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"A great start to the Space Quest series"
In Space Quest I, you play as Roger Wilco, a janitor aboard the spaceship Arcada. One minute, you're sleeping peacefully in a broom closet aboard the spaceship, and then suddenly aliens take over the ship, steal the very important star generator and kill every human on board. Wilco first has to get off the Arcada before it explodes, and then must travel through a desert to the spaceship Deltaur, where the vicious Sludge Vohaul is waiting for him. By today's standard the graphics in Space Quest I are obviously look bad, but remember back in the days when this game was only just released, the state of the art 16 colour graphics, and the great animation made this game a classic. From the dull blue colours of the Arcada to the light, bright surroundings of the planet of Kerona, all locations are well and contain a great deal of detail.

The control is simple, using the arrow keys to move Wilco around the screen and typing in commands so that he can interact with the environment around him. Typing ''Look'' followed by the name of an object will pick up the specified object, while typing ''Get'' followed by the object will add it to Wilco's inventory so that it can be used at a later time. Although the parser seen here isn't as advanced as the one's seen in later Sierra games, it definitely improves upon King's Quest I parser where the game seemed not to understand most commands. Here the game's vocabulary seems to understand much more, and is generally easy to work with.

The sounds mainly consist of beeps appearing from the PC's internal speaker, and the loud sound can be very annoying at times. Thankfully, there is a way to turn the sound off, by simply pressing F2, the sound will be off. Actually, once you know about this function key, you might even leave the sound on so you can hear what people actually had to put up with. The game is generally very fun as the plot draws you along and makes you really want to know what happens next, and what things to try.

The puzzles are simple but there are a few occasions which really require the player to think. One such occasion is on the planet Kerona where a laser is burning in a cave deep under the planet. After first navigating past a grate where a dangerous creature lurks below, the player must hold glass in the beam to deflect it and then navigate through a series of acid drops to safety on the other side. So while the game does feature a number of puzzles, most of the time is spent exploring and playing the odd arcade game like the skimmer ride on the way to Ulence Flats.

Like the King's Quest series, this game is designed so that you don't have to follow a strict and certain path, which also works well here. And another aspect of what makes the game so good is trying to find all the points (202 is the most you can get). When you complete the game for the first time, it's unlikely that you will find all the points, as there are many ways to complete this game. Finding all the points, playing the arcade games, finding easter eggs (little secrets put there by programmers), and generally having a good time, make this a fun game to play.

"The best of the best"
Introduction- I grew up with these classic Sierra games. I started on King's Quest, but preferred the humor of Space Quest. This here is the original, and it's a hilarious spoof of Star Wars and sci-fi in general. Parser may turn off some modern players, so make sure you have good spelling skills before playing!

Gameplay (9/10)- The game is an adventure. You basically travel around an area, look at things, pick up things, and try to stay alive. All injected with humor. You perform all actions through the parser interface. For those of you too young to remember before the internet, that means typing in what you want to do. You'll be typing in what you want to do, and it'll keep telling you it can't do that. Often it's just the simple change of a word or two to get the game to do what you want. Character movement is done with the arrow keys, and you're allowed to adjust your speed. You can play a very slooooow game, or a very faaaast game.

Story (10/10)- It's direct spoof of Star Wars. You start out on a ship under attack from the Sariens (you weren't killed because you were sleeping in the broom closet, yes, you're janitor Roger Wilco), who have stolen the Star Generator, a device needed to revitalize the sun of your dying planet. After escaping to a desert planet called Kerona, you must find a way to make it to the Sarien's base, the Deltaur. I'm not going to give away too much, as it will ruin enjoyment of the game (and I don't want to do that!). The story does a good job of introducing us to Roger Wilco (but you have the option to use your own name, if you want).

Graphics (7/10)- The graphics are blocky. There really was no better at the time, but it is hard to decipher what's what at times. Your character (Roger) looks the same as he does in the sequel, but his sleeves and boots are gray. The various monsters and enemies have a humorous look to them, the designers did the best they could with what they had at the time.

Sound (5/10)- Nothing. There's the title tune (the famous Space Quest theme), and an occasional bleep or bloop, but that's it. What's there is handled using the PC speaker. Plain and simply stated, the sound is not good. Sadly, it would be like this until the 3rd game in the series. On the plus side, we do get to see the Blues Brothers in a bar, belting out a tune.

Replayability (8/10)- After beating this, it's doubtful that you'll want to come right back to it, but in a while, you'll play it over again. The jokes won't seem as fresh, but it will still be fun. You will have a better understanding of the parser and it's limitations, as well.

