Spaceship Warlock

Spaceship Warlock (pronounced ♫ SPAAACESHIIIP WARLOCK ♫) was an early CD-ROM game developed by Mike Saenz and Joe Sparks as Reactor Inc. The game is stylized as an interactive movie in which you, the player, embark on an epic cinematic adventure across the galaxy.

Warlock was one of the first color CD-ROM adventure games ever, predating Myst by two years. Compared to later games in this genre, the design of Spaceship Warlock is borderline experimental, with a semi-open-ended structure that incorporates text parser conversation scenes and action elements like first-person melee combat.

Stambul City bar#

The bar in Stambul City lets you order a drink by typing in its name. Although you can order simple drinks like "beer" and "wine," the game has an eye-watering 172 drinks defined, including a large number of brand names that were probably used without permission. The bar is an extremely small part of the game, and most of these drinks would only have been seen by the most curious players.

Every drink has a name, an associated graphic, and a "toxicity" value. By default, every drink adds 1 toxicity, plus an additional amount determined per drink (positive or negative). Most drinks will increase your toxicity level, while others are neutral or will lower it. If your toxicity level is greater than 5, you get ejected from the bar.

Drink graphics#

Drink definitions#

These names are listed in the order they are parsed by the game. eg., if you order a "light cola," you will order a light beer, since "light" is processed before "cola."