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Space Quest Historian
Hi, I'm the Space Quest Historian! I make videos predominantly about adventure games and narrative-driven games. Check out my Let's Play channel: https://spectra.video/c/sqhplays Follow me on Mastodon: https://dosgame.club/@sqhistorian Join the SQH Discord community: https://discord.gg/9mcCQt2
Episodes
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Who's up for some spaghetti bolognese?
Making DavidXNewton proud of me. (Possibly.) == MOD LINKS == Doom 2: RAY TRACED https://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-2-ray-traced Among Us mod (headphone warning, jus' sayin') https://www.moddb.com/mods/amoguspk3 Doom 2 RT (the flashlig...
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Digital Dumpster Diving: 4 weird games on that no one has played
I went looking for some short, sweet, and weird little adventures to break up my longer playthroughs, and boy does Steam and Itch deliver on that front. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 The Dissident 09:31 The Music Machine 17:29 The Eeri...
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King's Quest - Full Series Retrospective Mega-Cut - All 8 Games
Reupload. All 8 of my retrospective videos on the King's Quest series in one complete binge-worthy package. Features: Timing offset in KQ1 segment fixed (hence the reupload)., None of the pathetic e-begging from the original videos., ...
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The 7th Guest VR/Remake... is it worth it?
I wasn't able to experience Vertigo's remake of The 7th Guest when it was VR-exclusive, but now that they have retooled the VR game to a non-VR game, I'm finally able to do so. Watch my full playthrough (stream VODs) of The 7th Guest Remake: http...
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Yes, there's a SQH Minecraft server now... and it's insane
A week ago, the official SQH Minecraft server was created. Today, my son and I went on a tour of what the people have built on it. It's A LOT. Want to be a part of the mayhem? Join the SQH Discord community: https://discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Look fo...
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Sierra composer Ken Allen reveals his favorite Space Quest soundtracks
Ken Allen (King's Quest V, Space Quest IV, The Colonel's Bequest, and more) reveals his favorite pieces of music from the Space Quest series. In part 1, we'll tackle the first four games in the series. Part 2 will cover 5 and 6 as well as SQ1VGA a...
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First look at Under A Killing Moon Remake - EXCLUSIVE ALPHA BUILD
I somehow got my hands on a very early ALPHA build of the Under A Killing Moon Remake and... well, I livestreamed it, of course. Check out the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/texmurphy/tex-murphy-killing-moon-rising And the w...
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Best Indy game ever | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Fate of Atlantis should have been the fourth movie and that's just a fact. 🤷♀️ Music from the game originally composed by Clint Bajakian, Peter McConnell, and Michael Z. Land Remixed by Space Quest Historian Mixed & mastered by jbh Remix...
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I played six games that I didn't ask for
Six developers sent me their games and asked me to play them. Which I did... 3-4 months ago. You'll find the full let's plays on my 2nd channel: https://youtube.com/@sqhdump Check out these games on Steam: Cantaloupe Chronicle: https://store....
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The Making of Black Dahlia - Interviews with cast & crew
The making of Take 2's FMV game Black Dahlia from 1998, as told by the cast and crew themselves. I conducted these interviews from September 2025 to February 2026, gaining a whole new appreciation for what goes into developing a game of this enorm...
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The last great FMV game | Black Dahlia
Everyone's heard of Ripper (the Christopher Walken FMV game), but not many people talk about the game that came AFTER Ripper. It's just as mental as Ripper, even moreso, but also so much better in practically every way. Watch the full 4 hour mo...
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No more Early Access! SpaceVenture is officially released
It's taken 13 years to get here, but SpaceVenture — the spiritual successor to Space Quest by The Two Guys From Andromeda — is finally officially released! After 8 months in Early Access, the team pressed the launch button on December 23rd, 2025. ...
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It's time to rethink the term "computer game"
Why are we so scared to say that games can be more than games? Is it fair to call walking simulators and other narrative-driven experiences "games"? And why do developers feel the need to shove "gameplay" into their products where it doesn't reall...
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The Space Quest Collection boxes... including THE ULTIMATE Collection
I take a look at the Collection releases Sierra put out that include all the Space Quest games made at certain intervals in the series' (and the company's) lifespan, and round off things with the most audaciously impressive Collection box known to...
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Why my video got a content strike on YouTube
My follow-up video on the Rednex game (and why it got copyright flagged) was removed from YouTube TWICE because of "sexually explicit content" and now I have a content strike on my YouTube channel. Here's why.
