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From: a217@mindlink.UUCP (Vincent Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Descender??
Message-ID: <2885@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 20 Aug 90 07:07:14 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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Followup-to: comp.sys.amiga.games

[This should really be in c.s.a.games but I don't think Mindlink understands
the followup-to: field]

In article <9008201253.AA13054@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca>,
tjhayko@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA (Tom Hayko) writes:
> Ok, sorray about the waste of bandwidth, but does anybody (specifically
> mindlink!a217@watmath.uwaterloo.ca) know where I can get a copy of Descender?
> I'm dying to play it

I downloaded Descender from a local BBS (Tunnel Vision 604-538-3839). I take it
that Vancouver, or more specifically White Rock, is a bit out of your way
($$$).  If you have Internet access I would upload it to abcfd20 but
unfortunately our school machines are down and I can't logon.

There's always Canada Post if you are truly desperate.  I could email you my
pmail address.

In article <2883@mindlink.UUCP>, a218@mindlink.UUCP (Charlie Gibbs) writes:
> I got my hands on a 400K .wrp file of Descender and tried it out.  I was
> terribly disappointed, simply because nothing I tried would get it out of
> attract mode. Does anyone know how to start the thing?  Or does it start?

It worked for me, Charlie.  Just press the joystick button.  It should ask you
to select novice, intermediate, or advanced.  Personally I was disappointed
with the game.  The sound was IBM beepy and the control was rather sluggish.
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