Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter (1986)

General Logic

53

You just had a drink. You'd
better ration your supply.
This place is hot!

At one point, there was a limit on how many times you could drink from the can of dehydrated water.
The way it is in the final game, the player can drink from the can as many times as they want.

Logic 1 - Data Archive

16

He certainly looks dead.
Do you get off on checking
out stiffs?

An earlier, alternate dialogue for typing LOOK BODY.

49

I warned you, but noooooo!
Did you listen?!

And here's the narrator mocking you for not obeying said warning and getting shot.

2

You recognize this as your
sanitation supply closet. You
have spent many hours
sleeping in it.

At one point, LOOK CLOSET might have had a different response than "LOOK DOOR".

19

The door is closed, fool!

Possible response from typing "LOOK CLOSET" while the door is closed.

8

''' ?
I'm sorry, .
You can't do that. I question
your mental fitness.

A humorous error message that could have been used for a multitude of things.

5

'''Sorry, . You
can't enter the Escape Pod
when the Vehicle Bay doors
are closed.

It's impossible for the escape pod to even be in the room while the bay doors are closed.

Logic 9 - Flight Prep Room

33

The elevator door opens
automatically and the others
open by pushing buttons.

This was split into two messages in the final version. The message displayed depends on where the player is in the room.

This is one of the electronic barrier stations encircling
Ulence Flats. Its force field keeps out anything or
anyone traveling on or under ground.

This room shares some of its logic with Ulence Flats, i.e. a call to logic 107. This contains a number of default responses, including this one to "look barrier". Obviously there is no barrier at the mesa.

Fortunately for you, the path here is not far above
the ground. Your suffering is limited to a dull pain
in the hindquarters.

This room contains logic for falling off the cliff, which is lethal in other rooms but only embarrassing here. However, due to the room layout, it is not possible to fall off the cliff. It was likely possible in an earlier version.

1

rock taken

Given their blandness and lack of capitalization, these are very likely placeholder or test messages.
No messages are displayed for these actions in the final game.

4

geyser unplugged

9

You are in a large room in
the cavern. There is a level
area below. Standing toward
the bottom are two
odd-looking units emitting
beams of light.

This is displayed with the command "LOOK AREA" on the upper path with the laser machine intact.
This is impossible, since the player can't reach the upper path without destroying the laser machine.

8

Hold your breath!

Unknown. Probably response to inputting some stupid in the parser.

5

"So whaddaya think? Is she a
diamond in the rough, or
what? And only 129
buckazoids."

There's no ship that Tiny sells for 129 buckazoids in the finalized game.

26

Ulence Flats is a typical
example of some of the
frontier settlements that
sprang up in the early days
of the Outer Zone exploration
several years ago.
Unfortunately, this attracted
many unsavory individuals
looking to make a quick
buckazoid. Caution is
advised.

Unlike most of the messages on this list, this is rendered unused due to an oversight.
There are meant to be two descriptions: One for "LOOK AREA", and one for "LOOK CITY".
However, the check for the first message includes both "LOOK AREA" and "LOOK CITY".
So, because the first check catches both inputs, the first description is always used.
Kind of a shame too, since this description gives the city more character.

This is properly used, with a bit of minor rewording, in the SCI remake.

Logic 36 - Behind Bar

Logic 37 - Tiny's Back Lot

30

"Say what?"

An unused generic response to giving an invalid sector to the pilot droid, perhaps.

10

You hear strange voices coming
toward you!

A line that would pop up before the trunk was picked up by the Sarien guards.

9

You're not close enough to
play.

Since you just have to walk up to the slot machine to play it, these aren't needed.
Perhaps at one point you had to type PLAY GAME to activate the machine.

43

"Whatever you say."

A nondescript line for the barkeep.

1

You have this strange sinking
feeling.

This would be used after crashing into the Daventry moat.

7

How about that darn
artificial gravity, .
Just like the real thing,
huh?

