Sam & Max Getting Started (For CD-ROM users) Hit the Road™ After launching the game, you should configure your sound card by selecting the "Configure Quick Reference Section Sound Board" option. To start the game, enter your CD drive Play it Again, Sam! directory, type "5AMNMAX" and hit return. (CD-ROM ONLY) Getting Started Your Sam & Max CD-ROM will also play chart­ (for PC 3.5" users) stopping hits line "Moleman Music" and Note: We recommend that you first make "Bigfoot Shuffle" on any compact disc player. backup copies of all disks and put the originals Just pop in the CD, select tracks 2-5, and in a safe place. The disks are not coPY­ you've got a new album to add to your protected, COPY them, just follow the treasured music collection. so to instructions that came with your computer. Track 2: Sam & Max Theme To install Sam & Max Hit the Road to your Track 3: Moleman Music hard disk from the floppies included in the Track 4: King of the Creatures package, boot your computer, then insert Disk Track 5: Bigfoot Shuffle 1 in drive A, type a: and press ENTER. (This utility will also work from drive B.) WARNING: Be careful to play ONLY the music tracks (2-5) on this CD over your When you see the "A:" prompt. type the word sound system. Do not play the data track INSTALL and press ENTER. (track 1) as it can damage the amplifier and Follow the on-screen instructions to install speakers, not to mention your ears! when Sam & Max Hit the road on your hard drive. playing the music tracks on a standard CD Before exiting the install program, you may player, be sure that the player is not in want to configure your sound card by selecting "repeat", "shuffle", or "random mode", or it the "Configure Sound Board" option. will play track 1 after track 5. MAl<E A BUNCH AND USE Tl4EM TO PUT ON TWISTED PUPPET SHOWS FOR THE IVEIGHBORHOOD KIDS WHICH WILL AFFECT THEM LATER IN LIFE! K EEP ONE IN '>OUR FIRST-AID KIT AND DON'T L--------------------i tfff?~~;$~EEPA SPARE IN THE FAMILY Crimestompers' Coloring Book How to Play Sam & Max Hit the Road To play the game from your hard disk use appropriate key once is equivalent to moving FUNCTION AND COMMAND KEYS Memory Alert these commands: the cursor over the verb and pressing the Save or Load a Game F1 or F5 controller button. The keys are mapped as PC 3.5" Switch to the correct drive (for example, type Bypass a Cut-Scene ESC follows: c: and press ENTER). or press both mouse/joystick buttons at once Sam & Max requires at least 570k (580k Restart the Game F8 recommended) of free conventional memory to Type CD SAMNMAX and press ENTER. NORMAL INTERFACE KEYS: Pause the Game SPACE BAR run (with 2 megs of EMS RAM strongly (to change to the correct directory). w - cursor changes to walk-to Music Volume: recommended). If your computer does not Type SAMNMAX and press ENTER (to start u - cursor changes to use Softer have sufficient memory to run Sam & Max, the the game). I - cursor changes to look-at Louder game will alert you after starting. You can o - if there's an object on the cursor cycle, the Keyboard/Cursor Controls CD-ROM Digital Voice Volume: still play the game, but your hard drive will be cursor will change to it. Increase accessed more frequently. This activity could You can use a mouse for cursor control if you e - if there's an object on your cursor, Sam will Decrease cause certain parts of the game to slow down have installed a compatible mouse driver. The look (eyeball, if you will) at it. (This saves the CD-ROM Digital Sound Volume: noticeably. If this happens, quit the game right mouse button toggles through the verbs trouble of having to put objects back in the Increase } (save game first!) and try to free up more (or action modes). These are WALK TO, LOOK inventory to look at them). Decrease { memory by removing any terminate-and-stay­ AT, PICK UP, TALK TO and USE. The left mouse i - toggle inventory off and on PC 3.5 Digital Sound Volume: resident programs you have installed. See the button activates the verb (or action mode) d - cycle cursor forward through the inventory Increase troubleshooting section for additional details. currently visible on the cursor. You may also a - cycle cursor backward through the Decrease have an inventory item on your cursor that inventory Text Line Speed: CD-ROM you may use with an on-screen item by clicking s - jump cursor to end of inventory Faster + Sam & Max requires at