Today PlayStation 3 developer bgK has updated ScummVM, an implementation of LucasArts SCUMM interpreter emulator, to Build 20110605 for PS3 Custom Firmware users.
For those unaware, ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files.
To quote: ScummVM on PS3:
Prerequisites
A homebrew enabled PlayStation 3 console. As of now that mostly means having a custom firmware installed. Obtaining and installing such a software is out of the scope of this document. Sorry, but you’re on your own for that one.
At least one ScummVM supported game. The list of compatible games can be seen here: ScummVM :: Compatibility - DEV
The page Where to get the games - ScummVM :: Wiki references some places where those games can be bought. Demonstration versions for most of the supported games are downloadable on ScummVM :: Game Demos
An USB drive.
Installing
From a computer, download the installable package of the PS3 port from ScummVM’s main site. It should be a .pkg file. Copy it to an USB drive.
After having plugged the USB drive to you PS3, the installation package should appear in the XMB under the “Games > Install Package” menu. Installing it copies ScummVM and its dependencies to your PS3′s hard drive. It also adds the “Games > PlayStation 3 > ScummVM” XMB entry which is to be used to launch ScummVM.
Configuring and playing games
The user manual describes how to add games to ScummVM and launch them : User Manual - ScummVM :: Wiki
PlayStation 3 Specifics
Games can be launched either from an USB drive or from the internal hard drive. The internal hard drive has better performance though.
Savegames are wrote in the /hdd0/game/SCUM12000/saves folder.
Left stick => Mouse
Cross => Left mouse button
Circle => Right mouse button
Triangle => Game menu (F5)
Square => Escape
Start => ScummVM’s in global game menu
Select => Toggle virtual keyboard
L1 => AGI predictive input dialog
Disclaimer
Unauthorized distribution of an installable package with non freeware games included is a violation of the copyright law and is as such forbidden.
Building from source
This port of ScummVM to the PS3 is based on SDL. It uses the open source SDK PSL1GHT.
The dependencies needed to build it are :
The toolchain from https://github.com/ps3dev/ps3toolchain
SDL from https://github.com/zeldin/SDL_PSL1GHT
ScummVM from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm
Once all the dependencies are correctly setup, an installable package can be obtained from source by issuing the following command :
./configure –host=ps3 && make ps3pkg
Télécharger ScummVM bgK Build 20110605: Des jeux Point & Click sur PS3
Code source : https://github.com/bgK/scummvm
Source : http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/scummvm-build-20110605-ps3-custom-firmware-bgk-88298/