History VideoGame / SpaceQuestIIVohaulsRevenge

* FanRemake: Received one from Infamous Adventures, updating it to have the look and icon interface of later games in the series, as well as expanding on some elements of the original and adding a new minigame. The comic book that came with the game was also reworked into a voiced intro sequence.

* FanRemake: Received one from Infamous Adventures, updating it to have the look and icon interface of later games in the series. The comic book that came with the game was also reworked into a voiced intro sequence.

** Once Roger is tractor-beamed in his fortress, he could have sent henchmen to kill him right away. He did not, instead letting Roger muck around and find ways around his numerous death traps. Even the game points this one out after the ship lands.

* TheNameIsBondJamesBond: Vohaul introduces himself to Roger in this way.

[[caption-width-right:350:Roger Wilco faces his greatest threat yet; INSURANCE SALESMEN!]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Oh, Vohaul. See, he bankrolls the Sariens last game so they could wreak havoc on his behalf with the stolen Star Generator. Wilco manages to survive the assault, stop the Sariens, blow up the Generator, and foul up the plan. Vohaul wants to make sure it doesn't happen again, so he sends the mooks to capture Wilco and make him suffer and be out of the way before he can screw things up...which leads to Wilco escaping via dumb luck, and even when he would have wished for nothing better than to just escape, Vohaul goes and summons him to his base, culminating in not just fouling up Vohaul's plans, but killing the man himself! If Vohaul had just left Wilco alone, then the plan probably would have gone off without a hitch.

Received a FanRemake from Infamous Adventures in 2011.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The FanRemake includes a completely different solution for the infamous root monster maze ([[spoiler: which involves killing it and just walking past the dead roots, seemingly with vengeful players who hated the original puzzle specifically in mind.]]).

* TheCameo: In the remake, Droole from ''Space Quest V'' appears on the bridge when Roger's talking to his boss at the beginning of the game. But given this is a remake of a prior game, it can also be classified as an EarlyBirdCameo.

* FanRemake: [[http://www.infamous-adventures.com/ Infamous Adventures]] has remade ''Space Quest II'' in the visual style of ''Space Quest IV''.

** Averted in the remake: you can't get through by navigating the maze. Instead, you have to solve a new puzzle to kill the alien, allowing you to walk through freely.

* TheMaze: Two nasty ones.
** First, the root monster which you must navigate to get something you need. As mentioned above, the biggest issue is that touching any of the roots will get you killed. Averted in the remake. There is another, much more satisfying, solution.
** Then, another one in a cave. You can only see a few steps in front or behind because the only illumination is a gem you carry with you. Take a wrong turn in one particular place and the Cave Squid will eat you. Mapping it out on paper is a must.
* MythologyGag: In the FanRemake, you get to pick up a piece of unstable ordnance, and to use it, [[spoiler: you stuff it in a skewered rabbit-like creature's cadaver, and feed it to that annoying root monster to get rid of it. This is further hilarious because VideoGame/SpaceQuestIV fans tried doing this to the Energizer Bunny, to no avail, since only the battery goes in there.]]

* NotHisSled: The vine maze in the remake requires a different solution, which thankfully is much more satisfying than "tiptoe around all the little vines".

* ProfessorGuineaPig: A non-sympathetic version, who paid the price by turning into an EvilCripple.

* ShoutOut: Several, some only in the remake:

** The first possible death in the remake is to drift off into space; the death screen reads [[Music/TomPetty "Now you're free! Free fallin'!"]].

** In the remake, one of the graffiti messages will mention "Cyborg [[WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}} Skwisgaar Skwigelf]]" stealing the writer's guitar strings.
** In the teaser for a supposed remake of ''Space Quest III'' (which was never finished, sadly), one of the "strange worlds" Roger could visit is lifted directly from ''[[VideoGame/{{Manhunter}} Manhunter 2: San Francisco]]'' with updated graphics.
** In the remake a new room in Vohaul's fortress is a small arcade, which includes an enhanced remake of ''[[GameWithinAGame Troll's Tale]]'', one of the earliest games from ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry'' creator Creator/AlLowe.
** In the remake, a post-credits scene involving the pink creatures found on Labion parodies the ending of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
** After passing out after getting caught in a snare, Roger has a dream where he's [[VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry Larry Laffer]]. The remake steps it up by including a screenshot from ''Land of the Lounge Lizards'', but with Larry's (EGA) sprite edited to look like Roger.
* SomethingWeForgot: Roger can do this if he escapes and forgets to cancel the launch of the cloned life insurance salesmen. [[ItsAWonderfulFailure Oops.]]
* SpeakFriendAndEnter: The Labion natives tell you to "say the word" when you're ready to leave for the next area. Three guesses as to what "the word" is.

