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name=ScummVM|
name=ScummVM|
         image=[[Image:scummvm1.png]]|
         image=[[Image:scummvm1.png|Broken Sword]]|
homepage=[http://www.scummvm.org/ Homepage]|
homepage=[http://www.scummvm.org/ Homepage]|
version=1.0.0rc1|
version=1.0.0rc1|
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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.
[[Image:Samandmaxintro.png|left|text-top|160px|Lucasart's Sam & Max]]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...
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ScummVM 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...
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[[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).
[[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).




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*''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 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.
*Due to system requirements,''"'''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]" with these games.




=Controls=
=Controls=


''Controller Action '''-''' Keyboard/Mouse Action''<br/>
''Controller Action '''''' Keyboard/Mouse Action''<br/>
*A '''-''' Left mouse button
*A '''''' Left mouse button
*B '''-''' Right mouse button
*B '''''' Right mouse button
*Y '''-''' Spacebar
*Y '''''' Spacebar
*X '''-''' 5  
*X '''''' 5  
*X''+''Dpad '''-''' 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9  
*X'''+'''Dpad '''''' 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9  
*Dpad '''-''' Slow mouse movement, virtual keyboard movement
*Dpad '''''' Slow mouse movement, virtual keyboard movement
*Analog Stick '''-''' Fast mouse movement
*Analog Stick '''''' Fast mouse movement
*L '''-''' Virtual keyboard toggle
*L '''''' Virtual keyboard toggle
*Start '''-''' F5  
*Start '''''' F5  




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''Subversion:''
''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.
*Nightly Build - [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/1.0.0/dc-1.0.0-latest.tar.bz2 Plain Files] - Nightly builds generated by ScummVM buildbot.





Revision as of 11:42, 31 October 2009

ScummVM
Broken Sword
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


Lucasart's Sam & Max

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 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...


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

  • Possible audio lag in "cdda" enabled versions of games.
  • Possible voice lag in the "talkie" versions of games.
  • Due to system requirements,"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" with 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:

Subversion:

  • Nightly Build - Plain Files - Nightly builds generated by ScummVM buildbot.


Older Versions


ScummVM Tools

Tools for game specific compression, extraction, etc.