Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter
On the Arcada
This game begins with Roger entering the hallway of his ship, the Arcada. There are only a few minutes to get off the ship. Go to the left upon exiting the closet, into a room with a couple of chairs and a computer. Look at the screen reply ASTRAL BODY, as per the dying scientist's instructions, when it asks you what cartridge to retrieve.
Leave this room and continue to the left, where you will find a body. Search the body and take the KEYCARD from it.
Now, take the elevator down a level. Once on this lower floor, find another elevator (where you only see doors) and take it to the engine room. In the center of this room, there are docking bay controls. Look at the panel and push the "open bay door" button. Then, go to the right, insert the KEYCARD into the panel and ride the elevator down a level.
Once in the lower room, go to the center and press the button on the right, revealing the SPACESUIT. Wear the SPACESUIT. Then, push the left button and get the TRANSLATOR GADGET. Now, walk around the railing, go to the panel and open the door. Exit through this door.
Once in the docking bay, look at the panel. Press the button. Enter the escape pod which appears. Close the pod door, buckle the seatbelt, and look at the panel. Turn the power on, press the "autonav" button, and pull the throttle.
Congratulations! You made it off the Arcada before it blew up. Now, get ready for...
Planetfall!
After you crash on the planet, a SURVIVAL KIT will drop down. Take it, open the KIT, and see what's inside. Now, exit the pod. Once outside the pod, take the REFLECTIVE GLASS lying on the ground. Now, go to the right. Soon, you will notice a pathway leading upward. Take this path.
After a short while, you will see a Spider Droid drop from the sky. Don't worry about the droid--just be sure not to let it touch you! Continue along the path until you find two rock arches. Walk under them to activate a secret elevator. When you arrive at the bottom of the shaft, take the ROCK. Follow the passage to come to a room with a grate on the floor. Walk all the way to the back of the grate and creep along the back wall. Now, place the ROCK on top of the geyser on the far side. This will trigger a door to open.
You will enter a room with a beam going across a passage. Place the REFLECTIVE GLASS in the path of this beam to short-circuit it. Continue up the path to find a room with water dripping from the ceiling. This is acid, so be careful! Time the drops to get past them. Before leaving this screen, turn on the TRANSLATING GADGET.
Continue along the path until you are faced by the huge image of an alien. If the TRANSLATING GADGET is turned on, he will send you on a quest to slay an Orat. Suddenly, you are outside again. Go down the path and find the Spider Droid waiting for you. Go to the right, and you will notice a small indentation in the wall; this is the Orat's cave. Enter the cave and move to its far right bottom side as far as possible. The Spider should enter, collide with the Orat, and kill them both. Retrieve the PIECE OF ORAT as proof for the alien. Take your proof back to the alien and give it to him. This will allow you to go into a computer room. Go to the dark screen and insert the CARTRIDGE you got back on the Arcada. This will explain the true nature of your mission. Retrieve the CARTRIDGE and the aliens will give you a SKIMMER. Enter the SKIMMER and turn the key. You will now have to navigate across the planet's terrain, avoiding rocks (a.k.a. cheesy arcade sequence). Save often--you can only be hit 5 times before you get killed.
Ulence Flats
Once you arrive in Ulence Flats, take the KEY from your skimmer and exit. A man will offer to buy your skimmer. Tell him "no." Enter the bar and then exit immediately. The man will now offer 30 BUCKAZOIDS and a JETPACK. Accept his offer. Go back to the bar and play the slot until you have 230 BUCKAZOIDS. Now, go to the bar and buy DRINKS (and drink them) until you overhear what sector you need to go to--Sector HH!
Now, go buy a SHIP. Buy the 219 buckazoid model--the others will not work. After the purchase, to the the right and enter Droids-R-Us. Buy the DROID at the top of the steps to the right. Go back to the SHIP, enter it, load the DROID, and tell him to go to Sector HH. Once you arrive at the Sarien ship, Deltaur, wear you jetpack and exit the ship.
Well done! Now, all you have to do is outwit a whole ship-full of highly advanced aliens. It's a piece of cake! Get ready for the...
Deltaur
You will find a door on the side of the Sarien ship. Open it and enter the Deltaur. You will find yourself in an airlock. When the droid enters, slip out the door. You will now be in a room with a trunk. Push the trunk up against the wall, under the vent. Open the trunk, put the JETPACK in, open the grate(you may have to use the KNIFE from the SURVIVAL KIT), and enter the vent. Climb until you see a passage to the right and enter it. Now, kick the grate several times to escape into the laundry room. Enter the washing machine.
You will now be wearing a Sarien uniform. Exit the room and go all the way to the right. You will be in the Armory. Give the droid the PASS from your uniform. When it leaves, get the BOMB off the table. The droid will bring you a GUN. Exit the room and you will see a man guarding a reactor. Drop the BOMB and exit the room. This will kill the man.
Walk to the elevator and go to the room where the bomb was dropped and search the man. Press the button off. Walk to the panel, look at it, and press the button. You will now be asked to key in a destruct code, which is "6858".
This leaves you with 5 minutes to get the heck out of dodge! Go to the elevator and up, so you're outside the laundry. The elevator to the right has an "Out Of Order" sign. This door must be opened. Blast it open if it will not open on its own. You will now be in a room with an ESCAPE SHIP. Enter the SHIP and turn the KEY.
That's It!
Excellent job! You've completed Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter. Now, sit back and watch as Roger receives his coveted Golden Mop Award.
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