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SCUMM (Script Utility for Maniac Mansion) is an engine made by Ron Gilbert in 1987 and utilised in LucasArt's adventure games between 1987 and 1997

Running SCUMM games on modern (and older) systems

DREAMM

• Emulates original DOS, FM Towns and Windows versions of games
• Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux on x64 and ARM64 CPUs
• Streamlined installation from disk images
• Reconstructs EXE files missing from GOG/Steam releases
• Configure games from GUI
• Solves copy protection prompts for user

ScummVM

• Reverse engineered interpreter, runs SCUMM games from any system
• Ported to many different architectures
• Fixes original bugs in games
• Many upscaling filters
• Copy protection is enforced in EGA versions of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Monkey Island 1
• Often bundled with Steam/GOG releases, note that builds included with those releases are severely outdated and don't represent the fidelity of current ScummVM

Dosbox and forks

• Generic DOS emulator
• Features and supported platforms vary between forks
• Up to user themselves to install and configure games
• Requires original EXE files to be present
• Users wanting to play Curse of Monkey Island need to install a Win9x operating system as well
• Games have copy protection if the original has it, up to user to crack if desired

Games

Maniac Mansion

16 color 160x200 version: C64, Apple II, DOS
16 color 320x200 version: DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
Console port: NES*
PC Audio formats: PC Speaker, Tandy (SN76496)
Copy Protection: no copy protection on C64/Apple II version, 160x200 DOS and 320x200 versions has copy protection, the Steam/GOG release has a bad crack (also cracks the safe codes), other versions (such as those included as a bonus with DOTT) forces security door open instead
Digital rereleases
Steam: Both 160x200 and 320x200 versions bundled with SCUMMVM, EXE file for 320x200 version
GOG: Both 160x200 and 320x200 versions bundled with SCUMMVM, EXE file for 320x200 version

Zak McKracken

16 color 160x200 version: C64, DOS
16 color 320x200 version: DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
256 color 320x200 version: FM Towns
PC Audio formats: PC Speaker, Tandy (SN76496)
Copy Protection: Yes (except FM Towns)
Digital rereleases
Steam: 320x200 version and FM Towns version bundled with SCUMMVM, no EXE file
GOG: 320x200 version and FM Towns version bundled with SCUMMVM, no EXE file

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

16 color version: DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac
256 color version: DOS, FM Towns
PC Audio formats: PC Speaker, Tandy (SN76496), CMS/Gameblaster*, Adlib
Copy Protection: all 16 color versions, not bypassed by ScummVM. 256 color version has no copy protection
Digital rereleases
Steam: Aaron Giles Windows port of 256 color version, Tandy sound
GOG: 256 color version bundled with SCUMMVM, EXE file included

Loom

16 color version: DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac
256 color version: FM Towns
256 color talkie version: DOS
Console port: TurboGrafx-16 CD*
PC Audio formats (16 color version only): PC Speaker, Tandy (SN76496), CMS/Gameblaster, Adlib, MT-32*
Copy Protection: 16 color version, some releases have copy protection removed such as Classic Adventures pack.
Digital rereleases
Steam: Aaron Giles Windows port of talkie version
GOG: Talkie version bundled with SCUMMVM, EXE file included
Note: The script of the talkie version was significantly abridged to fit on a CD.

Secret of Monkey Island

16 color version: DOS, Atari ST
256 color version: DOS, FM Towns, Mac
32 color downconversion: Amiga
Console port: Sega CD
2009 special edition: Windows, Mac*, Xbox 360*, PS3
PC Audio formats (floppy versions): PC Speaker, Tandy (SN76496), CMS/Gameblaster, Adlib, MT-32*
Copy Protection: all 16 color versions (not bypassed by ScummVM), initial releases of 256 color and Amiga versions, later releases have copy protection removed
Digital rereleases
Steam: Remaster only
GOG: Remaster only
Notes: Mac, DOS CD, FM Towns and Sega CD releases have an upgraded UI in the style of MI2. DOS CD, FM Towns and Sega CD use Redbook audio. Last game to support CGA video (16 color version only)

Monkey Island 2

256 color version: DOS, FM Towns, Mac
32 color downconversion: Amiga
2010 special edition: Windows, Xbox 360*, PS3
PC Audio formats: PC Speaker, Adlib/Soundblaster, MT-32
Copy Protection: Floppy versions (certain Amiga releases omits it)
Digital rereleases
Steam: Remaster only
GOG: Remaster only
Note: The DOS CD version lacks easy mode as it was removed with the copy protection.

