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Due to a bug discovered in 0.8.1, which rendered Broken Sword 2 unplayable, we're forced to release ScummVM 0.8.2 "Broken Broken Sword 2". Also, we used this opportunity to fix the WinCE builds, as well as the MacOS X bundle.
As usual, you can get builds for all supported platforms on our [downloads page](/downloads/) |
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Observant users have noticed that there is an updated version of Flight of the Amazon Queen on SourceForge but not, until now, on the ScummVM [downloads page](/downloads/).
Apart from some minor typographical changes to the license to keep the legal beagles happy, the only difference compared to the old version is that it has been compressed using the latest version of the ScummVM tools. This should fix problems with clicks at the beginning of some speech, and speech being played a bit too slow. (ScummVM 0.12.0 already has a workaround for the latter problem, so you may not even notice the difference.) |
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You always wondered where to get games supported by ScummVM? Perhaps you were also asking, how I can help the project?
You could find the supported games either on our [downloads page](/downloads/), or on our [Where to buy games](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_buy_games) page on our Wiki. For helping the project we have had a [PayPal button](https://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=37116) for some time. But now you can reach both goals at the same time! We are pleased to announce the start of an affiliate program with the excellent [Good Old Games](http://www.gog.com/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d) service, also known as GOG.com. Just click on their button on the sidebar and you will be brought to the site. Register there and buy some games. You will get your game, cheap, fast and legally, and the ScummVM project will get a share of the proceeds. The main reason behind this is that [GOG.com](http://www.gog.com/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d) uses ScummVM for several of their offered titles. Currently they offer *Broken Sword 2*, *Simon the Sorcerer 1*, *Simon the Sorcerer 2*, *Feeble Files*, *Waxworks*, as well as some of the free games which we offer too. Each release is nicely pre-packaged with ScummVM, is DRM-free, goes for just $5.99, and the most important thing, is completely legal, as those folks chase the original rights holders. Thus, watch their site, [buy](http://www.gog.com/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d) the games, and help our project. ***PS:*** We will get the money only if you click on the provided button and register within a short period of time. |
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ScummVM 0.13.0 "More Guests" enter(s) the house
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[](https://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/nominate/?project_name=ScummVM&project_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fscummvm%2F) The SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards 2009 have started.
We invite you to support our little project by casting your vote. The natural category for ScummVM would be *Best Project for Gamers*, though if you feel that we could be *Best Project*, we wouldn't mind much; a project can be nominated for more than one category this year. The Scary Robot is the mascot of these Awards, and in order to vote for ScummVM, click the mascot or [this link](https://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/nominate/?project_name=ScummVM&project_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fscummvm%2F). We hope to see you in the finals! P.S. For the live photosession of the Scary Robot see [Fingolfin's blog](http://blog.quendi.de/2009/05/07/sourceforgenet-community-choice-awards-2009/). |
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[](http://conf.ellak.gr) The 3rd free/open source software developers [conference](http://conf.ellak.gr) ([EL/LAK](http://www.ellak.gr)) is taking place in Athens, Greece on June 19 and 20. Among the various open source software and related talks, this year ScummVM will also be participating with a presentation on June 20th.
The presentation initially aims to cover basic principles on how ScummVM works, its internal architecture and developer team layout. But we can also talk about adventure games in general, Google Summer of Code, open source gaming subjects or what ever else comes up! So if you're around and interested, go forth and [register](http://www.ellak.gr/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=registers) for the conference and come by for a meet & greet. See you there! |
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Revised ScummVM logo and icon(s)
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To coincide with the updated ScummVM logo, ScummVM t-shirts have also received a touch up. The shirts sport the verb list from Maniac Mansion on the chest, the updated logo on the upper back, and the scummvm.org url on the left sleeve. Shirts are now available in sizes small through 3XL. If you need a larger size, please contact sales\[at\]combobreaker\[dot\]com with a request.
Shipping to the USA and Canada is free, and shipping elsewhere is offered at a discounted rate. Head over to [Combobreaker.com](http://combobreaker.com) to pick them up! |
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It's time once again to go out and test all your favorite ScummVM games as we gear up for another release of our humble little software. We have several new games announced as supported:
* *Blue's Art Time Activities* * *Blue's Reading Time Activities* * *Dragon History* * *Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove* * *Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day* * *Spy Fox 3: Operation Ozone* * *TeenAgent* So, go grab your favorite games, and play through them using a [daily build](/downloads/#daily). If you find any bugs, report them on the [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). Once you've completed a game, please report it on [the forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=8495) so it can be added to the [release testing wiki page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/1.1.0). When reporting, make sure you provide the version, language, and platform of the game you're testing. Any other questions? Go see the [Release Testing guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing). |
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Join the ScummVM team this Summer (of Code)
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Yes! ScummVM has been accepted for the fourth time in a row to participate in GSoC, now in [Google Summer of Code 2010](http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/org/home/google/gsoc2010/scummvm)!
