SCUMMVM(6) BSD Games Manual SCUMMVM(6)NAMEscummvm — graphic adventure game interpreter
SYNOPSISscummvm [options] [game]
DESCRIPTIONscummvm 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 Mac OS 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>. Scum‐
mVM was written by the ScummVM team. See AUTHORS file for more informa‐
tion.
BSD December 15, 2004 BSD
