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Sam and Max Episode One: Culture Shock
Walkthrough/FAQ
By Exodist
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GAME INFORMATION
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Title: Sam and Max Episode One: Culture Shock
Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: Telltale Games/Gametap
Platform: PC
Release: 18/10/06
Genre: Adventure
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DOCUMENT INFORMATION
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Document by: Exodist/Ryan Haighton
Document size: 13KB
Document version: 1.1
Document hosted by: Gamefaqs (Gamefaqs.com)
Document written: Started 8th April 2007, latest version 9th April 2007
Document © copyright 2007 Ryan Haighton, and is NOT to be stealed. Please ask
for permission if you want to host this guide on your website.
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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 - WALKTHROUGH
CHAPTER 3 - EASTER EGGS
CHAPTER 4 - END OF DOCUMENT
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to my walkthrough for Sam and Max Episode One: Culture Shock! Some
people may of seen my walkthrough for Sam and Max Hit the Road, a game which I
enjoyed very much. So I decided to get the whole first Sam and Max season, which
I brought earlier today (8th April), and thus decided to write a walkthrough for
it. Please note that I don't live in the US or Canada, so I can't get the games
early on Gametap, although I do plan to write a walkthrough for the whole
season. Either way, Sam and Max are back, after LucasArts cancelled their last
adventure in 2004. Telltale have gone for the Episodic idea, and have decided
to make Sam and Max into six episodes, with one coming out each month. No, don't
worry, it's not a Valve job, a new episode IS actually coming out each month,
and at time of writing, we have one left to be released. Either way, enjoy the
game, and I hope this guide is of use to you!
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CHAPTER 2 - WALKTHROUGH
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The game starts in Sam and Max's office, where suddenly, their phone starts to
ring. Only problem is, it's suddenly been stolen, and if they want it alive,
they will have to do some things first. You will find out a rat has stolen it,
and wants some Swiss Cheese. You can't leave the office, so it has to be here
somewhere. Pick up the BOXING GLOVE at the window, then take the BOWLING BALL
which is to the right. Now, open the Closet door, and then take your BIG GUN
out (from your inventory, that's the box in the bottom left corner). Shoot the
PILE O' CHEESE which is inside the closet to imitate Swiss Cheese, so grab some.
Now, place the SWISS CHEESE at the Rat Hole to get him to come out. You will
have to get him to cough up your phone, to do this, switch to Max and pick any
option, in which the Rat will complain about a head ache. Switch back to Sam
and say "Got a Headache, eh?", finally, switch back to Max and say "I'll hang
you out to dry.", and you will finally have your phone back! Leave the office
via the door.
Head left and go down the dead end street, you should see some SPRAY PAINT on
the car, take it. Now, head to the front of your office, and use the SPRAY
PAINT on the graffiti, Specs will complain you messed up his work. Head back
into your office, and take a look out of the window. Use the BOWLING BALL with
Specs to knock him out. Ouch. Head back outside, before you go anywhere else,
you need some money, so get into the Desoto (your police car).
You will now enter the Driving Mini game. Click either to the left or to the
right of your car to drive it there. You will find out that your brakes are
broken, and to slow your self down, you need to drive into the back of other
drivers. Find a car and ram into the back of it. Now, pull out your BIG GUN and
shoot the Tail Lights of the car. Now, use the MEGAPHONE and say "Pull Over".
Tell the guy "Hideously broken taillight.", and you will get a BAG OF MONEY,
which is $10,000. Return to the office (it's the icon in the bottom right of the
screen.
Now you have the money, you can take out the two other Soda Poppers. Head over
to the right and into Boscos Inconvenience store. Bosco will start talking with
you, ask "What Munchkin terrorist?", "I think we got it.", "We wanna buy
something.", "What've you got?", "Okay, what's behind the counter?", "Give us
the tear gas.", and you will now have, well, tear gas. Take the SLICE O' CHEESE
from the table. Head left and go into the Bathroom, Whizzer will suddenly need
to go too. Put the SLICE O' CHEESE into Whizzer's box. Now, head out onto the
street and head left, and go into Sybil's. Here, use the TEAR GAS LAUNCHER on
Peepers once you finish talking to him, then use the BOXING GLOVE on him. Open
the closet to the right, to find the real Sybil. After the conversation, head
onto the street. Talk to Specs, he will tell you some information, but you need
to talk to Whizzer for more. Head into Bosco's, and try to talk to Whizzer, he
will run away.
You will now have to catch up with Whizzer to try and stop him and get the
information you need. The back of his Van is open, and crates are flying out.
You have to dodge them so you don't slow down. A easy way to do this is to just
go onto the path. Once you catch up with Whizzer, pull out your BIG GUN and
shoot one of his tyres. When talking to him, he will give you the information
you want. It turns out that the place your heading next is just across the road!
Take an ADMISSION FORM, then head back to the Office.
Head left and pop into Sybil's. Give her the form, then stop talking to her.
Click on the admission form (it's on the table) and note down the first symptom,
because its different each time. Talk to Sybil again and take the Inkblot test.
You will answer five questions based on inkblots, pick the description that
matches the first symptom, for example, if the first one is Fame, pick the third
answer on the first inkblot. A list is below.
Pennies on the eyes of a dead mime
A pair of oxen boxing in a rowboat
Susan Lucci holding an Emmy
The results of the last time I let Max drive.
