NAME¶
scummvm —
graphic adventure game
interpreter
SYNOPSIS¶
DESCRIPTION¶
scummvm is an interpreter that will play graphic adventure
games based on a variety of game engines.
- -F
- Force windowed mode.
- -b
param
- Pass number to the boot script (boot param).
- -c
config
- Use config as alternate configuration
file.
- -d
level
- Set debug verbosity to level.
- -e
driver
- Music driver to use:
- adlib
- AdLib emulation (default)
- alsa
- Output using ALSA sequencer device
- amidi
- Use the MorphOS MIDI system, for MorphOS users
- core
- CoreAudio sound, for MacOS X users
- mt32
- MT-32 emulation
- null
- Null output. Don't play any music.
- pcjr
- PCjr emulation
- pcspk
- PC Speaker emulation
- seq
- Use /dev/sequencer for MIDI output
- towns
- FM-TOWNS YM2612 emulation
- windows
- Windows built in MIDI sequencer for Windows users
- -f
- Force full-screen mode.
- -g
scaler
- Select graphics scaler:
- 2x
- No filtering, factor 2x (default for non 640x480
games).
- 3x
- No filtering, factor 3x.
- 2xsai
- 2xsai filter, factor 2x.
- advmame2x
- Doesn't rely on blurring like 2xSAI, fast. Factor
2x.
- advmame3x
- Doesn't rely on blurring like 2xSAI, fast. Factor
3x.
- dotmatrix
- Dot matrix effect. Factor 2x.
- hq2x
- Very nice high quality filter but slow. Factor 2x.
- hq3x
- Very nice high quality filter but slow. Factor 3x.
- normal
- No filtering, no scaling. Fastest.
- super2xsai
- Enhanced 2xsai filtering, factor 2x.
- supereagle
- Less blurry than 2xsai, but slower. Factor 2x.
- tv2x
- Interlace filter, tries to emulate a TV. Factor
2x.
- -h
- Display a brief help text and exit.
- -m
vol
- Set the music volume to vol range
0-255 (default: 192).
- -n
- Enable subtitles (use with games that have voice).
- -p
path
- Path to where the game is installed.
- -q
language
- Select game language:
- cz
- Czech
- en
- English (USA) (default)
- de
- German
- es
- Spanish
- fr
- French
- gb
- English (Great Britain) (default for BASS)
- hb
- Hebrew
- it
- Italian
- jp
- Japanese
- kr
- Korean
- pt
- Portuguese
- ru
- Russian
- se
- Swedish
- zh
- Chinese
- -r
vol
- Set the speech volume to vol range
0-255 (default: 192).
- -s
vol
- Set the sfx volume to vol range 0-255
(default: 192).
- -t
- Display list of configured targets and exit.
- -u
- Enable script dumping if a directory called
‘
dumps’ exists in the current
directory.
- -v
- Display ScummVM version information and exit.
- -x
slot
- Save game slot number to load
(default: autosave).
- -z
- Display list of supported games and exit.
- --alt-intro
- Use alternative intro for CD versions of Beneath a Steel
Sky and Flight of the Amazon Queen.
- --aspect-ratio
- Enable aspect ratio correction.
- --cdrom=num
- CD drive to play CD audio from (default: 0 = first
drive).
- --copy-protection
- Enable copy protection in SCUMM games, when ScummVM
disables it by default.
- --demo-mode
- Start demo mode of Maniac Mansion.
- --enable-gs
- Enable Roland GS mode for MIDI playback.
- --extrapath=path
- Look for additional game data in
path.
- --joystick=num
- Enable input with joystick (default: 0 = first
joystick).
- --multi-midi
- Enable combination AdLib and native MIDI.
- --native-mt32
- True Roland MT-32 MIDI (disable GM emulation).
- ---render-mode=mode
- Enable additional render mode (cga,
ega, hercGreen, hercAmber, amiga).
- --platform=plat
- Specify original platform of game.
- --output-rate=rate
- Set output sample rate in Hz to rate
(e.g. 22050).
- --savepath=path
- Look for savegames in path.
- --soundfont=fILE
- Select the SoundFont for MIDI playback (only supported by
some MIDI drivers).
- --talkspeed=speed
- Set talk speed to speed for SCUMM
games (default: 60).
- --tempo=tempo
- Set music tempo to tempo (in percent,
50-200) for SCUMM games (default: 100).
INGAME KEYS¶
- Cmd-q
- Quit (Mac OS X)
- Ctrl-q
- Quit (Most platforms)
- Ctrl-f
- Toggle fast mode
- Ctrl-m
- Toggle mouse capture
- Ctrl-Alt 1-8
- Switch between graphics filters
- Ctrl-Alt +
- Increase scale factor
- Ctrl-Alt -
- Decrease scale factor
- Ctrl-Alt a
- Toggle aspect-ratio correction
- Alt-Enter
- Toggle full screen/windowed
ENVIRONMENT¶
SCUMMVM_MIDI- The sequencer device to use with the
‘
seq’ MIDI driver.
SCUMMVM_MIDIPORT- The number of the sequencer to use when using the
‘
seq’ MIDI driver.
SCUMMVM_PORT- The ALSA port to open for output when using the
‘
alsa’ MIDI driver.
FILES¶
- $HOME/.scummvmrc
- Configuration file on UNIX.
- $HOME/Library/Preferences/ScummVM
Preferences
- Configuration file on Mac OS X.
EXAMPLES¶
Running the builtin game launcher:
$ scummvm
Running Day of the Tentacle specifying the path:
$ scummvm -p /usr/local/share/games/tentacle
tentacle
Running The Dig with advmame2x filter with subtitles:
$ scummvm -g advmame2x -n dig
Running the Italian version of Maniac Mansion fullscreen:
$ scummvm -q it -f maniac
SEE ALSO¶
More information can be found in the README and on the website
http://www.scummvm.org.
AUTHORS¶
This manual page written by Jonathan Gray <khalek at scummvm.org>. ScummVM
was written by the ScummVM team. See AUTHORS file for more information.
