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From: tesst4@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Tobish E Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: OIDS and Thexder
Message-ID: <99420@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 5 Mar 91 05:11:10 GMT
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I also have encountered the flicker problem with OIDS and MaxAppleZoom.
I'm also using the Toby video card, so I'd imagine they're doing something
like looking for a certain card, and if it's present, making assumptions
about the screen size.  OIDS does fill the entire MaxAppleZoom area,
however...  I'm going to call FTL tomorrow and see what they say.

Thexder by Sierra is a new arcade game that's out.  If pretty nifty, and
it's only ~$20, so it's hard to beat.  It's in color on Mac IIs... FOUR
colors.  Guess they did this to improve game speed.  The premise is that
you're a transformer (robot / plane) flying/walking through a huge enemy
fortress.  There are 16 levels to the game.  The gameplay is very fast and
it's pretty addicting.  I want to do some work, but right after one more game
of Thexder...  It allows you to continue from the highest level you've made
it to during the current session, but there's no save game feature.  That
doesn't seem to be _too_ mcuh of a problem, though, since once you figure
out the proper attack method for a given area it becomes fairly easy.  The
skill level is pretty high - it's a tough game.  The music and sound is 
nice, especially the intro.  It also plays music throughout the game.  There's
also a driver for the Roland MT32 sound module, which would be very snazzy,
no doubt.  As luck would have it, in every Thexder box there's a little slip
of paper for ordering the MT32 and Trax software for $500.  Actually, the
slip of paper says $545, but the Sierra product catalog lists the exact
same package for $399.  Hmm...  Anyway, Thexder's fun.  So's OIDS.  OIDS
is better, but Thexder's cheaper, and easier to find.

Tob