A bunch of bacteria playing basketball
Pigeons on a the marquee at Mann's Chinese Theater
An SUV crashing into an opulent mansion
The St. Valentine's Day massacre
A squirrel that got run over twice
My uncle Louie's moth-eaten wallet
Coded love notes from space aliens
An autograph written in Braille
Elephants at the New York stock exchange
A cheering crowd of lanky albinos
The exhaust manifold of a bread truck
Twenty nuns with machine guns.
That blotchy thing a flashbulb does to your eyes
An orangutan escaping from the trunk of a DeSoto
A war between two teams of abstract shapes
A debit card fed through a document shredder
If you get them all right, Sybil checks the first symptom in the form. Now, take
the association test. This one is simple, she will say a word, and you do what
ever comes naturally. When she mentions something to do with Dentistry (the
words Crown, Drill, Filling, Flouride and Polish), pull out your BIG GUN and
try to shoot her, or you can use the BOXING GLOVE on her too. If she doesn't
say one of those words, do something else, like talk to her, or look at an
object. It is usually the second word she says which is a Dentistry word. This
test will be done with other words too, like Hairdressing, which would be comb
for example. Once you complete this test, you have just the Dream one left. You
will find yourself in your office, talk to the shadow and you have multiple
choices for who it can be. If your last symptom left is To know a peers age for
example, you would pick Max, where as you would mean mother. Then, head over to
the donut box under the window, choose the item representing the action, like
wedding cake for marry, birthday cake for age, that kind of thing. There are
many other objects around the room too, here is a list of all of them:
CLOSET:
a Camera
Lottery Tickets
a Parking Meter
nothing
DARTBOARD:
a Toilet Brush
a Tattoo
a Diploma
nothing
DONUT BOX:
* a Birthday Cake
* a Wedding Cake
* a Fruitcake
* a Cheesecake
VEGETATION:
Needles
Money
Soda Can
Leaf
WATER COOLER
a Rat
a Gun
a Magazine
nothing
? (shadow)
Max (Peer)
Bosco (Dad)
You (Mom)
Me
Once Sybil has signed your form, exit, and go back to Cultures Home for Former
Child Stars. Put the SYMPTOMS FORM into the Form Reader, and enter through the
gate to the right.
When Sam is near the door of Boscos, simply pick up the SLICE O' CHEESE to knock
him out. You will now enter his dream, where you have to get rid of your
intruder. First, turn off the light with the light switch to the right of the
door. Now, head over to the TV and take the COAT HANGER. Head to the closet, and
open the door, now quickly use the BICYCLE PUMP to pump the Rat up so he can
attack Brady Culture. Now, pull out your BIG GUN and shoot the One-Way sign.
Use MAX on the last Brady Culture to get out of your dream.
Exit conversation, and head to Sybils. Ask if she can help you, she will give
you the HELMET DIAGRAM. Head to your office, and take the COAT HANGER from the
TV. Head back to Boscos and give him the HELMET DIAGRAM, then give him the COAT
HANGER. Now, leave, and use the Desoto and go to the Home. Head inside, and
talk to the Soda Poppers, say "Become...Brady Culture!", talk to them again and
say "Worship...me!", talk to them again and say "Attack...me!". Watch the end
cut-scene. Congratulations of finishing Sam and Max Episode One, onto Episode
Two now: Situation Comedy.
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CHAPTER 3 - EASTER EGGS
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This list of Easter Eggs was taken from the Telltale website Forums, from this
thread in particular: http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1315
Either way, yes, it may contain some spoilers, so watch out!
Did you...
...cause a traffic accident in front of Sam & Max's building?
...hear an a capella version of the Soda Poppers theme song?
...get all six symptoms of Artificial Personality Disorder?
...demonstrate all five possible inkblot obsessions to Sybil?
...see the entire four-part documentary "Oh, Is He Still Alive?"
...see an ad for Emetics: The Handbook for Multicolored Bliss?
...wake up Specs first, then Whizzer?
...wake up Whizzer first, then Specs?
...knock out Peepers before rescuing Sybil?
...try to buy the cheese from Bosco a second time?
...try to buy the tear gas without money a second time?
...buy the tear gas before Bosco had mentioned B-TADS?
...ask Bosco for different items until Sam ran out of ideas?
...show the symptoms form to Bosco?
...complain about every mental problem to Peepers?
...repeatedly try to arrest Peepers after rescuing Sybil?
...hear all of the previous jobs that Sybil once had?
...look at all the objects in Sybil's office during free association?
...show Sybil all of your objects during free association?
...spray paint odd things, including during free association?
...use the antenna in various places?
...use the ten grand on things or characters besides Bosco?
...hear all of Max's general megaphone comments?
...(including when you're chasing the Soda Popper)?
...hear all of the different ways Max says "Pull over"?
...hear all of the different ways Max says "Never mind"?
...accuse a driver of every possible crime?
...repeatedly look at irrelevant things while Max was missing?
...talk to Max in every location at various stages of the game?
Either way, you might wanna take a look at that thread, its got some more Easter
Eggs in it, and ways to get some of the listed above. Enjoy!
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CHAPTER 4 - END OF DOCUMENT
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Version: 1.0 - Initial Version of guide, layout and Easter Eggs complete.
Version: 1.1 - Complete version, End of Document chapter complete, full
walkthrough from start to finish.
This guide is © Copyright 2007 Ryan Haighton, DO NOT STEAL, IT IS MY WORK! You
cannot steal it in any form or way, nor copy not one little bit of it (directly
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look like your own work. Anything copied from my guide is not allowed either.
Sam and Max Episode One Culture Shock is © Copyright 2006 Telltale Games.
This Document is © Copyright 2007 Ryan Haighton.
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