DOS Days

Space Quest V: The Next Mutation

Released: 1993
Published by: Sierra Online, Inc.
Developed by: Dynamix, Inc.
Author(s): Mark Crowe, David Sandgathe, Hugh Diedrichs, Nancy Hamilton, Joseph Nelson, Geoff Rosser, Shawn Sharp, Mike Jahnke, Cyrus Kanga, Peter Lewis, Joel Mariano, Timothy Clarke, Christpher Stevens, David Aughenbaugh, Robert Caracol, Ian Gilliland, Sean Murphy, Karrie Abbott, Ron Clayborn, Rhonda Conley, Jarrett Jester



System Requirements

System Requirements 80286 CPU, 640 KB RAM, DOS 4.0.
Graphics support for EGA or MCGA/VGA
Audio support for PC Speaker, Disney Sound Source, PS/1 Audio Card, Tandy/PCjr, Thunderboard, Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Microsoft Sound System, Pro Audio Spectrum, Roland MT-32/LAPC-I or General MIDI.
Mouse optional (but recommended).
Original Media Five 1.44 MB (DS/HD) floppy disks or six 1.2 MB (DS/HD) floppy disks
Installed Size (MB) -

 

Introduction

Space Quest V: The Next Mutation picks up where Space Quest IV left off: After jumping back and forward through time, Roger Wilco returns to StarCon Space Academy where he cheats on the aptitude test and becomes captain of his own vessel, a beaten-up garbage scow, which is fitting given his janitorial roots.

What's new in Space Quest V: The Next Mutation, is an icon to give commands to others. As captain Roger must do this to make use of his crew. You will be introduced to a variety of characters on your voyage of discovery before uncovering an evil plot by the new antagonist, Captain Quirk, surrounding a galaxy-wide biohazardous material dumping ground.

From where can it be run?

The original floppy disk versions of Space Quest V must be installed to hard disk.

Game Audio/Video

 


Copy Protection

The game has no initial copy protection to start playing, but throughout the game you are required to enter codes into the navigation computer to get to different places. These codes are found in the original manual (the Galactic Enquirer) - see further down for a PDF of this.


How to Setup

To configure the game for your hardware, run the provided INSTALL.EXE utility. You have the following options:

 

To abort the setup and return to the command prompt, press ESC from the main menu.

Once installed, type SIERRA and hit enter to start the game.

 


Problems

Issue:
Cause:
Resolution:


To Quit the Game

Press Ctrl-Q in-game and hit Enter to return to DOS.


Supporting Documents

Here are the original documents that came with the game:

 

Additional Files, Drivers and Utilities

This section includes any additional files, updated drivers (original and third-party) or utilities that help make the game a better experience.


Save Games

 


Versions of the game known to exist

Version Date Comments
1.0 ? The first public release
1.01 ? Minor patched release