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- From: x90adams73@gw.wmich.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: A-Train
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.200551.7070@gw.wmich.edu>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 20:05:51 EST
- References: <18931@mindlink.bc.ca> <2Pucs*ON0@prolix.apana.org.au>
- Organization: Western Michigan University
- Lines: 37
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- In article <2Pucs*ON0@prolix.apana.org.au>, dac@prolix.apana.org.au (Andrew Clayton) writes:
- > In article <18931@mindlink.bc.ca>, Jeff Holinski writes:
- >
- >>
- >> Has anyone here seen the Amiga version of A-Train? Saw it in the store the
- >> other day but I'm a little paranoid about Maxis games since Sim-Ant.
- >> They do any better on this one??
- >
- > Anyone who has this program, would they consider a micro-review?
- > I've heard excellent pre-appearance rumours about the game, and
- > then one guy who claims to have it on the IBM platform reckons it
- > was like simcity, only boring.
- >
- > Since I found simcity boring after the first week, this is not
- > good news [and this guy's opinion is apocryphal, so don't quote
- > me].
- >
- > Some indication of A4000 compatibility would be keen too.
-
- I've played the DOS version and have seen the Mac version. The Amiga graphics
- are almost identical when run in Hires, hence I'm pleased. I did load it up
- on my 3000 in lores and wasn't impressed. It is very different than SimCity,
- much more indepth with much more to do. As far as speed, it ran very well
- on my 3000 16mhz machine. Overall opionion, very good port, and you can
- defenetly tell that the programmers did take advantage of some of the Amiga's
- special features.
-
- The box does state that it will work on:
- A500, A600, A1000, A2000, A2500, A3000, A4000.
- 1MB RAM required for low-resolution graphics; 1MB RAM plus 512K Fast RAM
- required for high resolution.
- Two floppy drives or hard drive recommended.
- Printer Option
- Requires Kickstart 1.2 or later. Release 2.0 compatible
-
- John
-
-