Company
Date Published
Author
Lee Reilly
Word count
661
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Game Bytes is a monthly blog series that explores the game developer community on GitHub, and this edition highlights ScummVM, a project that allows players to enjoy classic point-and-click adventure games from the 80s and 90s on modern hardware. ScummVM, initially developed for games using the SCUMM engine by LucasArts, now supports a variety of engines and is available as a free, open-source download on multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Android. The project actively seeks contributors for its codebase and documentation and participates in mentorship through Google's Summer of Code program. In addition to ScummVM, the blog mentions other community developments such as the release of Phaser 3.10, which includes new features like multi-touch support, and the Godot Community Game Jam, which encourages open-source game development. Moreover, the GitHub for Unity tool has reached version 1.0, incorporating improvements based on community feedback.