<s>
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pirates	I-Application
of	I-Application
Pestulon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
Wilco	O
's	O
escape	O
pod	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Space	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
floating	O
in	O
space	O
until	O
it	O
is	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
an	O
automated	O
garbage	O
freighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
he	O
encounters	O
trouble	O
,	O
as	O
Arnoid	O
the	O
Annihilator	O
(	O
an	O
Arnold	O
Schwarzenegger-like	O
android	O
terminator	O
)	O
persecutes	O
him	O
for	O
not	O
paying	O
for	O
a	O
whistle	O
acquired	O
in	O
Space	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
information	O
he	O
picks	O
up	O
there	O
and	O
at	O
Monolith	O
Burger	O
,	O
Roger	O
eventually	O
uncovers	O
the	O
sinister	O
activities	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
known	O
as	O
ScumSoft	B-Application
,	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pestulon	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pestulon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
moon	O
of	O
the	O
volcanic	O
planet	O
Ortega	O
,	O
is	O
covered	O
in	O
soft	O
,	O
moss-like	O
vegetation	O
,	O
and	O
dotted	O
with	O
twisted	O
tree-like	O
growths	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elmo	O
Pug	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
ScumSoft	B-Application
,	O
has	O
abducted	O
the	O
Two	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
from	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
and	O
is	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
design	O
awful	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
manages	O
to	O
sneak	O
into	O
the	O
entrance	O
of	O
the	O
supposedly	O
impregnable	O
ScumSoft	B-Application
building	O
(	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
secret	O
entrance	O
of	O
the	O
shield	O
generator	O
from	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	O
)	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
two	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
discovered	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
battle	O
Pug	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
combines	O
giant	O
Mecha-style	O
combat	O
with	O
Rock	B-Device
'	I-Device
Em	I-Device
Sock	I-Device
'	I-Device
Em	I-Device
Robots	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
off	O
several	O
ScumSoft	B-Application
space	O
ships	O
,	O
the	O
trio	O
realize	O
that	O
the	O
warp	O
drive	O
is	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
support	O
mouse	O
movement	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
heavily	O
improved	O
text	B-Application
parser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astro	O
Chicken	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
minigame	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
that	O
the	O
chicken	O
rebounds	O
unharmed	O
if	O
it	O
strikes	O
the	O
trampoline	O
too	O
forcefully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achieving	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
reveals	O
a	O
hidden	O
distress	O
message	O
left	O
by	O
the	O
Two	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
from	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
released	O
the	O
Astro	O
Chicken	O
minigame	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
to	O
promote	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
using	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Sierra	O
's	O
SCI	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Supertramp	O
drummer	O
Bob	O
Siebenberg	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
new	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digitized	O
effects	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
Tandy	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
digital	O
samples	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
incorrect	O
audio	O
driver	O
left	O
the	O
effects	O
unavailable	O
to	O
IBM	O
PC	O
users	O
with	O
the	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
card	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
1989	O
edition	O
of	O
C&VG	O
(	O
Issue	O
94	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
gave	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
83%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
&	O
PC/MS	O
-DOS	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
given	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
audio	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
warning	O
that	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
"	O
essentially	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	O
"	O
with	O
syntax	O
guessing	O
and	O
frequent	O
saved	O
game	O
reloading	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
not-too-difficult	O
"	O
and	O
suitable	O
for	O
those	O
new	O
to	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Game	O
Player	O
's	O
PC	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
gave	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
their	O
1989	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Adventure	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
EGA	O
Graphics	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
surpassed	O
1.2	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
