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From: pdc@sgi.com (Paul Close)
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Subject: Re: CHAOS AND DUNGEON MASTER
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Date: 7 Apr 91 06:33:27 GMT
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tagreen@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Todd A. Green) writes:
>Not trying to start another Amiga vs. Mac war but the Mac is more than
>capable of doing DM and CHAOS justice.

FTL apparently agrees with you.  I was a "playtester" for CSB, and they
came and gave a Q&A session for my computer club (they're in San Diego).
One of the surprising bits that came out of the session is that FTL has a
"master" program they use to create these games.  Once the game is created,
they port the machine-specific part.  The machine they develop on?  A Mac II
of some sort (I don't remember the specifics).  They felt that the Mac II
was kind of the highest common denominator (they use a 24 bit graphics
system).  They wanted a base that would do justice to any system.  We booed
them :-)

As far as another Dungeon Master?  Don't count on it.  They felt that either
a space-based or medieval would be more likely, although as they say,
anything's possible.  Should be interesting!
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Paul Close	     pdc@sgi.com	   ...!{ames, decwrl, uunet}!sgi!pdc

    There's only one thing that puzzles you... Your name isn't Dunric!