Twenty years ago, game development duo Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe, having shipped four games in Sierra On-Line's Space Quest series, parted ways after a falling out. For many graphical adventure game fans, it was a premature ending to a partnership that should have told many more stories.
Recently, Murphy and Crowe -- affectionately known by their fans as The Two Guys From Andromeda -- set aside their differences and launched a Kickstarter campaign to make a brand new adventure game together.
"I realized years ago it was our partnership that made these games great, and it's something I haven't experienced in the last 15, 20 years since I've been away from Sierra," Crowe tells Gamasutra in our exclusive interview.
"I realized how much I missed that… we’ve come full circle back to our original way of working together.”
The duo were gracious enough to describe to us the high pressure environment at Sierra in the early 90s that led to their split, admitting that they were "younger and less mature" then.
"Looking back, I realize I was a dick," Murphy tells us, laughing.
More on the reunion -- and what's next for the only two Andromedans on Earth -- is in today's Gamasutra cover story.
Yes! I've been waiting on this article and it was well worth the wait. So glad these guys got back together and I know I'm not alone. These games made my childhood what it was (extremely deranged and hilarious) We're going to be swinging for the fences in these last 10 days, guys! You can bet on it!
I just purchased the whole Space Quest Collection on Steam earlier this week. It was on sale. Just finished backing this project. Hope it reaches its goal.
These guys were a huge part of my childhood through the SQ series. They still have a ways to go on Kickstarter, but here's to hoping. Still get the SQ theme song in my head now and then...
While usually there is a big rush at the end, it's probably going to be close.