ScummVM dead!

DomStLeger · 12-12-2003, 04:04 AM

Or so they would have you believe. The hoax (they are NOT dead) on the front page reveals that they're adding Flight of the Amazon Queen, as well as Broken Sword 2 which is nearly completable. Good news eh

http://www.scummvm.com/

(oh and they hoaxed everyone to see how many people are reading their news page...)

Erkki · 12-12-2003, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DomStLeger

Or so they would have you believe. The hoax (they are NOT dead) on the front page reveals that they're adding Flight of the Amazon Queen, as well as Broken Sword 2 which is nearly completable. Good news eh

http://www.scummvm.com/

(oh and they hoaxed everyone to see how many people are reading their news page...)

Hehe

They certainly made me read it.

Ninth · 12-12-2003, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DomStLeger

Or so they would have you believe. The hoax (they are NOT dead) on the front page reveals that they're adding Flight of the Amazon Queen, as well as Broken Sword 2 which is nearly completable. Good news eh

http://www.scummvm.com/

(oh and they hoaxed everyone to see how many people are reading their news page...)

You deserve death. But, then , you'll finally got it, so why should I bother?

EDIT: Oh, and thanks for the info, by the way...

jannar85 · 12-12-2003, 06:53 AM

It's a hoax. They really ARE dead

Tanukitsune · 12-12-2003, 08:32 AM

In a Spanish forum they talked about it, but they didn't know it was a hoax until a long time later...

Erwin_Br · 12-12-2003, 09:06 AM

Hmmm, Broken Sword 2 works fine on Windows 2000 and XP here...

But Flight of the Amazon Queen support sounds fantastic! Even moreso since I recently bought it on Ebay!

--Erwin

jannar85 · 12-12-2003, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

Hmmm, Broken Sword 2 works fine on Windows 2000 and XP here...

But Flight of the Amazon Queen support sounds fantastic! Even moreso since I recently bought it on Ebay!

--Erwin

Broken Sword 2 don't work on Mac and such, Erwin

Wasn't FotAQ really bad btw? m0ds thinks so..

Erwin_Br · 12-12-2003, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jannar85

Broken Sword 2 don't work on Mac and such, Erwin

Wasn't FotAQ really bad btw? m0ds thinks so..

Oops, oh yeah. I keep forgetting about the multi-platform thing.

I hope I'll be able to play these games on my Pocket PC, like with most LucasArts adventures. It rocks!

And FOtAQ is one of my favorite games.

--Erwin

mrdunn · 12-12-2003, 03:20 PM

So does anyone know what the game that they're planning on releasing as freeware with the next version? Beneath a Steel Sky was a good game, and I'm glad I got to play it, hope the next game is just as good.

redhotray · 12-12-2003, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jannar85

Broken Sword 2 don't work on Mac and such, Erwin

Wasn't FotAQ really bad btw? m0ds thinks so..

I really enjoyed Amazon Queen. It had some pretty cool puzzles and although the voice acting was a bit cheesy, it was done purposely to emphasise the ties to low budget crap films that managed to make it past the cutting room. It was just a basic point and click puzzle game, nothing more, nothing less. I just think it was very good at what it set out to do.

If you've yet to pick it up, it's a very good game!

Uber Underated!!!

DomStLeger · 12-13-2003, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mrdunn

So does anyone know what the game that they're planning on releasing as freeware with the next version? Beneath a Steel Sky was a good game, and I'm glad I got to play it, hope the next game is just as good.

I imagine Flight of the Amazon Queen is a safeish bet... but who knows.

AGA · 12-13-2003, 05:15 AM

Jannar: no, m0ds hates Escape from Delirium, he loves FotAQ.

ragnar · 12-13-2003, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

Oops, oh yeah. I keep forgetting about the multi-platform thing.

I hope I'll be able to play these games on my Pocket PC, like with most LucasArts adventures. It rocks!
--Erwin

I don't you'll be able to run BS2 in PocketPC, it is far too big for it I think.

And about BS2 in windows: Can you run it in double resolution with graphics enhancing filters in the original? I.e. there are benefits for windows too.

Erwin_Br · 12-13-2003, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ragnar

I don't you'll be able to run BS2 in PocketPC, it is far too big for it I think.

And about BS2 in windows: Can you run it in double resolution with graphics enhancing filters in the original? I.e. there are benefits for windows too.

Hmm, I don't know how big it'll be... My pocket PC has a capacatiy of 256 MB, but there are memory cards that go to 500 MB.

And yes, I can run BS2 with all it's bells and whistles. It has 4 levels of detail and they all work fine without any tweaking.

--Erwin

ragnar · 12-13-2003, 09:31 AM

BS2 is two cd:s with about 800 MB together I think.

In ScummVM you can have higher resolution than in the original, even if it isn't that important. The important thing is that ScummVM saves the games for the future, even if it is possible to play BS2 on XP, how will the support be on the version after that and the one after that? As long as people work on ScummVM there you will be able to play those great old games on the platform of your choice. That is the strong point of ScummVM.

***tabacco*** · 12-13-2003, 09:53 AM

Pff... I'd be happy if I could just get anything more advanced than Scumm V1 to run on a Palm Tungsten T2. Memory limitations suck.

DomStLeger · 12-13-2003, 12:48 PM

Also, scummvm should allow a patch to be made for the Pyramid Puzzle, after all these years.

ragnar · 12-13-2003, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DomStLeger

Also, scummvm should allow a patch to be made for the Pyramid Puzzle, after all these years.

Yes, but as far as I know it hasn't been fixed yet. It wasn't fixed when I played BS2 through ScummVM some weeks ago in all cases.

ragnar · 12-13-2003, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tabacco

Pff... I'd be happy if I could just get anything more advanced than Scumm V1 to run on a Palm Tungsten T2. Memory limitations suck.

Another limitation is the screen resolution of these things. BS2 (as well as CMI) needs 640x400.

***tabacco*** · 12-14-2003, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ragnar

Another limitation is the screen resolution of these things. BS2 (as well as CMI) needs 640x400.

Right, but I'd be happy with Sam and Max or Full Throttle.

Actually, I bet a cleverly written emulator could scale it down. The Palm's resolution (nowadays) is 320x320, so it's a perfect 50% reduction in width. The processor itself (144MHz ARM) is probably up to it, the problem is that Palm chose to include only 512kb of heap memory, so it can't cope with stuff like that.

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ragnar Knowledgeable Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 1,510	BS2 is two cd:s with about 800 MB together I think. In ScummVM you can have higher resolution than in the original, even if it isn't that important. The important thing is that ScummVM saves the games for the future, even if it is possible to play BS2 on XP, how will the support be on the version after that and the one after that? As long as people work on ScummVM there you will be able to play those great old games on the platform of your choice. That is the strong point of ScummVM. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Rem acu tetigisti -- Jeeves Read my adventure game reviews here Blaskan Dragon Go Server Ragnar Ouchterlony

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