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roger wilco

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:41:13 +0000

It'd be really cool if roger made a cameo appearnence in the game

Spaceventure for the rest of us

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:05:23 +0000

Has anyone heard when Spaceventure might be released to the general public? I was not a backer but would still love to play this game.

Any suggestions for one of the last puzzles?

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:30:50 +0000

I'm finally up to the satellite puzzle and it's a combination of aggravating and broken. I barely even understand what I'm supposed to do - have three panels of the same color as iMom visible if I understand correctly. Except I need to slide the panels around to make them visible. There are multiple problems though - 1) It's on a short time limit before it reshuffles so I barely have time to find the colored panels let alone work out how to reveal them all. 2) iMom's lighting and the transparent panels make it hard to work out what color each panel actually is. 3) Only one of the correct color ever flashes on each set.

On top of that, if you play for a while it breaks - the sliding panels lose alignment making it impossible to win.

It looks like SpaceVenture will be releasing shortly! ❤️

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:08:40 +0000

People probably got email from Kickstarter, but for anyone who didn't, it looks like the game will be shipping next month!

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Hey everyone! We are super excited to make this announcement! The Kickstarter update that we have all been waiting for is finally upon us. On September 16th, 2022 we are officially releasing the Windows DRM-free version of SpaceVenture to all of you $15 and up backers.

There's a more extensive FAQ on their post, but I'm terrifically excited to see it come out, and grateful and thankful for the years and years of work by so so many people that have gone into this.

-E "Excited vibes"

We're over halfway through 2022 - this isn't right.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:40:01 +0000

This isn't for any admin, or people assisting with the project. It's just for Mark and Scott.

Personally I know the risk I take when investing in a Kickstarter. I use money that's expendable, and if things don't work out, they don't.

I've got a Beta. But I'm unlikely to see the finished product with working saves and bugs repaired. I'm unlikely to see the tier I paid for which includes a big box, DVD of the game, 'special goodies' or a personal thank you note from the SQH (Big fan by the way Troells and bought your SQIV + Galaxy Galaria vinyls)

Regardless of last year's November update, it just seems to have surpassed the point of ridiculousness. The beta has promise, genuine laughs, but massively underwhelming in my opinion. Best thing for us all is to get an apology which I personally will happily accept, because as above, I knew the risks. But also I want you guys to be the same heroes I remember as a 13 year old. I won't throw any shade because I understand all the personal sh*t you've been through. But I think you need to give up this burden for good, apologise, then stick it on github for others to complete. Enjoy your lives and your existing wonderful legacy.

I'll remain a fan for the rest of my life.

Tom

Russian version of Space Venture

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:38:29 +0000

What's up with foreign languages for SV? Will it be?

Store

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:36:05 +0000

Hi,

I noticed that the store link is not available anymore on your site, however the store is still accessible from: http://guysfromandromeda.com/store/

Just wondering if the items there are still available. I'm mainly interested in the collectible card and the pin.

Thank you.

Spaceventure Update #121: Two Guys SpaceVenture

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:46:46 +0000

In the event you missed it...
http://larrylaffer.net/archives/3392

To Gary Owens voice match, or not to Gary Owens voice match, that is the question..

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 02:52:48 +0000

Hey everyone, I wanted to put a feeler out there. We've been talking about who we wanted as our narrator for SpaceVenture since the unfortunate fact that the legendary Gary Owen's has passed away.

The question I have for you guys is this. How do you feel about us finding a Gary Owens voice match? In other words, this would be an actor that can match Gary Owens as closely as possible. I know no one can truly replace the man with the golden pipes, but there are people out there that can match him pretty closely.

So what are your thoughts? Would you guys like a voice match for SpaceVenture, or someone else with another unique voice? We've got some people in mind that could do that as well.

Anyway, please let me know your thoughts :)

Thanks everyone!

