Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

The fourth in the epic Space Quest series of games by Sierra, this game was released in March of 1991.

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers sees the hero, Roger Wilco, visit other Space Quest games (some fictional) in this time-travelling space adventure.

This game is available on Good Old Games as part of the Space Quest 4-6 pack, and utilizes DOSBox to play on modern systems. In addition to the games, the buyer also gets the game manuals in PDF format and game artworks, avatars, and wallpapers in JPG format.

This is the first game in the Space Quest series to have a point and click interface.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	None	None	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	None	None	Unusable
Multi-Monitor:	None	None
4k UltraHD:	None	None

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Blemishes (other)
FMV Cut-Scene:	N/A

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Monday, 4 March, 1991

Tested Version:

GOG.com (version 1.0)

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Space

Genre:

Conventional Adventure

Developer:

Sierra

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

GOG,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

The game runs in a set 4:3 resolution of 640x480. Widescreen is not supported.

The game can be run in a variety of graphics modes. Refer to additional screenshots.
- Surface and Direct3D modes work with even black bars at top and bottom.
- DDraw and Overlay modes have a thick black bar at the bottom.
- OpenGL mode has a thick black bar at the top.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Not supported.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Not supported.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

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Gameplay Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

16:10 Screenshot

16:9 Screenshot

32:9 Screenshot

Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

In-Game (Rendered) Cut-Scenes

4:3 cut-scene

FMV Cut-Scenes

There are no images currently submitted.

Menu Screenshots

4k UHD Screenshots

There are no images currently submitted.

Additional Screenshots

Graphic mode selector

Surface and Direct3D mode (even black bars top and bottom)

DDraw and Overlay mode (wide black bar at bottom)

OpenGL mode (wide black bar at top)

Point and click interface

Resolutions & Configurations

15:9 Resolutions

16:10 Resolutions

16:9 Resolutions

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions

Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions

Tested Multi-mon Types

Tested Multi-mon Layouts

Unsupported Resolutions

1920x1080

1600x900

1280x720

1680x1050

1440x900

1280x800

1280x768

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Submitted by AussieTimmeh on 7 February, 2012 - 10:46
Updated by skipclarke on 24 March, 2022 - 03:48

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