Let's Play Space Quest 5 - part 1 - Roger's aspirations

Roger has cast aside the familiar mantle of the sanitation engineer in order to attempt to become a starship captain.

This Let's Play features game music recorded using a Roland Sound Canvas SC-88.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• space quest
• the next mutation
• let's play
• lets play
• sierra
• dynamix
• roger wilco
• mark crowe
• roland
• sound canvas
• sc-88
• sc88
• walkthrough
• playthrough

[wocko1]

I'm sure that people have asked you this, but when you mentioned you wanted the most authentic experience with sound and video in games, how come you didn't put your SC-88 in SC-55 mode? I'm pretty sure that SQ5 was done using an SC-55 as the SC-88 didn't come out a year after SQ5 was released.

[Dilandau3000]

@wocko1 Because I prefer the way this sounds, and it's not enough of a difference to really invalidate the authenticity argument.

[tomvalusek]

BTW, Windows 7's software synth uses sounds from SC88 for MIDI playback :)

[Dilandau3000]

@tomvalusek Yep, I know. The software synth is a variation on the Roland Virtual Sound Canvas, though it's *much* lower quality than a real Sound Canvas.

[robot797]

i dont get the next mutation

[Dilandau3000]

@robot797 It's a play on "The Next Generation", as in Star Trek. :)

[incrediblehulk180]

"great achievements as a military leader and matchless diplomatic skills"? i would not use any of those words to describe roger wilco. i would however call him "that guy over there licking the pavement"

[wocko1]

@Dilandau3000 Ahh, fair enough. I guess I'm just a bit fussy with that stuff, having everything absolutely spot-on. :D

[WhisperDeeply]

I love your Kirk impression!

[TheGentlemanlyHeavy]

@incrediblehulk180 The pavement, the walls, the ceiling (somehow) and pretty much everything both in and out of sight.

[Dholmes1022]

whenever I hear the sierra fanfare I get a instant feeling of nostalgia. So many memories. I remember playing this game alot but finished it only one or two times. I think there were parts that got me frustrated and make me stop playing.

But it is still one of the best SQs.

[Dakkiller1]

I have a question

Which MIDI to USB cable did you used to connect your SC-88?

I really want to know because I'm saving up for a SC-88 and looking on Amazon, the MIDI to USB cable that has the most positive reviews is like 40 bucks while the cheaper ones have like one most helpful 2 or 1 star review taking about issues.

[Dakkiller1]

The sierra fanfare almost sounds like how I heard the games music using the General MIDI mode with the Yammah softsync (From a quick hearing, the sounds made when the logo shows off 2 shine animations at the end sound slightly different then on your real Roland Sound Canvas)

[sslaxx]

You know, I think of Quirk as having a more pompous type of voice, despite the obvious riff on Kirk.

[cataphracts123]

Why does he look exactly like the captain from Zero Wing?