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42 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FINALLY a GOOD relase of these classics!, September 27, 2006
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.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
another classic series revisited, October 18, 2005
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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
For those who love classic, January 19, 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
It was the 80s. Ms. Pac-man was the rage, nintendo revolutionized our view of the video game system, and the PC game market was in its early stages. Among the first graphical adventure games, the Space Quest series is the beloved creation of the Two Guys from Andromeda. This witty, comical series is the story of one lowly space janitor and his rise to fecal fame. The games make light of the great space movies, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Aliens, and Buck Rogers among many others.
Not for the adventure gaming faint of heart, the Space Quest series was known for its many and creative ways to die. While I personally love this fact, modern gamers may find it frustrating. The graphics are period specific think 80s and early 90s with beeping and chirping computers. But isn't that exactly why you'd buy a series compilation like this?
This compilation is designed for people like me, who either enjoy the games the first time out, or are old enough to remember when you knew 16 ways of telling a parser interfact to "look at object." It's the kind of old school nostalgia that keeps us feeling young, but knowing that we're getting old.
Note: In spite of the care given to putting this collection together, some thing are noticibly absent or were not fixed. In SQIV, even with DOS-box, timer issues abound. But fixes and patches can be found online. Missing from the collection is the original (non-VGA icon interface) version of the original Space Quest game.
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