Fatwax Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Indi's music thread got me all nostalgic and got me on a search to see if it was possible to play these classic games on my mac somehow. I found a brilliant LEGAL program called Scumm VM which acts as an emulator. All you need is the original disk files, either from the old floppy disks that can be be bought or downloaded for free depending on licenses and you're away. I'm currently playing through the classic Beneath a Steel Sky, which was brilliant (and free to download from the site!!). Other ones that I adored as a kid would be: Day of the tentacle Monkey Island (1 & 2) Discworld Sam & Max hit the road Full Throttle (possibly my favourite) This Scumm app is also available for PSP, Windows, Palm, iPhone etc. etc. from what I can see. Brilliant app if you love this kind of stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Curse of Monkey Island - Nothing beats it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuhg Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I used to love Broken Sword. Remember getting a demo for Broken Sword 2 included on a free cd with some Playstation magazine I bought and playing the level over and over. Quality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Beneath a Steel Sky is Wullie's favourite game, ask him if you get stuck 'cos he knows it inside out. Like down to the entire script. I liked Monkey Island 2 when I was young, but I cheated on some bits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 ScummVM also works on DS btw, which is perfect for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I used to love Broken Sword. Remember getting a demo for Broken Sword 2 included on a free cd with some Playstation magazine I bought and playing the level over and over. Quality Exact same story here. The Monkey Island games and B.A.S.S were also very, very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Murray is awesome, Bwahahahahahah! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 ScummVM also works on DS btw, which is perfect for it. And the Wii Although technically not a 2D job and I was a little older, Grim Fandango is definitely worth a mention. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I used to love Broken Sword. They're re-making the series for the DS http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7403/nds35480866627.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuhg Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 With that and Chinatown Wars I'll probably be lending wor lasses a fair bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 My dad was always into these games, but I never really got into them when I was younger. He definitely played the Monkey Island games, Discworld, Loom and probably others. I don't think they fall into this genre but he also played the likes of Dungeon Master, Captive and those sorts of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxsln Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Monkey Island and Broken Sword.. Im naming my firstborn Guybrush Threepwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle. Discworld was good, but it was also far too weird, with alot of the puzzles being completely random. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheToon Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Look, a three headed monkey! Yeah, MI rocks. Released ater on, and not in 2D like the thread is titled, Grim Fandango was also a fantastic game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 One of the greatest tragedies of modern gaming is the death of the point and click. There's a couple on the scumm website that are worth downloading besides the masterpiece that is 'beneath a steel sky'. One's called 'flight of the amazon queen', think there's another that slips my mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Bee Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 A game can still retain the spirit of point+click games without being a point+click. Anyone who failed to play Psychonauts has no right to complain about the death of point+click adventure games, imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Still Life was also fucking amazing. As was the Syberia series. Grim Fandango The Longest Journey Sure there are several others. It's not like it used to be, but the genre still provides quality gaming experiences. Still Life 2 due out next month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 A game can still retain the spirit of point+click games without being a point+click. Anyone who failed to play Psychonauts has no right to complain about the death of point+click adventure games, imho. Totally agree with this. Another one that I adored was Blade Runner. Not a 2D job by any means... but what a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 The Indiana Jones one is pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 A game can still retain the spirit of point+click games without being a point+click. Anyone who failed to play Psychonauts has no right to complain about the death of point+click adventure games, imho. I've not played that tbf (sounds good from Wiki though) but that was three years ago. You can't deny that point and clicks have largely died off, mainly to do with the drop-off in PC gaming I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxsln Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Forgot all about Sanitarium, best game ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 ScummVM also works on DS btw, which is perfect for it. Need to get myself some of this. Did you play BASS when you were a kid, Fatwax? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shido Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 The Dig. Totally insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Maniac Mansion was probably the first one I played. I suppose I would pick Deja Vu for the NES. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shido Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I wanted to like The Dig because it was on one of those new-fangled CD things, but as I recall it wasn't funny in the least (and didn't try to be), so I didn't enjoy it. Yeah wasn't funny at all really.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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