Ideas for SV Box Design

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:28:38 +0000

Had an idea after posting in the other thread of discussing what you think (or would like) the SV box cover would look like. They've said that it'll be similar in style to Space Quest IV's big box so I'm guessing something like those dimensions. I recently received my Broken Age big box for my Kickstarter reward and it was made to resemble the DOTT box and the LA boxes of old with the border, logo in the bottom center, etc. I wonder will the SV box resemble an old Seirra box? What would you want from it? Something resembling the SQ1 black box? Or maybe one of the "Roger Wilco in..." later SQ boxes? Or a brand new design?

Your SpaceVenture App store submissions go here!

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 23:17:51 +0000

SpaceVenture will feature an in game App store(parody) that Ace can go to in order to get a couple of different apps that will help him solve certain puzzle elements in the game. We are holding a small contest that everyone can submit ideas/artwork for, and possibly get your contributions added to the game and your name in the credits!

Here is a look at our app store as it is right now:

You all probably have smartphones or tablets, so you can probably think about some of the things that have made you laugh(or cry) in dealing with those app stores over the years. We would love to use(steal) your ideas!

To enter the contest, you'll need the following:

A funny app name
A humorous description for your app
A square logo(512x512 minimum)
(Optional) A couple of fake reviews of the app

What do you win if your idea gets selected?

Your idea/artwork gets used in the game
Your name in the credits of the game
The envy of everyone in the Andromedan galaxy

Where do you submit this?

Reply with your submissions to this thread. We also ask you to post about it on twitter and/or Facebook. Tag us in the post, and we'll Like/Favorite it!

We don't have a set contest deadline just yet, but don't wait too long!

Something that DOES worry me...

Sun, 06 Apr 2014 21:53:04 +0000

I'll be blunt (it's not like I'm capable of being anything else): All the locations so far have been extremely dull, uninteresting and utterly unappealing. The pipes scene video should serve as a pretty good example.

I challenge anyone to make this room interesting! Seriously, I'm willing to bet money that not even Josh Mandel could come up with funny replies for this room. The demo rubbed me the wrong way for exactly the same reason. The rooms don't look like cool places you('d want to) explore, but seeem to serve no other purpose than being thinly veiled, crappy puzzles.

The absurd thing is that the graphics don't even look half-bad. It's just that the locations themselves couldn't be any more bland and uninteresting.

Space Quest Historian Season 3

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:25:17 +0000

The time has come to plan season 3 of the podcast. These past two seasons, there hasn't really been much of an overarching theme. I tried going for a bit of "x vs y" theme in season 2, and season 1 was just all over the place. For season 3, my idea is to stick to the style of the past season with me droning on about "today's topic," followed by whatever amount of guest contributions have come in that week. But what should those topics be?

Our very own drdrslashvohaul had some good suggestions, such as ...

- Broader sci-fi/comedy tropes, and how Space Quest fits into those.

I like this one. It could feasibly be the theme of the entire season, actually, with each episode focusing on a different established trope and how it relates to Space Quest / SpaceVenture.

- Technology focus. Beaming, instant mail novelty items, cloning ...

This one also tickles my fancy -- bringing some of the more obscure tech-things into focus and trying to make sense of them. Even though I'm pretty sure most of them were just thought up on the spot. And it's not even clearly explained how most of these things work. But it'd be a good excuse to crowdsource some input from fans, e.g. "which doohickey was your favorite", etc.

And then, of course, I have my own desires for season 3.

- More Chuck Clusterbluck. (Kinda sad that Chuck only made one appearance in season 2. Tom has a truly grand epic plot arc planned.)

- More Pete Toleman. (Gotta keep Gareth occupied before he jumps ship and simply goes off and does his own Pete Toleman podcast.)

- More SteveBot. (Thinking of doing a plot arc for SteveBot.)

- More "Lucky Corner" with Alan Luckachina.

