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Adding Space Quest 1 VGA version to the default 2016 Launcher
By damson
So you wanted to play SQ1 VGA version but the Legacy launcher doesn't work for you? Read on!
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Category: Modding or Configuration
Languages: English
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8 Jan, 2024 @ 9:55am
8 Jan, 2024 @ 11:28am
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Guide Index
Overview
1. Moving the game files. 
2. Prepare DOSBox instance for SQ1VGA. 
3. Add new button to the Sierra Launcher 
4. Run the game and check if everything is working fine. 
Additional stuff. 
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1. Moving the game files.
First step is to copy the game files.

Go to your game's folder, usually:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection

Now copy the folder
sq1vga
and paste it into:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection\2016_SpaceQuestCollection

After this operation your folder structure should look like this:
2. Prepare DOSBox instance for SQ1VGA.
In step 2 we need to prepare properly configured DOSBox to run the added game.

From
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection\2016_SpaceQuestCollection\sq6\
copy
DOSBOX
folder, and paste it inside recently copied game folder:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection\2016_SpaceQuestCollection\sq1vga\

Now enter the copied folder:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection\2016_SpaceQuestCollection\sq1vga\DOSBOX
and rename:
dosboxSQ6.conf to dosboxSQ1V.conf
and
dosboxSQ6_single.conf to dosboxSQ1V_single.conf

Lastly, edit just renamed dosboxSQ1V_single.conf with notepad:
replace the line
sierra -o .\resource.cfg
with
SCIDHUV.EXE

In the end the file should look like this:
3. Add new button to the Sierra Launcher
Go to:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection\2016_SpaceQuestCollection\
and edit SierraLauncher.ini file with notepad.

Change the line:
NumButtons=6
to
NumButtons=7

and at the end add:
Game7Name=Space Quest 1 VGA Game7Prog=other Game7Path=sq1vga\dosbox Game7Exe=dosbox.exe Game7Cmd= -conf "dosboxSQ1V.conf" -conf "dosboxSQ1V_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit

Save and close the file.

The file in the end should look like this:

4. Run the game and check if everything is working fine.
Run the game through Steam and select Play Space Quest Collection (not Legacy!):

If you performed all the steps correctly, when you run the game you should be greeted with this:

You should see the 7th entry which you have just added yourself!

Now press the Launch button and enjoy Space Queast 1 VGA version.
Additional stuff.
Since the Legacy launcher doesn't work you can remove all its files (including games), so you can safely delete all the files and folders inside the
\Steam\steamapps\common\Space Quest Collection
except 2016_SpaceQuestCollection folder to save 800+ MB of space on your drive.
4 Comments
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ArmyGuyDan 26 Aug @ 12:54pm 
thank you posting this, I have the original hard copy of this game, my current PC does not have a CD drive, personally I am glad to play the VGA version again
Quarex 17 Feb @ 10:43pm 
Hey, so, veteran of the MS-DOS wars here, and I was confused I could not get this guide to work considering as Ode_to_Bacchus said it immediately took me back to being a kid fiddling with config files for hours to try to get Ultima VII to work.

Your instructions DO work fine for someone following them to the letter, but to someone like me who thought he knew what you were doing, I did not notice you add the "V" to the configuration files in the first step, so when I copied and pasted your SierraLauncher.ini text block it did not work (nor should it, obviously, since the files I was asking for did not exist). Just something to be aware of if you think you are big time like I did and make an incredibly simple mistake half-following the instructions, haha
Ode_to_Bacchus 7 Jan @ 5:17pm 
Thank you so much for this! Took me back to when I was 10 and making boot disks!
ShadyPinesSteve 21 Jan, 2024 @ 5:05am 
Thank you so much for this!