least 4 Megs total jump cursor start of inventory the left mouse button. If you have both a z - to Slower memory to run. If your computer does not mouse and a joystick installed, you may select GENERALLY USEFUL KEYS: Clear Dialogue Line . (full stop) have sufficient memory to run Sam & Max, the one as your controller by holding down the Mouse On CTRL m game will alert you after starting. You can b - flip game in and out of film noir (black & CTRL key and pressing m for mouse or j for Joystick On CTRL j still play the game, but your CD will be white) mode joystick. (Be sure to centre joystick first) accessed more frequently. v - flip game in and out of dummy verb mode, For keyboard cursor control, use either the Toggle Text On/Off CTRL t where verb cursors have names under them. arrow keys or the key-pad. The ENTER (or 5) Exit Game (without saving) ALT x or CTRL c Save/Load Instructions q - quits mini-games (Wak-A-Ratn'. Hiway key corresponds to the left mouse button; the Version Number CTRL v Press F1 or F5 when you want to save or load Surfinr". CarBomb™ etc) TAB key corresponds to the right mouse a game. Once the save/load screen is t - cursor changes to talk to button. displayed, you can move the cursor and click p - cursor changes to pick-up on SAVE, LOAD, PLAY (to return to the game All of the verbs used in the game can also be as it was before you pressed F1) or QUIT (to selected by using keyboard commands. Each quit the game). key corresponds to one verb. Pressing the Crimestompers' Colouring Book How to Play Sam & Max Hit the Road 3 2 To SAVE: Click on the SAVE option. The Troubleshooting 4 . At the C: prompt, type: a: "enter" DOS 6.0 includes a memory management current list of saved games will be displayed in 5. At the A: prompt, type: utility called MemMaker. It will assist you in slots along the left side of the screen. Click for PC 3.5" users copy_con_config.sys "enter" freeing up as much free RAM as possible. Please refer to your original Microsoft on the up and down arrows to scroll through This section will provide you with some files=20 "enter" documentation for further information and the list; right-click on the up or down arrow to solutions to gamers' most common technical buffers=20 "enter" instructions. shortcut to the first or last save game slot. problems. If you are having difficulty getting 6 . Press the "control" and "z" key Select slot by pointing the cursor to it and a Sam & Max up and running, please refer to at the same time "enter" Compression Programs This game was clicking. Now you will be able to type a new designed to run optimally on an uncompressed this section and the game's README file 7. At the A: prompt, type: name for that slot or use the backspace key hard drive. If you do choose to compress your before contacting technical support. Chances copy _con_a utoexec. bat "enter" to change the existing name and save over a hard drive, the game's performance could be are they will help you out. prompt=$p$g "enter" previously saved game. Press ENTER or click affected in various ways. These effects may Memory Concerns. This game requires at path=c:\;c:\dos "enter" on OK to save the game. Click on CANCEL if vary depending upon which compression least 570k (580k recommended) free base you have changed your mind and do not wish 8. Press the "Control" and "z" key program you choose to run. RAM in order to run. It will recognise up to 2 to save it. at the same time. "enter" megs. EMS RAM but does not require it. Sound Cards If you are experiencing problems To LOAD: Click on the LOAD option. The For the optimum memory configuration (DOS with your sound card, try running the If you are using DOS 5.0, you may utilise its current list of saved games will be displayed in 5.0 or later), the following should be in your diagnostic software that came with your card. ability to load certain RAM resident programs slots along the left side of the screen. Click Sam & Max boot disk CONFIG.SYS file: Most sound card problems are due to "high" to free up base memory. Refer to the on the up and down arrows to scroll through DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS configuration errors. If you are using a sound original Microsoft documentation for further the list; right-click on the up or down arrow to DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 2048 card that is not listed on the system sticker information.