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[[Image:Samandmaxintro.png|left|text-top|160px]]ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed. ScummVM was ported by [[Marcus Comstedt]] (known for [[DreamSNES]]) to the Dreamcast in 2002 (using [[Libronin]] (instead of [[KallistiOS]]). It began as an interpreter for LucasArts' SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) games Maniac Mansion (1988) through The Curse of Monkey Island (1997), and the Humungous Entertainment's adventure learning games using the SCUMM engine. | |||
ScummVM now has modules which support games which don't use the SCUMM engine. These games include Adventure Soft's Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and 2; [http://www.dcevolution.net/goto.php?id=93 Flight of the Amazon Queen], Wyrmkeep's Inherit the Earth, Coktel Vision's Gobliiins series, Westwood Studios' The Legend of Kyrandia series, and more... | |||
[[Image:scummvmmenu.png|left|text-bottom|160px|ScummVM's menu]]The SCUMM engine games, Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Gobliiins 1 - 3, Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff & Shnibble, and Lure of the Temptress were all reverse engineered by examining the game's executables and datafiles. The copyright holders of Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and 2, and Flight of the Amazon Queen allowed the ScummVM team to use the sourcecode to their games in their engine reimplementations. Because [[Sarien]] has been merged into ScummVM, it also supports Sierra's early adventures using the AGI engine (King's Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry). | |||
=Known issues= | =Known issues= | ||
*''Possible'' audio lag in "cdda" enabled versions of games. | *''Possible'' audio lag in "cdda" enabled versions of games. | ||
*''Possible'' voice lag in the "talkie" versions of games. | *''Possible'' voice lag in the "talkie" versions of games. | ||
*''"'''The Curse of Monkey Island'''"'', ''"'''Full Throttle'''"'', and ''"'''The Dig'''"'' are | *''"'''The Curse of Monkey Island'''"'', ''"'''Full Throttle'''"'', and ''"'''The Dig'''"'' are prone to periodic game crashes. Because it was the last to implement the autosave feature, we'd recommended using version "[http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scummvm/scummvm-0.12.0-dreamcast-plainfiles.tar.bz2?modtime=1219948108&big_mirror=0 0.12.0]" for these games. | ||
=Controls= | =Controls= | ||
'' | ''Controller Action '''-''' Keyboard/Mouse Action''<br/> | ||
*A '''-''' Left mouse button | |||
*B '''-''' Right mouse button | |||
*Y '''-''' Spacebar | |||
*X '''-''' 5 | |||
*X''+''Dpad '''-''' 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 | |||
*Dpad '''-''' Slow mouse movement, virtual keyboard movement | |||
*Analog Stick '''-''' Fast mouse movement | |||
*L '''-''' Virtual keyboard toggle | |||
*Start '''-''' F5 | |||
=Latest Versions= | |||
''Stable:'' | |||
*1.0.0rc1 - [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/scummvm/scummvm-1.0.0rc1-dreamcast-nero+demos.zip?download Nero image] - 09/12/09 | |||
*1.0.0rc1 - [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/scummvm/scummvm-1.0.0rc1-dreamcast-plainfiles.tar.bz2?download Plain Files] - 09/12/09 | |||
''Subversion:'' | |||
*Nightly Build - [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/1.0.0/dc-1.0.0-latest.tar.bz2 Plain Files] - Dreamcast nightly builds generated by ScummVM buildbot. | |||
=Older Versions= | =Older Versions= | ||
*0.13.1 - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm/0.13.1/scummvm-0.13.1-dreamcast-nero%2Bdemos.zip/download Nero image] - 04/27/09 | *0.13.1 - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm/0.13.1/scummvm-0.13.1-dreamcast-nero%2Bdemos.zip/download Nero image] - 04/27/09 | ||
*0.13.1 - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm/0.13.1/scummvm-0.13.1-dreamcast-plainfiles.tar.bz2/download Plain Files] - 04/25/09 | *0.13.1 - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm/0.13.1/scummvm-0.13.1-dreamcast-plainfiles.tar.bz2/download Plain Files] - 04/25/09 | ||
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*0.3.0b - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm/0.3.0b/scummvm-0.3.0b-dreamcast_nero.zip/download Nero Image] - 01/06/03 | *0.3.0b - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm/0.3.0b/scummvm-0.3.0b-dreamcast_nero.zip/download Nero Image] - 01/06/03 | ||
