Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!alchemy!judge Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Test Drive III From: judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (rory toma) Message-ID: References: <2264@public.BTR.COM> Date: Mon, 01 Apr 91 16:41:46 EST Organization: Alchemy International, Ithaca, N.Y. valentin@public.BTR.COM (Valentin Pepelea) writes: > In article <2123@pdxgate.UUCP> algoa@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Gregory Bowers) writes: > > > > Yes they were, but Distinctive Software actually wrote the games, > > and I think TDIII was written by someone else for Accolade. So > > if that team doesn't want to do Amiga, then we may be stuck. > > Someone told me a couple of days ago that he heard TDIII had > > already been released, but I wouldn't believe that until I see > > 'em myself. > > Actually, Test Drive III was develloped in-house at Accolade. It uses an > ultra-fast 3-D engine built specifically for the 80x86. And yes, "TDIII" has > already been released :-), but not for the Amiga. :-( > > Valentin > -- > "An operating system without virtual memory Name: Valentin Pepelea > is an operating system without virtue." Phone: (408) 985-1700 > Usenet: mips!btr!valentin > - Ancient Inca Proverb Internet: valentin@btr.com Yeah, but I read a review in some PC magazine thatsaid TDIII really should be played on a 25Mhz 386, or even better a 33Mhz. Not many PC gamers have those systems. They should have done it for the Amiga, a stock 68000 woulda done just fine. rory