ScummVM Problem

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

I’m trying to run Beneath A Steel Sky in RetroArch with ScummVM. The game loads up fine to the Virgin Interactive logo but then the screen goes black and I don’t get to the Revolution logo. Eventually, with the screen still black, the audio of the intro will start to play.

I tested the game with the version of ScummVM it came with from Good Old Games and it plays fine- so the problem lies with this version of ScummVM. Any ideas on how I can get this game working?

#2

Although the topic is old, the issue persists to this day. One way of getting past this is running retroarch_debug.exe instead which, for whatever reason, will work fine. This issue has been open in Github since February, we’ve yet to see someone address it: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/11763

Here’s a list of games that I know of which are affected by the same bug:

  • Beneath a Steel Sky
  • Bud Tucker in Double Trouble
  • Drascula - The Vampire Strikes Back
  • Gobliins 2
  • Goblins 3
  • Legend of Kyrandia, The - Malcolm’s Revenge (affects intro / FMV sequences)
  • Leisure Suit Larry 7 - Love for Sail
  • Toonstruck
  • Touche
  • Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimut

In case you don’t have retroarch_debug.exe and need it, grab it here (x64, v1.90 [6388872a54])

#3

Bumping this in case someone happens to be able to chime in.

#4

This also used to happen to me, but now I get some heavily distorted images sometimes, including the revolution logo. So, not much progress was made.

#5

Yeah, same here. Most things still didn’t change, but others have like you mentioned where the logos appear faintly with an aberrant coloration.