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ScummVM 0.5.0 Out, With Some Official Game Support

Posted by timothy on from the appropriate-recognition dept.

Ndr_Amigo writes "ScummVM (an interpreter for several different adventure game engines, like Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, the LucasArts' SCUMM adventures and Beneath a Steel Sky, earlier Slashdot story) just released version 0.5.0. Among the usual bugfixes, new game support, etc, the interesting thing about this version is that the developers of one of our target games (Beneath a Steel Sky, by Revolution Software) actually supported us. To the extent of not only supplying us with the original assembly source code, but later deciding to release the game as Freeware to coincide with our reimplementation of their engine. This is a complete turnaround from our prior experiences, and shows that there are still a few smaller active game developers out there that are willing to help keep the classics alive for their fans... And of course you can download ScummVM and the freeware release of Beneath a Steel Sky from the ScummVM homepage :)"

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  1. A Scummy joke by pHatidic · · Score: 2, Funny

    A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel tied to his crotch. The bartender says "Why do you have a steering wheel tied to your crotch." The pirate responds:

    1. "-1 Flamebait"
    2. "-1 b4d gr4mm4r"
    3. "Arrrg it's drivin' me nuts"
    4. "-1 Troll"

    Ahh the fond memories of insult sword fighting :)

  2. Damn... by Soulfader · · Score: 4, Funny
    Initial unplayable support for V1 version of Maniac Mansion/Zak McKracken
    Is there anything vi won't do?

    <whispers>
    Huh? Oh.

  3. Finally! by Snaller · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bought Beneath a Steel Sky for the Amiga many moons ago... but it kept crashing in the garden .. now i might actually be able to finish it! (Don't tell me how it ends!)

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    If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
  4. Re:My Impressions by macgyvr64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sam: "Where should I put this thing so that it doesn't hurt anyone we know or care about?"

    Max: "Out the window, Sam. There's nobody but strangers out there."

  5. Re:My Impressions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Childhood games?

    For chrissakes, the game came on a CD! And had speech from first version onwards (not a crappy voice remake)..

    The copyright on the CD says 1993..

    um.

    I feel old.

  6. Work-around for Amiga garden crash. by reality-bytes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Take the Amiga back into the house.

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    Ripping an new rectum in the fabric of spacetime.