The Return of (Old) PC Graphic Adventures 93
KingofGnG writes "Though they belong to a genre already considered defunct and inadequate for the mainstream video game market, adventure games have a glorious past, a past that deserves to be remembered, and, of course, replayed. At the center of a good part of this effort of collective memory, there is ScummVM, the virtual machine which acts like an interface between the feelings and the puzzles from the good old times and the modern operating systems. As already highlighted before, the ScummVM target has grown immensely over time, going from the simple support of the 'classic' adventure games par excellence published by Lucasfilm/Lucasarts, to a range that includes virtually any single puzzle-solving game developed from the beginning of time up to the advent of the (Windows) NT platform. The last video game engine added to ScummVM within the past few days is Groovie, created by the software house Trilobyte for its first title released in 1993, The 7th Guest ."
Not mainstream? (Score:5, Interesting)
While the definition of mainstream videogames can be debated, new adventure games are still sold in places like best buy and wal-mart. That seems mainstream to me. It is true they don't have the prestige or marketing behind them that they used to but they are still good.
I picked up the Agathe Christie series on a whim at best buy one day and am presently surprised.
adventuregamers.com and justadventure.com are still 'keeping it real' so to speak.
Re:Not mainstream? (Score:3, Interesting)
I think I agree with you. But the way you phrased your comment made me have to think twice and read it more than once. Correct me if I am wrong, but are you saying: they're not "games", they're "adventures" and deeper than the modern conception of video games. They (text based adventures) were not games, they were, somehow, more... a way that hackers communicated with each other. Made jokes with each other. Spun engaging tales to others interested. Programmed and had fun. Did things for the hell of it. Told a story. Engaged the player. Let the player become part of the story. Hacked. Am I way off track? The masters of text-based adventures were poets, philosophers, comedians, wizards, magicians, storytellers, riddle makers, writers, mathematicians, programmers and, (I dunno how they did this last one) friends? People I'd never met, but I bet if I met them in the street I'd like... that kind of friend
Yeah... those old games...
SCI? (Score:1, Interesting)
Well, that's all fine and dandy, but when are we finally going to see SCI support (for Sierra's later games)?
I remember that many years ago, the ScummVM team said, essentially, "ScummVM is for SCUMM games only, therefore we won't add SCI support even though Sierra's games were the 'other big thing' along wit LucasArts'"; these days, with support for just about any and every engine thrown into ScummVM, is there any update on whether SCI support is planned? Or at least considered?
Re:Not mainstream? (Score:1, Interesting)
Even though helicopters can fly, they are not planes.
So the question is: does a video game need video?
In case you liked the 7th Guest music... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Well (Score:2, Interesting)