You can find a list of all the available freeware games in their Freeware/Demoware Wiki entry. The easiest way to get started is to simply visit the ScummVM archives and grab copies of games that are now freeware.
You can find a full list of games and their compatibility ratings here. It’s not a general purpose DOS/Windows emulator, but instead emulates the software framework (and the hardware used by that framework) specifically for the point-and-click adventure games produced by LucasArts, Sierra Games, Activision, and other point-and-click adventure game companies.Īs such, ScummVM will take care of all the emulation, display, and interface side of things but you are responsible for supplying the actual game files for it to load up. ScummVM is an emulation tool that emulates specific game engines so you can play retro point-and-click games.
We will go over which games are compatible and how to get them in the first section of the tutorial. We found it very comfortable to use an old GameCube controller to play the games.įinally, you will need to have at least one ScummVM compatible point-and-click adventure game. Second, while you can happily follow along with this tutorial with just the Wiimote, as you get more into playing point-and-click adventures on your Wii you may find it tiresome to hold the Wiimote up to navigate the mouse cursor around the screen. Check out our guide to installing ScummVM on your PC here.
Copy the folder "RESOURCE" from the CD-ROM into the ScummVM game files folder rename RESOURCE to something useful (e.g.If you are totally into the idea of playing old retro point-and-click games but you don’t want to mod your Wii, don’t leave empty handed.Floppy disk version: Same procedure as for the "Monkey Island 2" game above."Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis")
rar archive into the ScummVM game files folder rename "Game" to something useful (e.g. CD-ROM version: Copy the "Game" folder from the.Prepare a folder in the ScummVM game files folder.Without spoken text (German): Five floppy disk images disk0039.img - disk0043.img created from 3.5" disks.jpg files from the game package, a complete walkthrough and the "Original Sound Track" in. The file Indiana Jones 2- and the Fate of Atlantis (with speech).rar also contains a couple of. With spoken text: The CD-ROM version of the game.Note: Copy protection seems to be broken, any answer will work for the code wheel question at the beginning of the game. Navigate to and select the game files folder copied above.Copy the file "Codes Monkey Island 2.txt" with code wheel data into the game files folder.boxer bundle in the Finder and copy the single folder in it to your ScummVM game files folder the. When installation is finished, quit the DOSBox session.boxer bundle and automatically launches a DOSBox session with the installer running