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From: dylan@june.cs.washington.edu (Dylan McNamee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Cinemaware demise endangers (kills?) Speedball II (NTSC)
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Date: 9 May 91 20:13:00 GMT
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I just got off the phone with my local software dealer, who informed
me that SpeedBall II has been scrapped by Electronic Arts (who took
over Cinemaware's active titles) because the English version was so
messed up.  They may or may not continue working on Speedball II to
bring it to the US market.

Apparently, the mail order versions (if there still are any) are 
"grey market" versions, imported from France, with french docs.

I loved SpeedBall, and after all the frothing on the net about how
great SpeedBall II is, I was really looking forward to playing it.
This news was, of course, really really disappointing.

Anyone know if EA is working on Speedball for the US market?

dylan
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dylan mcnamee             / "I stood there on the sidewalk, Roy Rogers       
dylan@cs.washington.edu \/lunchpail in my hand.  Then I heard sweet children's 
     Qua!                voices...and I began to understand." Randy Newman