The idiot and the wizard | Kings Quest III: To Heir is HumanSpace Quest Historian2026-09-20 | The idiot and the wizard | Kings Quest III: To Heir is HumanLucy Dreaming (pt. 4) w/developers commentarySpace Quest Historian2022-11-24 | A fun seaside romp turns into a Groundhog Day-ish scene where Lucy repeatedly reminds us of the state of the tide, and we fiddle with some crabs. Watch the full VOD here: youtu.be/Ik5Odk3IED0
#LucyDreaming
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianPolice Quest I VGA - pt. 2 (Full VOD)Space Quest Historian2022-11-17 | "Scenic Route" Sonny gets promoted to Narcotics and Scott Murphy deals drugs to a derpy teenager with sunglasses. Voice-acted by ScummVM's built-in text-to-speech engine!
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianLucy Dreaming (pt. 3) w/developers commentarySpace Quest Historian2022-11-16 | Tom and I make some excellent progress this time and enjoy a plethora of bread-related puns. Also, I've started cutting out the meandering bits of these streams. Let me know what you think of the edited versions in the comments. If you'd rather watch the full VOD, it's here: youtu.be/4TvlKvv4fKE
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianSpace Quest: A Son of Xenon - pt. 1Space Quest Historian2022-11-16 | A new full-length Space Quest fan game has been released by the same author behind Decisions of the Elders. It has pretty stunning graphics and a very good sense of humor.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianPolice Quest I (VGA remake) pt.1 (Full VOD)Space Quest Historian2022-11-08 | We play about half of the game -- and then, at the end, enable ScummVM's text-to-speech function for some unintentional hilarity.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianPolice Quest I (Apple IIGS version) pt. 2 (Full VOD)Space Quest Historian2022-11-03 | Finishing up Police Quest on the Apple IIGS - cheating and all. Also, fair warning, this one starts out a bit loud.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianLucy Dreaming (pt. 2) w/developers commentary (Full VOD)Space Quest Historian2022-11-01 | Tom from Tall Story Games once again joins me for a playthrough of his game Lucy Dreaming in a session where we make very little progress but have an absolute blast.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianSpace Quest I - Color Macintosh version - Full playthrough w/DecafJediSpace Quest Historian2022-10-28 | A complete playthrough of the super-rare 16-color Macintosh version of Space Quest I with co-commentary by Jess "DecafJedi" Morrissette.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianReading the Space Quest Companion | Chapter 1: The Sarien EncounterSpace Quest Historian2022-10-28 | The Space Quest Companion by Peter and Jeremy Spear is an utterly insane fan-fiction retelling of the Space Quest games that somehow got slapped with an "official seal of approval" by Sierra, ostensibly because no one at Sierra bothered to read it. This is the first chapter covering the first game, The Sarien Encounter.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianPolice Quest I (Apple IIGS version) pt. 1 (Full VOD)Space Quest Historian2022-10-27 | The full livestream of the Apple IIGS version of Police Quest I, featuring Jabbers the Dog in the co-pilot's seat.
0:00:00 Preamble and false starts 0:18:36 Gameplay
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianLucy Dreaming (pt. 1) w/developers commentary (Full VOD)Space Quest Historian2022-10-25 | The Stream Regime returns with a bang! We're playing the new indie adventure darling Lucy Dreaming with the developer, Tom Hardwidge of Tall Story Games, in the chat. This is the full VOD as it was streamed on Twitch on Oct. 25, 2022.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianLive listening party/Q&A with Robert Holmes (Gabriel Knight composer)Space Quest Historian2022-10-09 | We're listening to Robert Holmes' latest album "Sequel" and having a Q&A with the man himself. Listen to "Sequel" on your favorite streaming services or on Bandcamp: robertholmessoundtracks.bandcamp.com/album/sequelChatting with a bunch of Sierra On-Line musiciansSpace Quest Historian2022-09-26 | A frankly astonishing number of former Sierra On-Line musicians have gathered for this little meet-up, organized by Sierra Music Central and co-hosted by little ol' me.SpaceVenture [v1.0] - A Fair and Balanced OverviewSpace Quest Historian2022-09-20 | After 10 long years, #SpaceVenture is finally here! It was released on Sept. 16, 2022 to backers first, and this is the version I have played. If anyone cares, here are my thoughts on it.