This is a great privilege and honor for us, and we would like to share this with you, considering that you are: * A student (undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, ...) * Like point and click adventures * Know some C++ * Looking forward to spending your summer with ScummVM, writing superb code for cool games full time for 12 weeks If you match all criteria, we would love to invite you to apply as a student. You will be rewarded, both financially by Google and with fame, gratitude, cherishing and adoration by the ScummVM Team upon completion of a successful project. Now run, pick some interesting task from our [Open Tasks page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/OpenTasks) or be creative and propose your own ideas and [apply](http://socghop.appspot.com). Make sure you read our requirements on the Open Tasks page. If you have any doubts or questions, feel free to e-mail to [scummvm-devel mailing list](https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scummvm-devel) or come to #scummvm IRC channel at freenode.net. |
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Another 4 months passed, a lot of hard work done... and finally it is here: ScummVM 1.1.0 is available now on our [downloads page](/downloads/).
There are some pretty exciting new features: We added support for 16bit graphics, which allowed us to add support for a whole bunch of newer Humongous Entertainment games for kids. We also added or improved support for the Amiga versions of *Monkey Island*, *Legend of Kyrandia* and *Future Wars*. Plus there are **two completely new engines** for the games *Dragon History* (available for free from [here](http://www.ucw.cz/draci-historie/index-en.html)) and *TeenAgent* (available for free from [GOG.com](http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/?pp=22d200f8670dbdb3e253a90eee5098477c95c23d)). And finally there is now **a port for the Nintendo 64** game console! Take a look at the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.1.0/ReleaseNotes) if you want to know a bit more. There is one grain of salt, though: If you want to play *Nippon Safes Inc*, we recommend that you stick with your current ScummVM version for now, as there are some nasty regressions in there which may even make it impossible to complete the game. Also the background music in *Pajama Sam 1* isn't working correctly in the Kitchen and Mine areas anymore. We are not happy about that, but in the end decided that we should not let this hold up the other new cool stuff we added. Instead, we will follow up this release in about four weeks with a 1.1.1 release that should fix these issues. In fact, you can help us make 1.1.1 even better by [reporting any bugs](http://bugs.scummvm.org/) you might encounter in 1.1.0. And now go and get it while it's still hot from our [downloads page](/downloads/), grab a build for your favorite device and have fun :). |
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All hail new students!
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 Google recently announced the list of students for this year's [Summer of Code](http://socghop.appspot.com) program.
For ScummVM, the accepted students and their respective projects can be found at our [landing page](http://socghop.appspot.com/org/home/google/gsoc2010/scummvm) of the GSoC 2010 site. The ScummVM team and especially the mentors welcome our 4 students this year: [Neeraj](http://sud03r.wordpress.com/), [Tony](http://tonypuccinelli.blogspot.com/), [Michael](http://blog.birdiesoft.dk/) and [Alejandro](http://vgvgf.com.ar/gsoc/) who will be tackling a [range of interesting projects](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Summer_of_Code/GSoC2010). Congratulations, the best of luck and enjoy coding this summer :-) We would also like to take the time to thank everyone who applied for ScummVM GSoC places this year but was unsuccessful. We hope we can welcome many of you into our community. |
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Only four weeks since our last release and already ScummVM 1.1.1 is available on our [downloads page](/downloads/).
This release concentrates primarily on fixing bugs, bugs, and even more bugs. As such, we strongly recommend all and every ScummVM user to update to this latest and greatest version. In particular, just as promised we fixed the issues affecting *Nippon Safes Inc* and *Pajama Sam 1* in 1.1.0. Take a look at the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.1.1/ReleaseNotes) if you want to know a bit more. And don't forget to visit our [downloads page](/downloads/) to get the best ScummVM ever! |
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It's been only six years and a few months since CABAL was [jokingly announced](/news/20040401/), and now the first round of Sierra's SCI games is going to be supported in ScummVM!
