Space Quest III

Space Quest III:
The Pirates of Pestulon
Cover art by John Shaw
DeveloperSierra On-Line
PublisherSierra On-Line
DesignersMark Crowe
Scott Murphy
ProgrammersScott Murphy
Doug Oldfield
Ken Koch
Chris Smith
WritersMark Crowe
Scott Murphy
ComposerBob Siebenberg
SeriesSpace Quest
EngineSCI0
PlatformsDOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST
ReleaseMarch 24, 1989
GenreAdventure
ModeSingle-player

Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon is a 1989 graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line, and the third game in the Space Quest series. Players assume the role of Roger Wilco, a lowly space janitor, who becomes involved in rescuing a pair of computer programmers from a sinister video game company. The game received positive reviews from critics, and contributed further to the series' commercial success for Sierra. A sequel, Space Quest IV, was released in 1991.