03/13/2007 at 03:00 pm.

03/16/2007, 07:59 pm	#32
AdamG The Maybe Friend for Life Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,054	Hm, yes, they are rather similar aren't they? :/ Note to Admin: More smilie icons for posting please! __________________ "Stay frosty America!" - Max

03/16/2007, 08:21 pm	#33
Mel Rowr! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 834	Even more off topic (I should know better so pan away) but did you know there was a Blues Brothers game? Looks fun! __________________ “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” - Ann Lamott http://hikergirl.tumblr.com

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