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From: pmcd@yunexus.yorku.ca (Phil McDunnough)
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Subject: Re: New games
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Date: 14 Jul 90 03:10:43 GMT
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In article <25929@nuchat.UUCP> paul@nuchat.UUCP (Paul Hutmacher) writes:
>In article <90Jul10.192743edt.57496@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>, macausla@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Robert MacAusland) writes:
>
>> Has anyone heard of any new an exciting games recently?  I haven't
>> seen anything really good since tunnels of armagedon....
>
>I keep hoping to see a new one someplace.  I'm in the process of selling off
>my 10 Mhz //e to pay for a Ms. Dos machine just so I can play games like
>_Harpoon_ and _Steel Thunder_.  I've still got my IIgs and have even thought
>about buying a PC Transporter to be able to bridge the software gap but I
>think I'd rather have VGA.
>
>What do we have to do to get these new games ported to our machines?

Well for a start, it would not hurt if the GS were improved along the ROM04
lines, as reported by the rumour mill. I suspect you will see lot's of new
style games emerge with HyperCard GS and the new sound tools, although they
are probably not going to be of the type you are looking for. As for having  
games ported to the GS, I would imagine a good C compiler wouldn't hurt but
then you would need a faster processor. The best thing that can be done right
now( assuming no ROM04) for the GS is for everybody to buy a TWGS or equivalent.This would bring Sierra back to the GS. To bring others back, people would 
have to start buying software, something which is a rarity in the computer
game world. Basically, there does not appear to be a demand for games for the
GS( although this is clearly not so, but is reflected by sales). As I am not
one who thinks the computer game market is worth much, the issue is not all
that important for me. Most of the games are junk, and probably not the best
way to spend your time. However if you insist on it, encourage people to
buy( and not you know what...).

Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto
philip@utstat.toronto.edu
[my opinions]