ScummVM

The finalists for the SourceForge.net 2008 Community Choice Awards have been announced. ScummVM is proud to be nominated once again for best project in the "Best Project for Gamers" category (also in another one which we don't care that ... [More] much if we win ;-) ). Thanks to all our users who voted for us in the preliminaries. You have to vote for your favorite project one more time (hint: starts with "S", ends with "VM") to select the best of the best in SourceForge.net. So head on to the voting place and vote with your SourceForge.net username. [Less]

You know there's something wrong when Count Drascula stops watching TV and starts conspiring with his faithful sidekick, Igor, to take over the world. And he wants to do that before tonight's football match starts! You are John Hacker and your ... [More] mission, should you choose to accept it, is to rescue your girlfriend Billy Jean from Count Drascula's nefarious clutches. You will need your Drascula CD, a daily build of ScummVM and drascula.dat. If you find a bug then please report it to our bug tracker. Please ensure that it follows the bug submission guidelines. You may also submit screenshots according to the screenshot guidelines [Less]

Even if we won SourceForge's Community Choice Awards 2007 in the game section, ScummVM is not basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs. New games are continuously being worked on, and compatibility for supported ones is being constantly ... [More] improved. In short, our team is going to sweat its way through the upcoming summer. We know you think we deserve to win without a fight, but let's do things by the book. So please, help now with the nomination phase and cast your vote for 'Best Project for Gamers' (requires registration at SourceForge). [Less]

And kidnapped his father to boot. So please help Woodruff with getting revenge, rescuing his father, freeing the oppressed Boozooks and finding out about the Schnibble of Azimuth. Still the same old procedure: Get your copy of The Bizarre ... [More] Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble and a daily build of ScummVM. Report all bugs to our bug tracker and submit screenshots you've made along the way to our patch tracker, following the bug submission guidelines and screenshot guidelines. [Less]

... is on Malcolm's mind after being freed from his stony statue. Sadly he is unable to plan his revenge on his own, so give him a helping hand in The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge. It will be damn fun for you and him! ... [More] Procedure for playing is as always: Grab your copy of The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge and a daily build of ScummVM. Also we ask you, our fellow users, to report any bugs you run across to our bug tracker. Make sure you got all required datafiles before you report a bug though. For further information, check out the bug submission guidelines. We also ask for screenshots, which should be reported to our patch tracker. For further information about this, check out the screenshot guidelines. [Less]

...and the finger points to you! Or to be precise to Zanthia, youngest of the Kyrandian Mystics. But since she is the one you play in ScummVM's newest supported adventure The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate that is not a big ... [More] difference. So grab your copy of The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate and a daily build of ScummVM to help her save Kyrandia. Since we are not finished with supporting every feature, there are still some missing: Currently we support only the DOS CD-ROM version. Another thing missing is support for the in-game GUI, so saving is possible only via hotkeys. Check out the hotkey section of our README on how to do it. And last but not least we do not support MIDI output, so make sure you use AdLib as "Music Driver". Of course all bugs should be reported to our bug tracker. Make sure you got all required datafiles before you report a bug though. For further information, check out the bug submission guidelines. [Less]

UPDATE: The GSoC deadline was extend to April, 7th! The GSoC timeline should be updated soon to reflect this. Do you enjoy the fabulousness of ScummVM? You still have a chance to add to it by participating in its development. ... [More] Prerequisities: ScummVM, students, and their free time and desire to take part in the development of one of the most successful open source projects. Whereas we don't have a problem with first item, the latter two aren't in a desired quantity this year. So, it is your last chance to help us make ScummVM even better and get paid for it! The deadline of the Google Summer of Code (we reported it earlier) for student applications is drawing closer. Officially it is today, March 31st (although a deadline extension seems likely). We added several new existing tasks to Open Tasks list, and we revised some of the old ones. Take a look now and apply. Note that your first application draft doesn't have to be perfect. You have time till April 10th to improve upon it (see the GSoC timeline). See you in the applications list! [Less]

So, where are you going to spend the summer*? Again some exotic beach? Perhaps this year on Monkey IslandTM? Well if you are a student and want to make a buck this summer (more accurately $4500 US of them), Google is organizing the ... [More] absolute Open Source recruitment drive, also known as the Google Summer of Code! The program is designed to create an incentive for students to participate in Open Source projects, by providing guidance and economic support. What's more, your favorite project ScummVM is proud to be participating! Think about it. Have you ever thought about contributing to a large Open Source project like ScummVM but were intimidated to do so? With the Summer of Code opportunity, you can put your skills at work under close cooperation with our mentors. They'll help you ease in the team, plan the task ahead of time with you and guide you all along. To get things started, you have to pitch us your idea. Take a look at our Open Tasks page for some suggestions. Then visit the Google Summer of Code website, read up on the FAQ and check out the application guide. Now, hurry up! You've got until March 31, so get cracking! *: Summer in the northern hemisphere definition :-) [Less]

...on a moving ship and you've got no recollections on how you got there. Can you find your way around when you're Lost in Time? Same procedure as last time: Get your copy of Lost in Time and a daily build of ScummVM, then report all bugs to our ... [More] bug tracker and submit screenshots to our patch tracker. For further information, check out the bug submission guidelines and screenshot guidelines, respectively. Have fun, and good luck (you'll need it ;P). [Less]

ScummVM continues to leap forward in a leap year, and we are pleased to announce the next shiny bugfix release of the project. As usual, it holds a number of improvements, it's more stable, and it should bring you even more fun than 0.11.0. We ... [More] fixed the digital iMUSE system (better COMI experience), King's Quest 4 bugs were squashed, and support for fanmade AGI games has been improved; Lure of the Temptress, Inherit the Earth and I Have no Mouth all work better since we fixed several crashes, lock-ups and all such buzzwords. As a special bonus we are glad to announce the return of the BeOS port and the deeply missed Playstation 2 port. For a more comprehensive list of improvements you are welcome to visit the release notes, but for those demanding to play, the latest and greatest version of ScummVM waits for you right on our downloads page! [Less]