The Rocket Bar (Space Quest Bonus Video)

Wow! Today, 30 years ago, the remake of Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter was released! There are some things I love about the game, and some that I don’t like so much. Let’s begin with the bad so I can end it with something nice. Even though it has its flaws, it deserves some celebration. In the middle of remaking some other Sierra classics, the decision was made to remake Space Quest I aswell. But it was made by a completely different team, without any involvement of the Two Guys From Andromeda. Scott Murphy didn’t learn of its existence until it was finished and still had his name on it. And I think Mark Crowe had moved to Oregon and Dynamix at that point. The main disappointment was the retro sci-fi style. The original, as old the graphics were, still had a futuristic style. On to the good stuff. Even though I agree that the retro sci-fi style didn’t fit, they made a beautiful game. They made the puzzles more manageable. Items you easily could miss in the origi