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Revision as of 23:21, 27 October 2021
This page is for the VGA remake. For the original, see Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter.
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| Developers | |
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| Sierra On-Line | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Sierra On-Line |
| Digital | Activision |
| Engines | |
| Original | SCI1 |
| Alternative | ScummVM |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | August 20, 1991 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | August 20, 1991 |
| Windows | September 1, 2006 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Space Quest |
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Key points
- The game has in-game manual lookup DRM. The manuals are provided by all digital versions.
- 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
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Steam | |
Space Quest Collection | |
- For Steam, access via the legacy launcher or the Space Quest Alternative Launcher.
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
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Pause menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | For certain dialogues | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| General MIDI audio | Supports Roland MT-32-compatible MIDI. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Crashes on launch (Steam)
Method 1
| Use the Space Quest Alternative Launcher[citation needed] |
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Method 2
| Use ScummVM[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA, MCGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | MCGA, VGA | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10110/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10110) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.