Play games in ScummVM

1 Configure ScummVM

Start the launcher and click on the Options button. Switch to the last tab, which houses miscellaneous settings. Use the ‘Theme’ button to change the visual appearance of the launcher by switching to another theme. The GUI Renderer setting defines how the launcher is rendered, and the Autosave option controls the length of time that ScummVM waits between saves.

2 Default paths

Switch to the Paths tab to configure where ScummVM looks for particular files. The Save Path option points to the default folder where ScummVM will store saved games. If the option isn’t set, the saved games are stored in the current directory. Then there’s the Theme Path option, which points to the directory that stores additional themes for the launcher.

3 Add games

To load a supported game into ScummVM, copy its data files from the original media. If you’ve downloaded the files from ScummVM’s website, you have to extract them before copying them into RetroPie. Then run ScummVM, press the ‘Mass Add’ button and point ScummVM to the extracted folder. It auto-detects any games in there and they appear in the game list.

4 Global menu

Now select the game you wish to play and press ‘Start’. While playing the game, you can press the Ctrl+F5 key combination to pause the game and bring up the global menu. This gives you the option to get help and influence gameplay. Using the ‘Help’ button, you can access any in-game help documentation, while the ‘Options’ button enables you to tweak certain settings, such as volume.