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From: paasivir@tukki.jyu.fi (Risto Paasivirta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Ultima V port...
Message-ID: <1990Nov12.125645.1848@tukki.jyu.fi>
Date: 12 Nov 90 12:56:45 GMT
References: <0931E91778DF009D3A@UPR1.UPR.CUN.EDU>
Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
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>>Yes, it's true; Ultima V is finally available for the Amiga. This is great
>>new for us Ultima fans! A word of warning though before you buy it:
>
>>- Copy protected

Wants to save game on copy protected original disk.
Both disks are in custom format.

>>- Takes over the system (completely)

Does not work with Cherry keyboard (keyboard of old A2000s),
it took pains to hack trough copy-protection just to get
keyboard handshaking routine patched. URRGH.

And keyboard interface... Sometimes you must press keys
loong to get actions done, sometimes you get it oooooooottthheeeerrr
way...

Observed also that it may or may not work on turbo amiga,
it uses trap # instructions, and keyboard hanshaking delay
is done by 2 nop:s...

Game itself is great, it is just a ugly port. I don't think
that customer should be the one who hacks the program up
to work. 

I will not buy Ultima VI, if same people are going to port it... 

	paasivir@jyu.fi

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