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- From: eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (Dave Bonar)
- Subject: Re: Gretzky Hockey Demo
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.215736.29823@cs.tulane.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:52:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.182340.17410@cognos.com>, heeschv@cognos.com (Brian VanHeesch) writes...
- >WHO CARES!!! this game SUCKS! I mean if they're trying to sell the game
- >using the demo as free advertisement--well, I'm sorry but I'd rather watch
- >paint dry than play this game. Black and white? Overhead view? come on
- >get with the program, with games like Out of this World, PoP, Lemmings,
- >and even 4d Boxing (even though its a port) who would buy WGH? My advice
- >is to rewrite the game to be ice level "HIT the ICE" style. We're not
- >playing these games on VIC20's anymore.
-
- First off, I know nothing about the game in question. But I do
- know what I like so I feel like I should respond.
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- Brian, I think you're going overboard. As I said, I don't know
- if the game in question is an arcade game. However the titlee and description
- lead me to believe that its a hockey reply game. If so, I don't care about
- graphics really. I'll gladly settle for a quick playing game that gives a
- good feel of what happens in the sport over one that gives absurd results but
- looks cool.
-
- Dave
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- Dave Bonar
- eebonar@lsuvax.sncc.lsu.edu
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