This is a walkthru of Space Quest. It is NOT a hint file, and

will tell you exactly how to solve the game for the maximum point

total. As with other adventure games, be sure to save your game

frequently, so that you won't find yourself having to start over

from scratch, or from a long ways before.

In this game, you are a janitor on the Starship Arcada.

You're not a very good janitor, and you're famous for getting

caught taking naps in the storage closets. When you wake from

your latest nap, you find yourself in the midst of carnage from a

Sarien attack. There are still Sariens on board the ship, so

you'll need to be careful.

Starting Off: The Arcada

First, go to your right and down the elevator. Move right to

the next elevator, back upstairs, and go left. Search the body

and you'll find a keycard. Don't bother with any of the other

bodies you see lying around. Go back to the right and down the

elevator, and check out the lab. Look at the screen and you'll

see how much time you have left before the ship blows up. Go out

of the lab, go left, upstairs, and right, till you're at the

cartridge library. Wait for the wounded scientist, go over and

look at him, and he'll tell you which cartridge to get. Look at

the screen, type in the name, and the machine will retrieve it.

Take the cart, but DON'T put it in the slot or you'll get shot.

When you've gotten the cart and the card, go to the bottom

level, and find the only elevator going down (to the right of the

lab door). Go down the elevator, then right to the control

panel. Push the open button to open the bay doors. Move one

screen right, and insert the keycard in the slot just left of the

elevator. Now go down the elevator, move to the console inside

the rail, and open the airlock. Move back to the buttons on the

back wall to the left of the elevator, and push left and right.

Take the suit and the gadget. Look at the gadget, and turn the

dial. Once you've got those, exit left through the airlock.

In the bay, go to the console, and push the button. The

platform will rise, bringing up the escape pod. Go to the left

side of the pod, and enter the pod. Once inside, close the door,

fasten your seat belt, and look at the console. Push the power

button, pull the throttle, and you're off--just in time! Once

you're in space, push the AutoNav button, and the pod will pick

up the planet Kerona, and bring you in for a landing (of sorts).

Sand There's More to Come: Kerona, Part 1

After you've crash-landed, look at the pod, and you'll see

that a survival kit has broken loose. Take it, unfasten the

belt, and exit the pod. Come around to the front, face the pod,

and look at it again. You'll see a piece of glass from the

shield. Take this, as you'll need it later. Move right (the only

way you can go without getting eaten or smashed), and on into the

rocks for some exploring. On the third screen to the right

you'll see a path leading up to the left. Move up this path, and

follow it until you're on the bridge. Move behind the rock, and

prepare to push it off the edge. Wait for the Spider Droid to

show up, and push the rock off on top of it. (This may take

several tries, so save your game before you push the rock!)

You might have noticed the broken arch on top of one of the

distant cliffs as you were looking for the path to the bridge.

This is now our target. With the Spider taken care of, just head

to the left, up, and then right until you walk under the arch.

As you do so, you'll step onto an elevator platform, which will

carry you down to the caves below the surface. When you look

at the first cave, you'll see a rock on the right side, just to

the left of the elevator. Take it, and proceed to the left. In

the second cave, there's a grate on the floor (with a nasty

underneath), so move to the back wall of the cave, and sidle

along the edge of the grating. Put the rock on top of the

geyser, and the steam pressure will open the door on the left.

Go up through the door. Cave 3 has a beautiful pool, but just

try taking a drink (save first!). The exit here is in the middle

at the back, then to the left. In cave 4, you have to deal with

the laser beams before you do anything else. Take the glass from

the pod, and put it in the beams. This will short out the units,

and you'll be able to go up the ramp and behind to the right.

Watch for the dripping acid at the top of cave 3, and proceed on

to the right through caves 2 and 1. After you exit from cave

1, you'll be held in a force field, and since you've turned the

dial on the gadget, you'll be able to understand what the

hologram says (you did turn the dial like I told you to didn't

you?). You are offered transportation in return for eliminating

a nasty, omniverous beast named Orat, and sent back to the

surface to find him. You'll be back on top of the cliffs, so go

back over the bridge (watch those cracks), and back down the

path. Go up one screen from the end of the path, and Orat's cave

is on the right. Enter the cave, and throw your dehydrated water

bottle at him (you might take time to read the label, but not

here!). Orat will eat the bottle, and explode, leaving only one

little part behind. Take the part and go back up the path, over

the bridge, and back down through the caves.

When you're back in the alien presence, drop the Orat part

when told to, and proceed through the door that opens in front of

you. Listen to the aliens, and you'll be provided with a sand

skimmer, programmed to take you to your next destination.

