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From: bdr@cray.com (Brian Reitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Game play via modem
Keywords: Falcon/Stunt Track
Message-ID: <174551.24016@timbuk.cray.com>
Date: 9 Oct 90 23:15:12 GMT
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Anybody try playing falcon over a phone line at 2400 baud?
Well let me tell you its very very painful!!  Can you say
SSSSSlllllllooooooowwwwww!  Wow it was terrible.  What is
the performance like when you connect the machines directly
with no modem?  Is it playable?  At 2400 it was not even 
worth the effort of dialing the phone!  I would be interested
in other people's experiences with playing games over the
phone at various baud rates.  Are any of the games out there
any fun at 2400 baud?  I will be trying stunt track soon
but with the results I got with falcon I'm not very optimistic!

We need more human participation in game play.  All of the 
games that have held my attention over 100 hours ;) or so 
have been dual player....something I can play with a friend!
Then again I probably spent 100 hours just waiting for Shadow
of the Beast to load and run through that stupid graveyard and
intro sceens!!!  YIKES!!

Brian Reitz
bdr@cray.com