Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10 [one achievement requires some skill] [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 12 [1000gs.png]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000gs.png: 5-8 hours [depends on how much dialogue you listen to] [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: None [episode replay is available]
- Does difficulty affect achievements: No difficulty option
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None

Introduction:
Welcome to Sam & Max Save the World, a point and click adventure game from Telltale, back before they got famour for their narrative driven games. If you played the original XBLA release of this game, this one is identical in every way except for the miscellaneous achievements, which they decided to change for some reason. In my opinion, they are simpler and easier in this version. If you're unfamiliar with this game, it's a very tongue-in-cheek game with lots of satire and humor, not taking itself seriously at all. It's also one of the simpler and more straightforward point and click games, making it easier to enjoy the dialogue, humor, and story. Each episode is basically a separate standalone chapter, with only a very thin connection between the six episodes. Achievements are easy: one for finishing each of the six episodes, and a single miscellaneous achievement in each. Let's get started.

Abbreviated Walkthrough:
As noted above, the achievements in this game are pretty straightforward: complete each episode, and get the single miscellaneous achievement in each one. Episode replay is available if you miss anything.

Conveniently, the achievements are in the guide in the order you unlock them, with each miscellaneous achievement located right before the story related episode achievement. I therefore won't bother listing out the miscellaneous achievements here since you can just go through the guide in order below for each achievement you need. If you want to follow a walkthrough for the entire game, the XBLA version still applies HERE. However, note that the miscellaneous achievements are different between the two versions. Therefore, if you're following that walkthrough, skip the miscellaneous achievements there and use the ones in order in the guide below. There is only one per episode, so it won't be hard to do whatsoever.

And that's all there is to it. If you mash button-b.png through all dialogue, you can easily finish this game is 5 hours. If you want to enjoy all the dialogue and figure things out for yourself, you're likely to spend at least an hour or more on each episode. Proceed however you see fit for this game, and once you finish all six episodes, you should be done with this completion.

Conclusion:
A classic from Telltale and still very ridiculous and enjoyable. There are pop culture references all over the place, lots of satire, and the humor still lands. It's also short and enjoyable enough, without any classicly convoluted point and click puzzles, making it way easier to enjoy even without a guide than others. Hopefully you enjoyed this nostalgia trip to a time when Telltale still made games like this, and congrats on the completion!
 
[XBA would like to thank Necrophage33 for this Roadmap]

Sam & Max Save the World Achievement Guide

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There are 12 achievements with a total of 1000 points

  • Completed episode 1.

    Story-related; cannot be missed.

    The walkthrough for the XBLA version still works for this game. It can be found HERE.
  • Completed episode 2.

    Story-related; cannot be missed.

    The walkthrough for the XBLA version still works for this game. It can be found HERE.
  • Completed episode 3.

    Story-related; cannot be missed.

    The walkthrough for the XBLA version still works for this game. It can be found HERE.
  • Completed episode 4.

    Story-related; cannot be missed.

    The walkthrough for the XBLA version still works for this game. It can be found HERE.
  • Completed episode 5.

    Story-related; cannot be missed.

    The walkthrough for the XBLA version still works for this game. It can be found HERE.
  • Completed episode 6.

    Story-related; cannot be missed.

    The walkthrough for the XBLA version still works for this game. It can be found HERE.
 

Secret achievements

  • Got Whizzer to sing the Soda Poppers song.

    Episode 1

    In the beginning of this episode, at any time, head into Bosco's Inconvenience Store (all the way on the right) and you'll see Whizzer darting around. Talk to him when he stops, and choose the dialogue option asking him to sing the Soda Poppers song. Do this over and over again until he finally relents and sings it for you.
  • Used the shaving cream on Bessy.

    Episode 2

    The shaving cream is a story related item that you'll get very early in this episode at Bosco's Inconvenience. Any time at the studio, head to the Sitcom set where the cow is and use the shaving cream from your inventory on the cow.
  • Got a score of 21 or more on Whack Da Ratz.

    Episode 3

    You start this episode with unlimited gaming tokens. At the casino, Whack Da Ratz is a game right by the entrance. This achievement is a bit of a pain. You need to essentially get a perfect score on this game, which plays like Whack-A-Mole. The amount of Ratz seems random. I have had many games where I missed one Rat and ended at 20, but then I had a couple games where I counted 23 total Ratz that popped up. Either way, you need to play pretty much perfectly on these randomized games. It can be frustrating, but keep at it and you'll eventually get 21 and not have to deal with this ever again. Just be careful and don't mash button-a.png or you could accidentally hit a wrong Rat.
  • Found the easter egg at the White House.

    Episode 4

    Inside the White House, in the Oval Office after you've gotten Max elected president, you need to interact with the calendar on the right. Move the sticky note to Easter Sunday, and Max will announce today is Easter. Now head outside in front of the White House and interact with the golf hole with the flag in it. You'll find an egg and unlock this.
  • Found a “bug” in Sybil’s VR.

    Episode 5

    After getting the Reality VR headset from Sybil, put it on in her shop. There is a pair of red lips on her desk. Interact with those lips over and over (8 times) until they transform and unlock this achievement.
  • Cut off Hugh Bliss' head.

    Episode 6

    This one is VERY easily missed. During the final fight against Hugh, you'll teleport him into a magician's box and have a saw. Rather than interacting with the box to saw him in half, you need to interact with Hugh to saw off his head and unlock this achievement. If you miss doing it during this very specific time, you'll unfortunately need to replay the entire episode back to the final battle to try again.

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