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Classic Series - A Must Have
The Space Quest collection is a must for those ex-adventure gamers and Sierra fans from the `80s and early `90s. These were once the cutting edge of gaming. Space Quest was the first game we got for our PC and the color and pseudo-3D look was revolutionary. Sadly, this collection doesn't have the original EGA version of SQ1. The VGA update really wasn't much of an improvement for the most part (as it was with the King's Quest 1 VGA update). Many people will miss seeing the original. The puzzles and locations haven't changed, however. The classic parser interface will bring back memories from the pre-mouse era. SQ2 and SQ3 are also classics and I think the series reached its pinnacle with SQ3. Oddly the digital sound I had on my old Tandy SL2 is missing in SQ3. <
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>SQ4 introduced all voice and mouse interface. The mouse interface, first seen in Sierra's Rise of the Dragon, removed the inherent frustration factors in the parser-text system, though long-time adventure gamers probably took awhile to get use to it. The VGA graphics are great, but at times seem too static, too much like paintings and not enough animation. Granted, each Sierra game pushed the available technology. SQ5 is a mixed bag. The voice work and extensive digital sound of SQ4 is gone. The graphics seem crisper, but some animations seem to have fallen back to SQ1. The storyline is strong, though exploration on the various planets is limited. SQ6 brings back the superior sound design, updated mouse interface and superior graphics and animations. It would be the last game before the Sierra that we classic gamers knew, fell apart along with the market for classic adventure gaming. <
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>The problem was, while Sierra pushed the envelope of the games' technical features, they never advanced the adventure game concept itself. They should have brought the adventure games into true 3D first person style like was exploding in the FPS (first person shooter) market (Sierra would later produce Half-life). The Tomb Raider series would produce the quest/puzzle solving/FPS combination that Sierra should have pioneered. Imagine SQ or King's Quest in a true 3D environment? Now with the next generation of 3D and FPS game tech, maybe Sierra (or what is now Sierra) will go back and redo some of these classics. The level of detail and interaction now possible was unimaginable when these classics were first released (and they were ahead of their time!).

For those who love classic
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. <
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>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? <
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>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. <
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>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.