Graphics have never been the main attraction of SSI role-playing games and this one is no exception. Pictures are interesting but the quality is mediocre at best. Animation consists of diagonal lines going across your viewscreen as you sail through space or colorcycling on a still picture. Since those hooked on RPG's don't play for the graphics, it usually doesn't matter. I played most of the game with the music turned off.
Sound effects are minimal, but seem appropriately placed.
I found only a few bugs in the patched version of the game. Lock-ups occurred infrequently, but usually not more than once in a gaming session. Once in a while, the interface would inform me that I had arrived at my destination planet, but the planet was not in front of me, and I was not given the option to dock. This was usually corrected by turning around until I could see the planet and spelljamming manually in that direction. Conclusion Spelljammer is a case of what might have been.