Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

Walkthrough



The menu bar

When you move the mouse to the top of the game screen, the menu bar will appear.



Walk icon: Click on the first icon or right-click the mouse for the mouse pointer to change into a walk icon. Then click on a location on the screen to walk there.

Eye icon: Click on the second icon or right-click the mouse for the mouse pointer to change into an eye icon. Then click on a location on the screen to observe objects, people and so on, often with funny comments.

Hand icon: Click on the third icon or right-click the mouse for the mouse pointer to change into a hand icon. Then click on any object or person on the screen to touch, activate or pick up items. Items which are picked up are placed in the inventory.

Talk icon: Click on the fourth icon or right-click the mouse for the mouse pointer to change into a talk icon. Then click on a person on the screen to talk to him or her and get a response (or a snarky remark).

Smell/taste icons: Click on the 5th or 6th icon or right-click the mouse for the mouse pointer to change into a smell or taste icon for Roger to smell or taste things. Anything goes!

Current item icon: in the small window, right of the taste icon, is the inventory item which is currently selected. click it or right-click the mouse for the cursor to change into the inventory item and click it anywhere on the screen to use it on a person or item. When no inventory item is selected, this window will be blanked out.

Inventory icon: click on the inventory icon to open the inventory screen.



In this window, you can look at, activate or select inventory items. To select an inventory item, click the select icon (the arrow icon), then click on the desired inventory item and then click "OK" to return to the game screen. The selected inventory item will be displayed in the menu bar. Note that you can also combine inventory items in the inventory screen.

Settings icon: click on the icon with the slider bars to display the game control panel.



In the control panel, you can save, restore, restart or quit the game. You can also change various settings, such as the detail (though that make no difference when playing in DOSBox), game speed and music volume. You also see the current game score. By clicking on the HalfDome icon, you see some words of appreciation by the designers, followed by... well... see the Easter Eggs page.

In the control panel of the CD release of Space Quest 4, you can also select whether to hear voice overs or have text boxes displayed. You can not have both at the same time, although the NewRisingSun upgrade (see "tech support") allows to have them both active simultaneously.