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ScummVM - General Guide

ScummVM is a engine which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games.

Note:

ScummVM-SA is not implemented in RetroDECK yet. But will be available in a future version, only the ScummVM RetroArch Core exists for now.

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ScummVM Links:

ScummVM Guides

ScummVM Game Compatibility and ID List

ScummVM Wiki

ScummVM Github

ScummVM Webpage

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Where to put the games?

ScummVM games should be put into the retrodeck/roms/scummvm/ directory.

What file formats are supported?

.scummvm

Does ScummVM require BIOS or Firmware?

No

Folder structure

Type	Folder	Comment
ROMs Folder	retrodeck/roms/scummvm/

How-to: Create .scummvm files that run in ES-DE

This guide works for both the ScummVM-SA and ScummVM RetroArch Core.

Example:

In this example we got a game we want to add: Beneath a Steel Sky

Step 1: Add the game

Move the uncompressed game into the retrodeck/roms/scummvm/ folder.

The result should be: retrodeck/roms/scummvm/Beneath a Steel Sky/

Step 2: Check the ScummVM ID of the game

Go into ScummVM Game Compatibility and ID List

Search for Beneath a Steel Sky make a note of the ScummVM ID in this case called: sky

Step 3: Create the .scummvm file

• The .scummvm file starts as a empty textfile that needs to be created in each game you want to adds directory.
• It should be named <ScummVM_ID>.scummvm
• In our example the file will be called sky.scummvm and should be created in retrodeck/roms/scummvm/Beneath a Steel Sky/

The end result should look like:

retrodeck/roms/scummvm/Beneath a Steel Sky/sky.scummvm

Step 4: Open the .scummvm file and add the ScummVM_ID

Open up the empty sky.scummvm file and just type in the <ScummVM_ID> in the first row of the file and save in this example sky.

Make sure you don't add any spaces or linebreaks and the file should just contain the word sky.

Step 5: The game should now run

The game should now be added to the ES-DE interface from the retrodeck/roms/scummvm/Beneath a Steel Sky/sky.scummvm file you just created and can be played after you reload RetroDECK from the Configurator or re-launch the application.