ScummVM 0.9.1 - now for Classic Amiga!

[motorollin]

I don't see why it should be slow. If I understand ScummVM correctly, it is an interpreter for a common format of point-and-click game data files. Isn't that exactly what the original game does? If ScummVM runs natively on a 68k Amiga, I don't see why it should be any slower than the original game using the same data files, also running natively on a 68k Amiga.

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moto

[motorollin]

UweRyssel wrote:
The interpretation of the game data files is
not the problem. The slow down is caused by
emulation of the sound card. The older games
haven't music data in a sample format. They
have commands for the sound card (Adlib or MIDI),
which have to be emulated. That's why the reduction
of the output rate will increase the game speed.

Interesting. Why can't there be a separate programme which converts the Adlib/MIDI data to an IFF sound file? Then when the game runs, it can play the IFF sound file through the Amiga's native output instead of emulating a sound card.

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moto