In the hopes that this forum is still active, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm TerranRich, and I recently decided to take up speedrunning Space Quest IV. After watching far better gamers than myself speedrun my favorite games, I noticed a lack of some of the classics, such as the Space Quest series.

After looking up speedruns of Space Quest IV (my absolute childhood favorite), I decided that it was something I could have fun doing, having played the game for years. I practiced using the [former?] world record (the 9:10, which seems to be gone), and even developed some time-saves of my own.

For example, the INSert key is extremely useful, as it swaps between Walk and the current action, saving seconds here and there. I'm still shaky on the overall run itself, but I recently managed to get a 10:16. I submitted that run and hope it will be approved. :)

I also created a reference chart for the copy protection, as I couldn't find the cracked version that was used in the former WR run. It's far easier to look up codes than the original grid chart. I can share a link if anybody wants my chart.

Anyway, hope to see more people speedrunning these classic games. Once I beat the 9:10 time, I'm coming for the other Space Quest games as well... ;)