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From: cs326ag@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Loren J. Rittle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Run (don't walk) to your store.  Lemmings has been released.
Message-ID: <1991Feb20.064958.27239@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 20 Feb 91 06:49:58 GMT
References: <52197@cornell.UUCP> <2323@odin.cs.hw.ac.uk> <62819@bbn.BBN.COM>
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In article <62819@bbn.BBN.COM> cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell) writes:
>rwkay@cs.hw.ac.uk (R.W.Kay) writes:
>
>}... I can
>}simply state that Lemmings would be HD installable, if it wasn't for the
>}fact that it would
>}be too easy too copy if it was AMIGADOS'd in any way. 
>
>...
>
>}P.S. In case you're wondering PC Lemmings is HD installable, but
>}requires a key disk, again
>}to prevent pirates.
>
>I don't understand.  What is it about the Amiga market that makes
>non-installable the option of choice, but key-disk the one for the IBM
>market?  Why not at least make an HDable/keydisk version for the Amiga,
>too?  Are we _such_ clever theives???  [on the other hand, the
>HD-decision is actually fine by me, since this game seems destined for
>my wife's 386 instead of my 2000.]
>
>As a side note, when will the IBM version be out [or is it already?,
>although I haven't see it anywhere yet].
>
>  /Bernie\

No! it is the fact that PC owners will not put up with companies that
flagrantly disregard the desires of said owners to put the games on
HD's.  I guess Amiga owners have not stood up for their rights yet!
Plus, up until quite recently, not many Amiga owners had HD's.  This
has changed - game makers better reassess the situation or they will
lose sales.  Mine at least...

Loren J. Rittle
-- 
``NewTek stated that the Toaster *would not* be made to directly support the
  Mac, at this point Sculley stormed out of the booth...'' -A scene at the
  recent MacExpo.  Gee, you wouldn't think that an Apple Exec would be so
  worried about one little Amiga Device... Loren J. Rittle  l-rittle@uiuc.edu