Approximately a quarter of a century ago today, the fedora-wearing canine Sam and hyperkinetic rabbity thing Max began busting crimes on the sketchy streets of New York City. They've been going strong ever since.
Created by Steve Purcell, Sam & Max began their exploits in the indie comic book world with a daring adventure to the Philippines called "Monkeys Violating the Heavenly Temple" back in 1987. After a series of follow-up comic books, the critically-acclaimed Sam & Max Hit the Road adventure game released in 1993. They would later move on to television, a webcomic, and games for basically every system out there.
Telltale CEO Dan Connors said "Steve Purcell created something unique, funny and enduring that continues to grab new fans every single year; now's the perfect time for gamers to see what all the fuss is about and for current fans to complete their collections with these special offers."
"Sam & Max have always had a happy home at Telltale", said creator Steve Purcell. "They just "get" what Sam & Max is about and so these games are the perfect place to enter their world. It's wonderful and gratifying that after 25 years, Sam & Max continue to make people happy and I'm excited that these offers provide gamers with an opportunity to play the marvelously inventive games that Telltale made. Here's to another 25 years!"
In honor of the anniversary, Telltale Games has captured their exploits in three full seasons of hit adventure games, across multiple platforms. And in honor of the anniversary, Telltale is making them available at a special prices. Details below:
- For the XBox Live Marketplace, you can grab individual seasons of Sam & Max for $10 (800 MS points) a season
- Steam is offering the Same & Max Complete Pack for $14.99, or individual seasons for $9.99. You can also get Sam & Max: The Devil's Playouse for $11.49.
- If mobile's your deal, the App Store is letting you grab individual episodes of Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space for $.99 a pop so you can watch on your iPhone and/or iPad
- Sony's PlayStation Network has a $20 bundle offer for Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse and Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space, or you can grab the seasons individually for $12.99
