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From: felixh@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Felix Hack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: 688 Attack Sub: Why not modem support?
Message-ID: <1990Oct22.192858.1820@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 22 Oct 90 19:28:58 GMT
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In article <1990Oct22.150412.27461@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> paulg@frith.uucp (Gregory R Paul) writes:
>In article <1990Oct21.214110.713@agate.berkeley.edu> felixh@tornado.Berkeley.EDU (Felix Hack) writes:
>>
>>  I too was disappointed with the lack of modem support. About the only 
>>thing I can offer is that I remember reading on GEnie that the PC's modem
>>play option didn't really work.
>
>   The PC`s modem option can be a trick to setup, but it works just fine.
>I've played head-to-head with it several times, and it is far better than
>playing against the computer.
>
  Well, that pisses me off.  EA screws Amiga users again.  It's not as if
the Amiga has trouble playing head-to-head over the modem (or with a null
modem cable).  Look at Stunt Track Racer, F16 Combat Pilot, Falcon, and
Populous for examples.  I guess this sort of stuff is just typical of EA.
They port the game to the Amiga and make no effort to even include all
the original features that could easily have been included.