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Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier

Available Platform: DOS

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Year1995
GenreAdventure
Rating3.5

72/100 based on 6 Editorial reviews. Add your vote

PublisherSierra On-Line
DeveloperSierra On-Line
OS supportedWin7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+
Updated2 December 2020

Game Review

Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier is the last entry into the Space Quest series and was developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1995 for DOS and Windows. It made its way onto the Mac the following year.

This entry was the first exclusively on CD-ROM and featured a verb interface similar to the LucasArts SCUMM engine. Although SQVI leaves off with a cliffhanger ending, a seventh installment was not meant to be.

After saving the galaxy from disease in the previous chapter, Roger is of course court-martialed for his efforts. No good deed goes unpunished, as they say. Demoted all the way back to his original job as a janitor doesn’t stop him for having to save the galaxy all over again. In true Space Quest style, SQVI is steeped in humor and sci-fi parodies. Parodying everything from Blade Runner, Wing Commander, Star Trek, and more. Though reviews were mixed on this one, it being hilarious was one thing they could agree upon. There was a bit of strife during development of this title and some of the puzzles suffered for it. However, Space Quest 6 was not a bad way for a great series to end. SQ fans will definitely want to play this final chapter, newcomers should start at the beginning.

Beware, it's quite a big download!

Review by: Tasha
Published: 9 May 2017 5:35 pm



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Latest Comments

  • Jogi - 2020-01-10 - Reply

    Hey Alistair,
    thanks for your response. I think there is nothing wrong with my audio setup, but is iit that just the audio files are missing. that's really a pity, because that's the heart of the game..

  • Alistair Gillett - 2020-01-09 - Reply

    Almost certainly something to do with how your config is set up. Also, the DOS version hosted here looks like it's missing the speech file.

  • disqus_kF0CDJEC9E - 2017-08-31 - Reply

    Unfortunately, this was a bad game, no matter how you look at it.