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{{GameDescription|
{{GameDescription|
name=Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter|
name=Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter|
image=[[Image:Space-Quest-1.png]]|
image=http://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/sci/sq/sq1sci-vga-3.jpg|
release=1984|
release=1984|
alternateNames=Space Quest I<br/>SQ, SQ1|
alternateNames=Space Quest I<br/>SQ, SQ1|
publisher=[[Sierra]]|
publisher=[[Sierra]]|
developer=[[Sierra]]|
developer=[[Sierra]]|
        distributor=[[Sierra]]|
platforms=MS-DOS, Tandy 1000<br/> Mac, Apple II<br/> Apple IIGS, Amiga<br/> Atari ST, PCjr|
platforms=MS-DOS, Tandy 1000<br/> Mac, Apple II<br/> Apple IIGS, Amiga<br/> Atari ST, PCjr|
engine=[[AGI]], SCI|
resolution=AGI: 320x200, 16 colors<br/>SCI: 320x200, 256 and 16 colors|
support=Not officially supported.<br/>A WIP AGI engine is available<br/>in our SVN repository. The<br/>SCI version is not supported.
engine=[[AGI]], [[SCI]]|
support=AGI: Since ScummVM 0.10.0.<br>SCI: Since ScummVM 1.2.0.|
purchase=[[Where to get the games#Sierra Games|Yes]]
}}
}}
'''Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter''' was the first game in the [[Space Quest series]].  The game follows a janitor on board the scientific spaceship Arcada.  After waking from an on-duty nap in a broom closet, he discovers that an evil alien race called the Sariens stole the Star Generator, an experimental weapon that was being held on board, and killed all of the Arcada's crew members.
'''Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter''' was the first game in the [[Space Quest series]].  The game follows a janitor on board the scientific spaceship Arcada.  After waking from an on-duty nap in a broom closet, he discovers that an evil alien race called the Sariens stole the Star Generator, an experimental weapon that was being held on board, and killed all of the Arcada's crew members.


After crash landing on the planet Kerona, Roger must find a way to sneak aboard the the Sarien starship Deltaur to stop the vicious aliens from using the Star Generator against Roger's home planet of Xenon.
After crash landing on the planet Kerona, Roger must find a way to sneak aboard the the Sarien starship Deltaur to stop the vicious aliens from using the Star Generator against Roger's home planet of Xenon.
==Requirements==
Disk Space: 548 KB<br/>
Memory Requirements: 512k of RAM


==Game Variants==
==Game Variants==
The MS-DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Tandy 1000, and PCjr versions are similar in terms of graphics.  The Amiga version used an extended palette.
The MS-DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Tandy 1000, and PCjr versions are similar in terms of graphics.  The Amiga version used an extended palette.
==Data Files==
All of the files required for Space Quest to run
LOGDIR<br/>
PICDIR<br/>
SNDDIR<br/>
VIEWDIR<br/>
OBJECT<br/>
VOL.*<br/>
WORDS.TOK
==Platform Compatibility==
List of platforms where Space Quest is known to work / not to work
{| border="0"
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|Legend:
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|style="background:lightgreen;width:100px"|Completable
|-
|style="background:#ffff77;width:100px"|Not Completable
|-
|style="background:#ff7777;width:100px"|Doesn't Work
|-
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width=100%
|+Space Quest Compatibility by Platform
|- style="background:silver"
|Platform||Game Version||Status
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Windows||MS-DOS||Completable
|-
|}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.sq7.org/omnipedia/index.php/Category:SQ1 Omnipedia article on Space Quest]
*[http://www.sq7.org/omnipedia/index.php/Category:SQ1 Omnipedia article on Space Quest]


[[Category:Supported Games]]
[[Category:AGI Games]]
[[Category:AGI Games]]
[[Category:SCI Games]]

Revision as of 18:06, 18 May 2012

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter
sq1sci-vga-3.jpg
First release 1984
Also known as Space Quest I
SQ, SQ1
Developed by Sierra
Published by Sierra
Distributed by Sierra
Platforms MS-DOS, Tandy 1000
Mac, Apple II
Apple IIGS, Amiga
Atari ST, PCjr
Resolution AGI: 320x200, 16 colors
SCI: 320x200, 256 and 16 colors
Engine AGI, SCI
Support AGI: Since ScummVM 0.10.0.
SCI: Since ScummVM 1.2.0.
Available for
Purchase
Yes

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter was the first game in the Space Quest series. The game follows a janitor on board the scientific spaceship Arcada. After waking from an on-duty nap in a broom closet, he discovers that an evil alien race called the Sariens stole the Star Generator, an experimental weapon that was being held on board, and killed all of the Arcada's crew members.

After crash landing on the planet Kerona, Roger must find a way to sneak aboard the the Sarien starship Deltaur to stop the vicious aliens from using the Star Generator against Roger's home planet of Xenon.

Game Variants

The MS-DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Tandy 1000, and PCjr versions are similar in terms of graphics. The Amiga version used an extended palette.

External links