A message for falling from a great height in one of the spaceships. That situation never comes up.

18

Not being a very smooth thief
you have been caught and
dealt with appropriately.

An unused death message for trying to steal from the Deltaur armory.
If the death value is set to 25, this text is displayed.

32

Once again, you've
demonstrated your inability
to carry out a simple task
like saving all of humanity.
You quickly glance around the
room to see if anyone saw
your silly mistake. Thank you
for playing Space Quest,
. You've been most
entertaining.

This is the other one.
Interestingly, this is very similar to two of the generic death messages in Space Quest II.

2

Not many tales are told of
the spider droids due to a
lack of live witnesses.

This was replaced with a more interesting message that's stored per room.

5

Are you crazy?

Possibly used for trying to shoot something weird. Like yourself.

3

You slide the trunk just
beneath a wall vent.

This is done in the final game without text.

23

With the chest open that act
would be highly ineffective.

An alternate message for trying to stand on the trunk while it's open?

Logic 4, Message 11
Good grief, man! You are a
bit twisted, I must say.?

Logic 0, Message 65
Good grief, %s1! You are a
bit twisted, I must say.

The early text is actually coded in the game through KICK BODY in Logic 4.
However, it's overridden by the same command in the main game logic.

Logic 2, Message 18
Looking into the closet you
see nothing but darkness.

Logic 2, Message 21
It looks dark in there.

This description, however, was made more concise.

Logic 34, Message 16
"We have a motto. You don't
mess with it - You don't die!"

Logic 37, Message 16
"We have a motto. You don't
own it - You don't mess with
it - You don't die!"

There's more to the motto in the main game.

Logic 50, Message 13
By pressing the button, you
have deactivated the force
field which surroundsthe
generator.

Logic 50, Message 45
Suddenly, the force field
protecting the Star Generator
disappears.

The incorrect spacing of the earlier text has been left as-is.

Logic 121, Messages 11-12
You climb into the trunk. The lid pounds shut above you.
The voices, muffled now, grow louder.

'''Logic 57, Message 11-12
You climb into the trunk. The lid pounds shut above you.
You hear voices, muffled, then louder."

Just some rewording for the first two lines of this message.

06

N/A

Plays exclusively on the noise channel. Possibly used for Orat's death.

27

32

N/A

Plays exclusively on the noise channel. Either a splash or an explosion.

38

61

An unused celebratory jingle!

Logic 1 - Data archive

Logic 2 - Starting Screen

Logic 31 - Keronians

Logic 35 - Outside of Bar

TALK ALIEN'

That does not compute.

msg. 52: The guy (or whatever it is)
is busy leaving.

msg. 53: The skimmer is attempting to
leave. Get out of the way,
you geek!

This gives Roger a chance to try and interact with the alien while he is driving the skimmer away. The response depends on if Roger was ever blocking his escape or not.

LOOK

You are standing in a large,
empty room within the Sarien
ship.

msg. 21: You are standing in a large,
empty room within the Sarien
ship. On one wall is a vent.

msg. 22: You are standing in a large,
empty room within the Sarien
ship. On one wall is a vent.
There is some sort of trunk
on the floor.

The message is updated with additional information. The trunk is mentioned if it is in the room.

LOOK BOX

The box is not of interest.
It is only here because the
sloppy Sariens never pick up
after themselves.

N/A

The game removed any mention of the extra box in the room.

Main Game Logic

Logic 8 - Vehicle Bay

Logic 26 - Grate Room

Logic 35 - Outside of Bar

Logic 57 - Deltaur Storage Room

Logic 61 - Deltaur Airlock

TALK ROBOT

"Snap, Crackle, Murphy",
responds the little robot.

"Snap, Crackle, Murphy,"
responds the little robot.

LOOK AREA

In the lower corner a
sweeper is standing silent.

You notice a sweeper in
the lower corner of the room.

Some random dialogue rephrasing.