Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter

Space Quest
Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter	1986
Space Quest II: Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge	1987
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon	1989
Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in The Sarien Encounter (VGA remake)	1991
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers	1991
Roger Wilco's Spaced Out Game Pack	1992
Space Quest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation	1993
Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in The Spinal Frontier	1995
Space Quest II: Roger Wilco in Vohaul's Revenge (unofficial VGA remake)	2011

Key points

The 1991 VGA remake is titled "Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in The Sarien Encounter"

The game has in-game DRM for both the original and the VGA remake. The manuals are provided by all digital versions

Both the original release and the 1991 remake can be run under ScummVM

General information

Two Guys From Andromeda official site - The original Space Quest series designers' site

Sierra Help Pages - Space Quest series

Space Quest Omnipedia - A huge wiki for the Space Quest series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions for game series

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		AGI version uses on-disk copy protection.^[2]
GOG.com		Bundled with Space Quest II: Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge & Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[3]
Steam		Space Quest Collection

Steam has the original release and VGA remake available (the remake can be found in the legacy launcher). GOG.com only has the original version available

A web browser version is also available.

Version differences

Space Quest Collection

A compilation pack containing the entire Space Quest series.

All games in the pack are pre-configured to run with DOSBox.^[4]

Essential improvements

Space Quest Alternative Launcher

For the Steam release only

An alternative launcher for the Steam version of Space Quest Collection. It allows for both versions of Space Quest I to be launched through the same launcher, and some minor UI and quality-of-life improvements. It also fixes launch issues with the VGA remake that were present in the legacy launcher.

It can be downloaded from the series Steam Community Discussions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10110/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10110/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu (1991 VGA remake)

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Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				For VGA remake

Issues fixed

VGA remake crashes on launch (Steam)

Method 1

Instructions

Method 2

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	CGA, EGA, Hercules, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.11 (original) 5.1 (VGA remake)
Processor (CPU)	Intel 8088 (original) Intel 286 (VGA remake)
System memory (RAM)	256 KB (original) 640 KB (VGA remake)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 MB (original) 6 MB (VGA remake)
Video card (GPU)	CGA, EGA, Hercules, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (10110) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (10110) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] New release: Space Quest 1+2+3 - GOG.com

[2] Sierra's AGI CPC Disk Protection

[3] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[4] space_quest_collection_content · DepotID: 10111 · Steam Database

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Developers

	Sierra On-Line
Engines
Original	AGI
VGA Remake	SCI1
Release dates
DOS	October 1986
Mac OS (Classic)	1987
Windows	July 27, 2010^[1]