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Contents 1 What is ScummVM? 2 Installing ScummVM 3 Setting up a game 4 Adding a game to ScummVM 5 Configuring a game 6 Starting a game in ScummVM

What is ScummVM?

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 game, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed!

See the Introduction section for more details.

Installing ScummVM

• First of all, you need to obtain ScummVM. Proceed to this page and locate the platform you are intending to run ScummVM on. Download the appropriate version of ScummVM for that platform and install it.
• The installation instructions differ for each platform. For windows, the easiest way is to download the Windows Installer and execute it. For MacOS X, download the Mac OS X Universal Disk Image, open it and copy the ScummVM.app application to wherever you want (for example your Application folder). Detailed instructions for these and other platforms can be found in the Installing ScummVM section.

Setting up a game

• Your next step is to set up your adventure game for use with ScummVM. It is time to dig out your precious floppies and CD's, and copy its datafiles onto the media accessible from ScummVM (e.g. your hard disk, iPhone memory). In some cases the data files are not directly accessible on the floppies/CDs and you will need to run the original installer. There are also special cases for multi-CD games where some files may need to be renamed. Detailed instructions can be found in the Installing a game for use with ScummVM section.
• Alternatively, you can download one of the freeware games from ScummVM's download page.

• And extract the provided archive.

Adding a game to ScummVM

• After your game is ready to play, launch ScummVM.
• Click the Add Game button.

• Browse to the directory that contains the game data file and click Choose. You must be inside the directory that contains the game data files (i.e. double click on it in the directory browser) before before clicking on the Choose button. Selecting the directory is not sufficient.

• See Adding games to ScummVM for more details.

Configuring a game

• If ScummVM finds a compatible game in the directory you specify, it will show you a tabbed window with the game's basic info (ID, title, language etc.).

• If you like, adjust the game's settings to your taste by changing the graphics mode, sound volume and a number of other parameters (see Configuring a game in ScummVM).

• When you are done preparing, click OK.

• You can change the settings for the game at any time. To do so select the game in the ScummVM launcher and click on Edit Game.

Starting a game in ScummVM

• Make sure the desired game is selected on ScummVM's list and press Start.

• And begin to enjoy reliving your memories!