samandmaxfiend Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 it had to be done..so i did it.. if every1 can let as many people know about the website.. below is a press release..if people could help me get it to as many sites as possible..especially the sites that ran the sam & max cancellation press release Savesamandmax.com Press Release Savesamandmax.com website launched. In less than a week after Lucasarts announcement that it has stopped production on Sam & Max: Freelance Police a Save Sam & Max Website has been launched. The Site is dedicated to forcing LucasArts to reverse their decision and have Sam & Max 2 finished and released. There was a lot of frustration, anger and resentment after LucasArts shock announcement and the creator of http://www.savesamandmax.com wants to "harness that in a productive way." "The campaign to get this game reinstated has just begun, as a petition approaches 10, 000 signatures, we have a picket line protest being organised to be held at LucasArts Offices in San Rafel, CA." "We also are encouraging everyone to mail their own piece of Sam & Max Fan Artwork to LucasArts to let them know their are Sam & Max Fans out there who would buy this game, contrary to whatever flawed research they have done." "I think its also time for the gaming community to take a stand and let companies like LucasArts know we want original and funny games like Freelance Police." I also challenge Mike Nelson who cancelled the game with that pathetic 2 line quote, to come out and respond to fans passionate showing of support for the game." And what does Sam & Max think of the website created to save the 6 foot dog and 3 foot rabbity thingy... Sam - "My belief is that it represented the collective sorrow and frustration of all those whose favorite adventure game was steamrolled into the ground by cold, sterile, LucasArts." Max - "I may weep openly" Please help spread this press release to every gaming site, news publication possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Nice idea. I'll be sure to let people know. You might like to take some site redesign submissions - as it stands it's a bit hard to read, though the content is all sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryrobot Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Picket line protest! Excellent idea! I hope you find enough people willing to travel to San Rafael tho ... be sure to take some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandmaxfiend Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 i know..it looks crap..if any1 can design the site 4 me with that content please do!! and e-mail it to me info@savesamandmax.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I have an urgent website job hanging over my head, but if I can get that signed off in the next few days - and no-one else gives you a redesign between then and now, I'd be more than happy to assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Gonzo Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I know very little about how LucasArts is run, but I think there's a slim chance they'll uncancel the game if there's enough support. 10,000 signatures, which seems a dead cert at the time of writing (8,820 so far, a few more added every minute), could be a significant force. If there are enough fans feeling strongly about this near LucasArts' offices, the picket line could work well. All of your suggestions seem productive, and will help tell LucasArts what a stupid mistake they've made, and what an insult to the fans it constitutes. And that's not to touch on the people who made the game, who I'm sure are sad to see their work go to waste. Even if Sam And Max: Freelance Police never sees the light of day, all this won't have been totally in vain. In our masses, we'll have sent a message to LucasArts that they've lost a lot their faithful long-term adventure gaming fans, and also lost sight of what 'LucasArts' is meant to mean. Keep up the good work - I agree this site needs to look more swanky and attractive, shouldn't be too difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandmaxfiend Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 thanks jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanr Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 good work fellow aussie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theholyidiot Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I'm terrible with coding, how do I add an image to a post and/or signature? I made some Sam & Max stuff in photoshop, and wanna have 'em in my sig. I figured I'd ask here as one of them refers to savesamandmax.com, and I also wanted to ask permission to use the addy. I can send you the img first if ya want to preview it, but I need to know how to add the others to my signature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theholyidiot Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I think I got this figured out. This is a test, sorry. Also, here's the one with your site in it, submitted for your approval: If you actually like it, feel free to use it as you will in the ongoing fight against the anti-adventure gestapo (Nelson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandmaxfiend Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 hey holy idiot..great! ive added it to the site if you wanna check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalixam Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 The site is a great idea, good job The picket line protest is a good idea, but make sure you can get at least 100 or so people to participate. There would be nothing more pathetic than only 20 guys walking around Also, the tread at the LucasArts support forums were removed Monday, you might want to remove that link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theholyidiot Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 yay! 20 minutes hunting down photos and mushing them with photoshop always makes me feel better. Glad to be able