Space Quest III: The Pirates Of Pestulon
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon continues the hilarious space adventures of Roger Wilco, the unlikely hero and intergalactic garbage man. In this installment, players must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of the "Two Guys from Andromeda", the fictional creators of the Space Quest series. As Roger, players navigate a satirical sci-fi universe and battle the nefarious pirates of Pestulon and possibly other suspects, including overzealous fans and vengeful henchmen of former villain Sludge Vohaul. With its blend of point-and-click adventure gameplay, cutting-edge graphics for the time, and trademark humor, Space Quest III challenges players to rescue the kidnapped game designers and thwart another galactic threat - all with a self-aware, comical take on the adventure game genre and sci-fi tropes.
Story
Roger Wilco's escape pod from the end of Space Quest II drifts in space until it is picked up by an automated garbage freighter. Finding an abandoned spaceship in the freighter's trash, Roger sets out to repair the Aluminum Mallard and abandon the freighter. Roger visits a number of places, including a fast food restaurant called Monolith Burger and a desert planet called Phleebhut. There he gets into trouble, because Arnoid the Destroyer (an Arnold Schwarzenegger-style android terminator) is hunting him down for not paying for a pipe in Space Quest II (a continuity error, because the order form for the pipe clearly stated that it was actually free). Through the information he picks up there and at Monolith Burger, Roger eventually gets on the trail of the sinister activities of a video game company called ScumSoft, run by the "Pirates of Pestulon." Pestulon, a small moon of the volcanic planet Ortega, is covered with soft, mossy vegetation and dotted everywhere with twisted, tree-like growths. Elmo Pug, the CEO of ScumSoft, has kidnapped the two boys from Andromeda and is forcing them to create terrible games. Roger manages to sneak into the supposedly impregnable ScumSoft building and rescue the two programmers. He is discovered and must fight Pug in a game that combines giant mecha-like battles with Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. After winning, Roger and the two boys escape. At the end of the game, Roger delivers the two game developers to the president of Sierra On-Line, Ken Williams, on Earth.