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From: 2fmlempire@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: M.U.L.E.
Message-ID: <1991Apr26.102303.30074@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 26 Apr 91 10:23:02 CDT
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Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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> 
> Well, you used to able to buy both ARCHONs, but, sadly, M.U.L.E. has never
> been made available for the Amiga. I talked with an EA rep last weekend and
> she said that the tale (heard recently on the net) that EA was working on an
> advanced version of the game about six months ago was not true. They do own
> the code for any computer version (Mindscape owns Nintendo rights), so a
> PD/Shareware version looks out. From everything I have heard, EA loves the
> game as much as we do, but they are a business, and M.U.L.E. sold VERY
> poorly. (As did the also sadly out of print INSTANT MUSIC)...
> 
>                                                 --Rick Wrigley
>                                                 fhwri@conncoll.bitnet
>                 M.U.L.E.skinners UNITE!
>>

That's the reason they aren't working on it?  Because almost 7-8 years ago
it didn't sell well???  How about the re-make of good old Stellar 7?
It seems to be doing well.  MULE is one of the main reasons I still keep
my C-128 around.

David Poland
2fmlempire@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu