Desoto from hit the road?
l was browsing images on yahoo search for the cancelled freelance police game and found this concept art. 
So is this why the original desoto is not in the telltale games?
So is this why the original desoto is not in the telltale games?
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About the pic... its making my mouth water. I hope they go to space in the second season. Look at the floating items... hehe.
Telltale probably had some say-so in the Desoto's new look too, but I don't think it's because they legally had to make it different.
However, I am wondering if part of the reason they used a different Desoto is because of the events of the cancelled Freelance police. In other words, my point is if part of the reason the old Desoto isn't used is because of a possible storyline in the cancelled sam and max 2 game. If so, does this make the cancelled game canon?
As for the parking meter, I know about that as well. But I don't think it would explain why the car isn't there anymore. It is possible Sam is reminiscing since the old one probably hit the meter a few too many times and that is where they used to park the old car.
What makes you think they won't go into space in THIS season?
Dialog present in the first 3 episodes strongly suggests that the HtR Desoto was
Picture here: http://www.flatrock.org.nz/wolf/images/Sam_and_Max.JPG
Anyway. Most cars don't run for 14 years, do they(especially not with such a crazy dog behind the wheel)? would it appear a bit odd if they still had their old car?
True, I just don't find it how
I knew someone was goin to say that. I meant illogical even for Sam and Max.
In fact, if not for the
In any case,
There is also no reason not to suspect it isn't from the same accident from Freelance. For all we know it could be an inside joke from the former freelance police staff. Just that the episodic games has references to their former adventures such as the stack of boxes in their office and the picture of the facuet guy from hit the road.
But like most ppl are sayin, it is most likely that the designers gave them another car for other reasons. For example, the hoodless roof makes it easier for the characters to yell , shoot, or throw things at the ppl in front of them.
Sure there is - Freelance Police never existed! And anyway, the Desoto's taken more damage in the past than it seems to have sustained in that piece of concept art. The front's just banged up a bit. That's nothing for a car that's proven to be indestructible.
If that is the case, then the reference when you look at the box in the office with sam saying "Particularly grusome case" has nothing to do with the cancelled game even despite that the date on the box is the same date as the cancelled game.
Don't forget that the scene when Max is
Even though the 2004 game never came out, there is no reason that it doesn't exist. I have seen things happen before where for example, an episode of Beast Wars(transformers) was never made and therefore cancelled because of the story was too mature. However, the story itself is canon to the beast wars mythology despite being cancelled and the events in that episode, though not mention, plays a cruical role for one of the characters in the series finale.
Heck, Steve Purcell wants to make that cancelled Sam and Max shooting action game into a book. So I wouldn't say that wouldn't be canon since it may in the future.
...But the date of the cancelled game is common knowledge (at least among Sam & Max fans). No one knows the story details of the space station case from Freelance Police, so a reference to it seems not only exceedingly unlikely, but pointless.
The difference, doom saber, is that the trailer existed. People saw it. You can watch it right now. There is therefore an audience of people who will recognize a reference to it. Plus it may or may not be a reference in the first place. It's perfectly plausible to me as a reference but it's equally possible that the similarities in the line are coincidence.
Since when does Sam & Max have such a strong adherence to a mythology or backstory? Its lack of it is in fact one of the staples of the license. Sam & Max may cause some kind of irreversible mayhem in one case like destroying a planet or wrecking a major city or losing one of their limbs or something, but in the next story it's like nothing ever happened and they're off on their next unlikely case. It would blow my mind if someone tried to map out an extensive Sam & Max timeline like Star Wars or something, dedicated to finding plot points that might pay off at a later date. (Though I would read it.)
My understanding is that the cancelled space game was based on a story that Steve had wrote much earlier but never bothered to make into a full-fledged comic. All I think he meant is that since the game didn't get made, he may one day try to make the comic. And if it does get made, then yes, it can be considered "canon." But until then, it's not.
03-03-04 is a meta-reference to Freelance Police proper, it is not a reference to any event that took place within the Freelance Police story. The car and the comment in ep2 might be, but there is no compelling reason to believe they are at this point. You're grasping at straws here.
that is one big dent... :eek:
I can go on and say how thing is written in stone and that cancelled games, movies, and other media can be considered canon.
I guess no one has ever heard of Warcraft adventures and how that game is considered canon.
I swear, some of you guys are buzz kills. I find it hilarious that I mention one theory about what may have happen to the car and some of you guys feel like it is your duty to crush my hopes and dreams. LOL you guys are no fun....
I've indeed never heard of Warcraft adventures before. But from reading the wikipedia article I get the impression that the only reason it is considered canon is because Blizzard published the story in book form afterwards.
If you'll forgive a bit more boring nitpicky stuff, I'm noticing an interesting use of terminology here. There seem to be at least two concepts to be considered: 'officially canon', and 'considered canon'. Now, if someone says "(I wonder if) X means that Y is officially canon(?)", then X had better be a very compelling argument. This burden of evidence is much higher than if someone were merely to say "(I wonder if) X means that Y should be considered canon [by us](?)". I think the strong reactions you've experienced may for an important part be due to people interpreting you in the former sense rather than the latter. Especially since some people are strongly opposed to the notion of 'officially canon' being applicable to Sam & Max at all.