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From: farren@well.sf.ca.us (Mike Farren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: NES
Keywords: turrican
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Date: 10 Nov 90 08:23:41 GMT
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252u3130@fergvax.unl.edu (Phil Dietz) writes:
>To make a profit, most software agencies CUT CORNERS.  Instead of
>spending those extra 6-months and hiring specialized groups to design
>the graphics and sound (like nintendo), they release the product before
>they go bankrupt.  The game market is very very small for the Amiga.
>The software groups have hardly any incentive to spend the extra time in
>development....I wish they did....

Your view of the games business is laughable.  I'd suggest you learn some
actual facts before you post in future.  (This is actually a selfish
suggestion - I don't want to laugh until I'm sick any more :-)

Every game company I know of that is at all large (meaning bigger than
three guys in a garage) has a specialized staff to do graphics and music.
No game company I've ever heard of (at least, none that have lasted longer
than one game) would EVER release a product before they thought it was 
ready - although there are some whose idea of "ready" is sadly deficient.
Besides, and more to the point, the same considerations apply to Nintendo
game developers that apply to Amiga game developers (or, for that matter,
IBM PC game developers).  The Nintendo systems might sell more copies,
to be sure - but the game development is the same.  Your contention that,
somehow, Nintendo developers are more expert than Amiga developers is
simply ridiculous.

As far as the game market vs. the Amiga, you are simply off base entirely.
As closely as I can determine, the Amiga is very close to being the number
two market of ALL computers for games, right after the IBM PC.  If the
game market for the Amiga is so small, how do you explain my royalty
checks?  (BTW - the last game I did for the Amiga, SSI's STORM ACROSS
EUROPE, has been significantly more successful than either I or SSI
expected - thanks, guys!)

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Mike Farren 				     farren@well.sf.ca.us