Joy, everyone!
Another DOS-only adventure classic has been salvaged by the ScummVM team. It's now possible to play I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream on modern PCs! And certainly soon on Nintendo DS!
You'll need to download the latest test version of ScummVM until official version 0.11 comes out, so it might still be buggy. The game itself is pretty rare, but you can get it (for a rather high price) on Harlan Ellison's Website Shop.
Harlan Ellison is the writer of the original short story the game was based on. He was actually also highly involved in the making of the game, writing fresh material and giving his voice to AM, the omnipotent supercomputer who destroyed all humanity except five individuals he keeps torturing for eternity. That's just the beginning. Expect strong and grim subject matter, difficult puzzles, and probably deep afterthought. Yes, it's pretty much a true game for adults.
For more info about Ellison, check those Wikipedia pages : in english, et en français!
Oh, and the game was published by Cyberdreams, of Dark Seed fame.
- ScummVM website : official post
Here's a 10 minutes video of the game. Don't watch it if you don't want the game spoiled, because it's the walkthrough for the first half of Gorrister's journey. Gorrister is one of the 5 characters you will play throughout the game :
Another DOS-only adventure classic has been salvaged by the ScummVM team. It's now possible to play I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream on modern PCs! And certainly soon on Nintendo DS!
You'll need to download the latest test version of ScummVM until official version 0.11 comes out, so it might still be buggy. The game itself is pretty rare, but you can get it (for a rather high price) on Harlan Ellison's Website Shop.
Harlan Ellison is the writer of the original short story the game was based on. He was actually also highly involved in the making of the game, writing fresh material and giving his voice to AM, the omnipotent supercomputer who destroyed all humanity except five individuals he keeps torturing for eternity. That's just the beginning. Expect strong and grim subject matter, difficult puzzles, and probably deep afterthought. Yes, it's pretty much a true game for adults.
For more info about Ellison, check those Wikipedia pages : in english, et en français!
Oh, and the game was published by Cyberdreams, of Dark Seed fame.
- ScummVM website : official post
Here's a 10 minutes video of the game. Don't watch it if you don't want the game spoiled, because it's the walkthrough for the first half of Gorrister's journey. Gorrister is one of the 5 characters you will play throughout the game :
