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Posted February 18, 2011
We're back with GOG.com Affiliate Spotlight, where we're highlighting the sites that are among our affiliates and help us spread the good word about GOG.com.

This time the spotlight is on [url=http://www.scummvm.org/]ScummVM and its creators. What is ScummVM? Quoting the project's homepage: "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!". The program was originally designed to play LucasArts' adventure games that used SCUMM system, but it evolved through the years and now allows to play lots of other games on platforms other than those on which they were originally designed for.

We managed to ask couple questions to the two main guys taking care of ScummVM at the moment - Max Horn and Eugene Sandulenko.
Posted February 21, 2011
ScummVM support for Grim Fandango, which can be very hard to get to run on a modern rig, would be nice.
Posted February 21, 2011
I do smell Lucas Arts coming up!
Posted February 21, 2011
ScummVM for the win. Not only does it allow me to play Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but also Police Quest up to PQ3!
Posted February 21, 2011
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Sargon: I do smell Lucas Arts coming up!
If so, I hope Grim Fandango is one of the first releases.
Posted February 22, 2011
Excellent read! Lucas Arts games, please! )


-Khalaq
Posted February 22, 2011
Great to hear from the folks at SCUMMVM, great work they do there. Now as for Lucas Arts games you've got to 'Dig' it, now no more "Monkey"ing around and do those deals and go 'Full Throttle' on releasing them.

Enough hints?
Posted February 22, 2011
it would be great to see lucasarts on gog. fingers and other things crossed. and while im at it tie fighter to kick it off! I already own most of their games and use scumm and dosbox, but would buy again in a heartbeat.
Posted February 22, 2011
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dudalb: ScummVM support for Grim Fandango, which can be very hard to get to run on a modern rig, would be nice.
Actually there is http://residual.sourceforge.net/
but it seems to go on quite slow and I don't know why they didn't merge with ScummVM like those others did.
Posted February 22, 2011
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dudalb: ScummVM support for Grim Fandango, which can be very hard to get to run on a modern rig, would be nice.
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SkyHook: Actually there is http://residual.sourceforge.net/
but it seems to go on quite slow and I don't know why they didn't merge with ScummVM like those others did.
Not a 2D game
Posted February 23, 2011
Thanks for the interesting interview! And yes, please give us The Neverhood! :)
Posted February 23, 2011
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dudalb: ScummVM support for Grim Fandango, which can be very hard to get to run on a modern rig, would be nice.
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SkyHook: Actually there is http://residual.sourceforge.net/
but it seems to go on quite slow and I don't know why they didn't merge with ScummVM like those others did.
Actually it's the other way round, they started out as a subproject of ScummVM but spun off because it's too different to work within the framework of ScummVM which is great for 2D games but not so much for 3D-games.
Posted February 23, 2011
I noticed that Quest for Glory was mentioned. Is something being hinted at here?
Posted February 23, 2011
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SkyHook: Actually there is http://residual.sourceforge.net/
but it seems to go on quite slow and I don't know why they didn't merge with ScummVM like those others did.
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chrisis: Ahh, thanks for the Info!
Actually it's the other way round, they started out as a subproject of ScummVM but spun off because it's too different to work within the framework of ScummVM which is great for 2D games but not so much for 3D-games.
Posted February 25, 2011
Just wanted to say a HUGE thanks to everyone involved in ScummVM. I've spent hours playing my old adventure games using it and it's great to see the community keeping the old classics alive (just like GOG has come along and done).
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