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From: 2113av@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (John Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Stargoose now available
Message-ID: <2937@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Date: 21 Nov 90 06:20:30 GMT
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Reply-To: 2113av@gmuvax2.UUCP (John Porter)
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Yes, not only does Stargoose take over the system clock without responsibly
maintaining the real-time clock accordingly, it fails to set the rate
back to normal upon termination!!!  Was I ever surprised to see Telix'
dial countdown proceeding at 4 seconds per second!
My biggest gripe about Stargoose is that there is an intro screen, with
scrolling credits like a tv show (very slick, I must say), that last
almost as long as a three-life game (at least for a novice like me).
Isn't there a way to escape from the credits directly to the game?
When you're just learning a game, it's pretty damn frustrating to have to
sit through a 60-some-odd-second intro every three all-too-brief lives.
--jp.