Space Quest Collection - PC

UPDATE 10/30/10: You CAN run these games in Windows Vista and Windows 7, if you have a little DOS knowledge!! Follow these steps:1. Google, download, and install the latest version of DOSBox (it is freeware).2. Install this SQ Collection to a simple directory name (i.e., C:\SQ or even to your flash drive) but don't run it from the shortcuts that the installation adds to the Start Menu.3. Run the DOSBox that you installed in Step 1.4. In the DOSBox window, type "mount c C:\SQ" or replace the C:\SQ with the directory you used for the installation. This will create a virtual "drive C" that maps to your installation directory.5. If you lived through this era, then you should be able to figure out how to run the games using DOS commands :) "dir/w" to list the files, "cd" to change directories, and then type the name of the EXE file in the directory to run.---Space Quest... the ultimate computer geek fantasy game from the innocent days of young graphic adventures!! We spent hours and hours trying to get through the many adventures of Roger Wilco, which were filled with perplexing challenges, tongue-in-cheek humor, and some surprisingly great graphics (especially in the later episodes) that redefined gameplay as we knew it.I was ecstatic that these were re-released, and was mainly pleased with this incarnation. All episodes are offered in their entirety (even the annoying copy protection schemes!!) and online web sites can now cut down on your frustration by providing tons of hints =) Excellent job reviving these classics.My one small gripe--the redone Space Quest I is included, but the original Space Quest is not. Although the graphics of the original pale in comparison to the remake, nostalgia forces me to comment that its exclusion makes this a slightly incomplete collection.

I bought these games for a bit of nostalgia. I must admit, they were not what I remembered from my childhood - especially in that they are all short games, with the first few installments being extremely short (hours, maybe). The sixth game is a disaster in terms of continuity with the previous installments. Some of the puzzles are Sierra level difficult throughout various games.With all that said, why five stars? I still had a great deal of fun playing these. Watching R. Wilco fumble his way to saving the galaxy time and time again through a combination of uncanny intuition and head-scratching luck is a treat, especially with the plentiful and often comedic death scenes and the sharply critical observations of the narrator. Online hint guides solve the difficulty problems, and for the price the total play-through time is well worth it.

I would have preferred to have the original SQ1 (instead of the VGA remake)... and I was glad to find that I can choose to use text instead of speech for SQIV, as I had the text-based version as a kid. The manual (as another reviewer said--taken from a different I-V compilation, with SQ6 tacked on) and having to print it out yourself annoyed me at first... but it's not really a big deal considering the big plus of having all these games that will actually work on my current computer.I also bought the King's Quest Collection, which also does not include the first original (it has the SCI remake), and KQV has speech instead of text without any option to choose.I think Vivendi could have put a little more into both these collections, or at least more detailed advertising as to what versions of these older games are included (I was expecting all of the original releases, not remakes). But for Space/King's Quest fans they are handy to have!

It had been years and years since I played my brother's copies of Space Quest IV and V, and this was a terrific flashback for me! This is great for anyone who gets a sense of nostalgia from the old games. They haven't been redesigned or anything, just updated to run on current computers.It's not without its faults, though. There's a few minor visual glitches (I keep getting a "shadow" of the previous screen on mine every time it changes screens), and some faster computers may have issues with processor time--my processor was too fast to allow me to escape the time police guys in the mall scene, and I had to download a patch to fix it. If third parties have figured out how to fix the bugs, surely they could have done it themselves?Still, a true lover of these games will forgive the minor glitches. This is especially great for people like me who had the anthologies created for Win95 and were disappointed when they wouldn't work in XP.

Like Police Quest, I loved the Space Quest series. I found SQ1-3 were easy enough to play and 4and 5 were a little more difficult. I cant say much about SQ5 because mine wouldnt run. Anway the series is centered on Roger Wilco who is a janitor looking for adventure. My ultimate favorite is SQ3. Roger was on a spaceship in its trash room and he had to somehow find a ship and get out quickly. He then learns the creators of games were captured at a facility were they are being held prisioner. Roger finds a spaceship and is taken to far off planets and fights for his life against Arnoid (funny). You get to partake in a dogfight with your spaceship as well as eat at an interstellar McDonalds.

I don't know about the rest of you, but when I recently ordered my Space Quest (New) from AMazon, the game itself was great and works great only 1 issue: it looked used!First off, there was no shrinkwrap. Second, the box was basically empty except for the disc in a paper sleeve. and one small peice of paper with loading instructions.Other than that, the game is great and works well on Windows XP. A great resurrection of this classic game I enjoyed as a youth! Brings back memories.Our janitor hero is back!Thanks for reading.

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