Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!uplherc!esunix!bambam!shotput!pashdown From: pashdown@shotput.es.com@bambam.UUCP (Pete Ashdown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: does sega have ANY good Amiga games? Keywords: sega amiga altered beast Message-ID: <2484@bambam.UUCP> Date: 24 Sep 90 21:52:25 GMT References: <1990Sep20.211735.23142@cbnews.att.com> Sender: news@bambam.UUCP Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah Lines: 41 itch@cbnews.att.com (richard.m.brack) writes: >So I was wundering...does SEGA make ANY GOOD games for the AMIGA????? >I remember seeing one of their earlier Amiga games a while back (I think it was >OutRun) and it was bad also. I have formulated some theroies: >1) they don't know how to program Ami's hardware. >2) they tend to rush things out to make a quick buck. >3) they are trying to protect their Genisis market by producing inferior > products for other platforms. >I would tend to believe #3, or a combination of #2 and #3. What does >everybody think? If SEGA does have some good Amiga stuff out, let me know. >But in the meantime I'm staying away from SEGA. Well actually its #2, but it really isn't Sega's fault. You should also add 4) Programmed by "rush" software houses in England, such as Activision and US Gold. Its really sad to see games from Sega and Atari that would go perfectly on the Amiga be destroyed by someone in the UK who is out for a quick buck. Another part of the problem is in order to make the "quickest" buck possible, they will do the ST version first, then port it to the Amiga directly. Then they don't have to worry about stupid things like a blitter, 4096 colors, 32 colors on the screen, etc, etc. If you look at most of the SEGA games for the Amiga, you will see the ST syndrome taking effect. Boring, flat, highly dithered colors, lousy animation, and cheap game-play. If you really want to play SEGA games, buy a Genesis. >{ the itchman cometh /-/ _ i don't want to be your angel } >{ itch@cbnews.att.com /-/ _|_|_ i want to be your witch! } >{ att!cbnews!itch \-\/-/ ( * )tch -yello } >{ \/\/ /^\ } -- / (Rotate head 90 degrees for full effect) | BUNGEEEEEEEE! |---------------------------------------------------------------------->=