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I got screwed by Rednex... so we decompiled their game
My previous video on the Rednex game got flagged and almost gave me a copyright strike. So, out of spite, my buddy Ron decompiled their game for the Mac, and I set out to uncover all its darkest secrets. Also, YouTube's copyright system is absolut...
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Gedagedigedagedao - the adventure game | In-Bred with Rednex
Why would a Swedish Eurodance outfit pretending to be American rednecks put out a point-and-click adventure game in the mid 90s? Where did it come from? Where did it go? No one truly knows, but it is a stupendously awkward and hilarious glimpse in...
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We've got Star Wars at home | Universe
Universe is the second point-and-click adventure game by Core Design, who would later achieve super-stardom with the Tomb Raider series. It is an extraordinarily good-looking game that desperately wants to be Star Wars and fails at it in just abou...
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The Absolutely Bizarre 🍆 Moves of Space Quest III
Space Quest III is surprisingly easy-going on the player. In fact, the only two really cruel moments we've been able to find in the game are so ludicrously improbable, I'll bet you anything you've never seen them before this video. (Offer not guar...
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Error 47 - Live in Portland 2025 - The Roberta Vaughan Tribute Concert
My band Error 47 performed a live concert in conjunction with the Portland Retro Game Expo of music from The 7th Guest, Gabriel Knight, Space Quest, and... Putt-Putt?! 0:00:00 Pre-show 0:19:36 Introduction (and balloon animals) by Josh Mandel ...
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Non-verbal nonsense land | Curse of Enchantia
Back in 2020, before the whole King's Quest thing took off for me, I really wanted to play "Universe," a long-forgotten sci-fi adventure game by Core Design... but I figured I'd better start with its spiritual predecessor, "Curse of Enchantia." Ju...
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What's in the box? | Inside the Space Quest 2-6 big boxes
Remember the days when games came in lovely big cardboard boxes? I sure do. Here's a tour of the Space Quest big boxes (games 2-6), along with all the inserts, manuals, and fun stuff. Where's Space Quest I, you may ask? Why, in a separate video...
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6 adventure game puzzles that can go f themselves
Puzzles are supposed to be fun and challenging. Here are 6 examples of puzzles that were the opposite. Featuring OneShortEye, AdventureGameGeek, Princess_Pearl_Mermaid, and Paul Korman (creator of The Phantom Fellows). 00:00 Introduction 01:12...
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Tex Murphy games with modern WASD controls
Under A Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive just became SO much easier to play! Thanks to a patch made by moralrecordings, you can now use free mouselook and WASD controls to move Tex around — and it works spectacularly! Download the patches...
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Aaron Conners talks about the making of The Pandora Directive
Writer and co-designer Aaron Conners talks about the effort that went into making The Pandora Directive. Interviewed by myself and Richard Cobbett. Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9FeabgHicI (And part 2 on Aaron...
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Are these 4 new games worth your time?
Developers keep sending me keys to their games. That's on them, though. Check out the games and determine for yourself if I've been grievously unfair: The Silent Sky - Part 1: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1632590/The_Silent_Sky_Part_I/ ...
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Police Quest IV: Open Season - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective
The most infamous and unpopular entry in the Police Quest series is up on the chopping block. Ostensibly "designed" by former LAPD police chief Daryl F. Gates (but not really), this game is notorious all the wrong reasons. === FURTHER READING =...
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My "problem" with Old Skies and Rosewater | A Fair & Balanced Rant
Modern adventure games have evolved by leaps and bounds from the classics of the golden age in the 90s, but at what cost? Join me for a rambling, barely coherent examination of the benefits and pitfalls of modern adventure game design. === FULL...
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Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective
The Tex Murphy series' 3rd installment was one of the early 90s biggest FMV gambles, and it's arguably one of the few FMV games that managed to balance gameplay and full motion video. Tex must stop a doomsday cult with nothing but his wits while h...
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How Aaron Conners ended up writing Under A Killing Moon
Tex Murphy writer Aaron Conners tells us how he got started at Access Software and ended up writing the script for the third game in the Tex Murphy series, Under A Killing Moon (as well as the novel based on the game). You can watch the full un...
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My problem with Stray (and other modern "adventure games")
I recently played through Stray and had a, um, somewhat mixed experience. I wasn't even planning on doing a video about it but it left me with a lot of things I just had to get off my chest, so... here we are. The Adventure Game Hotspot Network...
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Share my pain... King's Quest: Mask of Eternity in CGA
I promised I'd do Mask of Eternity in CGA when I hit 10,000 subscribers, and it took me a long time to actually get around to doing it... but a promise is a promise. Deep breath, here we go. The Adventure Game Hotspot Network: https://youtube....
