The Space Bar

by The Space Bar

Product Features

• Play as Alias Node, a human detective working on planet Armpit VI. Your assignment? Catch a shifty criminal wanted for grand theft and murder before he escapes the planet.
• Game design by award-winning adventure game designer STEVE MERETZKY of Infocom fame.
• Character design by Ron Cobb, conceptual designer of the aliens in the Star Wars cantina scene.
• Hundreds of puzzles to solve. Smooth-motion 360-degree views of imaginative alien environments.

Product Details

• ASIN: B0007GDRSE
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,816 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Welcome to the Space Bar. Play as Alias Node, a human detective working on planet Armpit VI. Your assignment? Catch a shifty criminal wanted for grand theft and murder before he escapes the planet. Clues to the criminal's whereabouts point to a seedy spaceport bar. No easy task - picking out a criminal from the motley assortment of aliens you find there. You have no idea who - or what - you're looking for but interviewing aliens is the only way to track the suspect. You'll want to stay well past "last call" in order to crack this comic case! Three discs of hilarious gameplay Hundreds of puzzles to solve Smooth-motion 360° views of imaginative alien environments Game design by award-winning adventure game designer Steve Meretzky of Infocom fame. Character design by Ron Cobb, conceptual designer of the aliens in the Star Wars cantina scene.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Clever but frustrating., March 28, 2006

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C. N Northcross "iconoclasm" (seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Space Bar (CD-ROM)

Steve Meretzky shows a true talent for combining sci-fi and humor, and no less so in this amazing game. Unfortunately, it is so full of glitches despite the fantastic concept- nonlinear storylines, multiple responses to different actions, etc., these are lost in the buggy response times and freeze times throughout. Because it plays like a beta when it shouldn't, I gave it only 3 stars- also because I was unable to find patches on the web.

This game should be restored for a console- it would probably do pretty well if the glitches were ironed out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and fun each time I relive it., October 11, 2007

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Lenny J. Valentine (Crescent City, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Space Bar (CD-ROM)

I first began playing the Space Bar as a child, (22 now), and every now and then I must go back and replay this zany, hilarious game. The sense of humor that permeates it is very well done, the alien worlds within each being's memories are funny, challenging, and interesting in their own ways. From robots that get all their creator's sports dramatically wrong (i.e. watercooler tossing, zambonie racing, arguing with the referee), to a youthful plant that must come of age and "drop a fruit," to all the various oddities woven into the game, it maintains interest both in its scifi, comic and brain-teasing qualities. A very lengthy game with pleanty of areas to explore within this alien bar (and within memories), it isn't too linear, while still maintaining a clear quest to be completed. Even though by now it's quite ancient, I would recommend it to any adventure gamer, or lover of older games, to add to their collection.