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From: tim@medicod.UUCP (Tim Madden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: FAUG demo of Powermonger by E.A. -- long review
Keywords: simply incredible
Message-ID: <17@medicod.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 91 01:19:37 GMT
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In article <455@tlvx.UUCP> sysop@tlvx.UUCP (SysOp) writes:
>...
>For fast graphics, how about Starglider II?  That had an Atari ST version.
>(No blitter, and I was told that it was as fast as the Amiga version, but
>I really don't know.)

I do. I put Starglider II on a 1040 ST and an Amiga 1000 sitting side by
side. The ST graphics looked sharper, but the Amiga graphics were
faster. I am not really sure they are even using blitter code in this
game.

>--
>Gary Wolfe, SYSOP of the Temporal Vortex BBS                        // Amiga!
>..uflorida!unf7!tlvx!sysop,   unf7!tlvx!sysop@bikini.cis.ufl.edu  \X/  Yeah!

Tim Madden
tim@medicod.UUCP
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