Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon

Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon, the third game in Sierra Entertainment's Space Quest series. In this game Roger Wilco discovers the sinister activities of a video game company known as ScumSoft run by the "Pirates of Pestulon".

The game uses the SCI0 adventure game engine that also powered Leisure Suit Larry 2 and 3, Kings Quest 4, and more. This engine allows 320x200 pixels 16 color graphics, fluent cartoon animation and text parser + mouse control. The engine is also hailed for the ability to create 3D games, which meant the player could move their character around the screen and behind objects.

Thanks to this engine, Space Quest III has better graphics and cool music and sound effects. The locations in this game are fanciful and well developed. Combined with Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe's humor makes Space Quest III one of the best adventure games Sierra has ever made!

See also Comparison between CGA, EGA and VGA graphics if you're curious how Space Quest III looks in CGA.

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Monolith Burger is a popular fast food chain scattered throughout the known universes. With locations such as the Monolith Burger Fast Food Dive in Sector 62, and the Galaxy Galleria location. Monolith Burger offers a completely unhealthy menu for those among you who just can't live without fast food. Their franchises are frequented by uncountable species every day. They even offer a full-featured arcade featuring such classics as Astro Chicken, for those who aren't entertained solely by their food.

The decor, like the menu, is the same throughout the galaxy. Booths with plastomold seats and tables are available for your discomfort, and a menu will be hanging from the ceiling over the counter. When entering their local Monolith restaurant, customers will no doubt be able to notice the delicious aroma of home-cooked food - a smell insidiously piped in by the company in order to mask the odor of the real food.

Roger Wilco visits a Monolith Burger in Space Quest III where he eats a Blattfruit Pie, and again in Space Quest IV. He is also briefly employed at one of the Monolith Burger restaurants.

In the final part of the Crystal Caves series, Mylo Steamwitz builds a restaurant that looks exactly like the Monolith Burger restaurant from Space Quest III! It seems that this concept works so well, other people are trying to copy the franchise!