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==Game Compatibility== | ==Game Compatibility== | ||
While most original releases are supported, not all digital rereleases include the executable DREAMM needs to run the game. (Tested versions are English Windows releases, other languages/OSes may have different packaging) As of 3.0.1, all non-remastered versions from Steam and GOG should work as is. Mac users can use [https://www.macsourceports.com/utility/extractor Extractor] to extract the necessary files from GOG Windows installers. | While most original releases are supported, not all digital rereleases include the executable DREAMM needs to run the game. (Tested versions are English Windows releases, other languages/OSes may have different packaging) As of 3.0.1, all non-remastered versions from Steam and GOG should work as is. Mac users can use [https://www.macsourceports.com/utility/extractor Extractor] to extract the necessary files from GOG Windows installers. This is '''not''' a full list of supported games as games unavailable on Steam or GOG are omitted | ||
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Revision as of 12:27, 10 November 2025
| Developer(s) | Aaron Giles |
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| Latest version | 4.0.0 [+] (stable), 4.0 (beta) |
| Active | Yes |
| Platform(s) | Windows Linux macOS |
| Architecture(s) | x86_64, ARM64 |
| Emulates | DOS, Windows, FM Towns |
| Compatibility | Select games only |
| Website | Official website |
| Programmed in | C++ |
| License | Freeware |
DREAMM is a free x86 emulator for LucasArts games running on DOS, Windows and FM Towns.
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Overview
The emulator was started by Aaron Giles, a former LucasArts programmer, in response to what he perceived as mishandling of the rereleases of company's back catalog[1]. Unlike most other emulators, DREAMM deliberately only runs a curated selection of games. The initial release only supported the SCUMM-based games, but has since v2.0 expanded to also include other LucasArts games released in the 1990s. As of v3.0 45 games and multimedia applications are supported.
Features
- Automated installation of games from disk images
- Reconstruction of missing files for Steam/GOG releases
- Compatibility layers for DOS, Windows and FM Towns
- Multiple video adapters (Hercules, CGA, Tandy/PCJr, EGA, VGA, MCGA)
- Direct3D is emulated for supported Windows games
- Games can be displayed with sharp bilinear upscaling, EPX upscaling or CRT emulation.
- Multiple sound hardware (PC Speaker, SN76496 (Tandy/PCJr), CMS/GameBlaster, AdLib, Soundblaster 16, Roland MT-32, and General MIDI)
- Roland SC-55 can be emulated using the Nuked-SC55 emulator. (beta only)
- GUI shows only the video and sound options available for the game, and will automatically configure the game to use the chosen hardware.
- With games utilising manual or codewheel based copy protection, DREAMM will automatically provide the correct answers for the user.
- Optionally, DREAMM can enter the copy protection response for the user (beta only)
- Network play using Winsock or Directplay for games that support those protocols (beta only) Note: Directplay games only supports connection between games emulated in DREAMM, not native running games
Game Compatibility
While most original releases are supported, not all digital rereleases include the executable DREAMM needs to run the game. (Tested versions are English Windows releases, other languages/OSes may have different packaging) As of 3.0.1, all non-remastered versions from Steam and GOG should work as is. Mac users can use Extractor to extract the necessary files from GOG Windows installers. This is not a full list of supported games as games unavailable on Steam or GOG are omitted
| Name | GOG | Steam | Note |
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| Maniac Mansion | ✓ [1] | ✓ | |
| Zak McKracken | ✓ [2] | ✓ | No EXE included but DREAMM reconstructs the EXE upon install |
| LOOM | ✓ [3] | ✓ | Talkie version, lossy compressed audio (avg bitrate 171 kbps) in Mac download. Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | ✓ [4] | ✓ | 256 color version. Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Secret of Monkey Island | ~ | ~ | Can be converted to a compatible 256 color DOS version using Monkey Island Ultimate Talkie Edition Builders. |
| Monkey Island 2 | ~ | ~ | Can be converted to a compatible DOS version using Monkey Island Ultimate Talkie Edition Builders |
| Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | ✓ [5] | ✓ | Mac and non-English language versions lack EXE * |
| Day of the Tentacle | ✗ | ✗ | Only remastered version available |
