ScummVM: program to run adventure games based on SCUMM

ScummVM

ScummVM It is a program, but it is not a very conventional program. If you are a lover of classic or retro video games, especially those graphic adventure titles of the past, you are sure to love it. As its name suggests, it is a SCUMM virtual machine.

If you still do not know what is that of SCUMM, to say that it is a video game engine developed by LucasArts in the past. It is short for Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, or script creation utility for Maniac Mansion. It is not exactly a graphics engine, but is halfway between a language and an engine to create adventure games or video games. And, as the name suggests, it was initially created for 1987's Maniac Mansion.

Well, having said that, ScummVM will basically allow you to run all those adventure games that use the SCUMM engine, made by companies like Revolution Software or Adventure Soft. To do this, you will only need to have this software installed and have the title data files you want. Thus, it will replace the executables of the original game, allowing other games to run on a system for which they were not originally designed.

Of course, ScummVM is licensed GNU GPL, so it is free software, and free. In addition, this project developed by The ScummVM Project, is multiplatform and is written using the C ++ programming language. The systems for which it is available are Android, GNU / Linux, Haiku, macOS, also Microsoft Windows, etc.

If you are interested, you can find it in some repositories of the major distros, or in software stores like Ubuntu Software for easy installation. In addition, if you are interested in knowing more details about the project, you can also visit its official website. From the download area you will see that it is available as a DEB, SNAP, AppImage package, etc. You also have information, list of games, etc.


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