"What is this?" "One of the best point and click games ever." "Huh, really?" "Yeah. It begins with you going to class to become a starship captain, getting yelled at by the teacher from Peanuts, all while an ominous remix of the Jeopardy music plays in the background." "SOLD!"
This was THE best damn game in the series. Epic characters...Epic story. Who didn't fall in love with every crew member (and Spikey) by the end? Roger was an actual character, too. More than just a stereotypical loser with a lot of luck, this Roger is brave, charismatic, and heroic - traits that eventually prove to counterbalance his lack of intelligence. This is a man you can actually root for. (and one you haven't already seen a dozen times in other media.)
These are some of the reasons why I dislike that many of the developments in SQ5 were undone in SQ6. Roger was developing as a character, had support of a group of people whose loyalty he had earned, showed despite minor mishaps here and there that he had some competence as a commanding officer. I feel that it was time to have Roger move on from being a mostly incompetent janitor, that joke had played out. He wasn't perhaps that much better as a captain but it was a positive development for him and it opened the opportunity for whole new adventures. I also feel that there was a much more clear direction with this storyline. There was such a large degree of randomness with the storylines of previous games sometimes.
I just realized that the mutants who infected Quirk and the Goliath's crew are the ones who stole the shuttle on Klorox II. Where Quirk had dropped the Genetex soup to begin with. Karma had a plan for him all along.
just recently started watching play throughs of all these, I loved playing this series when i was a kid in the 90's space quest 5 was the hardest for me to get my hands on
i can definitely see where you're coming from, because the fact that Roger gets to be a captain is one of the reasons why i loved this game so much; however, i can also see that they were trying to return to Roger's roots in 6, because a lot of us fell in love with him as the lowly, bumbling, happy-go-lucky janitor :D
Me: Set cource to Oakhurst California. Helm: Why Oakhurst, California? Me: To ask what's keeping Space Quest 7. Helm: But sir Sierra Entertainment closed down. Me: ACTIVISIONNNNNNNNNNNNNN *screaming in anger*
Man, I loved this game back in the day...I played it every time I went to my uncle's house. It's still the only game in the series I've ever played (just like KQ6).
Try SQ1 VGA for DosBox, you'll love it! Also, the fan-made SQ2 VGA remake is fun and runs on Windows. And if you're a fan of Beatrice Wankmeister then get the fan-made game SQ: Vohaul Strikes Back.
swietna gra :) te zarty i humor, nawiazania do Star Trek, Star Wars :) (pojedynek Vadera z Obi Wanem) teraz juz nie robia takich gier CLEAN UP WHERE OTHERS HAVE GONE BEFORE :) or TRAVERSE WHERE NO ONE TRAVERSED BEFORE :D
Well, in Space Quest games you will finde many references to many SF-series. Why, at around 4:50 you'll see the warp nacelles of a Star Trek like ship and floating above it a Viper of the old Battlestar Galactica series. Therefore, if you see something reminding you of one or the other popular series, it is perfectly normal, as there are many cameos in these games.
Played this game at least 5 times. I remember buying it in a game store...what was the f'n name of those stores back then? They were in the mall and had pic hard disc games.
The store I remember visiting in the local mall was Software Ect. in the early 90's. That place was magic to me. It's where I would buy this game, the demo of Doom, Tie Fighter, Ecoquest, and many other games.
Same here, it was so awesome for me as well, I still remember getting my mom to buy me Police Quest, I bought Ecoquest myself....loved that game. Willy Bemish, Space Quest 5 loved it.....ect awesome store......pc game boxs with cool art work. Memories.
This game was released about 1-2 years before CD-ROM started picking up steam. In hindsight, they should've remastered and re-released this game with voice acting like they did with King's Quest 5.
Heya! I've played Space Quest now for a bit, although I think they're kind of hard. Really love them though. Now, my question is, or w/e you want to call it; What are your thoughts on the Quest For Glory series?
Police Quest: A bit more dry than the others, but then it's intended for more realism and the first 3 aren't too shabby. Quest for Glory: Amazing in their own right : 3 King's Quest: Mostly good, though one or two are just best left alone. Leisure Suit Larry: Let's face it though not in name, it's a quest of a sort, but not something that's my scene. Though there appear to be quite a few point and click games on the internet following in Larry's steps. ^^;
That would be fucking amazing......! If you still had your memories when you restored, of course... Although, the teachers would get a little suspicious after getting to know me better...
I say play SQ1 VGA first since it's the first game (and you won't get frustrated by the parser interface right away.) And of the series, I'd say this one (SQ5) is best because of all the action Roger gets to have. SQ6 has its merits but it's a real let-down to see him as a lowly janitor again. (Personally, I thought him saving StarCon would absolve him from any "wrongs". It worked for Kirk.... )
Any good with Financial management? The other class is just hard in the manner of impressing the teacher with my research and writing skills. I swear if I could write a paper on Sierra games, I'd have an easy A.
Sind die Schiffe des Gegners bei dem "Schiefe versenken"-Minigame immer gleich gesetzt oder wie kommt das, dass du genau wusstest, wo seine Schiffe sind?
Hm. Maybe... What exactly do you want help with? Financial management in general? Oh god I hate that.. Impressing teachers... If only Sierra games were school subjects. *dreaming*
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