Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter

Video Game
1990

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Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1990)

As the story begins, the Starship Arcada is under attack. The evil Sariens have boarded and are killing off the crew, one by one. The all-powerful Star Generator has been stolen, the self-de... Read allAs the story begins, the Starship Arcada is under attack. The evil Sariens have boarded and are killing off the crew, one by one. The all-powerful Star Generator has been stolen, the self-destruct sequence has been initiated, and all appears lost. But wait! There, asleep in the b... Read allAs the story begins, the Starship Arcada is under attack. The evil Sariens have boarded and are killing off the crew, one by one. The all-powerful Star Generator has been stolen, the self-destruct sequence has been initiated, and all appears lost. But wait! There, asleep in the broom closet, is our hero, Roger Wilco... the janitor? He steps out from his afternoon slum... Read all

Directors
- Douglas Herring
- Scott Murphy

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7.7/10

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Directors
- Douglas Herring
- Scott Murphy

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Comedy

James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Trivia
Madonna sometimes performs at the bar in Ulence Flats; one of the alternating bands is a parody of ZZ Top, playing "Sharp Dressed Man"; another band is a parody of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, as the Blues Brothers.

Goofs
Shortly after Roger takes off in the ship he bought at Ulence Flats, the time pod which Roger stole in the fourth game Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (1991) appears. In the fourth game, Roger indeed used the time pod to travel to Ulence Flats, but upon arriving he finds out that most of the stores have been long closed and abandoned (except the bar) - so he could not arrive there shortly after leaving the place in the first game, while the stores were still open.

Alternate versions
In the original remake version of the game, a rock band named ZZ Top of two men with long beards and a drummer is featured in the bar. Since ZZ Top band sued Sierra for copyright infringement, the game was later reissued, and the band was replaced with two midget aliens and an alien drummer instead.