00:00 Preamble 01:32 Spoiling the game 13:11 Spoilers over! My thoughts...
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianSpaceVenture releases on Sept. 16! + New Space Quest fan game!Space Quest Historian2022-08-26 | Big news! SpaceVenture finally has a concrete release date of September 16! Not only that, but there's also a brand-new full-length Space Quest fan game titled "A Son of Xenon" available for download RIGHT NOW.
#SpaceVenture #SpaceQuest #TwoGuysFromAndromedaI was on a podcast and somehow didnt get canceledSpace Quest Historian2022-08-18 | Some absolutely lovely gents at the Adventure Game Hotspot had me on their show, and at no point during the proceedings did they ever go into my questionable past of keeping the flesh of my enemies in a perpetual stir-fry mechanism that runs entirely on the tears of aghast 90s soccer moms.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianWhy Space Quest IV on the Amiga is so terribleSpace Quest Historian2022-07-19 | The Amiga version of Space Quest IV is by far the most awful version of the game ever officially released. Why is it so bad? Oh, let me count the ways...
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianSQH News: New SQ6 easter egg, Colossal Cave 3D trailer, PAX West panelSpace Quest Historian2022-07-12 | Some exciting news! A new, hitherto undiscovered easter egg was found in Space Quest 6, 27 years after its release. Also, Colossal Cave 3D released a new trailer today, and I'll be moderating another adventure game at this year's PAX West.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianThe wild and bizarre Macintosh version of Space Quest ISpace Quest Historian2022-06-28 | Space Quest was ported to numerous home computer systems of the late 80s. In this video, I'll be taking a look at the weirdest and most bizarre of them all: the version for the Apple Macintosh, which actually has a point-and-click interface (of sorts). It also is an absolute pain in the butt to emulate properly, at least if you want to play it in color.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianOne Kid From Andromeda | Live @ Spilprisen 2022Space Quest Historian2022-05-27 | I had the honor and pleasure of performing live at this year's Spilprisen (Danish Game Awards). This is the full set of my performance.
00:00 A Passage to Tamir (Main Theme from King's Quest IV) 05:44 The Big Easy (Map Theme from Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers) 10:31 Crisp'n'Chill (Crispin's Theme from King's Quest V) 14:24 Identical Corridors (Walking Theme from The Orion Conspiracy) 18:23 Factory Floor (Factory Theme from Beneath A Steel Sky) 22:29 My Head is a Pan Flute (Main Theme from INCA)
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianDoes Al Lowe golf in the nude? | Ken & Roberta Williams interview pt. 4Space Quest Historian2022-05-27 | The final part of my interview with the two greats, in which we learn what Roberta's fears for the new game is, how big a hit Trophy Bass was, and what Al Lowe and his wife wore to the Sierra Halloween party.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianHow close to the original is Colossal Cave 3D? | Ken & Roberta Williams interview pt. 3Space Quest Historian2022-05-16 | We get into the meat of the beast. What's changed in CC3D? How important is sound design? And does Ken ever check his email in the hot tub? All the answers are here!
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianGabriel Knight: Synths of the Fathers | ALBUM COMMENTARY w/Robert HolmesSpace Quest Historian2022-05-12 | Original Gabriel Knight composer Robert Holmes joins me as we listen to the remix album "Synths of the Fathers" and talk about the music, Rob's inspirations, and the mangling I did of it.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianHas Roberta softened on puzzle design? | Ken & Roberta Williams interview pt. 2Space Quest Historian2022-05-02 | Roberta talks about the puzzle design in King's Quest and Phantasmagoria, and her approach to reimagining Colossal Cave for a new audience.
