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From: ccastcr@prism.gatech.EDU (Russo, Chris A.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Color games and joysticks
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Date: 10 Jan 91 21:42:30 GMT
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mlab2@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>>    Although it has some advances for a mac arcade-style game, it still
>> isn't up to current levels of expectation.  The graphics are flickery,

>I would must differ on this.  Although it ain't Amiga, I think Sky Shadow sets
>a new benchmark in Mac arcade games.  Having programmed the Mac, Sky Shadow
>DOES exceed my levels of expectation.  I'm very impressed - amazed even.  I
>don't doubt that someone will come along to top it, but it stands as the
>arcade-game-to-be-reckoned with on the Mac.

   I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear.  The person to whom I responded
_did_ mention the Amiga.  By levels of expectation, I meant the entire
market, not just the Mac's.  I program the Mac as well, and I do agree that
Sky Shadow does do a very good job with the Mac.  But, if we get all excited
about a game like Sky Shad, it's kind of like when the IBM'ers were running
around saying, "Look, we have menus and we can cut and paste!"  To which
the Mac community responded BFD.


>>    My advice to you is to stick to the brain games on the Mac.  These
>> tend to be more contemporary in their quality.

>Certainly.  But, card games and Othello are easy to program.  Without speed
>overhead, pages and pages of graphics, I should expect many more games like
>'Seahaven Towers'.  If speed is no longer a factor, sure lets go 256 color
>mode.

   Well, I wasn't referring to just card games.  Some titles that I can
think of off the top of my head, that fall into my Brain Game category:

Infocom in general, but I specifically enjoyed Zork Zero.(Beyond Zork? One
        or the other.  One of the two has fairly interesting graphics.)
Strategic Conquest
Sim City
Sim Earth
Computer Ambush
Tetris
Pipe Dream

>john calhoun
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Russo, Chris A.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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