Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watdragon!dahlia!rsingh1
From: rsingh1@dahlia.waterloo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: I'm BLOODY PISSED! (WAS: Re: Shadow of the Beast)
Summary: Psygnosis programmers are still brain-dead.
Keywords: Beast, Shadow Of!
Message-ID: <19038@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 89 03:03:00 GMT
References: <18745@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <1989Nov29.120247.10338@gdt.bath.ac.uk> <1989Dec4.012147.20343@uunet!unhd>
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In article <1989Dec4.012147.20343@uunet!unhd> jwn770@unhd.UUCP (Jason W Nyberg) writes:
>at the part where there are 3 chests with +4 lives, at any point where the
>game loads a new screen, if you go back to the same place (after another 
>load... 2 total) the chests will be there again, and you can re-refresh your
>man.  (nice after you get the gun if you take a few hits in the process)
>


Oh yeah!  It sure is an INCREDIBLE looking game.  I picked one up at the
world of commodore for 38 canadian.  The game looked fantastic on the
big screen there.  The graphics were incredible during the load.  The
sound was echoing in mellephulious harmonies.  We (me and me friends)
did lot's o OOHING and AWWING while it loaded, and cranked up the sound
to earth-shattering levels.
 
I was not dissapointed when this incredible feat of graphical wizzardry
started.  We jumped.  OOOHHH AHHHH.  We danced.  AHHH OOOHHH.
We walked over to the side of the screen, where this detailed well thing
appeared, and        ..and.... and...
 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
 
The bloody thing doesn't seem to be 68010 compatable?!?!??!!!???!?!?!
 
I've got an A1000, with 2 megs.  68010.  Nothing fancy.  But so far,
NONE OF THE PSYGNOSIS PROGRAMS I'VE EVER TRIED HAVE WORKED.  Since it takes
NO BRAINPOWER to make a program comply with a 68010 in most respects,
this is just un-excusable.  What about Amiga 2500's?  And all the speed up
cards?  The copy-protection on this game is so far out that we managed to
crash it twice just loading it up.  And when it CRASHES, BOY does it CRASH!
 
The orchestrated drive shamble-grinds, the screen blitzing, the funny
squeals coming from who knows where.  The dust flying out of the fan.
 
I give Psygnosis credit in one respect:  Their crashes are always the most
phenominal around.
 
I tried several things like running the boot-recoverable privelege handler
(DeciGEl replacement), but of course, they just take over the machine.
 
DESPARATE PLEA:
 
Come on you psygnosis pig heads.  Use your minds.  Think a bit.  Try testing
your software on other amiga's and configurations.  Then, atleast say SOMEWHERE
on/in/around/near the package that it won't work on certain systems.
 
Sounds REASONABLE eh?  (After I burn 38bucks plus outrageous canadian taxes)
 

               /Paul Anton Sop (Esquire?).  rsingh1@dahila.waterloo.edu/
              /Graphic Designer 4 Spaghetti Western Words and Images  /
             /100 Kinzie Ave, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2A 2J5    /
            /(519) 578-8525/742-0372 (if seriously really desparate)/