Troels Pleimert Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Don't get me wrong, I love the fan games. Pretty much all of them. I hear 4.5 is kind of odd, but I haven't played it, so I wouldn't know. Anyway, that's not the point. But we were getting a little sidetracked in one of the other topics over at StarCon Academy, the one about what time period SQ takes place in, when I started talking about a little odd thing I noticed in SQ-1: Decision of the Elders. So I thought this could be a fun time to ask about some of the things in the fan games that made me go "huh?", and if we can somehow concoct a good reason/explanation for it being there. The thing in DotE was that someone in the game mentions that the game takes place on "Earth." Uh, does that mean Julia and Jerry went all the way to the Milky Way system and visited Earth to see if it was a suitable spot to hold their wedding? That's quite a long way to travel! The other thing was in Space Quest 0: Replicated when Roger visits Andromeda. Andromeda the planet. Now, I'm not good with astronomy and such, but I thought Andromeda was a galaxy, not a planet? Feel free to add more -- and believe me, this is in no way meant to take any of the fun out of playing the fan games. This is, really, just playful nitpicking. The two games I've just mentioned are great fun to play and I'm glad I finally got around to it. If you haven't, you should, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcj Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 The other thing was in Space Quest 0: Replicated when Roger visits Andromeda. Andromeda the planet. Now, I'm not good with astronomy and such, but I thought Andromeda was a galaxy, not a planet? It's a big universe - there can be both a galaxy and a planet with the same name. JDHJANUS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnathon Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Yeah, it's gotta be Andromeda, Andromeda.Kinda like New York, New York. Troels Pleimert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Okay, I buy that. But what about this "Earth" stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnathon Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Okay, I buy that. But... I was being sarcastic. :D Troels Pleimert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datadog Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Maybe Earth looked closer on Google Maps to Jerry, and after flying for several million lightyears, Jerry didn't want to admit his mistake and just kept going. pcj, JDHJANUS and WilcoWeb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Ascii Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I'm not good with astronomy and such, but I thought Andromeda was a galaxy, not a planet? Blame the Two Guys for that one. The manual for SQ3 clearly shows Andromeda as a planet as well - indeed, SQ0 bases the look of the place after the pics in said manual. Either the guys decided that Andromeda was a planet in the SQ-niverse ahead of time, or else they themselves were confused about it when they chose their collective name. ;) suejak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Damn it! I have, shamefully, never read the SQ3 manual. Never owned a boxed copy of that game. I had no idea. Does someone have a scan of that thing? Sierra Chest Rudy, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcj Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I know it's an obscure site, but you could try SpaceQuest.Net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 :D I wish I had known about that site a lot earlier. Man! Next thing you'll be tellinf me is that Scott and Mark are making a new game! Haha lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHJANUS Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Space Quest III is one of the most fantastic boxed games in Sierra's library. The details on the cover are fantastic, and it also came with several goodies, including pig-nose glasses that you can punch out to make yourself look like the Two Guys. If you ever get a chance to pick it up off of eBay or Amazon, Troels, I HIGHLY recommend it! :D Talk to you later! JDHJANUS Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Engineer Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Has anyone been able to get off the freaking freighter yet? Apparently I can't get onto that ship without a ladder. But where am I supposed to find a ladder, let alone carry one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 A rat stole my wire and I keep getting mashed in the conveyer gears. This game sucks! Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnathon Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm flying through space with the rocket belt, but I keep getting space bugs in my teeth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Ascii Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Huh. Never thought I'd be the one to drag a thread back on-topic... Not an inconsistency as such, but The Lost Chapter did go to a great deal of trouble to try and explain Roger's shift in hair color between SQ3 and SQ4. Most of us usually chalk that up to a stylistic change resulting directly from the leap from 16 to 256 colors, but Vonster went and came up with an IC explaination for it, which I thought was rather clever. If a bit obsessive. ;) Also, SQ0 seems to conflict directly with SQ2 by portraying Labion as having civilization present, both on the surface and in the orbital station. SQ2 indicates that the planet is, and always has been, deserted except for the natives and Vohaul's troops, which is probably why he's using it as his combination base of operations and slave labor camp. Besides, if Roger *had* been there before in SQ0, wouldn't he have said something about it in SQ2? :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Not an inconsistency as such, but The Lost Chapter did go to a great deal of trouble to try and explain Roger's shift in hair color between SQ3 and SQ4. Most of us usually chalk that up to a stylistic change resulting directly from the leap from 16 to 256 colors, but Vonster went and came up with an IC explaination for it, which I thought was rather clever. If a bit obsessive. ;) Except TLC takes place between SQ2 and SQ3, and Roger's hair didn't change to blonde until SQ4 ...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Ascii Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Except TLC takes place between SQ2 and SQ3, and Roger's hair didn't change to blonde until SQ4 ...! Ah, but therin lies the cleverness - he thought of that! I won't spoil anything plot-related for those who haven't played the game, but it basically involves the escape pod's sleep chamber turning his hair blonde as an accidental side-effect, some temporary hair dye to correct the problem, and some applied amnesia causing him to forget the events of TLC entirely, including having been rendered blonde to begin with. Presumably, the dye wears off after SQ3 when his hair starts growing again (presumably, it doesn't while he's in statis), and Roger either writes it off as some sort of natural change or else just doesn't really take much notice of it. :rolleyes: ...I didn't say it was the best explaination ever, but at least he made the effort. :P MusicallyInspired and JDHJANUS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yeah, Vonster really did think of every plothole there,.....that overly pedantic nut. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I really should get around to applying that patch and actually playing through that damn thing. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Ascii Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 You really should, if only to marvel at how positively *ripped* Roger is in that game. :blink: For all his pedantic-ness, Vonster completely failed to provide an explaination for how Roger managed to work out while he was asleep, or where that bod went between TLC and SQ3. Also, it's a fine example of the 'classic Sierra' school of design. By which I mean, it's chock full of ridiculously unforseeable, unfair deaths1. Save early, save often. 1) First prize goes to the spike-top monster. You'll know that one when you get it. JDHJANUS and suejak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Yeah, Roger buffed up a LOT in that cryostasis tube! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdrslashvohaul Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 It's the same shit Lance Armstrong used, innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Pleimert Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 So, Roger only has one testicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdrslashvohaul Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Prove to me otherwise. Frede 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcj Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 This isn't getting into the old "Xenonians reproduce the same way humans do" debate, is it? Frede and drdrslashvohaul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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