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective
Detective Sergeant Sonny Bonds is back on the job, trying to solve his wife's attempted murder and unravel a dangerous drug cult who's really into Slayer. == CREDITS == Movie trailer voice: Jawmsie Totally Satanic metal covers by "Sons o...
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Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective
The second game in the Tex Murphy series sees Tex go to Mars hot on the trail of a runaway heiress and a magical Macguffin that can turn people's dreams into reality. Sounds perfectly plausible, right? Check out my complete playthrough of the g...
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Tex Murphy: Mean Streets - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective
The Tex Murphy series started with this incredibly ambitious game in 1989, Mean Streets. It tells the story of a hard-boiled P.I. trying to solve the murder of a scientist while contending with mutants, sleazy corporate douchebags, and the most in...
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Why timers in Sierra games are so broken
The Space Quest I remake — and other Sierra games from 1991-1996 — are so infamously plagued with timer problems that it's honestly a mystery how they ever got out the door in the first place. In this video, I take a look at why this happened, usi...
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Running the Space Quest I remake as fast as possible
After my last video on the timer bugs in Space Quest I, my Discord denizens decided to try to run the game as fast as humanly possible... with ludicrous results! EpicPotatoFiend's full playthroughs on a 3 GHz Pentium 4: Windows 98 with VDMSoun...
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Doing EVEN MORE awful things to Space Quest
The Pain Train stops for no one! Since my first video on how to inflict excruciating damage to our beloved Space Quest games, there have been significant improvements in said output of damage. Behold, children, the fruits of our diabolical labors!...
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The Many, MANY 🍆 Moves of Space Quest IV
Space Quest IV is an undisputed classic, but it is also extremely vicious. Here are just a few of the worst things this game can throw at you — out of a long list of many. How to avoid the Sequel Policemen on Estros: https://youtu.be/48ixUsPQy0...
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A closer look at the Japanese "anime version" of Police Quest II
Sierra released a frankly absurd version of Police Quest II in Japan where a lot of the graphics were redrawn in a pseudo-anime style. Yes, this is real. This is an edited version of a livestream I did. Check out the full livestream VOD: https:...
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Space Quest on GBA has been FIXED after 20 years
Lo and behold! 20 years after its initial release in 2004, GBAGI — the interpreter that lets you run Sierra AGI games on the Game Boy Advance — has been fixed, thanks to intrepid code-spelunking nerds in my SQH Discord. Get the latest (fixed) v...
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Space Quest... on the Game Boy Advance?!
An unofficial Game Boy Advance interpreter lets you play Sierra AGI games on... well, the Game Boy Advance. I took Space Quest I and II for a spin, and here's how that turned out. Download GBAGI and give this a whirl for yourself: http://www.ag...
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What happened to me at the Adventure Game Fan Fair convention
I had the great privilege to be invited to the Adventure Game Fan Fair convention in Tacoma, Washington — the first ever adventure gaming convention in America. Here are some of my favorite stories from the event. Check out the livestreams from...
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The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour - do they deserve better?
The 7th Guest was a jaw-dropping monster in 1993, but contemporary reviewers always seem to give it a hard time. Why is that? And does its sequel, The 11th Hour, warrant a similar treatment? Well... yes and no. Let's have a look. == CREDITS == ...
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Police Quest II: A Fair and Balanced Retrospective
Police Quest II is an improvement over the first game in the series, but does that make for a compelling game that's "so realistic, it was used to train law enforcement officers"? I beg to differ. PQ2 point-and-click patch: https://pakolmo.netl...
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What's the best user interface for adventure games?
Featuring input from Roberta Williams and Al Lowe. User interfaces in adventure games have come a long way since the early days of text-only parser games. But which UI is the best of all time? Is it the Sierra icon bar or the LucasArts 9 verbs? Th...
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The Pain Train: Loom... in CGA
It is death to peer beneath my magenta robe! Loom is a celebrated classic from veteran game designer Brian Moriarty. For some reason, I decided to play through the entire game in the "worst" way possible: In 4-color CGA mode with PC speaker sound....
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This tech could have revolutionized the voice-over industry (feat. Al Lowe)
Recording and editing voice-overs for games is a lot of work. But back in the 90s, Sierra had a magical tool that sped up the process quite significantly. Here's Al Lowe, creator of Leisure Suit Larry, telling me about the details... and, as a bon...
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Hi, I'm the Space Quest Historian! I make videos predominantly about adventure games and narrative-driven games. Check out my Let's Play channel: https://spectra.video/c/sqhplays Follow me on Mastodon: https://dosgame.club/@sqhistorian Join the SQH Discord community: https://discord.gg/9mcCQt2
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