Editing Space Quest (section)

=== ''SpaceVenture'' ===
On April 14, 2012, [[Mark Crowe]] and [[Scott Murphy (video game designer)|Scott Murphy]] announced they had reunited and were planning an original adventure game set in space.<ref name=two-guys>{{cite web|url=http://guysfromandromeda.com/|title=The Two Guys from Andromeda have returned!|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> They established a new game development company called Two Guys from Andromeda for that purpose. Co-founder of the company [[Chris Pope]] (dubbed as "Space Pope" from fans) works to operate its marketing and interact directly with fans as well as Executive Producer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adam Rosenberg |url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723607/space-quest-creators-turn-to-kickstarter-for-spaceventure/ |title=Space Quest Creators Turn To Kickstarter For SpaceVenture |publisher=G4tv.com |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> A Kickstarter project was launched to fund the development of the new game or ''SpaceVenture'', with plans to feature the voice of [[Gary Owens]] (narrator of ''Space Quest IV'' and ''6''),<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que | title=Two Guys SpaceVenture by the Creators of Space Quest | access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> prior to his death in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/arts/television/gary-owens-announcer-on-laugh-in-dies-at-80.html?_r=0|title=Gary Owens, Droll Announcer on 'Laugh-In,' Dies at 80|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 February 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|last1=Fox|first1=Margalit}}</ref>

On June 13, 2012, they achieved their goal of $500,000 eventually raising $539,768 from their Kickstarter campaign, and began work on the game.<ref name=two-guys /> In September 2012, enough funding was achieved to enable them to translate the game into German, Spanish, French and Italian.

The game acts as a spiritual successor to the ''Space Quest'' series, including the use of a blue-collar worker (now a repairman rather than a janitor) as its protagonist. The hero in this case is named "Ace Hardway" after the home improvement chain [[Ace Hardware]]. Another character is "Cluck Y'egger", after test pilot [[Chuck Yeager]]. He is a chicken superhero based on the Astro Chicken running gag in the ''Space Quest'' series. The game will be rendered in CGI, but a "retro graphics" feature has been proposed.

In June 2013, it was announced that there would be a playable Alpha demo at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]].<ref name="Inside Mac Games 2013-06-18">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=21999|title=Two Guys SpaceVenture Demo Status Update|last1=Kruse|first1=Cord|date=18 June 2013|publisher=[[Inside Mac Games]]|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref>

In January 2014, the game had a projected late 2015 release date.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que/posts/1097304 January 1, 2014 SpaceVenture Update].</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2020}} In October 2015, the ''Two Guys of Andromeda'' promised to continue development and to release the game in November 2016.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que/posts/1367531 September 30, 2015 SpaceVenture Update].</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2020}} On June 2, 2019, an update was released on the Two Guys from Andromeda Twitter and Kickstarter pages revealing the box art for the game.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/andromedaguys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618033931/https://twitter.com/andromedaguys|archive-date=2019-06-18|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 31, 2020, a complete beta was released to Kickstarter backers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que/posts/2909932 | title=Update 123: Backer Beta testing is starting now! · Two Guys SpaceVenture - by the creators of Space Quest | date=April 2025 }}</ref>

The game was finally released, over ten years since the project launched, on September 16, 2022. It was released initially to Kickstarter backers only.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sall |first=Matt |date=2022-08-29 |title='Space Quest' Sequel 'SpaceVenture' Gets Release Date After a Decade on Kickstarter |url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2022/08/spaceventure-space-quest-sequel-gets-release-date-after-10-years-on-kickstarter.html |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Bell of Lost Souls |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=jallen |date=2022-08-26 |title=Space Quest Spiritual Successor To Launch After 10 Years |url=https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/space-quest-spiritual-successor-to-launch-after-10-years |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=TechRaptor |language=en}}</ref> At launch, multiple [[softlock]]s were reported and the [[Tutorial (video games)|tutorial]] mode was described as "broken". Overall, the game was said to be in a "poor state" and a "mess".<ref>{{cite web |last1=McFerran |first1=Damien |title=10 Years Later, 'Space Quest' Successor 'SpaceVenture' Emerges From Development Hell |url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2022/09/10-years-later-space-quest-successor-spaceventure-emerges-from-development-hell |website=Time Extension |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=13 February 2023 |date=20 September 2022}}</ref> A December 2023 update stated that the developers were working on updates and that customers would receive a new build when it was complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/spaceventures-unity-transition-an-ongoing-journey|access-date=4 January 2024|date=19 December 2023|title=SpaceVenture's Unity Transition: An Ongoing Journey|publisher=Adventure Gamers}}</ref>