= | =ScummVM Tools= | ||
'''Tools for game specific compression, extraction, etc.'''<br/> | '''Tools for game specific compression, extraction, etc.'''<br/> | ||
*Windows - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm-tools/1.0.0rc1/scummvm-tools-1.0.0rc1-win32.exe/download Installer], [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm-tools/1.0.0rc1/scummvm-tools-1.0.0rc1-win32.zip/download Zipfile] - 1.0.0rc1 | *Windows - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm-tools/1.0.0rc1/scummvm-tools-1.0.0rc1-win32.exe/download Installer], [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm-tools/1.0.0rc1/scummvm-tools-1.0.0rc1-win32.zip/download Zipfile] - 1.0.0rc1 | ||
*Mac OS X - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm-tools/1.0.0rc1/scummvm-tools-1.0.0rc1-macosx.tar.bz2/download Universal binaries (10.3.9 and up)] - 1.0.0rc1 | *Mac OS X - [http://sourceforge.net/projects/scummvm/files/scummvm-tools/1.0.0rc1/scummvm-tools-1.0.0rc1-macosx.tar.bz2/download Universal binaries (10.3.9 and up)] - 1.0.0rc1 | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 31 October 2009
| ScummVM | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Homepage | Homepage | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.0rc1 | |
| Downloads | Nero image Plain Files Sourcecode | |
| Release Date | 09/12/09 | |
| Author | Marcus Comstedt | |
| Based on | ScummVM by ScummVM Team | |
| Systems Emulated | LucasArts, Revolution, AdventureSoft, Coktel Vision, and other adventure games | |
| Best Available Emulator For this system(s)? |
Yes. | |
| Active | Yes | |
| Refresh Rate | Unknown | |
ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed. ScummVM was ported by Marcus Comstedt (known for DreamSNES) to the Dreamcast in 2002 (using Libronin (instead of KallistiOS). It began as an interpreter for LucasArts' SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) games Maniac Mansion (1988) through The Curse of Monkey Island (1997), and the Humungous Entertainment's adventure learning games using the SCUMM engine.
ScummVM now has modules which support games which don't use the SCUMM engine. These games include Adventure Soft's Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and 2; Flight of the Amazon Queen, Wyrmkeep's Inherit the Earth, Coktel Vision's Gobliiins series, Westwood Studios' The Legend of Kyrandia series, and more...
The SCUMM engine games, Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Gobliiins 1 - 3, Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff & Shnibble, and Lure of the Temptress were all reverse engineered by examining the game's executables and datafiles. The copyright holders of Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and 2, and Flight of the Amazon Queen allowed the ScummVM team to use the sourcecode to their games in their engine reimplementations. Because Sarien has been merged into ScummVM, it also supports Sierra's early adventures using the AGI engine (King's Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry).
Known issues
- Possible audio lag in "cdda" enabled versions of games.
- Possible voice lag in the "talkie" versions of games.
- "The Curse of Monkey Island", "Full Throttle", and "The Dig" are prone to periodic game crashes. Because it was the last to implement the autosave feature, we'd recommended using version "0.12.0" for these games.
Controls
Controller Action - Keyboard/Mouse Action
- A - Left mouse button
- B - Right mouse button
- Y - Spacebar
- X - 5
- X+Dpad - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Dpad - Slow mouse movement, virtual keyboard movement
- Analog Stick - Fast mouse movement
- L - Virtual keyboard toggle
- Start - F5
Latest Versions
Stable:
- 1.0.0rc1 - Nero image - 09/12/09
- 1.0.0rc1 - Plain Files - 09/12/09
Subversion:
- Nightly Build - Plain Files - Dreamcast nightly builds generated by ScummVM buildbot.
Older Versions
- 0.13.1 - Nero image - 04/27/09
- 0.13.1 - Plain Files - 04/25/09
- 0.12.0 - Nero image - 08/28/08
- 0.12.0 - Plain Files - 08/28/08
- 0.3.0b - Nero Image - 01/06/03
ScummVM Tools
Tools for game specific compression, extraction, etc.
- Windows - Installer, Zipfile - 1.0.0rc1
- Mac OS X - Universal binaries (10.3.9 and up) - 1.0.0rc1