RISC OS

This page contains all the information you need to get ScummVM up and running on the RISC operating system.

What you’ll need

Installing ScummVM

Download the RISC OS package from the ScummVM Downloads page.

Use a tool such as SparkFS to extract the archive. It is important that the archive is not extracted on any other system, because this results in a loss of file type information. ScummVM requires the file type information to run properly.

Transferring game files

Copy data files directly from the original discs on machines that have CD and/or floppy drives, or use a USB drive to transfer the files from another system.

See Handling game files for more information about game file requirements.

Controls

Controls can be manually configured in the Keymaps tab. See the Keyboard shortcuts page for common default keyboard shortcuts.

Paths

Saved games

<Choices$Write>.ScummVM.Saves

Configuration file

<Choices$Write>.ScummVM.scummvmrc

The <Choices$Write> environment variable is usually $.!Boot.Choices.

Settings

For more information about settings, see the Settings section of the documentation. Only platform-specific differences are listed here.

There is one additional configuration option, enable_reporter. When set to true in Configuration file, log messages are sent to the !Reporter application. This is useful mostly for developers.

Known issues

  • ScummVM for RISC OS does not have cloud or LAN functionality.

  • FluidSynth is not supported.

  • ScummVM is not compatible with RISC OS 3, 4 or 6.