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From: judd@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Steve Judd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Missing game parts - Are they useful?
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Date: 24 Aug 90 22:54:04 GMT
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Several games I *purchased* recently seem to be missing the following things:

-Battle of Britain: Amiga reference card.
-Red Storm Rising: Map of Norweigian Sea.
-Times of Lore: Map.

Are any of these vital to gameplay?  (BoB was trivial to install to the hard
drive, so I don't need the card for that purpose).  I assume that the Times of
Lore map is an extremely nice thing to have - anybody have an extra one they 
want to give or sell to me?  If not, then does anybody have Origin's new address
and phone?

Thumbnail Quickies:
BoB is one of the first games in a long time that is... fun.  It's not terribly
strategy-oriented, it doesn't require lightening reflexes, it's just very, very
fun!  Also, it's a pretty good translation to the Amiga (although I suspect
they didn't bother to modify the graphics and sound much).

I haven't gotten to play RSR much (yet), but I am impressed that they used
extra_halfbrite, instead of doing Yet Another Wimpy Port.  Also, it
multitasks.

ToL is the first Origin game I've seen that wasn't a direct port (they even
turn the sound filter on and off!).  I hope that Origin continues this trend,
and starts writing games for the Amiga instead of porting them.  Unfortunately,
I haven't played this one much either (without the map I have no idea where to
go).

					-Steve

judd@tramp.colorado.edu        //    "I predict a world market of about five
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