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From: woan@nowhere (Ronald S Woan)
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Subject: Wing Commander
Summary: Finest action/space game ever!
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Date: 22 Mar 91 15:16:04 GMT
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In article <957@tau-ceti.isc-br.com> bobk@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Bob Kirkpatrick ) writes:
>I run a slower (8mhz) PC clone 286. 

That explains it, you don't even come close to the minimum recommended
configuration. This has been discussed many times in rec.games.misc.
If you don't have a machine (probably 16MHz 386SX min if you want
sound), don't buy the game, otherwise the consensus of all the players
and game magazines is that this is one of the finest games ever in it
genre and run a recent Compute Magazine Award among others.

>I have fought (repeatedly) some 300 missions. I have yet to get past the
>8th mission. I don't say this to indicate that I'm a dork, but that there is
>a real problem here. And yes, I've worked my way through a number of other
>simulators, like Battle of Britain, Falcon AT, and A-10 Tank Killer.

Big deal, I was able to get through the entire game in about a week
using the play it until you win strategy. Of course I have been bogged
down 2/3 through the Secret Missions for the last month, but I am
thoroughly enjoying it.

>Origin's product eats it folks. Save your money --buy something else.e

Or buy a faster machine first preferably with a sound board. This game
was definitely not meant to be played without one, as it has some of
the finest examples of using them for not just sound effects but
synchronized music dependent on the action not just constant
background stuff. Truly a breakthrough product in terms of quality and
hardware requirements, but wait WC II is coming out later this year
and will reputedly eat 32MB od HD space if you don't compress the
graphics. This just might push me over the edge and get that CDROM
player...

Take a look at the USENET Game ratings and you will find WC near the
top of the list in case you think me biased residing in the same
town as Origin.


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