Space Quest Collection

by VIVENDI JEUX PC

• 6 games: The Sarien Encounter, Vohaul's Revenge, The Pirates of Pestulon, Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers, The Next Mutation, and The Spinal Frontier.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AYH89M
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,101 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

In space, no one can hear you clean. Roger Wilco, a sanitation engineer on the spacelab Arcada, awakes from a nap to discover that space pirates have killed everyone onboard. Roger must escape The Sarien Encounter before they use the Arcada's Star Generator against his home planet of Xenon. Hero and recipient of the Golden Mop, Roger Wilco can barely bask in the promotion of head janitor before he is abducted by the evil Sludge Vohaul. Will Roger escape the dangerous Labion Terror Beast and thwart Vohaul's Revenge? Another narrow escape finds our hero on Phleebhut, where Arnoid the Annihilator wants Roger to settle some debts. Meanwhile, the sinister CEO of ScumSoft and The Pirates of Pestulon have abducted the Two Guys from Andromeda, and Ace Janitor Roger Wilco is their only hope. The Sequel police have been sent by a reborn Sludge Vohaul to exact his final revenge. Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers must travel throughout Space Quests past and future to save Roger Jr. and Xenon. Captain of the SCS Eureka garbage scow and graduate of the StarCon Academy, Roger Wilco faces The Next Mutation when the commanding officer, Captain Quirk, plans to destroy the StarConfederacy. Court marshaled for breaking regulations while saving the universe, Roger Wilco once again finds himself on janitorial duty. While trapped on shore leave, Wilco must rescue Corpsman Santiago and embark upon The Spinal Frontier.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody gets rid of stubborn mildew stains and black heel marks as well as you do, Roger Wilco! June 5, 2012

By Mike Haley

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Space Quest IV was the first adventure game that I ever played. It introduced me to a world where games were more about story and brain bending puzzles than run-and-gun style gameplay. Space Quest is a funny science fiction adventure game series that lampoons popular film and television series, such as Star Trek and Star Wars. If you are a fan of those things, you will fall out of your chair laughing. Highlights of the series include Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon and Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers. The Space Quest series may end with Space Quest 6, but the two guys that started it all, Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy, are back for new adventure games. Support the revival of a genre: tgakick.com

53 of 58 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY a GOOD relase of these classics! September 27, 2006

By H. E. Paul VINE™ VOICE

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I bought a couple of these re-release sets over the years trying to make them work on newer computers. Vivendi finally took some time here to polish up these games and get them working on modern hardware. I have tested and played through the intro to each of these games and did some basic gameplay.

Vivendi has licensed a program called DosBox to act as middleware between DOS emulation and Windows XP. This means the games finally run properly on new computers. The sound is properly redirected through sound cards under Windows. Even the beeps and bleeps of the PC speaker sound from Space Quest II come through on my Sound Blaster Audigy 2. I had not been able to play the sound for Space Quest III since I sold my old 486 about 8 years ago.

The games also play at the proper speed. No longer does the character move at light-speed regardless of the setting you make in the game. The games all seem to be playable and enjoyable. Included in the set is the VGA remake of Space Quest I, the talking CD-ROM version of Space Quest IV, and the CD-ROM version of Space Quest VI. It might have been nice to see the other versions of those games included, but the quality of what has been included here is first rate. There is also a manual included in PDF format from one of the earlier releases of the anthology.

Thank you Vivendi for resurrecting some of my favorite adventure games from my childhood and for taking the time to make a polished interface to make them work properly!! I hope the rest of the Sierra games will be released soon. You certainly can't beat the price for these at all!

I also bought the King's Quest Compilation and I expect it to be just as great based on my impressions of the Space Quest Compilation.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars another classic series revisited October 18, 2005

By L. Wilson

The Space Quest series games easily hold their own among the funniest, funnest and most enjoyable adventure games ever. The main character is Roger Wilco, intergalactic janitor extraordinaire. All he wants to do is nap in the broom closet, but he is the only one who has what it takes to save the world: luck, disregard for personal safety, and extremely large pockets. Each game involves different circumstances, various planets, shopping malls and restaurants, and villains, from the nefarious Sludge Vohaul to legions of insurance salesman, game pirates (the Pirates of Pestulon), the Time Rippers, and more. Fans of other popular science fiction franchises will appreciate the many spoofs that abound. My kids like the humor and interplanetary travel. Age has done nothing to diminish the playability and fun of these games. If you like adventures games with challenging situations, off-beat humor, pleasing graphics (considering the evolution of gaming as these were initially released), engaging plot, complex character interaction and just plain good fun, then you definitely will enjoy this series. Great value for price too considering each single game tends to sell for much more on internet marketplaces, if and when you can find them. Recommended for all ages.