Sam & Max Hit the Road

Sam & Max Hit the Road is a charming old-school point-and-click adventure game from the early 90s. You'll find a classical experience here, complete with the nonsensical puzzles that era is known for, especially later in the game. Instead of the panel of choices other Lucasarts games used, it uses a changing right-click context wheel, which can be bothersome at times. The game runs well using SCUMM and graphically it is bearable. Issues with the game are with the design of the puzzles and navigating the game, where at times it's almost impossible to click on the correct thing or the right path. It is needlessly difficult at times, simply for difficulty's sake. Still if you long for a dose of nostalgia and some humorous writing, or never got to experience the game in the first place back then, give Sam and Max a go.

As with a lot of games of this era, this was a really difficult game. The solutions are not always easy to figure out and I definitely got stuck multiple times on some tricky puzzles. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing, it just means it's a more challenging experience!! It's really cool to see Sam and Max's first game outing and the things that laid the groundwork for the later games! And it's still full of that one-of-a-kind S&M humor!!!