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Adventure interpreters....

8 replies · 3,388 views · Started 03 March 2002

SwitchBlade 03 Mar 2002, 21:33

Well now we can play infocom and hugo games, but the programmers forgot the most important one, yes, a SCUMM VM, so I can play monkey island on my 9210. That *IS* a killer app. User posted image

SwitchBlade 03 Mar 2002, 23:37

Same way as you play the infocom or hugo games, just get an engine to interpret the files. LucasArts use the SCUMM engine for which the port to BeOS is called the SCUMM VM, I hope there will be one for the 9210.

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ashby 04 Mar 2002, 08:47

what about the older lucas arts games, i would love to be able to play zak, DOTT. I would also love a Sierra interpreter so I can play Lesuire Suit Larry

SwitchBlade 04 Mar 2002, 14:06

Infocom and Hugo are older than Lucas Arts offerings, so probably why you don't remember them as well. The Hugo engine is named after the 3 first games released on it (Hugo 1, 2, and 3) and has been used for a lot of open-source graphic adventures now. Infocom released loads of games, but there is only one I remember is Crime City (or something like that Mob City, or am I on something else?)

Anyway needless to say that LucasArts and Sierra dominaed the market in a big way.

Coolmatter 04 Mar 2002, 14:47

Hmm... It rings a bell but...
Anyway... I've started with a spectrum ZX+ and I'm sure I've played them!!!
Thanks for the info!

Coolmatter

Guest 09 Mar 2002, 17:39

Ever heard of Return to Zork? Zork is the text adventure that started it all, it was by Infocom.

There's a long list of Infocom games, such as anything with "Zork" in the name, Shogun, Arthur Quest for Excalibur, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Planetfall (precursor to later sierra's space quest), etc etc etc. Just search google for "infocom" and you'll get tons of results.