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SQ5 - Voice and Narrations Problem

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First post, by Dos_Gamer

Posted on 2005-06-06, 17:48

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Hello there everyone! ! !

I'm new to the forums and just wanted to give a quick shout out to the makers of DOSBox. Thanks ever so much for writing this problem and re-opening the world of DOS gaming for me. It’s been a long while since I've played some of these games and its good to see them again.

Ok, to the point. I recently installed Space Quest 5 through DOSBox and everything seems to be running ok except I cannot get the narrations or voices to work. I remember the narrator’s smart remarks and not having to read text boxes made the game more enjoyable. I have searched the forums and found one solution that was similar to mine except it didn't work. The post said to make sure "audio= " in the RESOURCE.CFG file pointed to the file RESOURCE.AUD.

I have also tried several different combinations with the audio settings in the installation program with no luck.

Has anyone been able to get the narration to work in SQ5?

Reply 1 of 8, by Kippesoep

Posted on 2005-06-06, 18:23

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AFAIK, there was no speech in SQ5. Lots of it in SQ4 and SQ6, though. Are you sure about this?

Reply 2 of 8, by Dos_Gamer

Posted on 2005-06-06, 19:46

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Oh, my mistake. Could have sworn there was voices in it; I must be thinking of another game, like you said SQ4 or SQ6. (sigh) Good way to start a rep here. 😊

Reply 3 of 8, by Snover

Posted on 2005-06-06, 23:18

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Indeed, SQ5 was never released with voice for some reason. SQ6 was released on CD exclusively and SQ4 had a CD re-release.

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Reply 4 of 8, by HunterZ

Posted on 2005-06-07, 00:01

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I think they didn't put as much work into SQ5. They probably only made the game due to a combination of fan demand and Sprint wanting to plaster their logo all over a Sierra game (IIRC).

I think I only beat SQ5 once, and I never beat SQ6 (it felt too different from the rest of the games, so I couldn't stay interested long enough to finish it). I beat 1-4 numerous times. I think SQ4 (floppy VGA version) was one of the first Sierra adventure games I owned (I got Thexder several years earlier, followed by Firehawk around the same time as SQ4).

Reply 5 of 8, by Snover

Posted on 2005-06-07, 02:11

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Oh man, SQ6 was just as good as the earlier ones. Well, excepting SQ1VGA, which IMO was the best. 😀

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Reply 6 of 8, by HunterZ

Posted on 2005-06-07, 04:42

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The original version of SQ1 felt more imaginative than the VGA remake, although it was certainly less pretty and less user-friendly.

Reply 7 of 8, by collector

Posted on 2005-06-07, 06:09

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Space Quest 5 was developed by Dynsmix, when Mark Crowe went to that company. I believe that a multimedia upgrade for SQ5 had been intended, but this plan was abandoned.

The Sierra Help Pages -- New Sierra Game Installers -- Sierra Game Patches -- New Non-Sierra Game Installers

Reply 8 of 8, by Kippesoep

Posted on 2005-06-07, 13:21

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