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From: kominetz@cbmvax.commodore.com (John Kominetz - Product Assurance)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Run (don't walk) to your store.  Lemmings has been released.
Message-ID: <19266@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 24 Feb 91 00:15:05 GMT
References: <1991Feb22.153827.29437@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <19242@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1991Feb23.024004.27309@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Feb23.102958.12284@evax.arl.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: kominetz@cbmvax.commodore.com (John Kominetz - Product Assurance)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Feb23.102958.12284@evax.arl.utexas.edu> hill@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Adam Hill) writes:
>
>  I know I really shouldn't add to this thread but.......
>

     I shouldn't have either...and this'll be the last I add to it myself.


     Lemmings is too good a game to brush aside because it is disk protected
and will not multitask.  It is the first Psygnosis game to support an external
drive and expanded memory, so Psygnosis is making some effort to improve their
product.  Rather than punishing them for not fulfilling all our desires, we
should reward them for producing some of the most stunning (and now playable)
software in the market.  I'd rather endure the disk copy protection for a 
great game rather than play a mediocre one from my hard drive.

     I don't understand why Lemmings has been the subject of all this nasty
business.  I am more offended by the games that fail on accelerators or crash
under 2.0 because they are penalizing the user for having these "advantages."
Make these products the subject of your boycott first.

     Finally, we can argue for megabytes about why companies do things or what
"Smart Companies" should do, but somebody suggested writing to Psygnosis--and
this is the best idea yet.  Write a neutral, coherent letter to Psygnosis or
whoever and tell them that you would like to see these features in future
games.  Ask them to reply and explain any reasons they have for not adding
these features.  Agree or disagree, you'll know exactly where they stand and
why.

	John Kominetz

disclaimer:  These are my opinions and may not reflect those of Commodore,
               regardless of what you believe or not.