* UndignifiedDeath: Many, many instances. Which the LemonyNarrator will not miss the opportunity to mock. [[spoiler: Vohaul himself also suffers this, as instead of a big confrontation with Roger, he dies of asphyxiation when Roger shuts off his life support.]]
* VaderBreath: Vohaul.

* DarthVaderClone: Sludge Vohaul, obviously. Complete with recognizable leitmotif and VaderBreath.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The FanRemake includes a completely different solution for the infamous root monster maze ([[spoiler: which involves killing it, and just walking past the dead roots, seemingly with vengeful players who hated the original puzzle specifically in mind.]]).

** Once Roger is tractor-beamed in his fortress, he could have sent henchmen to kill him right away. He did not, instead letting Roger muck around and find ways around his numerous death traps.

* BrainUpload: Vohaul is ultimately revealed in ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestIVRogerWilcoAndTheTimeRippers'' to have done this, backing up his mind as a crippling virus on ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry'' disks, at some point before his fortress blew up.

* TheMaze: Two nasty ones.
** First, the root monster which you must navigate to get something you need. [[spoiler: Averted in the remake. There is another, much more satisfying, solution.]]
** Then, another one in a cave. You can only see a few steps in front or behind because the only illumination is a gem you carry with you. Take a wrong turn in one particular place and the Cave Squid will eat you. Mapping it out on paper is a must.
* TheNameIsBondJamesBond: Vohaul introduces himself to Roger in this way.

* EvilPlan: "[[TheyCalledMeMad Xenon's scientific community shunned me and called me mad?]] [[DisproportionateRetribution They shall suffer the invasion of my fearsome cloned life-insurance salesmen!]] [[EvilLaugh Muahahaha!]]" Overall, far less nasty than the [[EarthShatteringKaboom Star Generator]], but [[FridgeHorror far more horrible]].

''Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge'' (also simply known as ''Space Quest II'') is the second game in the ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' series, released in 1987. After the events of the first game, Roger Wilco is transferred to Xenon Orbital Station 4 and promoted to head janitor. However, an evil alien named Sludge Vohaul captures Roger for foiling his plan in the first game. Roger manages to escape, but realizes that Vohaul has another plan to obliterate Xenon. It's up to Roger to foil his plan at all costs.

* ArtisticLicenseChemistry: In the restroom in Vohaul's asteroid, if you light the lighter there, both the restroom and a large chunk of asteroid surrounding it gets obliterated in a [[FartsOnFire gigantic fart-filled explosion]], killing everyone (including Roger) inside. To say the least, methane DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY! Unless the aliens pass gas consisting of hydrogen. Of course, it's played for laughs and a [[TheManyDeathsOfYou rather humorous way to die]].

* EvilOverlord: Vohaul is this. DoomsdayDevice? Check. SupervillainLair? Check. Hordes of EvilMinions? Check.

* BiggerBad: [[AllThereInTheManual A throwaway reference]] that Vohaul bankrolled the Sarien pirates of the last game. That's why he wanted to make sure Wilco couldn't screw up his plans again.

* PressStartToGameOver: You can die on the first screen by moving to the right and falling off the space station to your death. Or get FIRED by your rat bastard boss a minute later. Or fall off the elevator in the same screen as your boss if you don't get fired. While you get mocked for the last two, the last one gives a special message if you die ("X" is how long you've played, usually one or two minutes):

* PressStartToGameOver: You can die on the first screen by moving to the right and falling off the space station to your death. Or get FIRED by your rat bastard boss a minute later. Or fall off the elevator in the same screen as your boss if you don't get fired. While you get mocked for the last two, the last one gives a special message if you die ("X" is long you played, usually one or two minutes):

->Another senseless tragedy. You can help prevent this. Vote Yes on Lobotomies for Adventure Game Designers.

* SelfDeprecation: One of the death blurbs in the remake:

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Labion is pretty hostile. Though there ARE [[AndroclesLion some creatures who will warm up to you if you save them]]. Then, when you think you were off the DeathWorld, you get summoned to Vohaul's fortress.