BUT, before you mount the skimmer, look at the machinery in the

room. Does anything look familiar? There's a screen and a slot

there--hmmm... Put the cartridge into the slot, and you'll see a

little history about the Star Generator, plus some very important

information for future use. Take the cartridge back, enter the

skimmer, turn the key, and you're off!

Dodge 'em and Run: Kerona, Part 2

Save the game as soon as you can, because you're in for a

little arcade action now. Your skimmer can only take so much

damage, so you'll need to avoid the rocks as you head toward

Ulence Flats.

When you arrive in town, a gentlman will offer to buy the

skimmer. Refuse his first offer, and wait until he comes back.

Take the second offer, as there won't be a third. Enter the bar

and have a drink, in fact, have three of them, and you'll find

out where to find the Sariens. While you're drinking, watch the

alien at the video game, and look at the band(s). Then get up

and go play the slots.

Start by saving your game, and save it every time you get a

big win. Start off by betting $1, then raise your bets to $2

after you hit $50 or $60. When you accumulate about $150, you can

start placing $3 bets fairly safely. When you break the bank

(literally), you should have a total of $250, which will be just

enough to get the things you need--a ship, and a droid to pilot

it.

Exit from the bar, go left to the Used Ship lot, wait until

the owner starts to move toward you, then go up. "Tiny" will

follow you, and tell you about the "steal of the day". Buy the

ship, at a cost of $214, then go right, right, and into the

"Droids R Us" store. Follow the owner up the stairs, and

purchase the droid that costs $36 (discounted). When you buy the

droid, it will follow you, so go back to the ship, enter it, push

the Load button, and tell the droid where you want to go--Sector

HH. You're now on your way to the final showdown--and the

Sarien ship.

Bombs Away (or Who's Sarien Now): The Final Encounter

There are several challenges left in this part of the game, so

be careful and save it frequently. Your first task is to get

into the Sarien ship. Put on your jetpack, and exit your ship.

You'll find yourself at the airlock, so position yourself

carefully, and open the airlock. Enter the ship, go up to the

internal door, and wait for the little robot to appear. Quickly

move through the door as soon as he enters, or when he exits (you

don't have much time until the door shuts). Once in the ship,

quickly open the trunk, put the jetpack in the trunk, and close

it. Move to the right side of the trunk, and push the trunk to

the left wall. Climb up on the trunk, open the vent, and enter

it.

Once in the vent, crawl over to the vertical shaft, and climb

up to the next horizontal section. Crawl to the right, and kick

the grate to loosen it, then open it, and exit to the right.

Here, you'd best come clean, so before someone comes in, open the

washer and climb in. After your bath, exit the washer, and

you'll find yourself in a Sarien uniform. Exit the room

through the door on the right, and enter the elevator at the top

of the screen (the one on the right is out of order). When you

exit the elevator, go left two screens to another elevator, and

go up to the top level. Go back to the right until you come to

the weapons room. Show the droid your ID card, and while he's

getting your weapon, quickly grab one of the grenades sitting on

the end of the counter. When the droid comes back, he'll give

you your Pulseray, which you will need later on. Exit the weapons

room to the left, the way you came, and move to the center of the

balcony over the Star Generator. Drop the grenade, and proceed

on back the way you came. (If you want an extra point, go back

and steal the other grenade now).

As you walk back to the elevator, you'll trip, losing your

helmet, and the Sariens will now attempt to shoot you on sight.

Put the game on Slow just before you enter a room, and be quick

on the trigger if you see any aliens. Watch out for the guardian

droids, as they'll attempt to bump into you, and if they do--bye-

bye! Instead of going back up the elevator to the laundry, keep

going to the right, to the Star Generator room. Search the dead

guard, and you'll find a remote control. Pressing the button

will turn off the force field that surrounds the Generator, and

allow you to approach it.

When you look at the Generator, you'll notice a small panel.

Looking at the panel shows you a keypad. Here, you'll enter the

self-destruct code you learned when you played the cartridge on

Kerona. Press the keys for the code, press the enter button, and

get ready to run for safety. Exit the generator room to the

left, go up the elevator there, and switch to the right elevator

when the first one stops. Watch out for aliens along the way,

and again save the game frequently and put the speed to Slow just

before you enter any room. This last elevator will take you to

the shuttle launch bay in the Sarien ship, where your last task

will be to enter the shuttle, find and press the Launch button,

and enjoy the fireworks to come.