Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (SCI)

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (SCI) (aka Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (VGA), Police Quest 1 SCI, and Police Quest 1 VGA) was a 1992 remake of the original Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (EGA).

Background
It updated the graphics and setting to VGA and was a retelling of the story in a more contemporary setting (with no input by Jim Walls). It updated the series setting from mid-late 80s to a 1990s culture. Several elements were changed, the town of Lytton was transformed into a big city (similar to the growing city of PQ3, and more akin to Los Angeles), some characters were removed, others had their genders changed.

Thus its more of a reboot than an actual part of the original continuity.

Changes

 * The graphics have been enhanced from 16 color EGA to 256 color VGA
 * The game uses a point-and-click interface rather than a text interface
 * Helena Hots has been replaced with Tawny Helmut and drives a 50s-style convertible rather than a little red sports car
 * The routine inspection of the car is no longer required
 * The driving sequences are more complicated and detailed and use a combined overhead and third-person perspective
 * Crashing no longer results in game over, but rather simply a "you die" message and resuming driving where you were right before the accident and traveling at 10mph.
 * The stolen Cadillac has been replaced with a Mercedes-Benz C124.
 * Bonds' Mako has been replaced with a Camaro
 * Bonds automatically bleaches his hair
 * The "pimp suit" has been renamed a "leisure suit", a reference to Sierra's Leisure Suit Larry series.
 * The Delphoria bar is shown on the left side of the screen instead of the right
 * Carol's Caffeine Castle has been renamed "Caffeine Carol's"
 * Art Serabian is replaced with William J. Barnum.
 * You do not have to read Barnum his rights or search him.
 * Barnum's car is towed automatically.
 * You have to book Barnum using codes (found in the manual as a form of copy protection)
 * Parking now only requires pressing the right or left button shortly before approaching the entrance
 * Your locker now has a combination found in the manual as a form of copy protection
 * You keep your gun, handcuffs, and nightstick even when off-duty
 * The console alerts you when you need to stop
 * Hannah Small does not act as seductive at Jack's party
 * There is not a jukebox at the Blue Room
 * You do not need to load your gun
 * You automatically drive to the park for the drug bust
 * At the drug bust, Laura gets out immediately
 * At the bust, you only have to radio once
 * At the bust, the dialogue is more complex
 * It is no longer stated what drug Jack's daughter took to get her into the hospital
 * The undercover car changes from a full size sedan to a coupe
 * The terminal database is much more sophisticated
 * The music has been fully enhanced
 * Wino Willy's is behind the cafe instead of adjacent
 * The chicken in the chief's office resembles a rubber chicken instead of a real chicken
 * When booking the drunk you get to see the sobriety test
 * You do not have to pat down the drunk or read him his Miranda rights
 * When you turn on your siren when pursuing a car the pullover is automatic
 * You do not have to get the stolen car's plate number
 * You do not have to read the car thief's Miranda rights
 * The jail door has a bulletproof automatic glass door instead of a riveted bulletproof steel door
 * The jail has a professional entrance instead of a back-door like entrance with a staircase
 * There is almost no traffic
 * Profanity is used in the remake including the use of "Bastard" however there's still profanity symbols.
 * The briefing room has chairs
 * The paper in the briefing room has fewer stories in it and does not include a plug for another game
 * The briefing room has lockers instead of pigeonholes
 * Turning on the siren does not instantly increase the car's speed to maximum. You can also slow down and even stop.
 * Carol's is less busy and you sit at the counter instead of a table
 * You cannot save/restore during the poker games
 * You do not carry marked bills to the poker game
 * You do not have a cane with your leisure suit (called a pimp suit in the EGA version)

Behind the Scenes

 * The box for the remake has a hidden reflective raised image that turns the red-eyed face in the sky into a grinning skull.
 * This game is often listed as Police Quest 1 VGA including in the windows menu of the 2006 release.

Credits

 * Executive Producer: Ken Williams
 * Creative Director: Bill Davis
 * Producer: Tammy Dargan
 * Art Director: James Larsen
 * Composer: Robert Atesalp
 * Animators: Frances Anne Powell, James Larsen, Spartaco Margioni, Al Roughton, Daryle Smith, Cindy Walker, Deanna Yhalkee
 * Background Artists: Maurice Morgan, Terrence C. Falls, Michael Hutchison, James Larsen, Nathan Larsen, Richard Powell, Al Roughton, Arturo Sinclair, Cindy Walker, Willis Wong
 * Programming: Chip Kerchner, Michael Brock, Hugh Diedrichs, Juan Carlos Escobar, Scott Murphy, Todd Powers, Krishnan Shankar
 * Music Director: Mark Seibert
 * Development System: Dan Foy, Ken Koch, Jack Magné, J. Mark Hood, Larry Scott, Christopher Smith, Jeff Stephenson, Mark Wilden
 * Additional Written Material: Scott Murphy, Lorelei Shannon
 * Special Thanks to: Model Assembly, Kit Rees
 * Quality Assurance: Mike Pickhinke, John Ratcliffe
 * Very Special Thanks to: Hugh Diedrichs, Juan Carlos Escobar, Josh Mandel, Stuart Moulder
 * Lead Programmer: Mike Larsen
 * Writer: Patrick Bridgemon
 * Graphic Designer: Mark Empey

Patches

 * Police Quest 1 Patch (PQ1VGA): For the remake (VGA) of Police Quest from the CD Collection Version ONLY. This patch fixes the Lockup that occurs leaving Bert's Park after you have arrested the kid (Victor Simms) for possession of narcotics. This problem is a system-speed related issue, and generally only happens on newer systems.
 * Police Quest 1 SCI - Caffeine Carol's Patch (PQ1SCI): For the remake (VGA) of Police Quest. This patch will fix the problem you may encounter if you arrive outside of Caffeine Carol's and click the Eye cursor on anything before getting Sonny out of his car. NOTE: It is imperative that you restore to a point BEFORE you arrived at Carol's! If you restore directly to outside the diner, the patch files will not be read by the game and the error will return.
 * Police Quest 1 VGA Patch (PQ1VGA_NRS): For the remake (VGA) of Police Quest. This non-Sierra update is one of NewRisingSun's script level timer bugs patches. Fixes:
 * Lockup in park after drug deal
 * Police Quest Collection (2006) DOSBox Update (PQCollectionDBUpdate): This patch will allow the use of the latest version of DOSBox over the version 0.63 that shipped with the Collection. Also includes the NewRisingSun patches for PQ1VGA, PQ2 and PQ3. The patch also restores the missing install files to configure the games' settings. Also, if you own the original version of Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (AGI) (1986), you can copy the game files to a folder on your harddrive and run the patcher from there to setup the original game with the collection. After running the update, you will find new shortcuts in the "Sierra\Police Quest Collection" folder in the Start Menu. The launcher will no longer be needed.