Game Title: Space Quest: Chapter 1 - The Sarien Encounter
Release Date: xx-xx-1986
Release Number: 1
Part of Series: Space Quest
Next Game in Series: Space Quest: Chapter 2 - Vohaul's Revenge
Designer: Mark Crowe & Scott Murphy
Roger Wilco is one of the most important men on the starship Arcada: he
is the janitor! Just when he was doing what he does best (dozing off in
a closet), the shrill sound of an alarm penetrated the air. Arcada is
attacked by the evil Sariens! Before you realize what is going on, you
discover that you are the only survivor. The Sariens have killed the
entire crew and stolen the valuable Star Generator. Your immediate task
will be to find a way to leave Arcada, that is about to explode in
fifteen minutes. And then you'll have to show the Sariens why they
should never mess with brave intergalactic janitors! (From Mobygames description)
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Space Quest 1 History
Mark says:
Scott says:
Ken says:
My recollection on Space Quest is that all of the credit for its origin goes to Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe. They came to me with the idea, and I remember not being overwhelmed by it at first - but approving them some time to build a short demo of the game so that I could better see what they had in mind. I loved their demo!!! Once I actually saw the simple 3 or 4 room adventure they built, I immediately approved the project, and they pretty much took it from there.
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Roberta Williams, who designed Sierra's first game, Mystery House
in 1980, felt it was time to write another murder mystery which lived
up to the computer capabilities of the late eighties. Mystery House,
which was put on public domain in 1988, was the first computer game ever
with graphics, but it lacked colors, animation and sound. The Colonel's
Bequest was developed, using EGA graphics, Sierra's SCI engine, sound
and a music score, as well as featuring a deeper plot and more detailed
character descriptions.
The game has a sequel, The Dagger of Amon Ra, which is also the last Laura Bow game. Both games are also included in the 1997 King's Quest Collection and the Roberta Williams Anthology. Although the original release of The Colonel's Bequest can still relatively easily be found on online auctions, a complete
original game is considered as a true collector's item, as it contains
many goodies which are often missing from second-hand sales,
particularly the Laura Bow pen and notebook. The games copyright
protection is also quite original: the gamer needs to use a magnifying
glass (included in the box) to identify a fingerprint on the game
screen.
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