Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter

aka: SQ1, Space Quest, Space Quest 1, Star Quest
Moby ID: 114

Become Roger Wilco in this action-packed, tongue-in-cheek, space thriller. Recover the stolen Star Generator and save your home planet.

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PQ2 Computer DataBase

SPACE QUEST TM - CHAPTER ONE"THE SARIEN ENCOUNTER"

Blast off to the wild worlds of outer space in Space Quest - Chapter One, The Sarien Encounter. A wacky departure from the King's Quest series, the Space Quest series aims at your funny bone with its satirical stabs at popular science fiction. Space Quest I introduces you to Roger Wilco, sanitation engineer turned swashbuckling space hero. Conquer vicious monsters and Sarien storm troopers in your quest to recover the stolen Star Generator and rescue your dying planet. Space Quest sets the stage for your dreaded encounter with Sludge Vohaul in the nail-biting second chapter. The Space Quest series is the most fun you can have at zero gravity!

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Back of Triple Value Pack Box - DOS (US)

Space Quest is a 3-D animated adventure game in the tradition of the King's Quest series with the superb graphics you've come to expect from Sierra.

In Space Quest, you will travel to worlds beyond imagination inhabited by strange alien beings, some nice, some not so nice and some that are downright nasty!

SPACE QUEST FEATURES: * Out-of-this-world three-dimensional graphics.*
*Earth version only. * Pop-up test windows for easier reading.
No more calluses on your return key finger. * Name your own character.
No identity crisis here. You know who you are. * Multiple solutions and variable scoring.
There's more than one way to trick an alien. * Optional joystick control. * FREE inside!
Valuable coupons good at special locations throughout the Space Quest universe!

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Back of Box - Atari ST (US)

Stardate: A long, long time ago (sounds familiar, huh?) in a galaxy just around the corner...

You are the janitor on the Spaceship Arcada.

Your mission!... To scrub dirty floors... To replace burned-out light bulbs... To lean out latrines..

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS SWEPT THE FLOOR!

CAPTAIN'S LOG:

SATURDAY, 01:14:07 p.m.: A super-secret Star Generator has just been tested successfully. Your crew has been celebrating. Your planet will soon have the new sun it desperately needs to keep its eco-systems alive. Your ship, the Arcada Research Lab, is currently heading home to announce the good news.

MONDAY, 08:45:22 a.m.: An army of Sarien warriors, those nasty, trigger-happy space pirates from the Lower East Side, are hot on our ship's tail! Their evil scheme...to capture the Star Generator and use its secrets to take over the galaxy.

The Unforseeable Future: It's up to you! You become the sanitation engineer turned swashbuckling hero in this 3-D animated adventure game. You will pilot ships, float in space, battle fierce aliens, and perhaps even make time to catch the headlining band at the Karonian Rock Palace.

IT'S FUN! IT'S CRAZYIT'S OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD!

A new series in the tradition of King's Quest!

SPACE QUEST FEATURES

  • Incredible 3-D graphics! Move behind, in front of, and into objects.
  • Pop-up text windows for easier reading. No more calluses on your return key finger.
  • Multiple solutions and variable scoring. There's more than one way to skin a short-haired hypoglopus.
  • Full-sentence input and optional joystick control.
  • FREE COUPONS! Valuable discounts on merchandise at various Space Quest locations near you.

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Back of Box - DOS (US)


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