Sunday, April 15, 2012

Two Guys From Andromeda, Together Again

The Two Guys
Coming down the ether, otherwise known as Kotaku, comes word that The Two Guys From Andromeda, aka Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy, are setting up shop to produce a new space-themed adventure game.  They have a pretty good pedigree for this sort of thing, as they were the creators of the original Space Quest graphical adventure games for Sierra.  The SQ games were truly hilarious, spiritual successors of  the SF comedy Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams, and lampooning a wide spectrum of popular culture.

It's especially surprising to see Murphy back in the game, so to speak, considering his little-hidden distaste for the industry that chewed him up and spit him out after the 6th and final Space Quest game, Roger Wilco in The Spinal Frontier, released in 1995.

Details are sketchy at this point, but it does appear that things are pulling together, and the GuysFromAndromeda company is currently hiring talent.  Whether or not the boys are putting together another Space Quest game or some other (ad)venture, one can be assured the laughter will be heard from one end of the galaxy to the other.

For more information on Space Quest and other classic Sierra games, consult your local Dot Eaters article.
Posted by William Hunter at 12:30 AM
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  1. NutmegeRApril 15, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    You know, I don't think I've ever played a Space Quest game. I liked those graphic adventures games, similar to what LucasArts were churning out.

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    1. S Yuan HunterApril 15, 2012 at 4:28 PM

      I was a slave to the Space Quest series, I much preferred it over the marquee Kings Quest games from Sierra. I played them up to Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers, which was the last one to be produced for the Amiga, I believe.

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