- Introducing CyberCedric. CyberCedric wants to bring the universe to its knees, but he's stuck in my room for some contrived reason, so now all he can do is make Borg-esque/Purple Tentacle-esque degrading comments about humanity and his own superiority. (I'd love to get the guy who actually voiced Cedric to do this, but, barring that, I'd need to find an impersonator. You can put your hand down now, Frederik!)

- Something to keep us musically occupied. We've already done SQ4 (season 1) and SQ3 (season 2). I'd love to get in touch with Tim Clarke and Chris Stevens, the dudes who did SQ5's music, but I have no idea how. That would also give me an excuse to pester Ken Allen into talking a bit more about the lost SQ5 soundtrack that he did.

- I'd love to hear more about the "behind the scenes" work of the artists, programmers and producers of the games themselves. People we haven't heard from yet. For instance, talking to SQ4CD's producer Dan Carver about the many changes between disk and CD (if he can remember why they did so).

Any more suggestions, or something or someone you would like to see-- well, hear about/from in season 3, please feel free to fire them my way!

As for when season 3 will rear its ugly head? I'm thinking March at the earliest. Might be April. I won't know until I've planned the season and got people on board, will I? :)

Help us come up with some hilarious meal names for Taco Nova!

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:47:33 +0000

Hey everyone! Your friendly neighborhood SpacePope here. We hope everyone is excited about the latest SpaceVenture update (Click here to view). Not that the Two Guys are out of hilarious ideas, but we thought it would be fun to get the community involved on this. We'd like your ideas for funny content for Taco Nova. In fact, if your ideas are good, we might even ~~steal~~ appropriate them for use in SpaceVenture!

So here is what we are looking for:

Meal names
Combo names
Beverage Names
Advertisement Slogans

You can submit them here by replying to this thread.

Thanks so much everyone! Here is a little inspiration for ya. :)

Chris Pope

http://twitter.com/thechrispope

http://facebook.com/thechrispope

"We Want a New Space Quest Game" Facebook group

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:18:42 +0000

Ryan Nicotera has created a Facebook group called "We Want a New Space Quest Group."

It can be found at http://facebook.com/groups/wewantanewspacequestgame

The purpose of the group is to show the rightsholders to Space Quest that there is still a vast interest in continuing the series. With The Odd Gentlemen's King's Quest reboot coming out soon, and hopefully being quite successful, the hope is that Sierra Games (owned by Activision) will be looking to revive the Space Quest brand next.

If that happens, it is of course imperative that The Two Guys From Andromeda are involved, and not (no offense to TOG) a completely unrelated indie developer. The Guys are already indie developers now, with their own indie studio!

So, do consider joining the group, just to show Sierra Games/Activision that there is a great number of fans who want a new Space Quest. Think of it like signing a petition or something. Who knows, it may do nothing to prove anything. Maybe Sierra Games/Activision are already painfully aware of how much we want a new SQ game. Who cares. It can't hurt, can it?

Please vote to have the Cluck Yegger game greenlit on Steam

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 01:32:23 +0000

Hey everyone! We just got Cluck Yegger in Escape From The Planet of the Poultroid published up on Steam Greenlight. We would absolutely love it if you guys would vote yes to have the game greenlit. Any help spreading the word would be amazing as well.

Visit: http://cluckyegger.com

Thanks!

Gary Owens is dead

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:28:20 +0000

No, sorry, this is not some tasteless joke. Unfortunately.

Gary Owens died yesterday.

I don't even know what to say. His voice was such an important part of my growing up. The world is a poorer place without him.

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gary-owens-announcer-of-laugh-in-fame-dies-at-80-1201433731/

Those Josh Mandel SpaceVenture Commercials

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 05:54:44 +0000

Really did it for me! Hilarious. Just what I needed this evening.

:y:

Still can't wait 'til the game is released! A real shame it wasn't in time for Father's Day this year (planning on getting an extra copy for my dad). Well, there's Christmas, I suppose.

Walking Speed of Character? Option for Quick Pace is Desirable

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:33:17 +0000

Not sure if this has been discussed, but I believe it is an important consideration.

