The release of the free cross-platform interpreter of classic quests ScummVM 2.6.0 is presented, which replaces the executable files for games and allows you to run many classic games on platforms for which they were not originally intended. The project code is distributed under the GPLv3+ license.
More than 260 quests and more than 1600 interactive text-based games can be launched in total, including games from LucasArts, Humongous Entertainment, Revolution Software, Cyan and Sierra, such as Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, Broken Sword, Myst, Blade Runner, King's Quest 1-7 , Space Quest 1-6, Discworld, Simon the Sorcerer, Beneath A Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress and The Legend of Kyrandia. Games are supported on Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, PS Vita, Switch, Dreamcast, AmigaOS, Atari/FreeMiNT, RISC OS, Haiku, PSP, PS3, Maemo, GCW Zero, etc.
In the new version:
- The source texts of the project have been transferred from the GPLv2 license to the GPLv3+ license.
- Added support for games:
- Sanitarium.
- Hades challenge.
- Marvel Comics Spider-Man: The Sinister Six.
- The 11th Hour.
- Clandestine.
- Tender Loving Care.
- Uncle Henry's Playhouse.
- wetlands.
- Chewy: Esc from F5.
- Build now requires a compiler that supports the C++11 standard. Build support has been dropped in VS2008.
- Added advanced options for filtering search results.
- The GUI has an icon-based browsing mode.
- Added support for RetroWave OPL3 sound card.
- Added an experimental port of OpenDingux.
- Removed Symbian port.
- A create_engine utility has been provided to simplify the creation of new engines.
- The Launcher provides the ability to group games into categories, as well as a new interface for navigating new games, designed as a grid of icons.
- New Digital iMUSE engine added.
- The SCI engine supports recording in games BRAIN1, BRAIN2, ECOQUEST1, ECOQUEST2, FAIRYTALES, PHARKAS, GK1, GK2, ICEMAN, KQ1, KQ4, KQ5, KQ6, KQ7, LB1, LB2, LIGHTHOUSE, LONGBOW, LSL1, LSL2, LSL3, LSL5, LSL6, LSL6HIRES, LSL7, PEPPER, PHANT2, PQ1, PQ2, PQ3, PQ4, PQSWAT, QFG1, QFG1VGA, QFG2, QFG3, QFG4, SHIVERS, SQ1, SQ3, SQ4, SQ5, SQ6, TORIN.
- Added support for 3D graphics hardware acceleration in the Android platform port.
Source: opennet.ru