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- From: kcci1@central.susx.ac.uk (Alan L.M. Buxey)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Why are europeans dumb enough to buy amigas?
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 14:13:27 GMT
- Organization: Institute Of Studies For Advanced Amiga Usage
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- psychoholic posted the following:
-
- : really suck with a few exceptions. They are still trying to come up
- : with a decent DOOM clone, while that game is old news to PC's. In
-
- if a game is developed in secret, then released to take the platform by
- storm, then you cant expect a similar game on a different platform of
- such hitech level to be made overnight.
-
- expecially since there are no 50+ game coder groups for the Amiga.
-
- now, not only did a whole new technique have to be devised to make 3D
- texture mapped games, but also, a technique to make the required
- chunky-planar work fast....this took time - and back then everyone said
- the "wolfenstein" games couldnt be done..
-
- they have been, and are MUCH better than wolf ever was
-
- play Gloom Deluxe on bare A1200 v's Wolf on DX2-66 486 ;)
-
- now, there are DOOM games available, and Breed 3D II is IMHO much better
- than DOOM I/II the atmosphere is better, the gfx are better....th
- playability is better.
-
- : addition many Amiga games did not even allow you to install to
- : hardrive which meant lots of irritating disk swapping and an eternity
-
- not now......blame that on the coders mentallity of what a hacker/pirate
- can/cant do.
-
- FACT: they can remove ANY copy protection of ANY sort.
-
- : stock A500 as well. You can argue until the cows come home about which
-
- not any more [games devloped for base A500]
-
- : system is better. The truth is multitasking doesn't do me much good if
- : I have no programs with which to do it. I will be more than happy to
-
- true multitasking is AVAILABLE, THAT is the idea. whether or not you
- take over the system (and ever hand it back.. ;) ) is up to individual
- coders and some can merit their reasons, others cant....
-
- A lot of good games multitask, and even better ones with fast action
- allow you to take over the syetm and "sleep" the game to quickly get
- back to WB.
-
- : say is that the main function of a computer is to run software. You
- : can have the fastest system and best OS around but if you ain't got
- : shit to run on it, then it might as well be a paperweight.
-
- BeBox anyone? ;)
-
- alan
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