Space Quest 1 EGA is inserted in the ChestTweetNews ID: 114 Date: 2010-10-04 Source: Sierra Chest
Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy had worked together on The Black Cauldron and started working in their free time on a space-themed adventure game. After having designed the first 4 rooms of the game, Ken Williams gave them a green light to proceed with the project. Originally it was titled "Star Quest", but that name was replaced by Space Quest before release since "Star Quest" was already in use by another company. It was first released in October 1986 for $49.99 and had several updated versions throughout the first 2 years. The first few years it sold well over 100,000 copies, a smash hit for its time, and it was included in several collections throughout the nineties. Space Quest I uses Sierra's Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) and was remade in 1991 with VGA graphics, the text-parser replaced by a point-and-click interface, and with the AGI engine replaced by Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI). See the game here.
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