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From: m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT)
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Subject: Re: Masterpieces?
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Date: 28 May 91 12:54:27 GMT
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Masterpieces are games that I enjoyed right out of the box, and keep
playing often enough that I keep them handy in my disk drawer so I can
play them again and again.

]While graphics and sound are important in such a game, long-term
playability is by and far the most important; and there are very few
games that qualify by my criteria.

The first Masterpiece that I own is not an Amiga game at all.  I fell 
for SkyFox on the Apple II, and when I moved up (to what I thought was
the logical successor) to the Amiga 1000, I bought a copy.  I play it
less often these days, because it requires v1.1 to work properly.

Falling short of masterpiece quality (due to lack of long-term
playability) is CinemaWare's Defender of the Crown and Rocket Ranger. 
Both of these games contain excellent graphics and sound, but I no
longer play them often; however, I show both of them off to friends
quite frequently.

I think (but don't know for sure yet) that Lemmings will meet my
masterpiece criteria.  The other two that I own are Dragon (mah-jong)
and SimCity; again for long-term playability more than graphics and
sound.

Wildstar

"Once again, I cut a worthless object."