Well, I've done the first seven King's Quest games. I might as well do the Space Quest series at last.
This guide is for the 1991 VGA re-release of the first Space Quest game.
As we join our story, the crew of the Arcada is returning home to Xenon after a successful mission developing the Star Generator. Exhilarated by their accomplishments, they are oblivious to the fact that a sinister craft approaches rapidly from behind. A grasshopper-shaped ship suddenly grabs the Arcada...and this is where you take control.
Sirens blare as a red alert sounds. A research droid speeds by, and as our hero - Roger Wilco, janitor sub-extraordinaire - climbs out of the closet and wonders what is going on, a voice on the intercom shouts that the Arcada has been boarded by unknown intruders before the voice - and the transmission - suddenly ends. Even worse, you only have 15 minutes to get off the ship, as the self-destruct sequence has been engaged.
What basically happened is that the USS Arcada was sent to Xenon to test out the Star Generator, which turns a dead planet into a new sun, because the days of Xenon's current sun were numbered. It worked, but the Sariens, who were flying by, found out and captured the Arcada in an attempt to turn the Star Generator into a weapon (much like the Genesis device in Star Trek II).
As long as you have text on-screen or are in the menu, the time will stop.
The commands you can choose from when you move your mouse to the top of the screen are simple. From left to right:
The walking man allows you to walk around the screen with the click of a mouse button.
The eye lets you examine things. The hand lets you take things or interact with them.
The speaking icon lets you talk to people.
The nose icon lets you smell things.
The tongue icon lets you taste things.
The box full of black and white dots is the last thing you pulled out of your inventory. We won't have to use it...yet.
The picture of the bag is your inventory. Use it to look at and choose between all the things you have.
The lever lets you save, restore and also adjust the game volume.
The question mark is the help menu, which explains all the things I just explained.
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