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From: ifarqhar@sunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Ian Farquhar)
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Subject: Re: Neo Geo
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Date: 8 Jan 91 02:09:47 GMT
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In article <4581@vela.acs.oakland.edu> hastoerm@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Moriland) writes:
>In article <1014@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> ifarqhar@sunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Ian Farquhar) writes:

>I disagree. The games I have seen were amazingly good for anything in
>the way of a home machine and certainly beat most of whats out for the
>Amiga with the possible exception of the Psygnosis titles which are so
>hard you generally don't play them for long anyways.

Well, we are devling into personal opinions here.  I didn't like them,
but if you did, that isn't a problem.  I wish more people would
remember that personal opinions are just that: personal.

Besides, graphics (to me) are a small part of a game.  The gameplay and
design is much more important.  A game may be wondeful to look at,
but if it is unplayable, then it is not going to be very entertaining.

>>So what?  There are A500 motherboards in lots of arcade machines too.
>
>So far I have seen ONE arcade machine that layed claim to having an
>A500 motherboard in it and ONE that said it's graphics were drawn on
>the Amiga. 

Do you expect a sign on the side announcing "this machine is just an
Amiga 500"?  I have seen a list of the games that have Amigas inside them.
There were a few of them.

>If all of this can be done, then why aren't people doing it? I have

Yes, and all companies hire brilliant programmers and give them lots
of time and huge budgets.  And pigs fly, too.  Most Amiga games,
particularly ports, do not even know about most of the Amiga's
hardware anyway.

>>sound limiting, but remember that the *best* arcade-style game on the 2600 was
>
>If you think Demon Strike is the best shoot 'em up you've ever seen,
>then I can't really put much faith into the rest of your comments.
>Sorry, but although it was impressive for the old 2600, it is not the
>best shoot 'em up I've ever played. Rather simple if you ask me.

I'd call it elegant.  Anyway, you're entitled to your opinion, as I am
to mine.

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