steve kwan user experience designer

The joy of SCUMM

(August 11st, 2008 - 4:31PM)

I'd been looking for new games to play on my phone (review of said device forthcoming), and I discovered ScummVM.

I won't go into the details of what ScummVM is or how it works (all that info is available on their website), but it basically lets you play old-school point-and-click adventure games. In particular, with ScummVM you can play LucasArts' old school games like Full Throttle.

What's great about ScummVM is that it's available on a lot of platforms, including Windows Mobile and the iPhone. This is great because touchscreen devices, especially those with styluses, are ideal for point-and-click games.

I've been playing Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle on my new phone, and I'm absolutely loving it.

I highly recommend downloading ScummVM, especially if you're interested in portable gaming.