#scumm

[seshohocian]

LUCASARTS PRESENTS Columbo in: SCUMM of the Earth

(Inspired by this bluesky post)

[acquired-stardust]

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis DOS 1992

[linuxgamenews]

Experience the Magic of Backyard Soccer ‘98 on Steam Deck and Linux

Backyard Soccer ‘98 is a casual arcade sports game that is now playable on Steam Deck and Linux via Windows PC. Thanks to the awesome team at Mega Cat Studios. Which you can play now on Steam with it's 100% Positive reviews. Here’s some news to kickstart your nostalgia – Backyard Soccer ‘98 is now officially available on Steam Deck and Linux. If you grew up playing the Backyard Sports series, you already know the magic of teaming up with Pablo Sanchez and the gang. This remaster brings all the childhood feels, now polished up for a modern audience. Backyard Soccer ‘98 is brought to us by Playground Productions. A crew dedicated to creating fun and family-friendly content, and Mega Cat Studios, the masterminds behind some of the coolest retro and indie games out there. Together, they’ve taken a classic and made it shine for a new generation of players. This release follows the smashing success of Backyard Baseball ‘97. Which also made a huge splash when it launched on Steam. It became the #1 sports game and even cracked the Top 10 titles overall. And the nostalgia train doesn’t stop here. Titles like Backyard Football ‘99, Backyard Basketball ‘01, Backyard Baseball ‘01, and Backyard Hockey ‘02 are already up for wishlisting on Steam. Hit that follow button on the Backyard Sports franchise page so you don’t miss a single update!

Backyard Soccer ‘98 Trailer

So here’s where it gets even better. Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios aren’t stopping at remasters. They’re cooking up a next-gen title inspired by the classics, which means something fresh and exciting is in the works. Plus, they’re making it easier than ever to enjoy them. And also – there’s talk about expanding the Backyard Sports universe even further. Who knows what's coming next? So, what are you waiting for? Head to Steam, grab Backyard Soccer ‘98, and relive those epic goals and hilarious backyard antics. Whether you’re booting it up on your Steam Deck or Linux via Windows PC, this casual arcade sports remaster is guaranteed to hit you right in the feels. With a price of $8.99 USD / £7.65 / 8,77€, including the 10% discount. And don’t forget to follow the Backyard Sports franchise page to stay in the loop. There’s a lot more where this came from, so don’t miss out.

[starryoak]

Hey, you! Do you like nerdy programming shit? Do you like LucasArts’ adventure games? (circa 1990′s?) Did you grow up playing Humongous Entertainment games? Do you love the SCUMM system used for developing games and want to know more about their development? Do you like weird anecdotes about stupid programming jokes?

Then you might be interested in watching my dad’s interviews about his time as a programmer as one of the creators of the SCUMM system and lead programmer at Humongous Entertainment!

[found-in-retro-game-mags]

Sam & Max Hit the Road

“Adventure game of the year” (CD-ROM Today #6, June/July 1994)

[millenialpcaesthetics]

'Sam & Max: Hit the Road' - 1993

[maverickuk]

Lucasarts Games created a series of timeless classics that are still as enjoyable to play today as they were at launch.

I can easily recall how impressive the playful cartoony Chuck Jones style visuals of Day of the Tentacle looked on my Dad's Compaq Presario 486 SVGA monitor when I first fired it up.

Even today I can't help but watch the damn impressive intro sequence in full if I let myself watch more than 10 seconds of it.

For some reason in my mind I find it hard to imagine that any of those SCUMM classics could ever be played away from the PC. They just seem like artifacts tied to the 90's age of beige computing.

I happened to be relaxing at a cafe recently and found my old DSi was in my bag. It wasn't long before I discovered that I'd previously installed ScummVM with Day of the Tentacle on it and was immediately sucked into the experience and smiling to myself at the great dialogue and humour of it.

The resistive screen and stylus interface works perfectly for the originally designed mouse input. The only real issue is that the bottom of the screen is slightly cut off, making it tricker to select from the bottom row of commands.

Thank you my old DSi for breathing life into even older SCUMM games!

[sslimbo]