ScummVM is an extremely light weight software which allows you to run many different classic adventure type games on your own PC. The software will replace all the original game's executable files so that you can play the said games on different platforms. However, in order to run any game on your Windows system, you will first of all need to have all the required data files. Luckily for us, the files can all be downloaded from a website called Softarc. This download will not only enable you to burn the game's files to a DVD, it will also enable you to install the application on your system and run the said game with little or no problem.
ScummVM can be downloaded from the official site of Softarc, but it is also possible to obtain the same application through several websites which are selling this application for a certain price. When you buy the software, you will be provided with a set of bin files which you then install on your PC. From there, you just need to copy the data files of the original adventure games onto your hard drive (CD or DVD). The installation process takes just a few minutes and after that you will be ready to enjoy your new games which include all kinds of'ROM based adventures. Moreover, as mentioned earlier, all these can be run on both Windows and Linux operating systems.
The developers of ScummVM have been very quick to release this software under the GNU FDL license, making it open source. This means that anyone who would like to develop an application which uses the ScummVM engine can do so without needing to pay any kind of royalties. In fact, there is even a community site called Simutronic which allows users of the software to upload their game ROMs and share them with others. While the software is free, the authors still sell a special license to allow them to recoup their profits from the sales of the product. This means that ScummVM is one of the few video games which are licensed to be freely used by everyone.