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

256 color floppy version: DOS, Mac
32 color downconversion: Amiga
256 color talkie version: DOS, FM Towns, Mac*
PC Audio formats: PC Speaker, Adlib/Soundblaster, MT-32
Copy Protection: Floppy versions (certain Amiga releases omits it)
Digital rereleases
Steam: Aaron Giles Windows port of talkie version
GOG: Talkie version bundled with SCUMMVM, EXE file included
Notes: Originally released on floppy disks. Later rereleased on CD as a talkie. Last game to support EGA video (floppy version only)

Day of the Tentacle

256 color floppy version: DOS
256 color talkie version: DOS, Mac
2016 remaster: Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One
PC Audio formats: Adlib/Soundblaster, MT-32*, General MIDI*
Copy Protection: Floppy versions
Digital rereleases
Steam: Remaster only
GOG: Remaster only
Note: Also includes Maniac Mansion as a bonus game

Sam & Max: Hit the Road

256 color floppy version: DOS
256 color talkie version: DOS, Mac
PC Audio formats: Adlib/Soundblaster, MT-32, General MIDI
Copy Protection: Floppy version (not bypassed by ScummVM)
Digital rereleases
Steam: Talkie version bundled with SCUMMVM, no EXE file
GOG: Talkie version bundled with SCUMMVM, no EXE file
Note: Last game released on floppy disk. Last game using Adlib/MIDI music.

Full Throttle

256 color talkie version: DOS, Mac
2017 remaster: Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One
Digital rereleases
Steam: Remaster only
GOG: Remaster only

The Dig

256 color talkie version: DOS, Mac, Windows*
Digital rereleases
Steam: Aaron Giles Windows port
GOG: Bundled with SCUMMVM, EXE file included
Note: Last game to run on DOS and the last game to be ported to classic Mac

Curse of Monkey Island

256 color talkie version: Windows
Digital rereleases
Steam: Bundled with SCUMMVM, no EXE file
GOG: Bundled with SCUMMVM, no EXE file

DOS game graphics compatibility

	Hercules	CGA	EGA	TGA	VGA/MCGA
Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken, Monkey Island 1 EGA, Passport to Adventure	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Loom EGA, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade EGA	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
Loom VGA, Monkey Island 1 VGA, Monkey Island 2, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Floppy	✗	✗	✓	✗	✓
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade VGA, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis CD, Day of the Tentacle and later	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓

Translations

	DE	FR	ES	IT	JP
Maniac Mansion	~	~	~	~	~*
Zak McKracken	~	~	✗	~	~*
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	~	~*	~	~*	~*
Loom	~*	~*	~*	✗	~*
Secret of Monkey Island	~	~	~	~	~*
Monkey Island 2	~	~	~	~	~*
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis	~	~	~	~	~*
Day of the Tentacle	✓	~	~	~	✗
Sam & Max Hit the Road	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Full Throttle	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
The Dig	✓	✓	✓	✓	~*
Curse of Monkey Island	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗

✓ = voices and subtitles, ~ = subtitles only

Platform specific notes

Classic Mac

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade up to Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis were ported by Eric Johnston and targeted the 68K architecture. Day of the Tentacle to The Dig were ported by Aaron Giles and used fat binaries (68K and PowerPC code in same binary). Aaron Giles also did a PowerPC native port of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Monkey Island 1 and onwards implemented EPX, an algorithm which smoothed the 320x200 when displayed at the Mac's 640x480 resolution (letterboxed)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has its own inventory and verbs interface, used only in the Mac version. Last Crusade and Loom displayed game dialogue in high resolution
Games up to Sam & Max: Hit the Road played music in a software synthesizer. Loading and saving games is reimplemented using Mac's native file dialog menus
These versions are all playable with their original GUI and music in ScummVM 2026.1.0

FM Towns

Zak McKracken to Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis were ported to this Japanese x86-based computer. An unique feature to the FM Towns is the dual layered graphics mode, used on these game to draw high resolution Japanese glyphs over the original 320x200 graphics. The high resolution layer is used for the inventory and verb interface, even when running the game in English, because of this the inventory icons of later games are all lower color depth. These games also utilise smooth horizontal scrolling. The FM Towns version is the only 256 color version of Zak McKracken, and the only unabridged 256 color version of Loom. Red book audio is used for music in all games except for Monkey Island 2 and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, which use Adlib music remapped to the FM Towns YM2612 sound chip.
As with the Mac ports, the games are letterboxed without aspect ratio correction. Zak McKracken uses the extra space to display additional inventory items.

Windows ports

Aaron Giles was contracted in the early 2000s to do Windows ports of the first eleven games (CMI already being a Windows game). His ports include the same EPX upscaling found in the prior Mac ports. Unlike the Mac and FM Towns ports there's aspect ratio correction.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis to The Dig were released on reissued physical versions of the games, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Fate of Atlantis, Loom and The Dig were released on Steam. Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken, Monkey Island 1&2 remain unreleased

Ultimate Talkie Editions

Unofficial versions that backports the special editions of Monkey Island 1&2 to run on ScummVM and DOS (using an interpreter from the talkie version of Fate of Atlantis) as well as fixing bugs. Notably this allows the first game to be played with voices and classic graphics

See also

• ScummVM
• DREAMM