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- From: zarthac@bradley.edu (Matthew Simmons)
- Subject: Re: A-Train
- References: <1992Dec27.200551.7070@gw.wmich.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:32:38 GMT
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- x90adams73@gw.wmich.edu wrote:
- : 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.
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- : 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.
- Please be clearer... Does this mean that 1 meg chip is required for the lowres
- version and 1 meg chip and 1/2 meg fast for hires?
-
- : Two floppy drives or hard drive recommended.
- : Printer Option
- : Requires Kickstart 1.2 or later. Release 2.0 compatible
-
- : John
-
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