to help out anyway I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandmaxfiend Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 jp can i still count you to redesign the website.. whats the latest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Yeah. I'll drop you an email tonight. I won't be able to do a lot until the weekend, unfortunately - though I have started working on a few ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagamorph321 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I'll keep sending in the goodies. Whew, I like seeing the counter on your site go up ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandmaxfiend Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 thanx man.. and yeah the counter is only counting unique visitors.. so abt 7, 000 ppl have viewed the site 9000+ times.. when jp does the redesign..then im gonna try and get sum sites to link 2 it..and then it should start coming up in google..which means more people to the site..more people to join the campaign... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Hey Tim. Great news, I just finished the redesign by goofing off at work. When I get home tonight I'll zip up the 2 directories (root & images) worth of files and email them to you... or better yet upload to a place you can DL them from and email you the URLs. I should be home around 9pm (NZ), so if you're in Sydney that'll be 7pm ish your time. Sorry about the delays, but I think the extra time was well spent. I'm sure you're all gonna love the homepage in particular. Heh heh heh... JP PS: Once it's up I'll have a number of people to alert to the site too - and I put the hit counter on the homepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushguy Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 It'll be great to see a new website design for "Save Sam and Max 2." IDEAS FOR SAVING SAM AND MAX 2: Krash Kow is leading the San Rafeal picket line protest, and he said he would advertise in the local newspapers about it. Even if just 20 people show up, they can go inside and complain, or just stand outside throwing eggs at their windows. Wait! IDEA FLASH! On the day the protest happens, whenever it may be, let's all send lots and lots of e-mails to them. Attacks from fans from all fronts! At E3, two people should dress up as Sam and Max and stand around the Lucasarts booth all day. Keep sending e-mail. I know it sounds hopeless, but if the management is being informed of their number and sentiment, according to Ronda Scott, sending more will let the suits know what the fans think! I'm going off to send another e-mail. pr@lucasarts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalixam Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Originally posted by Brushguy Krash Kow is leading the San Rafeal picket line protest, and he said he would advertise in the local newspapers about it. Even if just 20 people show up, they can go inside and complain, or just stand outside throwing eggs at their windows. Cool. How many people will be coming so far? Don't throw eggs at their windows or do any other vandalism though. That'll just result in the protest not being taken seriously and surely won't motivate LucasArts to resurrect Sam & Max. At E3, two people should dress up as Sam and Max and stand around the Lucasarts booth all day. That would be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushguy Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Sam and Max could play all the Star Wars games there at the Lucasarts booth, and Sam could say "Lord I'm tired of this drivel." Max could reply with "I'd rather spend the rest of the day harrassing pigeons!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 savesamandmax.com should hold a contest to design a small black & white A5 flyer regarding the "situation" to hand out to the punters at E3. I'm not sure if I have anything to donate as a prize, but I'm sure amongst us all we could stump up with a suitable prize. Oh, and the new site files are with Tim now, so it's just a matter of time until the redesign goes live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp-30 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hey Tim, I've noticed a few bugs in the site If you can change this one quickly, please! in the source code for index.html, change the line titleArray[4]="<b><a class=pathlink href='whatyoucando.html'>Tell the World</a></b>" to titleArray[4]="<b><a class=pathlink href='whatcanyoudo.html'>Tell the World</a></b>" ie, swap "you " and "can" in the URL Also there are some incorrect links on the "whatcanyoudo.html" page The 2 fan art images in the 2nd row of thumbnails link to the avotar, where they should link to http://members.optusnet.com.au/~hierohero/images/SamMissing.jpg And you'll have to rename the "missing" image to SamMissing.jpg and put it in the /images/ directory, I don't think I supplied this one in the ZIP. Change the link on the roadkill thumbnail to http://members.optusnet.com.au/~hierohero/images/Save_SM22.jpg You'll need to change both the image link, and the text link below the image. And the text link in the bottom section of that page should link to http://www.lucasarts.com/companystore/adventure/ not http://members.optusnet.com.au/~hierohero/Hey%20there, Also I'll fix the site so it loads into your frame and so the URL in the address bar stays as http://www.savesamandmax.com, and not http://members.optusnet.com.au/~hierohero/index.html etc. Any problems with those links to be changed and I'll sort it out after work tonight. Sorry about this. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandmaxfiend Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 no problems man ill change all that when i get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mex Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Great website! Hopefully we can save Sam & Max before it's too late! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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