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Posted October 08, 2021
The infinity starts with history, and the history of games is painted in the colors of our childhood memories. Today we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ScummVM and pay tribute to a group of people behind the scenes who make sure some of GOG's timeless classics work smoothly on modern computers!

About ScummVM

ScummVM is a program that allows you to run many classic point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on modern computers. The program replaces executables shipped with games and makes them playable on systems for which they were never designed! ScummVM rewrites executables but does not require emulators and complex setups. For many years, thanks to ScummVM, you can enjoy many timeless classics on GOG!

Check the collection of GOG games supported by ScummVM and launch your time machine this weekend with our special deals up to 85% off. The promo ends on 11th October 2021, 1 PM UTC.
Posted October 08, 2021
And now the list changed again :D Now the Lucasarts games are present and titles like the anniversary versions of 7th Guest or Simon the Sorcerer are back.
Posted October 08, 2021
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Gudadantza: And now the list changed again :D Now the Lucasarts games are present and titles like the anniversary versions of 7th Guest or Simon the Sorcerer are back.
The anniversary versions of Simon the Sorcerer (1 and 2) and The 7th Guest still include the classic version of the game as "Legacy Version" or "Classic" in their extras.
Those seem to be bundled with a version of ScummVM.
I can readily confirm this for The 7th Guest and Simon 1.
Posted October 08, 2021
So GOG maybe it's right time to make Książę i tchórz (The Prince and the Coward) back on market since it has a fan english translation? Pretty please!
Posted October 09, 2021
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whiteflame199: not really sure what that means
Okay so you know how Myst isn't actually running in the original interface since that's basically a glorified hypercard? Or how Hugo House of Horrors actually has a point and click interface now?

That's ScummVM, a virtual machine for adventure game engines.

And to it, I raise a glass in jubilation.
Post edited October 09, 2021 by Darvond
Posted October 09, 2021
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More than half of the games on the list don't have discounts.

What kind of promo is that?
Posted October 09, 2021
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Possible Dungeon Master 1+2 launch here with this?
Posted October 09, 2021
I have everything on the list except Simon the Sorcerer 2: 25th Anniversary Edition. I would rather have a bigger discount than 30% for a game which I already own (the originals were removed just because), but I don't understand why the first chapter is not present in the list, so odd.
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Post edited October 09, 2021 by Cadaver747
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MarkoH01: Unfortunately this is almost false advertizing from GOG since several of the games listed in the ScummVM Anniversary sale don't come with the actual ScummVM release here on GOG. Technically it might be possible to take the necessary files from the GOG release and install ScummVM directly but imo GOG should rather update those games that are missing their ScummVM version before doing such a sale.
I agree about the wrong advertising. But for the game release I actually prefer DOSBox releases as this forces GOG to deliver a working DOS binary. So I'm able to play the game both ways, in DOSBox and in ScummVM. Adding a game to ScummVM on your own is simple, getting the missing DOS binary, which often is not delivered with GOG's ScummVM releases, is a real problem. Pushing GOG to ScummVM releases removes choices and is bad for people which want to play DOS games on original equipment.
Post edited October 09, 2021 by eiii
Posted October 09, 2021
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Cadaver747: I have everything on the list except Simon the Sorcerer 2: 25th Anniversary Edition. I would rather have a bigger discount than 30% for a game which I already own (the originals were removed just because), but I don't understand why the first chapter is not present in the list, so odd.
If you own the original, the discount should change from 30% to 50% as soon as you add it to your cart - at least it does for me. (Yes, this behaviour of the shop is rather idiotic...)
Posted October 09, 2021
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yetanotherone: If you own the original, the discount should change from 30% to 50% as soon as you add it to your cart - at least it does for me. (Yes, this behaviour of the shop is rather idiotic...)
Yes, thank you. I completely forgot about *hidden discount* feature, I think I just buy them and be done with it. But still why would GOG add Simon the Sorcerer 2 but not Simon the Sorcerer 1 into the list of ScummVM featured games?
https://www.gog.com/partner/scummvm
Posted October 09, 2021
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Darvond: That's ScummVM, a virtual machine for adventure game engines.

And to it, I raise a glass in jubilation.
Likewise! Thank you ScummVM devs, past, present, and future, for all of the incredible hard work keeping so many games working on modern machines, and looking better than ever.

Such a brilliant project!
Posted October 09, 2021
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Cadaver747: I have everything on the list except Simon the Sorcerer 2: 25th Anniversary Edition. I would rather have a bigger discount than 30% for a game which I already own
Why would you even consider buying the anniversary release?
That's basically just someone taking ScummVM code, making very minor alterations, turning on some blurry graphics filter, and releasing the game as a "remaster".
Posted October 09, 2021
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PixelBoy: Why would you even consider buying the anniversary release?
That's basically just someone taking ScummVM code, making very minor alterations, turning on some blurry graphics filter, and releasing the game as a "remaster".
I bought them already, so I don't consider buying them anyway.
The answer to your question lies in attachment but you're not going to like it.
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Post edited October 09, 2021 by Cadaver747
Posted October 09, 2021
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MarkoH01: Unfortunately this is almost false advertizing from GOG since several of the games listed in the ScummVM Anniversary sale don't come with the actual ScummVM release here on GOG. Technically it might be possible to take the necessary files from the GOG release and install ScummVM directly but imo GOG should rather update those games that are missing their ScummVM version before doing such a sale.
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eiii: I agree about the wrong advertising. But for the game release I actually prefer DOSBox releases as this forces GOG to deliver a working DOS binary. So I'm able to play the game both ways, in DOSBox and in ScummVM. Adding a game to ScummVM on your own is simple, getting the missing DOS binary, which often is not delivered with GOG's ScummVM releases, is a real problem. Pushing GOG to ScummVM releases removes choices and is bad for people which want to play DOS games on original equipment.
I think you are right about it, but can you give an example for a ScummVM game without needed files. Because if I remember corectly most of them have all files (e.g. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade have a folder with missing binarys). I know that Toonstruck lacks some files but it is easily fixed. Oh and Blade Runner but it isn't a DOS game.
Posted October 09, 2021
I also prefer dosbox releases for DOS games over scummvm.
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