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by Pseudo_Intellectual
Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to the new Summer of Code
Replies: 5
Views: 4610

Gripes aside, hats off for the new release!
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to the new Summer of Code
Replies: 5
Views: 4610

It's great to see RPGs now officially inside the tent (looking forward to seeing Exult folded in, realizing the 2004 CABAL April Fool's joke), but still all those text adventures supported with Gargoyle are left out in the cold? Yes, it's my semiannual bid to urge the powers that be to reconsider th...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:08 am
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: adventure games of eastern europe
Replies: 5
Views: 6681

Another for this unlikely roster: the Czech "Mise Quadam".
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:52 am
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: The Fool's Errand
Replies: 9
Views: 15598

I gather it's out now; some interesting tidbits from the interview at http://www.justadventure.com/article/285/interviews-fool-me-twice-the-fool-and-his-money I: "For years you've been generously offering your earlier games, Fool's Errand, At the Carnival, and 3 in Three, for free download on y...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: The Fool's Errand
Replies: 9
Views: 15598

Good to find I'm not the only one with these matters on their mind!

I was considering (someone) going even further, and looking into immortalizing his multimedia games.
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:04 am
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: The Fool's Errand
Replies: 9
Views: 15598

Ha. Six years later I wander in here to ask exactly the same question. (Except that this time, I hope that his sequel actually is released at the end of the month, as planned.) Cliff seems inclined enough to give away his past works for free for posterity, and technical enough that he can give us sc...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: adventure games of eastern europe
Replies: 5
Views: 6681

adventure games of eastern europe

I know, Germany is the state most associated with the genre's ongoing commercial longevity, but we've mostly been seeing freeware releases of games from its neighbours -- Teen Agent and Soltsys from Poland, Draci Historie from the Czech republic... Mavlin: Vesmírný únik (http://www.mobygames.com/gam...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:34 am
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: Which games would you like to be supported on the future?
Replies: 436
Views: 476848

Unfortunately, while Cryo games share quite a bit of library code (videos, sprites, fonts, 360 view, sound & music), most of the actual logic is specific to each game and very much hardcoded. Also of note is that their file formats evolved quite a bit between games, so just handling reading vid...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:46 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: Which games would you like to be supported on the future?
Replies: 436
Views: 476848

I cleaned up the list (thanks Raziel) just a little bit by removing games that clearly do not follow ScummVM's philosophy (using 3D - Sorry, Serious Callers Only, this includes the awesome Azrael's Tear) and those that are worked on anyway. With a little more list-cleanup you could get a better ide...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: Which games would you like to be supported on the future?
Replies: 436
Views: 476848

The list is great! Perhaps it's possible to add the status of games/engines if it's already being worked on? I believe that's the case in any of them who have an engine name next to the game's name. That doesn't mean that it's any high priority, but that basic basic fundamental groundwork has been ...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:29 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: Which games would you like to be supported on the future?
Replies: 436
Views: 476848

Yes, i know it's waste of time and doesn't change anything regarding the possibility of implementation or speed or yaddayadda :-) While we're engaging in this wholly hypothetical exercise, I always like to remind people of a couple of the console-based SCUMM-alikes, like Nightshade for the NES by B...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ScummVM 1.5.0 "Picnic Basket" Released
Replies: 22
Views: 17427

Hats off for the support of the varied new works!
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:36 pm
Forum: The Junkyard
Topic: Is it possible to scummvm the strategy game like dune2?
Replies: 16
Views: 17970

Re: Is it possible to scummvm the strategy game like dune2?

Is it possible to scummvm these strategy DOS games Strangely, we take at least a few steps (but only a few) toward supporting Moonbase Commander, a strategy game somewhat akin to Dune 2, which runs on an extension of the SCUMM variant that Humongous Entertainment ran with. But it probably will neve...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Sun May 27, 2012 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quest for Glory Series now available from GOG
Replies: 12
Views: 11494

I ask for the fan remake of 2 because .sav files coming out of ScummVM will not work on it or any other mundane versions of the QfG games. I doubt the QFG2 remake saves are compatible with anything since the remake adds new puzzles and just generally more of everything -- its savegame files would n...
by Pseudo_Intellectual
Mon May 07, 2012 10:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mystery House in public domain
Replies: 6
Views: 6911

If you like that, you'll love http://liberatedgames.com/about.php

Definitely there are criteria for SCUMMVM support beyond "we have access to the source code", but there are some compelling curiosities there, mostly out of scope here.