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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: ST Format Fire and Ice demo difficulty
- Message-ID: <wVoFoB6w164w@status.gen.nz>
- From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 09:46:19 GMT
- References: <2841@isgtec.isgtec.com>
- Organization: Z*NET Global News Gateway in Auckland New Zealand
- Keywords: ST Format
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- ken@isgtec.com (Ken Newman) writes:
-
- > I don't know about this particular issue, but this is something you have
- > to live with when you buy British magazines. I have dozens of cover disks
- > from UK magazines, both ST and Amiga, and I would say fully half of the
- > games do not work on North American, NTSC machines. The assholes that
- > produce these things do not test them at all on NTSC machines or different
- > memory configurations. I've even seen magazine disks that put their own
- > homebrew menu system on the disk which is pure garbage and IT doesn't
- > work on NTSC machines even though the games might. Pathetic, and a very
- > annoying waste of money for NTSC customers. I hope some magazines in
- > the UK wake up soon.
-
- Ken,
-
- Have you tried to use a little auto folder program called 50_60.prg ?
- I have for many years now used an NTSC machine here in NZ and have
- run the bbs here with no problem and have most of the ST Format and
- other British games that _ALL_ work 100%.
-
- May I suggest it is something on your end rather than the fault of the
- magazine publishers.
-
- I personally feel your commens are a little over the top in regards
- to ...
-
- Quote "Pathetic, and a very annoying waste of money for NTSC customers."
-
- But then again these are just my thoughts..
-
- Jon Clarke (Z*NET FNET now in FIDO) HSBC NZM EBD
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