

On May 15, 2009, Telltale Games started a survey which was meant to gauge fan reaction to a sequel to Telltale Texas Hold'em. Telltale went on to make more episodic games, including two more seasons of Sam and Max, a season starring Strong Bad of Homestar Runner titled Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and Tales from the Borderlands, based on Borderlands, which featured a cameo by Claptrap.Ĭreation of the games set in The Inventory The game was a commercial and critical success, and is viewed by several game publications as the first successful application of the episodic game design model. Telltale's first game was Telltale Texas Hold'em, a casual poker game that was intended as a test for the in-house Telltale Tool engine, and was the basis for the later games Poker Night at the Inventory and Poker Night 2.Īfter a failed attempt at making an episodic series of point and click games retelling Jeff Smith's Bone comics, Telltale acquired the rights to Sam & Max and created Sam & Max: Season One (Now known as Sam and Max Save the World).

The company was founded in 2004 by former employees of Lucasarts which had canceled development of the anticipated point and click adventure game starring Sam & Max, Sam & Max: Freelance Police which was to be a sequel to Sam & Max Hit the Road. They developed Poker Night at the Inventory and Poker Night 2. When developing games, they use the label Telltale Games.

Strong Bad on Telltale's games that have nothing put pointing and clicking on things. How 'bout I use MY fist on YOUR face, Telltales.".
