andromeda llc type private industry software & programming founded april 2012 founder scott murphy mark crowe and chris pope headquarters eugene oregon alabama atlanta virtual offices key people scott murphy co founder and writer programmer ; mark crowe co founder and artist chris pope co founder producer and public relations number of employees 5 website www.guysfromandromeda.com two guys from andromeda is the name of the american video game developer team of scott murphy and mark crowe creators of the space quest series . after a falling out ended their working relationship they reunited in april 2012 and along with co founder chris pope formed guys from andromeda llc . 1 2 their proposed first release is tentatively titled space venture and is expected to be an adventure game set in space a spiritual successor to the space quest series . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 formation 1.2 reformation 2 games 2.1 space venture 2.2 cluck yegger in escape from the planet of the poultroid 3 references 4 external links history edit formation edit scott murphy and mark crowe both started working for sierra entertainment in the 1980s . they worked on separate projects before teaming up and working on their first project together the black cauldron . after black cauldron was finished the two guys wanted to work on an idea of their own a science fiction story starring a janitor named roger wilco . after proving their idea could be fun by creating a four room demo ken williams let them finish the game . that short demo became the beginning of space quest i the sarien encounter . space quest i was the first game that murphy and crowe used their pseudonym two guys from andromeda . 3 the first four games in the series were designed by both crowe and murphy . after space quest iv in 1991 the team split up . 1 later games in the series were made but space quest v was designed solely by mark crowe and space quest 6 was designed by josh mandel with later work on the project done by murphy . reformation edit in april 2012 crowe and murphy announced the reformation of the team under the new moniker of guys from andromeda . 4 following the success of the double fine adventure kickstarter project as well as other successful adventure game crowd funding the company decided to use kickstarter 5 to raise funding for the game . 6 as of june 2012 they had exceeded their amount requested 500 000 receiving 539 767 . 7 co founder of the company chris pope dubbed as space pope by fans works to operate its marketing and interact directly with fans . they also have commitments from voice actors rob paulsen robert clotworthy ellen mclain and john patrick lowrie to participate in their new game . gary owens was also originally committed but died in 2015 before his part was recorded 8 9 on january 17 2013 the team announced former sierra composer ken allen was joining their team to compose the music . 10 in regards to the team s reformation and their approach to game development in a new decade the two said we aren t straying from what has been a successful formula . we re back to make more while also incorporating what we ve learned from you via comments made from the days of snail mail and moving to email and social media . it s been interesting to learn what you ve found fun funny and or annoying and what games you ve favored . clearly not everyone has well rated taste but we can work around that . 4 games edit space venture edit space venture was announced on kickstarter on may 8 2012 and is described as a spiritual successor to space quest . it was successfully funded on june 12 2012 with an estimated delivery of february 2013 . however after a series of personal and family hardships within the team space venture was delayed and as of february 2016 is scheduled to be released on november 30 2016 . 11 cluck yegger in escape from the planet of the poultroid edit the two guys released cluck yegger in escape from the planet of the poultroid on steam on november 9 2015 after it was successfully greenlit by the steam community . 12 a tie in to space venture the game is described as a parody of five nights at freddy s. the two guys stressed upon its announcement that 100 % of the game s proceeds would go to the development and completion of space venture . 13 references edit a b john walker april 16 2012 . two guys from andromeda reform to make space quest . rock paper shotgun . retrieved august 1 2012 . space quest creators mark crowe and scott murphy launch guys from andromeda game studio pdf press release . 2012 . retrieved feb 18 2016 . a b mike rose april 16 2012 . news original space quest creators form new adventure game studio . gamasutra . retrieved august 1 2012 . a b yin wesley april 16 2012 . space quest creators making new sci fi adventure news . eurogamer.net . retrieved august 2 2012 . launched may . 08 2012 may 8 2012 . two guys spaceventure by the creators of space quest by two guys from andromeda kickstarter . kickstarter.com . retrieved august 1 2012 . jc fletcher may 9 2012 . two guys from andromeda kickstart their spaceventure . joystiq . retrieved august 1 2012 . mackay bob june 19 2012 . your adventure game kickstarter roundup from 1up . com . 1up . com . retrieved august 2 2012 . adam rosenberg may 9 2012 . space quest creators turn to kickstarter for spaceventure . g4tv.com . retrieved august 1 2012 . https www.kickstarter.com projects spaceventure two guys spaceventure by the creators of space que posts 1144974 chris pope january 17 2013 . it s a spaceventure update bonanza . two guys from andromeda . retrieved january 23 2013 . chris pope sep 30 2015 . a release date and exciting news involving cluck y egger . two guys from andromeda . retrieved feb 18 2015 . cluck yegger in escape from the planet of the poultroid steam greenlight . oct 20 2015 . retrieved feb 18 2016 . chris pope nov 20 2015 . cluck yegger steam keys are issued . two guys from andromeda . retrieved feb 18 2015 . book the history of space quest included with the space quest collection series . external links edit official website kickstarter project official online newspaper the andromedan post official podcast twitter page facebook page v t e space quest series original games space quest the sarien encounter ii vohaul s revenge iii the pirates of pestulon iv roger wilco and the time rippers v roger wilco the next mutation 6 roger wilco in the spinal frontier related dynamix vohaul strikes back guys from andromeda v t e sierra entertainment hi res adventure mission asteroid mystery house wizard and the princess cranston manor ulysses and the golden fleece time zone the dark crystal king s quest i ii iii iv v vi vii mask of eternity king s quest space quest i ii iii iv v 6 leisure suit larry land of the lounge lizards looking for love in several wrong places iii passionate patti in pursuit of the pulsating pectorals 5 passionate patti does a little undercover work 6 shape up or slip out love for sail magna cum laude police quest and swat in pursuit of the death angel ii the vengeance iii the kindred open season quest for glory so you want to be a hero ii trial by fire iii wages of war shadows of darkness v dragon fire gabriel knight sins of the fathers the beast within 3 blood of the sacred blood of the damned sierra discovery series dr. brain castle of dr. brain the island of dr. brain the lost mind of dr. brain the time warp of dr. brain other ecoquest the search for cetus ecoquest ii lost secret of the rainforest pepper s adventures in time quarky & quaysoo s turbo science mixed up mother goose slater & charlie go camping spelling jungle other series disney donald duck s playground mickey s space adventure winnie the pooh in the hundred acre wood the black cauldron manhunter manhunter new york manhunter 2 san francisco conquests conquests of camelot conquests of the longbow laura bow the colonel s bequest the dagger of amon ra gobliiins 1 2 goblins quest 3 phantasmagoria 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