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From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
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Subject: Re: WINGS
Keywords: WINGS
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Date: 23 Dec 90 20:30:04 GMT
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In article <1990Dec18.145134.23339@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mkiteam@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (E.Japel) writes:
>I just got a copy of Cinemaware's WINGS for the Amiga.  WINGS is a combat
[...] 
>The graphics are very good, and the action fast.
[...]

I wouldn't rate the graphics and action all that good, but it is still
fun. I think the storyline adds a lot to what would been much less of a
game otherwise.

>that you cannot 'save' games.  If your character dies, you have to 
>create a new character.  You don't have to start at the beginning of the

I believe all you have to do is make a copy of "Reel 2/pilot.dat"
before you start again.

>All in all it is a very worthwhile game to play!

Appears to have a problem determining altitude, as I have crashed into
the ground several times while chasing opponents - I appeared to be at
a higher altitude than they were.

The neighborhood kids like it more than F18, Falcon or F29,
which are a little too much (8-12 yrs old).

Be sure and "cpu nocache" before running it on a 3000. Yep, it can't
handle the instruction cache for very long, but it is hard disk
installable and exits gracefully.

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Kent Polk - Southwest Research Institute - kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu
        "Well... can't you get a Novell card for your Cray ?"
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