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Rattsukrabe · 02-18-2012, 08:20 AM

OK, I confess. I am not a geek or a cool dude. I am not in the know.

I am just a guy who likes to play adventure games. Including old ones like Grim Fandango. Which will not even install on my 64-bit Windows 7 machine.

So I hear about this thing called "ResidualVM," which is supposed to be a free app that will allow you to play Grim Fandango, and maybe some other old games, on new machines. I am always a bit leery of free apps—my Mama told me to beware of anything that claimed to be free—but I had great success with ScummVM and DOSbox, so I checked it out. It looks OK. There is a forum and a page for FAQs that seems informative and intelligent.

Then I check out the downloads page. This does not look so great. There is nothing here except "Daily Builds" and "Libraries." I have no idea what a "daily build" is, but I see a warning that they are only "for people who know what they are doing." I suspect that this does not include me. It says this is where you find "UNSTABLE" versions of ResidualVM. So where are the stable versions? Not to be found. I check out the "libraries" and find pages of geek-speak. I know I do not belong here.

Well, maybe those dire warnings are just lawyer-proofing. I cautiously check out the "daily builds." Only one looks reasonable, so, with some trepidation, I try to download it—and my Norton anti-virus grabs it, examines it . . . and then deletes it, telling me that a terrible threat has just been averted!

YIKES!

So Norton stands in front of me like Captain Marvel heroically saving me at the last minute from the evil villain. What do I do now?

Is ResidualVM just a trap luring suckers into letting Trojan Horses take over computers, turning them into evil bases from which bots storm out selling cases of Canadian Viagra?

Is it an elaborate practical joke, a snipe hunt that lets all you cool guys laugh your butts off at schlubs like me?

Or is it for real, and I just haven't found the key?

Have a heart guys; help me out.

02-18-2012, 08:20 AM	#1
Rattsukrabe Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 39	Is ResidualVM for real? OK, I confess. I am not a geek or a cool dude. I am not in the know. I am just a guy who likes to play adventure games. Including old ones like Grim Fandango. Which will not even install on my 64-bit Windows 7 machine. So I hear about this thing called "ResidualVM," which is supposed to be a free app that will allow you to play Grim Fandango, and maybe some other old games, on new machines. I am always a bit leery of free apps—my Mama told me to beware of anything that claimed to be free—but I had great success with ScummVM and DOSbox, so I checked it out. It looks OK. There is a forum and a page for FAQs that seems informative and intelligent. Then I check out the downloads page. This does not look so great. There is nothing here except "Daily Builds" and "Libraries." I have no idea what a "daily build" is, but I see a warning that they are only "for people who know what they are doing." I suspect that this does not include me. It says this is where you find "UNSTABLE" versions of ResidualVM. So where are the stable versions? Not to be found. I check out the "libraries" and find pages of geek-speak. I know I do not belong here. Well, maybe those dire warnings are just lawyer-proofing. I cautiously check out the "daily builds." Only one looks reasonable, so, with some trepidation, I try to download it—and my Norton anti-virus grabs it, examines it . . . and then deletes it, telling me that a terrible threat has just been averted! YIKES! So Norton stands in front of me like Captain Marvel heroically saving me at the last minute from the evil villain. What do I do now? Is ResidualVM just a trap luring suckers into letting Trojan Horses take over computers, turning them into evil bases from which bots storm out selling cases of Canadian Viagra? Is it an elaborate practical joke, a snipe hunt that lets all you cool guys laugh your butts off at schlubs like me? Or is it for real, and I just haven't found the key? Have a heart guys; help me out.