Space Quest III: The Pirates Of Pestulon cover

Space Quest III: The Pirates Of Pestulon 1989

Released: March 24, 1989
Genres: Point-and-click · Puzzle · Adventure
Platforms: Atari ST/STE · Mac · DOS · Amiga
Developer: Sierra On-Line
More info: Wikipedia IGDB

Where to buy

In a collection: Space Quest Collection

Steam

Space Quest 1+2+3

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Is it still worth playing?

A 1989 graphic adventure in which Roger Wilco, a lowly space janitor, sets out to rescue two computer programmers from a sinister video game company. Those captives are the real creators of the series. The PC versions add mouse movement and a heavily improved text parser, though Roger stops at a barrier instead of finding a way around it. In the game sits Astro Chicken, an arcade minigame in which you try to land a chicken on a trampoline, and a high score reveals a hidden distress message from the Two Guys from Andromeda. Humor that keeps pointing back at the game and its makers is still easy to enjoy today.