Skunkape Games has announced Sam & Max Save The World Remastered for Switch.

Originally released in 2006 and 2007 as Sam & Max Season One, the six-part adventure was one of Telltale’s first successful episodic games. Skunkape Games, comprised of former Telltale Games employees, acquired the rights after Telltale shutdown in 2018, and have decided to remaster the title with overhauled graphics, gamepad support, restored audio, and more.

Sam & Max Save The World Remastered is set to launch for Switch on December 2nd. Pre-orders for the Switch version are also now open on Nintendo’s website.

Check out the trailer below, along with some additional press details:

About Sam & Max Save the World

Created by comic artist Steve Purcell, Sam and Max are a six-foot canine detective and a hyperkinetic rabbity-thing who dole out their own brand of comedic justice as the Freelance Police.

In Sam & Max Save the World, the duo investigate a hypnosis plot that spins to global proportions to involve washed-up child stars, the media, the mafia, the US government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. A wacky story, brain-tickling puzzles, eccentric characters, and oddball humor provide a casual gameplay experience that was billed as “gaming’s first sitcom” upon its original release.

About the Remastered Version

While the episodes were highly reviewed and won several awards, the series was a product of its time — a 3D game made with an early version of Telltale’s engine, that was created for download before high speed internet and platforms like Steam were commonplace. Compressed graphics and sound and the technical limitations of the day made for a game that shows its age in 2020.

Sam & Max Save the World Remastered addresses these issues and more with overhauled graphics, gamepad support, restored audio, and numerous additions and tweaks made possible by the evolution of the development tools and the team’s subsequent experience. For more details about what has changed in the remaster (and what hasn’t), check out the Sam & Max Save the World Remastered FAQ.

The game has English voice and subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, and Russian.

Preorder Today, Play on December 2

Sam & Max Save the World Remastered is available for preorder on Nintendo.com, Steam, and GOG for $19.99 USD or the equivalent in local currency. European Nintendo Switch preorders will start on Wednesday.

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