Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home

The information from this article is from a fan game or fan fiction and is therefore not canon.

Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home tells the story of Roger Wilco after his return from Space Quest XII to Magmetheus.

Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voayage Home

Here you will find links to the various versions of Spaces Quest 4.5.

Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home Classic

Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home AL Talkie Edition

Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home AGP Talkie Edition

Background

The premise behind Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home is that Roger returns Magmetheus in order to pick up the Aluminum Mallard before it is impounded. He is successful and uses it to ultimately reach StarCon. In the game Roger meets the Latex Babes of Estros for the first time, chronologically. He visits another Galaxy Galleria, makes a pit-stop at Monolith Burger, and, after some trouble with the Latex Babes, begins his training at Starcon Academy where he meets Captain Raemes T. Quirk and enters the SCS Goliath.

Locations

• Magmetheus (The Bar)
• Estros
• Galaxy Galleria(Big and Tall, Simply Crap, Radio Shock, Monalith Burger)
  • Monolith Burger Fast Food Restaurant
• Monolith Burger Fly-In
• Planet X (unofficial)
• Space Quest VII - This Time It's Personal (time sector) (version 3.00)
• Wedding Planet
• Starcon Academy/Starcon Starbase
• Illochen Drydock
• Starconbar
• SCS Goliath

Characters

• Galleria Promotion Girl
• Starcon Nurse
• Junior Officer
• The Priest
• Nutty Professor
• The Worker
• The Scientist
• Officer on Duty
• Wedding Guest
• Sludge Vohaul (unofficial)
• Zhondra Wysiwyg (unofficial)
• Admiral Lloyd
• Raems Quirk (unofficial)
• Sludge Vohaul (unofficial)
• Darkman
• Mr. Magnus
• Garbage Can Man (unofficial)
• H.U.G.H.
• Dr. Marshall
• Cedric
• Ms. Astro Chicken (unofficial)
• Barkeeper
• Admiral Lloyd
• Darkman
• Starcon Officer
• Sequel Police Officer
• Clerk
• Zhondra Wysiwyg
• Robodealer
• Smuggler
• Sequel Police 2.
• Starcon Cadets
• Software Shop Dealer
• Starcon Guard
• Spy in Garbage Can
• Garbage Smuggler
• Teacher
• Spy on Goliath
• Security guard

Versions

• .99?

• 1.0 Jun 16, 2008 Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home (original version)
  • some minor bugfixes.
  • crash if using hook and rope fixed.
  • crash if using HAL instead of using the correct object with HAL fixed.
  • Pointbug is fixed. You should now no more exceed maximum points.
  • 2 serious crashes fixed.

• 1.1 Jul 3, 2008 Release Gold Version Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home Talkie (original version))
  • bugfixing,
  • complete new Soundtrack,
  • some new and improved backgrounds and animations,
  • new fonts,
  • new puzzles,
  • improved dialogues,
  • full voice acting,
  • and many minor changes.

Note: There is a non-talkie version of this as well.

• 2.0 May 3, 2009
  • bugfixing
  • one dead end modified
  • Puzzle fixing
  • Voice acting corrected
  • soundtrack now in better quality
  • Manual now as PDF

• 3.0 (Apr 24, 2010) Expanded Talkie version (Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home Talkie Edition)
  • This version is NOT compatible with one of the older versions. You cannot use your old savegames!

Note: In some of the early versions possibly with release of 2.0 there were two different versions with different Narrators voices. 3.00 may have been the one who added the Gary Owens sound alike. Version with AL as Narrator. Version with AGP as Narrator. There is a confirmed version of AGP narrator with 3.00 game as well. See Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home AGP Talkie Edition.

Behind the scenes

Galaxy Galleria (version 3.00)

The story concerning the Aluminum mallard after SQ4 differs with an official explanation given in the Space Quest Companion, in which the Aluminum Mallard had been impounded and towed away in order to pay for his debts, before Roger returned to Magmetheus. This forced him to pay for a ticket back to Xenon with the few buckazoids he had left.

A new Version of Space Quest IV.5 is completed.

It features now:

• Full voice acting, including a narrator (but no lip sync)

• New title screen.

• Extended plot compared to the original Version of Space Quest IV.5 (extended credit sequence, extended ending, extra narration)

• New Locations (new Magmetheus bar screen, new Aluminum Mallard screen, a new planet, new Starcon landing bay, new background screens (Galaxy Galleria, Illochin/Illochen Drydock) improved navigation screens)

• A 75 minutes long orchestra Soundtrack (new music at The Bar)

• Several new puzzles

• Over 90 interactive screens

Trivia

• This is the first space quest game where there is no way to actually die (there is also no way to die in Space Quest -1: Decisions of the Elders).
• Much of the artwork from the game is taken from various Sierra games including SQ1, SQ3 (modified), SQ4, SQ5 and EcoQuest 1 and 2. Other screens originate from non-sierra titles.
• The inside of the Alluminum Mallard is a modified screen from SQ3 in 1.1, it is replaced with hi-res art in 3.00 (taken from VSB).
• In version 1.1, the front room of the Magmetheus Bar is taken from SQ1 (the screen was replaced in 3.00 with a two screen-wide scrolling screen).
• Artwork in version 3.00 varies between 320 x 200 VGA and 640x480 SVGA style graphics.
• Cedric the Owl from King's Quest V can be seen in the Galaxy Galleria (version 1.1).
• Zondra's full name Zhondra Wysiwig appears in the credits.

External Links

• Space Quest IV.5 Website
• Download the game
• 3.00 download (working link)
• Archive.org, Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home v3.00
• Game Solutions, Space Quest IV.5: Roger Wilco and the Voyage Home Walkthrough

References

Space Quest Fan Games
Remakes	SQ2 VGA Remake · SQ3 3D Remake
Spinoffs	SQ-1 · SQ0 · SQ:TLC · SQ4.5 · VSB · Space Quest: Incinerations
Full list	Category:Fan Game (Complete)