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|orig-developer = [https[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Strigeus |Ludvig Strigeus]] <small>(ludde)</small>, Vincent "yaz0r" Hamm <small>(Co-founder. 'yaz0r'.)</small> , [https://www.scummvm.org/credits/#retired_leaders ScummVM Team]
|developer = [https://github.com/sev- Eugene Sandulenko] <small>(sev)</small>, [https://github.com/Strangerke Arnaud Boutonné] <small>(Strangerke)</small>, [https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/graphs/contributors ScummVM Team]
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'''ScummVM''' is a an open-source set collection of [[Game Engine Recreations and Source Ports|game engine recreations]]. It's focused on based around various adventure games and RPGs from the late 80s and 90s, and supports over 250 games (over 1800 if you count text adventures), making it the biggestproject of its kind.
==Downloads==
==Overview==
ScummVM was originally a reverse engineered reimplementation of <abbr title="Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine (ScummVM) first ">SCUMM</abbr>, the game engine used in the adventure game Maniac Mansion, and it released october on October 8, 2001. It was originally designed to play LucasArts adventure games that use the SCUMM systemis notable for its portability, since then a lot of adventures games from other companies has having originally been added. Lately they have also started allowing game engines designed for RPGs. As of october 9, 2020 they merged the 3d adventure game focused sister project [[ResidualVM]] into ScummVM<ref>https://www.scummvm.org/news/20201009</ref>Commodore 64, thereby making game engines for both adventure games and RPGs allowed in then later ported to the project, whether they are 2D or 3D, point-Apple II and-click or notIBM PC. Over 250 games are currently supported including games The process of using intermediate code in game development alleviated the burden of having to redevelop Maniac Mansion from Sierra's AGI and SCI gamesscratch; by reusing the intermediate code, Humongous Entertainment, Adventuresoft, and many othersLucasArts saved time on getting subsequent ports to market.
ScummVM works by replacing or modifying certain game executables, allowing is similar; the simplicity of the user engine makes it portable to play on originally unintended/modern hardwarea wide variety of platforms. Compared Unlike a full-fledged system emulator, ScummVM only uses the resources it needs to regular emulation this makes run the games, like the original SCUMM (though the codebase does have emulators for hardware like sound cards), making the system requirements ''very '' modestand forgiving. Multiple versions of the same game are often supported, you can basically run older such as PC and console versions. Support for many games in ScummVM games has even been contributed by official developers. Disney even republished Maniac Mansion on a toasterSteam using an outdated version of ScummVM.
On October 9, 2020, in a similar precedent to [[MAME]] and its fork MESS, the ScummVM is released with Team merged the free software GNU GPLv2 license and has been ported to a wide variety of devices and operating systemssister project [[ResidualVM]] into the ScummVM repository.<ref>https://www.scummvm.org/news/20201009</ref>
==Supported games==
ScummVM supports over 250 games from many publishers and developers. Here's are just a few examples of the games supportedit can run. For a more complete list, check out ScummVM's [https://www.scummvm.org/compatibility compatiblity their compatibility page]. ScummVM often supports multiple versions of the same game, for example PC and console versions.
* '''2D point-and-click adventure''' - Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, Sam & Max, Blade Runner, Simon the Sorcerer, Broken Sword, King's Quest, The Neverhood, Indiana Jones, and many more from companies such as; LucasArts, Sierra, Adventure Soft, Humongous Entertainment, Revolution, etc.
==Features==
These are some of the features that ScummVM has over the orginal original games.
* Ported to [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Platforms lots of systems]
==Guides and Info==
*[http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Main_Page ScummVM Wiki]
*[https://www.scummvm.org/compatibility Compatiblity Compatibility list]
*[https://osgameclones.com Open Source Game Clones Wiki]
