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From: milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: No more Cinemaware stuff for Amiga !!!????
Message-ID: <1521@ndmath.UUCP>
Date: 6 Aug 89 16:28:39 GMT
References: <331@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Organization: Math. Dept., Univ. of Notre Dame
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From article <331@eagle.wesleyan.edu>, by jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu:
> there is nothing more
> aggravating than spending upwards of 50 bucks for a computer game which has
> been much hyped in magazine articles and ads (DRAGONS LAIR DRAGONS LAIR DRAGONS
> LAIR DRAGONS LAIR DRAGONS LAIR) when the game is SLOW, UNPLAYABLE and the DISKS
> FAIL EVERY TWO WEEKS. I have vowed never again to buy a game without playing it
> for a couple hours. I am more than happy to pay for games which offer at least
> a couple hours of enjoyment... some examples for aspiring software developers.
> Dungeon Master, F-18 Interceptor, Faery Tale Adventure are the first things
> that come to mind. I never regretted spending money on these games, and I their
> producers never regretted the fact that I played someone else's copy first.

I agree with this completely, software quality (particularly games) is so 
variable these days I NEVER EVER spend money on a package without trying it
for a few hours first.  Considering that VERY FEW stores keep demo copies of
games for customers to try, this is kind of hard to do.  Usually I manage to
dig up a friend who has the game and look at it that way.  But sometimes, the
only way to look at a game is a pirated copy.  In my house, pirated software
has a half life of about an hour...I try it, if I like it I go right out and
buy it...if not, it's erased.  If more stores had demo copies of software to
look at, I would just try it there but very few software companies send demos
to stores anymore.  Many of the demos are just self-running ones, you can't
really see how the game plays.

In any case, for me this is all pretty much academic...I've been so busy 
lately, I haven't had time to play the games I've BOUGHT, let alone look at
any new ones!

Greg Corson
19141 Summers Drive
South Bend, IN 46637
(219) 277-5306 
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