| Sam & Max Hit the Road | ✓ [6] | ✓ | No EXE included but DREAMM reconstructs the EXE upon install. French version not compatible due to MONSTER.SOU being replaced by compressed variant. |
| Full Throttle | ✗ | ✗ | Only remastered version available |
| The Dig | ✓ [7] | ✓ | GOG has EXE in all versions |
| Curse of Monkey Island | ✓ [8] | ✓ | No EXE included but DREAMM reconstructs the EXE upon install |
| Grim Fandango | ✗ | ✗ | Only remastered version available |
| Escape from Monkey Island | ✓ [9] | ✓ | |
| Star Wars Rebel Assault | ✓ [10] | ✓ | |
| Star Wars X-Wing | ✓ [11] | ✓ | Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Star Wars Tie Fighter | ✓ [12] | ✓ | Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Star Wars Rebel Assault II | ✓ [13] | ✓ | |
| Star Wars Dark Forces | ✓ [14] | ✓ | Only the original release is compatible with DREAMM. The remaster is not compatible. |
| Star Wars Shadows of the Empire | ✓ [15] | ✓ | Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Star Wars Dark Forces II Jedi Knight | ✓ [16] | ✓ | Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Star Wars Jedi Knight Mysteries of the Sith | ✓ [17] | ✓ | Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine | ✓ [18] | ✓ | |
| Afterlife | ✓ [19] | ✓ | |
| Outlaws | ✓ [20] | ✓ | Steam version supported as of 3.0.1 |
| STAR WARS™: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter | ✓ [21] | ✓ | Added in 4.0 |
| STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D | ✓ [22] | ✓ | Added in 4.0 |
| STAR WARS™ Rebellion | ✓ [23] | ✓ | Added in 4.0 |
| STAR WARS™ Episode I: Racer | ✓ [24] | ✓ | Added in 4.0 |
| STAR WARS™: X-Wing Alliance™ | ✓ [25] | ✓ | Added in 4.0 |
Recommended game versions
This list only considers versions playable on DREAMM and is by its very nature subjective
- Maniac Mansion
- The GOG release includes an EXE for v2 DOS. Unfortunately it has a poorly made crack applied to it which makes large sections of the game optional with certain characters (since Bernard and Michael does not need the envelope in the safe to finish the game, the whole attic section above Edna's room can be skipped as well as using the telescope to read the code printed under the safe, in addition to the time saved on not having to fix the wires in the second attic or waiting for Dr Fred to play Meteor Mess).
Unless you intend to speedrun the game, it's recommended to get an uncracked version elsewhere.DREAMM will now undo the crack when importing the GOG release. - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- FM Towns version has CD audio tracks using music from the movie. Unfortunately that version is also a buggy mess.[2] YMMV whether the EGA or 256 color version looks better. EGA version has a funny scene when you fail the copy protection check not in the 256 color version.
- LOOM
- The game's designer Brian Moriarty considers the EGA version to be the definitive version.[3] For best music quality install the Roland patch and use Roland MT-32 as MIDI device. Worth keeping in mind that the version in LucasArts Classic Adventures pack skips the copy protection screen, this version may be preferable for players wanting to get in the game quick.
Alternatively, the FM Towns version has 256 color graphics and CD audio while still keeping the script unabridged. - Secret of Monkey Island
- The Ultimate Talkie Edition, besides the addition of voices from the Special Edition, also supports Roland MT-32 music combined with sound effects (missing in other versions when using a Roland MT-32 device) as well as having several bug fixes.
- Monkey Island 2
- Ultimate Talkie Edition for voices (there are far fewer differences between the game's versions than there are for the first game). Note that there is a bug in the Ultimate Talkie Edition where if you acquire all the map pieces without picking up the lighthouse lens on Phatt you will be left on Scabb by Captain Dread leaving the game softlocked.
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- The PC version has better music quality compared to the FM Towns version. Also fights are harder in FM Towns version due to num pad presses not being recognised.
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis to The Dig
- The DOS versions are preferable as the Windows versions do their own scaling causing a slight vertical blurriness.
- Star Wars X-Wing, Star Wars Tie Fighter
- The DOS CD-ROM versions have higher resolution (640x480) than the floppy versions (320x200). The Windows release was further upgraded to use the X-Wing vs Tie Fighter engine, and has textured models, however the music has been downgraded from iMuse to CD audio, removing the dynamic music segues found in the previous versions. It also removes the ability to play with a mouse, making a joystick or gamepad mandatory.
Roland MT-32 ROMs
To use MT-32 emulation, you want the files ctrl_mt32_1_07.rom and pcm_mt32.rom