What is something many of us do as soon as we start certain adventure games? Turn up the character's walking speeds, right? Who wants to sit and wait while a character lumbers from one side of the screen to the next, over and over?

I was recently playing Moebius (disappointing product from a developer who apparently struggled technically to make the game work, but no need to get into that here), and I found it annoying how slowly the main character walks around and performs many actions. Even in tense scenes, where the character's safety is at risk, he still strolls around as if he hasn't a care in the world.

My suggestion for SpaceVenture: definitely give us the option to make the playable character run/jog whenever we want, rather than simply walk.

Frequently Asked Questions about SpaceVenture

Sun, 17 May 2015 02:55:45 +0000

Here are some frequently asked questions, and their answers, regarding the SpaceVenture project. Answers provided are collected from published announcements on Kickstarter or elsewhere. A lot of the answers come from the January 1, 2015 update.

Q: When is the game coming out?
When it's done. The current ETA is sometime during this year. Update on ETA will be provided once available.

Q: Is the SpaceVenture team broke?

Nope, still not broke and they are doing just fine in that department. Money is set aside to pay voice actors, artists, etc., as well as reward fulfillment once the time comes.

Q: How far along is the game?

The second third of the game is mostly up and running and the team is moving along with the final third of the game.

Q: Is the project moving faster than it was?

Yes. Most of the core engine programming is in place making implementing new scenes a lot quicker and simpler. So, programming is no longer holding up the project as much - most of the delay is in the creative aspects: art, design, etc, which is difficult to rush.

Q: When will the Kickstarter rewards ship?

The rewards will ship around the time that the game ships.

Q: My address has changed since I pledged to this project. How do I let the team know for rewards shipping purposes?

Info on that will be sent out when the time comes to ship rewards.

More questions and answers will be added as they are encountered.

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more... updates?

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:59:21 +0000

Just an all around question really, but has anyone heard anything from the Two Guys camp? I hate reading the comments in the kickstarter threads but, some times when Backers comment on things like to much time has past or finances have run dry it is a bit un-nerving to say the least. Don't get me wrong, I have trust that they have an omnipotent plan at work, but please forgive me, I just have this festering itch of curiosity that needs some scratching. And please, no sophomoric jokes about proscribing pant loads of anti-itch creams/topicals or the like, I know some of you won't be able to resist though.

HCH

Boxed version contents

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:30:06 +0000

Hi,

I guess it's quite obvious from the fact that no digital versions are provided with the $100 Big Box Version, but as another project (imho :)) totally messed that up:

Will the Big Box contain the DRM free versions for Linux, Mac and Windows?

101 uses for a frosty cup of Soylent Smoothee

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:32:07 +0000

Hey everyone! We'd love for you to help us come up with 101 uses for a frosty cup of Soylent Smoothee! Some of the best lines might just get mentioned in SpaceVenture itself ;)

Space Quest Historian podcast - season 2

Wed, 09 Jul 2014 22:06:07 +0000

Hey, kids! Long time no speaky.

Just wanted to drop in and let you guys know that season 2 of my silly little podcast is up and running. This first episode I've got Bob Siebenberg, James Mulvale and Jess Morrissette in the house. And if you don't listen I will continue to speak in wildly inappropriate 90's white rapper lingo until you do.

Linky linky: http://spacequesthistorian.com/2014/07/09/episode-13-fandom-through-the-ages/

Or just search for the show on iTunes.

Oh, and, thanks to a kind soul on Twitter, I've put in an application to get this joint on Stitcher, too. I had no idea that existed but, hey, now I do.

As always, feedback is welcome, good and bad, and if you have anything you want me to read on the air, this is as good a place to throw it at me as any!

New update coming?

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:30:17 +0000

To Two Guys and Pope:

Almost time for a new update? Please provide more information about the interface, if possible. How has it changed since the demo?

Also, could we see more footage of gameplay?

Please make this a "meaty" update. :-)