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Sam & Max Season Two: Episode Five: What's Up, Beelzebub? Review

Gunther Schmidl takes a look at the final episode in the series and pronounces it good, though be warned: if you haven't played prior episodes, there's a good chance you'll have to solve one puzzle by brute force.
In Reviews > Graphic

Sam & Max Season Two: Episode Four: Chariots of the Dogs Review

Sam & Max take on time travel puzzles, and do so with enough panache to win over Gunther Schmidl.
In Reviews > Graphic

The 2007 XYZZY Awards

Find out who won which awards at the 2007 XYZZY Awards, the IF equivalent of the Oscars.
In Community > Comps

Sam & Max Season Two: Episode Three: Night of the Raving Dead Review

If Telltale Games is going to keep putting them out, we'll keep reviewing them. This time Sam & Max take on horror movie clichés, and Gunther Schmidl gets to draw on his Austrian heritage to comment on how good the German accents are.
In Reviews > Graphic

Sam & Max Season Two: Episode Two: Moai Better Blues Review

Sam & Max are back with the next episode in Season Two, and so is Gunther Schmidl, with a review of the game that's not afraid to parody Portal and Guitar Hero, though with varying success.
In Reviews > Graphic

Sam & Max Season Two: Episode One: Ice Station Santa Review

Gunther Schmidl looks at the latest episode of Sam and Max. It's a solid game, though beware: the action sequences are more actiony than ever.
In Reviews > Graphic

Sam & Max: Season One Review

Matthew Murray takes a look at the first collection of Sam & Max episodic adventures, and finds it enjoyable in measured doses.
In Reviews > Graphic

Write a Text Adventure With Inform 7

Text adventures, also known as interactive fiction, can be as fun to write as they are to play. We'll get you started on writing one using Inform 7, a new programming language designed to be easy to use.
In Writers > How To

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