However, we need *your* help in testing the SCI games. That's right, you, the loyal ScummVM user. Go grab your DOS or Windows SCI game (that is on [this list](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing#Full_Games)) and play through it with a ScummVM [daily build](/downloads/#daily). As you play through the game, try not to die too much, save often, and note down any bugs that you find so you can report them on the [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). Please do not report bugs on non-PC versions of SCI games; they are not supported yet. When you've finished going through a game, go report it on [the forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9091). If you feel up to the challenge, move on to your next SCI game! And if you're really feeling the Sierra vibe, go test all your SCI games that are up for testing! Even if you don't have any SCI games, you can still help out. There are many SCI demos (only choose those on the supported [demo list](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing#Demos)) and [fan games](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/SCI/Testing#Fan_Games) out there that are waiting for you to test them. |
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Fancy a good Coktel with Doralice?
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You're Doralice, the cutest airline captain of the Paris-Miami flight. During your last trip, a dying passenger asked you to deliver top secret vials. Will you succeed in your mission, avoiding deadly traps and solving every mystery?
Currently, the PC versions of [Fascination](http://www.mobygames.com/game/fascination) are missing an AdLib player, but everything else is there. Please note that the CD version requires some manipulations and the ScummVM tools to extract the [required files](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Datafiles#Fascination). Get the latest [daily build of ScummVM](/downloads/#daily) and your version of the game and give Fascination a try! Please post any bugs and unrecognized versions you can find to our [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/), following the [bug submission guidelines](/faq/#question.report-bugs). And if you find interesting sights, be sure to submit your [screenshots](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Screenshots). |
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Following up on the SCI game testing, a testing session for the next ScummVM release has arrived! It's time to point and click at several other ScummVM games that need testing before we can publish a new version.
This testing season we have two new games up for testing: *Fascination* and *Maniac Mansion* (C64 version). Contrary to previous testing seasons, not all games will be tested. The number of games supported has grown significantly and testing all the games is too much. So for this testing season, and testing seasons onward, we've decided to only put games up for testing that have had significant changes to their codebase since the last release. As usual, the list of games to be tested is on the [wiki](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/1.2.0). The page also lists games that are not required to be tested, but feel free to test them too if you don't have any of the other games that require testing. Note that the SCI games are not on the testing page. The SCI testing went well and they do not need to be tested again. So what are you waiting for? Go test some ScummVM games using a [daily build](/downloads/#daily) and report any bugs you find to the [bug tracker](http://bugs.scummvm.org/). After completing a playthrough of a game, please report it on [the forums](http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?t=9320) so it can be added to the [release testing wiki page](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing/1.2.0). Make sure you provide the version, language, and platform of your game when reporting a completion. Consult the [testing guidelines](http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Release_Testing) should you have any other questions. |
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[CABAL](/news/20040401) (Coalesced 'Adventures beyond Architecture' League) finally came alive, and now for real. Yes, truly, it took us just 6.5 years, and today we are eagerly announcing that a universal adventure game interpreter, playing SCUMM, AGI, and **SCI** games has been released.
From now on, it is available on ScummVM's [downloads page](/downloads/) (Look for version 1.2.0). You may jump straight there, or stay a bit longer and see what cool new features are included. As you have probably already realized, this release has support for SCI, and moreover, [the list of compatible](/compatibility/1.2.0/) games goes beyond the original FreeSCI which was merged about 1.5 years ago. We support *Conquests of Camelot/the Longbow*, *Castle/Island of Dr. Brain*, *Codename: ICEMAN*, *EcoQuest 1&2*, *all four Hoyle games*, *Freddy Pharkas*, *Jones in the Fast Lane*, *King's Quest I-VI*, both *Laura Bow* games, *Larry* up to 6 (low-res 6 only), *Police Quest 1-3*, *Quest for Glory I-III*, *Space Quest up to V* and a few others. Incredible work by the FreeSCI team and our own SCI engine team! Early SCI 16-color games can be optionally undithered by ScummVM, making them look much better. To see a comparison between undithered graphics and the original, watch [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScrBr16vkM) produced by one of our SCI engine developers and see for yourself. Besides SCI, we have added support for yet another Coktel Vision game called *Fascination* and we have a number of new ports: Android, Dingux, Caanoo and OpenPandora. Unfortunately we had to declare the PalmOS port officially dead. As usual there are tons of engine-specific bug fixes. Take a look at the [release notes](https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.2.0/ReleaseNotes) if you want to know more. But wait! We would like to tell a little bit about another long-awaited feature new in this release. After all these years we are finally going international, and the ScummVM GUI can be translated into any language (well, almost any). Right now we have Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian localizations. Besides this there are a lot of smaller improvements like tooltips, radio buttons, improved usability and we support more games running from original media without the need to shuffle the game files. Enough talking! Now it is time to [download](/downloads/) ScummVM and start playing! |
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