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This page is for the original 2006 game. For the remastered version, see Sam & Max Save the World (2020).

Sam & Max (The Telltale Series)
Subseries of Sam & Max
Sam & Max Save the World	2006
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space	2007
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse	2010
Sam & Max Save the World (2020)	2020
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021)	2021
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2024)	2024

Key points

Originally titled 'Sam and Max Season One', subtitled 'Save the World' beginning with the 2007 retail release.

Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! is available for free on Steam.

General information

Telltale Community for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 1

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 2

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 3

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 4

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 5

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 6

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7 DRM
GOG.com		Bundled with the 2020 remaster under Extras.
Steam		Provided as free DLC for the 2020 remaster.
GOG.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)		Episode 4. Available for free. Install with `steam://install/8230`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\<episode name>\prefs.prop^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\prefs.prop
Steam	<path-to-game>\ep10<episode number>\prefs.prop
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901660/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\<episode name>\.save^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\.save
Steam	<path-to-game>\ep10<episode number>\*.save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901660/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

GOG.com version moves all save game and configuration files except Episode 105 to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\.^[1]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool for Hor+ widescreen. The game is designed to be played in 4:3, thus graphical issues are to be expected in 16:9.^{[Note 3]}
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool.
4K Ultra HD		Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool. Maximum resolution is 4096x4096.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Force in GPU control panel. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector without any compatibility bits.^{[Note 4]}
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Capped at 50 FPS. GOG.com version increases cap to 1000 FPS (except for Episode 5).
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues fixed

"Episode 5: Reality 2.0" crashes on startup

Disable the `Disable display scaling on high DPI settings` compatibility setting^[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1
Shader Model support	1.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ In the GOG version of the game the prefs.prop file is located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode>
↑ LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary

References

↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24
Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.
↑ gog.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note-4] In the GOG version of the game the prefs.prop file is located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode>

[.22SGSSAA.22-5] LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary

[3] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24
Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.

[6] .com - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[Note 3]

[Note 4]

[2]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Comedy, Detective/mystery, North America }}
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 '''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Also titled "Sam & Max: Season 1"
+{{ii}} Originally titled 'Sam and Max Season One', subtitled 'Save the World' beginning with the 2007 retail release.
-{{++}} Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! is available for free
+{{++}} Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! is available for free on Steam.
 '''General information'''
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-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sam_max_save_the_world_remastered | DRM-free | Included with the [[Sam & Max Save the World (2020)|2020 remaster]]. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sam_max_save_the_world_remastered | DRM-free | Bundled with the [[Sam & Max Save the World (2020)|2020 remaster]] under Extras. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 1488600 | Steam | Provided as free DLC for the [[Sam & Max Save the World (2020)|2020 remaster]]. | | Windows }}
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-{{Availability/row| Steam | 1488600 | Steam | Provided as free DLC for the [[Sam & Max Save the World (2020)|2020 remaster]]. | | Windows }}
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 {{Game data|
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 }}
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 {{Game data|
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-{{ii}} GOG.com version moves all save game and configuration files except Episode 105 to {{code|{{p|userprofile\documents}}\Telltale Games\}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SirYodaJedi|date=2021-04-24|comment=Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.}}</ref>
+{{ii}} GOG.com version moves all save game and configuration files except Episode 105 to {{folder|{{p|userprofile\documents}}\Telltale Games\}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SirYodaJedi|date=2021-04-24|comment=Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.}}</ref>
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
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-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://www.wsgf.org/article/tell-tale-games-custom-resolution-tool Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool] for {{term|hor+}} widescreen.<br/>Cutscenes are framed for 4:3 and have minor display issues at wider resolutions.
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://www.wsgf.org/article/tell-tale-games-custom-resolution-tool Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool] for {{term|hor+}} widescreen.<br/>The game is designed to be played in 4:3, thus graphical issues are to be expected in 16:9.{{note|note=In the GOG version of the game the <code>prefs.prop</code> file is located in {{code|{{p|userprofile\documents}}\Telltale Games\<episode>}}}}
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
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 |ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://www.wsgf.org/article/tell-tale-games-custom-resolution-tool Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool].
 |4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [https://www.wsgf.org/article/tell-tale-games-custom-resolution-tool Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool]. Maximum resolution 4096x4096.
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [https://www.wsgf.org/article/tell-tale-games-custom-resolution-tool Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool]. Maximum resolution is 4096x4096.
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
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 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = [[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)#Forcing Anti-Aliasing|Force in GPU control panel]]. Nvidia users can force [[SGSSAA]] in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]] without any compatibility bits.{{note|note=LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary|name="SGSSAA"}}
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |acceleration option       = n/a
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
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 |eax support              =
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+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
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 ==Issues fixed==
 ==="Episode 5: Reality 2.0" crashes on startup===
-{{Fixbox|description=Disable the <code>Disable display scaling on high DPI settings</code> [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility setting]]|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/sam_and_max_series/cant_get_sam_max_save_the_world_episode_5_to_start_at_all</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable the <code>Disable display scaling on high DPI settings</code> [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility setting]]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/sam_and_max_series/cant_get_sam_max_save_the_world_episode_5_to_start_at_all|title=gog.com|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>}}
 ==Other information==
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 8
+|direct3d versions      = 8.1
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
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+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
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 |minGPU   =
 |minVRAM  = 32 MB
-|minDX    = 9
+|minDX    = 8.1
 |recOS    = Vista, 7
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 {{References}}
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Telltale Games
Publishers
	The Adventure Company
Engines
	Telltale Tool
Release dates
Windows	October 17, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling
Controls	Point and select, Direct control
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy, Detective/mystery, North America
Series	Sam & Max (The Telltale Series)