As well, the newer games don't allow you to get permanently stuck because you're missing a piece of inventory. But this is definitely a good thing. The Sarien Adventure , where you, Roger Wilco, are a janitor. By Space Quest VI you have advanced to Sanitation Engineer. The Next Mutation is Capt.
Nothing is sacred.
One of the more interesting features of the series is the 'game within a game' aspect in which Roger plays some sort of video game. These games are usually fully-functioning mini games and can be quite fun in themselves. Astro Chicken , Battleship and Stooge Fighter are a few of these. The Space Quest series has proven to be quite popular, as evidenced by the sheer number in the series. I guess a lot of us have twisted and warped senses of humour.