Free digital version download: onekidfromandromeda.bandcamp.com/album/gabriel-knight-synths-of-the-fathersWhy Roberta Williams came out of retirement | Ken & Roberta Williams interview pt. 1Space Quest Historian2022-04-24 | For some reason, they let me interview the one and only Ken and Roberta Williams, founders of Cygnus Entertainment and a little-known start-up from the 80s called Sierra On-Line. In this part, Roberta talks about why she came back to the games industry after the personal and professional disappointment of King's Quest 8.
Join the SQH Patreon to see the full 1+ hour unedited interview! Part 2 of this edited series coming soon.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianKings Quest V - Songs of Serenia | FULL ALBUM COMMENTARY | w/Erik ElsomSpace Quest Historian2022-03-23 | The mastermind behind the new King's Quest V double vinyl reorchestration talks us through the ENTIRE album from start to finish. This is one for the music nerds! We talk composition, instrumentation, mastering, and orchestration.
#KensGame #SierraOnLine #RobertaWilliams #CygnusEntertainment #ColossalCavePre-order the Kings Quest V soundtrack on colored vinyl!Space Quest Historian2022-03-02 | Magic Map Studio has created a full reorchestration of the King's Quest V soundtrack. It will be available on a double colored vinyl with original artwork. Back it now on Qrates: bit.ly/kq5vinyl
#KingsQuest #vgmvinyl #videogamemusic #SierraOnLineKings Quest II VGA (fan remake) | A Fair and Balanced RetrospectiveSpace Quest Historian2022-03-01 | Finally, after what seems like years in the making, I finally get around to talking about the Tierra/AGDI remake of King's Quest II, which has the unique distinction of actually trying to make KQ2 make some kind of sense.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianDuke Duke Dance Party | Duke Nukem 3D Remixed | FULL ALBUMSpace Quest Historian2022-02-11 | Here's the full remix album I did of Duke Nukem 3D tunes, without commentary or other distractions. Remixed by me; mixed and mastered by Jon Paul Sapsford. Enjoy!
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianDuke Nukem 3D Remixed | Main Theme | GRABBAGSpace Quest Historian2022-02-07 | Last on the list of Duke remixes is the iconic main theme, Grabbag, originally composed by Lee Jackson, which I did something quite abhorrent to. Footage link in description!
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianDuke Nukem 3D Remixed | E4L10 | DEPARTURESpace Quest Historian2022-02-06 | This track from the 4th episode of Duke was originally composed by Lee Jackson and plays in the penultimate level, "The Queen." This is the first time I've ever played this level.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianDuke Nukem 3D Remixed | E2L7 | ALIENS, SAY YOUR PRAYERSSpace Quest Historian2022-02-05 | Moving on from episode 1, it's onwards to The Lunar Reactor and the music from that level, "Aliens, Say Your Prayers," originally composed by Bobby Prince.
"Stalker" originally composed by Lee Jackson. Remixed and produced by Troels Pleimert. Mixed and mastered by Jon Paul Sapsford.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianWho won a Space Quest I vinyl test pressing?Space Quest Historian2022-02-01 | Ages ago, I promised that three backers of the Space Quest I vinyl would get a special test pressing for their troubles. The time has finally come to pick the three winners!
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianWant to know what Ken and Robertas new game is about?Space Quest Historian2022-01-31 | Well, strap in, lads and ladettes, have I got a scoop for you. Also, check out kensgame.com and register for more updates, if that sort of thing tickles you in a special place.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianKings Chill Vol. 2 Commentary | Trollsella by Jon Paul SapsfordSpace Quest Historian2022-01-21 | Jon is back to talk about the other remix he did for Vol. 2 -- a mash-up of different "cave" tunes from King's Quest VII.
Join the SQH community on Discord: discord.gg/9mcCQt2 Support me via Patreon: patreon.com/spacequesthistorianCarmageddon in 4 color CGA | THE PAIN TRAINSpace Quest Historian2021-10-28 | The classic DOS racing game thinks it can bring the pain? You haven't seen pain until you've seen it in magenta and cyan glory!