Telltale Texas Hold'em is a 2005 poker video game released by Telltale Games. The game was hinted at by Telltale Games before release when they stated that they would release a mini game or two before the announcement of their first adventure game.[1] Telltale Texas Hold'Em was released by Telltale to examine the benefits of digital distribution.[2] The game would serve as the basis for Telltale's other poker games, Poker Night at the Inventory and Poker Night 2.[3]
| Telltale Texas Hold'em | |
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| Developer(s) | Telltale Games |
| Publisher(s) | Telltale Games |
| Designer(s) | Brendan Q. Ferguson Kevin Bruner |
| Composer(s) | Jerry Logas and the Pier 23 Reunion Band |
| Engine | Telltale Tool |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | February 11, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Card game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Plot
Harry Weinhead, Boris Krinkle, Theodore Dudebrough, and Grandma Shakey compete against the player in the Telltale Texas Hold'Em tournament, a fictional poker tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Boris Krinkle looks very much like Leonard Steakcharmer, a minor antagonist/character in Sam & Max Save the World and Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space (and Carter Coleman voices both characters). This fact is mentioned by both Theodore in Telltale Texas Hold'em and by Max in Sam & Max Save the World.
Reception
Telltale Texas Hold'em was named "indie game of the month" by PC Zone magazine in June 2005.[4]