Final Recommendation- Despite an often troublesome parser, ancient graphics, no sound, and iffy replayability, this game is incredibly fun. It's better than the 2nd installment, and right up there with chapters 3 and 5. Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe did a brilliant job with this game, one that does King's Quest one better by not only having an involving quest, but keeping it lively with a healthy dose of humor. This is a classic. Buy this one, even if it's used on ebay. It's worth every cent.

"A Great Beginning to a Great Series."
Space Quest: My personal favorite adventure game series. Its got humour, action, and the most lovable protagonist ever - Roger Wilco. The Series is one of the greats, and it began with this game.

GAME PLAY:10/10
The classic AGI engine is still one of the best. Walk around with the arrow keys, type on the keyboard what you wanna do. Its very simple to understand yet you can easily do whatever you want to.

STORY:9/10
While On The Arcada, a Space Station, Sariens attack. They'll kill everyone except you, because you were asleep in a janitors closet. They stole the Star Generator, a machine capable of destroying a planet, from the Arcada. Now you have to escape the evil beasts, find their home base, defeat them, and destroy the star generator. While this story is pretty basic to us now, this was very unique when this game came out, and thats what I based the score upon.

CHARACTERS:9/10
You have Roger Wilco - A space janitor with the dumbest luck in the universe. No matter what the situation, he'll find a way out of it. There's also the Sariens, evil space aliens that want to take over the world, and many other characters you'll meet on your adventure. These characters are not only likable, but are also quite varied, making for a great cast list.

GRAPHICS:8/10
The way that 16 little colors can connect to make beautiful landscapes is well beyond me. This game looks great for having such few colors, and I could easily make out every detail.

SOUND:8/10
The little beeps and blips are quite magnificent, if I do say so myself. The way they blend to create great noises such as the theme we now recognize as the Space Quest theme is incredible. I really did enjoy the sounds this game made.

OVERALL:9/10
This is just great game. Although it is short, the Graphics and Sounds are really great, and the characters in the story are simply awesome. This is one of the best games made with the AGI engine, one of the best games created by Sierra, and one of the best games I've ever played.

"A true classic adventure game that will always crack me up"
Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite games of all time. I am a huge fan of the series; its fun to play, funny, and well done. The original game was, without a doubt, one of the best of the series. Now we'll see how it racked up on the famous Rapskallion's Rating System:

Originality: 8/10
You play a janitor turned space hero named Roger Wilco, who accidently gets involved in an intergalactic struggle. Nothing really revolutionary in the game besides its humor. This series is basicly a funny Kings Quest if you wanna look at it that way. Also, the game has some fun mini games thrown in. The silly gameplay is very refreshing and helps make Space Quest stand out from the crowd.

Graphics: 8/10
The graphics are typical graphics for the time the game was released. However, they are very colorful and don't take ANYTHING away from the gameplay. It looks like a typical side scroller. Don't worry about graphics in this game; if you want a pretty game, go buy American McGee's Alice or Sacrifice or something.

Gameplay: 10/10
Gameplay is perfect, but it really is hard to mess up the gameplay of a this kinda game. The controls are simple and easy to use. As for the actual gameplay, its unique and witty. You'll have a blast playing this game, and it is very well done.

Sound: 9/10
You gotta love the Space Quest theme song!!! Like most games of its time, the sound isn't spectacular, but hey, it works. No complaints about the sound department.

Multiplayer: N/A
Haha, came out waaaaaaay before multiplayer games were around. Besides, its a side scroller; what kinda multiplayer would it have?

Replay Value: 9/10
You may argue with me, but I think this game has great replay value. While you may not go right back and play it right after you finish it, you'll probably come back to it a few months (or years) later and play through it again. Again, you have to remember this game is pretty darn old. Compared to other games of its time, you'll get a lot more hours outta this puppy than most of those others.

Fun: 10/10
Ohhhhhh yeah! This game is witty, funny, creative, and tons of fun to play! Its not easy, but not so hard that you'll be pulling out your hair. Its got a decent plot and excellent gameplay, so there really isn't much to complain about. Save often, because you will die a lot probably. If only they could make games now that had this kind of charm....

Overall: 9/10
I feel like I'm robbing this game by not giving it a 10, but I kept telling myself that I am bias. Some of you may think this game sucks, but most of you will agree with me; its a unique experience that is part of PC history. When I think of classic PC characters, Roger Wilco is at the top of the list. You really learn to love the guy in all of his stupidity. If you haven't played this game, make an effort to find it; I'm sure it will be cheap and it is defiantley worth giving a try. Every PC gamer should have experienced this classic game.