Just for fun I tried setting up a virtual Raspberry Pi in Virtualbox. Installing Ruby & ScottKit was pretty straightforward for me.
sudo apt install ruby-full
sudo gem install scottkit
ScottKit is then installed with docs and games in /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/scottkit-1.6.0/
I tried to decompile a gamefile (had to unzip it first) and everything seemed to work alright.
scottkit -d adv01.dat
# 34 rooms, 66 items, 170 actions
# 76 messages, 13 treasures, 70 verbs/nouns
ident 1
version 416
wordlen 3
maxload 6
lighttime 125
unknown1 5953
unknown2 819
start forest
treasury swamp
verbgroup GO ENT RUN WAL CLI
verbgroup CHO CUT
verbgroup GET TAK PIC CAT
verbgroup LIG "." IGN BUR
verbgroup DRO REL SPI LEA GIV POU
verbgroup THR TOS
verbgroup LOO EXA DES
verbgroup ATT SLA KIL
verbgroup DRI EAT
verbgroup FIN LOC
verbgroup SAY SPE CAL
verbgroup SCR YEL HOL
verbgroup MAK BUI
verbgroup WAV TIC KIC KIS TOU FEE FUC HIT POK
noungroup AXE AX
noungroup BOT CON
noungroup MUD MED
noungroup OIL SLI
noungroup CHI BIT
noungroup WEB WRI
noungroup LAV DAM
noungroup TRE STU
noungroup SHO BAN
room swamp1 "dismal swamp"
exit north meadow
exit east hole
exit west grove
room tree "top of a tall cypress tree"
exit down swamp1
room swamp "damp hollow stump in the swamp"
exit up swamp1
exit down stump
...
What was it you didn’t get to work?