Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter

If you can sit through Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail without cracking a smile, you probably won't like either Space Quest 1. But if you have a sense of humor at all, even if it was just laughing at some idiot getting a concussion on America's Funniest Home Videos, Space Quest 1 is a must-play. So there!

Space Quest renoue avec les scénarios de science-fiction. Menacée d'extinction, la race humaine n'a plus qu'un seul recours : vous. Un jeu qui vous fera parcourir un espace galactique très étrange. Pour les possesseurs de la carte EGA sur IBM PC, les graphismes n'ont rien à envier à la version Atari ST.

Space Quest 1 is definately a classic, with no flashy graphics, earth shattering sound, but sill packs a punch were it matters: the gameplay.

Several cute puzzles and inside jokes, including an amusing alien cantina, add to the fun. This was truly a fond game memory; a fine addition to Techtite's choice list, of Top 50 Multimedia Classics.

In all, Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter is surely regarded as among the most original classic adventure games of all time. The plot may be paper thin, but the game is so full of fun.

Undeniably flawed, yet undeniably fun, the original Space Quest is perfect for classic adventure lovers and sci-fi fans. As 1/6th of the bargain-priced 2006 Space Quest Collection, there’s no excuse not to play it.

Un clásico de obligada revisión periódica. Divertido y entretenido como él solo, es un comienzo de lo más digno para la que sería una grandiosa serie. Lo recomiendo efusivamente y eso que no es la mejor de la saga. Se muere mucho y mal, tiene un par de puzzles puñeteros y en ocasiones nos veremos más en manos de la suerte que de nuestros propios medios, pero aún así la aventura sigue siendo una maravilla.

Although I would prefer not to describe myself as gullible, I do have a little self-esteem left, I would willingly accept that I am an avid consumer. However, years of playing computer games has taught me the ability to spot a really bad game a mile off, however well it is disguised. Space Quest is just such a game. Looking at the lavish packaging you would immediately think that the game was everything you had ever dreamed of in an arcade-adventure for the Amiga. Delve a little further, however, and this dream will turn into a nightmare. When I was first given the game, a quick scan of the back of the box, generally a good way of gleaning info, revealed that Space Quest was an arcade adventure with (to quote the bumph) “Out of this world three-dimensional graphics”. The game starts with a pretty poor opening sequence, especially compared to the likes of the Karate Kid II (reviewed elsewhere in this issue), and gets even worse.