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- From: cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP)
- Subject: Re: Sierra vs Dyanmix (1)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep7.142230.2740@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>
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- Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
- References: <92248.144931IO10836@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> <1992Sep4.230945.11158@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> <1992Sep07.005456.22696@disk.uucp>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 14:22:30 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep07.005456.22696@disk.uucp> specter@disk.uucp (Byron Guernsey) writes:
- >
- >Willy and all other sierra games run fine on my AT clone with no noticable lag.
- >I also beg to differ than an AT is faster than the stock 68000 amiga. The
- >difference is quite obvious when I use compression programs on the various
- >machines. It might not be a whole lot of difference in speed, but its enough
- >to warrant doing all my compression on the ibm when I can.
- >
- How fast is your AT clone? The speed of A500 is really about 12 MHz AT.
-
- >I own Monkey Island and Monkey Island II for amiga. My friend bought Monkey
- >Island II for his IBM. And I must say that they did an excellent job porting
- >it. If the guys at LucasFilm can do it, why can't Sierra? The graphics were
- >crisp and clear, though not as clear on the IBM version it was acceptable since
- >the reduction in the number of colors. The music is comparable on both systems.
- >And both games are a joy to play. I adore LucasFilm games!
- >
-
- They use a whole year to convert one game. However, Sierra rushes out a new
- game for Amiga every month.
-