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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

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

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 IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

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

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Prompts for answers from the Matrix pages.
GOG.com		Bundled with Space Quest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation & Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier. Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).^[2]
Steam		Space Quest Collection

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.^[3]

Essential improvements

Space Quest IV Floppy Enhanced CD-ROM version

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Replaces the CD version's visuals with the floppy version's, where deemed superior.^[4]

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: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter 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 of Space Quest I 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	<path-to-game>\sq4^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10110/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game>\sq4\SQ4SG.***^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10110/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
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 and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		For certain dialogues only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio		Also supports the Roland MT-32.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				1) Unofficial translation by «CDS Ltd/Fargus» 2) Fan voice-over by «ShinkaDan Translation Project»

Other information

API

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

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows					Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 256
System memory (RAM)	4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 MB
Video card (GPU)	EGA, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	520 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	6.0.3
Processor (CPU)	Motorola 68000
System memory (RAM)	2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 colours
Other	Hard Disk and Super Drive

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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

↑ New release: Space Quest 4+5+6 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ space_quest_collection_content · DepotID: 10111 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Nerdly Pleasures: Community Produced DOS Game Enhancement Hacks - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-5] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 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.

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

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

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

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] New release: Space Quest 4+5+6 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[3] space_quest_collection_content · DepotID: 10111 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[4] Nerdly Pleasures: Community Produced DOS Game Enhancement Hacks - last accessed on May 2023

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[Note 2]

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+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 11, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_space_quest_4_5_6|title=New release: Space Quest 4+5+6 - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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 {{mm}} [http://guysfromandromeda.com/ Two Guys From Andromeda official site] - The original Space Quest series designers' site
 {{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/SpaceQuest/SQ4Help.html Sierra Help Pages - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers]
-{{mm}} [http://spacequest.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Quest_Omnipedia Space Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the Space Quest series
+{{mm}} [https://spacequest.fandom.com/wiki/Space_Quest_Omnipedia Space Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the Space Quest series
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+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | space_quest_4_5_6 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Space Quest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation]] & [[Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier]]. <br /> Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows }}
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 A compilation pack containing the entire Space Quest series.
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+All games in the pack are pre-configured to run with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/depot/10111/|title=space_quest_collection_content · DepotID: 10111 · Steam Database|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
 ==Essential improvements==
+===[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=44537 Space Quest IV Floppy Enhanced CD-ROM version]===
+{{cleanup|section|reason=Need to login to vogons to download}}
+{{ii}} Replaces the CD version's visuals with the floppy version's, where deemed superior.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2016/12/community-produced-dos-game-enhancement.html#more|title=Nerdly Pleasures: Community Produced DOS Game Enhancement Hacks|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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 {{ii}} For the Steam release only
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Space Quest IV Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
-{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
+{{Video
-{{Video settings
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/space-quest-iv-roger-wilco-and-time-rippers/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
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 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = true
+|windowed                   = false
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+==Input==
-{{Input settings
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 |key remap notes           =
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 |tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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-|other controllers         = unknown
+|other controllers         = true
 |other controllers notes   =
-|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts      = false
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = false
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = false
 |controller hotplug notes  =
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-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
+|red book cd audio        =
+|red book cd audio notes  =
+|general midi audio       = true
+|general midi audio notes = Also supports the Roland MT-32.
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-{{++}} This game supports the MT-32 and General MIDI for music.
 {{L10n|content=
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 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
-  |interface = true
+  |interface = hackable
   |audio     = hackable
-  |subtitles = true
+  |subtitles = hackable
   |notes     = 1) [https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/get.php?fileid=9642&modal=1 Unofficial translation by «CDS Ltd/Fargus»]<br>2) [https://www.old-games.ru/forum/threads/space-quest-roger-4-wilco-and-the-time-rippers-kosmicheskie-prikljuchenija-4-rodzher-vilko-i-potroshiteli-vremeni-ru-tvorcheskoe-obedinenie-shinkadan-translation-project.85573/ Fan voice-over by «ShinkaDan Translation Project»]
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows exe notes      =
+|windows arm app        = unknown
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|windows exe notes      =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
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+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
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 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
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+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = true
+|mac os executable notes=
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Developers

	Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail	Sierra On-Line
Digital	Activision
Engines
	SCI
GOG.com Release	ScummVM
Release dates
DOS	March 4, 1991
Mac OS (Classic)	1991
Windows 3.x	1992
Windows (ScummVM)	February 11, 2010^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	Space Quest