History VideoGame / SpaceQuestITheSarienEncounter

* ContinuityNod: A nod to ''future'' continuity no less, where in the VGA remake as Roger takes off from Kerona he re-arrives in a time machine from the fourth game.

** Some of the droids for sale at "Droids B' Us" include [[Series/TwilightZone Robbie]] [[Series/LostInSpace the]] [[Film/ForbiddenPlanet Robot]], [[Series/DoctorWho a Dalek]], [[Film/TheBlackHole Maximillian]] and a [[TabletopGame/BattleTech Rifleman]] (or an [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross ADR-04-Mk.X Destroid Defender]] considering the nature of a once Unseen 'Mech at the time).

** Some of the droids for sale at "Droids B' Us" include [[Series/TwilightZone Robbie]] [[Series/LostInSpace the]] [[Film/ForbiddenPlanet Robot]], [[Series/DoctorWho a Dalek]], and [[Film/TheBlackHole Maximillian]].

''Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter'' (also simply known as ''Space Quest 1'') is the first game in the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series. It was released in 1986 and followed a lot of the same [[AdventureGame gameplay formulas]] as the first two ''Franchise/KingsQuest games, ''[[RecycledInSpace but in space!]]'' [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness It's not the hardest sci-fi]], but it's still epic in scope when it comes to space travel and a variety of alien creatures.

->''You serve as a member of the crew of the Arcada as [[AlmightyJanitor a janitor.]]''
->''[[SubvertedTrope That's right, a janitor.]] [[ThisLoserIsYou And not a very good one.]]''
-->--'''OpeningScroll'''

'''''Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter''''' (also simply known as "Space Quest 1") is the first game in the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series. It was released in 1986 and followed a lot of the same [[AdventureGame gameplay formulas]] as the first two ''Franchise/KingsQuest games, ''[[RecycledInSpace but in space!]]'' [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness It's not the hardest sci-fi]], but it's still epic in scope when it comes to space travel and a variety of alien creatures.

** [[SchmuckBait Pressing the forbidden button]] will dump you in ''[[VideoGame/KingsQuest Daventry]]'' (or in ''VideoGame/ConquestsOfTheLongbow'' if you're playing the VGA remake).

** Destroy the Sariens and come back to Xenon with the cartridge? GoldenEnding. [[VideoGame/SpaceQUestIIVohaulsRevenge Until next time...]]

* MissingSecret: In the VGA remake, when you take off (in the spaceship you purchased just above), something appears just as you leave. You might replay and replay to figure out what you're supposed to do with it. But you only find out in ''Space Quest IV'' that the appearing thing is your timepod returning you to SpaceQuest I.

* MissingSecret: In the VGA remake, when you take off (in the spaceship you purchased just above), something appears just as you leave. You might replay and replay to figure out what you're supposed to do with it. But you only find out in SpaceQuest IV that the appearing thing is your timepod returning you to SpaceQuest I.

* UpdatedRerelease: Gets a VGA remake in 1989.

** Also from ''Star Wars'', the shot of you flying to the Deltaur makes it look like your flying in a X-Wing.

* EarlyGameHell: While Sierra games are quite hard, this one is rather notorious, especially in the original version. After you leave your janitorial closet, you need to find two things before you escape: A data cartridge (fairly easy to find) a keycard on one of the ''many'' dead bodies in the vast maze-like Arcada. All while avoiding Sariens that will appear on nearly ''any'' screen and kill you with very little warning. Worst of all? The whole thing is ''[[TimedMission timed]]''. You have 15 minutes (less in the original version) to do all of this and escape.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: One of the ways you can lose is to simply decide not to take on the Saurians and leave Xenon to its destruction.

'''''Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter''''' (also simply known as "Space Quest 1") is the first game in the SpaceQuest series. It was released in 1986 and followed a lot of the same [[AdventureGame gameplay formulas]] as the first two KingsQuest games, ''[[RecycledInSpace but in space!]]'' [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness It's not the hardest sci-fi]], but it's still epic in scope when it comes to space travel and a variety of alien creatures.

* EdgeGravity: A rather odd example in the ''Space Quest I'' remake in which attempting to walk off a cliff after getting out of the escape pod on Kerona results in the game warning you about it before Roger automatically walks away from it. This is odd because Sierra games are notorious for their ''lack'' of EdgeGravity.

'''Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter''' (also simply known as "Space Quest 1") is the first game in the SpaceQuest series. It was released in 1986 and followed a lot of the same [[AdventureGame gameplay formulas]] as the first two KingsQuest games, ''[[RecycledInSpace but in space!]]'' [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness It's not the hardest sci-fi]], but it's still epic in scope when it comes to space travel and a variety of alien creatures.

!!This videogame series provides examples of:

* TheChosenZero: Roger.
* UpdatedRerelease: Gets a VGA remake in 1989.

* TheChosenZero: Roger.

'''Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter''' (also simply known as "Space Quest 1") is the first game in the SpaceQuest series. It was released in 1986 and followed a lot of the same [[AdventureGame gameplay formulas]] as the first two KingsQuest games, ''[[RecycledInSpace but in space!]]'' [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness It's not the hardest sci-fi]], but it's still epic in scope when it comes to space travel and a variety of alien creatures.