Dilandau3000 plays Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter (VGA) - Part 2 of 17

And so our adventure begins. Of course, if we get caught by the Sariens or fail to get off the ship in time, it's going to be brief.

Arcada

Map by Will Mallia

Head west from the closet. You'll be at the Data Archive, and the green thing in the center is the operation console, complete with a CRT monitor and a chair. Sit on it, and you'll find out that the CRT has been destroyed. There is also a keypad with a bunch of symbols, but you won't be able to use it without the proper data cartridge. The symbols for the cartridges are also a form of copy protection for this game, which you'll need the manual for. Thankfully, you can look at it right here.

When you get off the console, a head scientist will stumble in clutching his ribs with one hand before dropping to the floor and telling us to get on the console. If you talk to him, he will tell you that the Arcada is under attack and that the Star Generator is in danger, and that you must get off the ship. He then points at the cartridges and mutters "Van Allen Belts" before passing on.

Get back on the console and click on the monitor to access the keypad. For the Van Allen Belts cartridge, press the following buttons: top center right, top right, top center right, top center left. (You can also consult the manual for the symbols.) Press Enter, then the cartridge retrieval robot will hand you a data cartridge. Sadly, you won't be able to view the data unless you have a working monitor.

Head west from here. You'll hear footsteps. Quickly move west so that the Sariens don't get you! You'll then find the body of Jerry, who worked in the lower level airlock. Use the hand command on Jerry to find a keycard, which you'll take. Go east and take the elevator before the Sariens get you. If you get the message that you hear footsteps on the upper level before you get to the lower level, the Sariens will stay on the upper level. You'll now be on the lower level. Check the bodies, and you'll find that Dave and Blanche are dead. Searching their bodies will result in nothing.

The black space on the wall is the entrance to the top-secret Star Generator Lab, which has been forcibly opened. Going in will reveal that the lab has been ruined, that the Star Generator has been taken by the Sariens and that there are two more dead bodies inside.