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- From: rls@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (richard.l.schieve)
- Subject: Re: Virua Racing/Road Riot 4WD linked racing
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:16:56 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.191656.10862@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>
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- References: <1992Dec21.211145.23939@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov> <Bzo6Lr.177@NeoSoft.com>
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- In article <Bzo6Lr.177@NeoSoft.com>, brad@NeoSoft.com (Brad Morrison) writes:
- > In article <1992Dec21.211145.23939@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- > jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke) writes:
- > >Virtua Racing should win an award for worst user interface on an arcade video
- > >game. It has a button clearly labeled "start" that does not in fact start the
- > >game. What it does do is select between manual and automatic transmissions
- > >(and it's not at all obvious what it is doing -- some small text changes on
- > >screen when the button is held in, but that's it). Explain that choice!
- >
- > Interesting. I never noticed the label on the button--I took my cues from
- > the video screen as it cycled through instructions before I deposited coinage.
- > The video instructions clearly demonstrate that your foot on the accelerator
- > pedal starts the game, with the option of selecting manual/auto. If someone
- > had asked me how the button was labelled, I would have answered, "Select."
- >
- > >I can't count the number of people I've seen ... who ... flounder around trying
- > > to figure out why the start button doesn't seem to do anything.
- >
- > I've never had a problem, nor have I seen anyone else choke trying to start it.
- > I have seen the normal hesitation for first-timers, but I've stood behind
- > plenty of others, waiting my turn.
- >
- > --
- > Brad Morrison | ...These lovers of esoterica seem to derive a great
- > morrison@paranet.com | deal of intellectual satisfaction out of not quite
- > (713) 467-3100 | understanding what they are doing.
-
- I've played about 6 times and was still confused about the function
- of the start button until I read this posting. Also, I guess I've only
- played in automatic mode. Where is the stick shift?
-
- Rick Schieve
- rls@ihlpb.att.com
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