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From: logan@netxcom.netx.com (Jim Logan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Psygnosis Missed the Point!
Message-ID: <444@netxcom.netx.com>
Date: 6 Jun 91 17:33:38 GMT
References: <1991Jun3.115402.22740@ssd.kodak.com> <6798@vela.acs.oakland.edu> <1991Jun6.063912.23994@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
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In article <1991Jun6.063912.23994@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG
(Kent Paul Dolan) writes:
# > You might have missed it, but a few months back
# > there was a big thread on this newsgroup blasting
# > Psygnosis for their lack of HD support. A good
# > friend of mine was part of that thread and the end
# > result was that several people frm Psygnosis saw
# > it, replied, and agreed to produce a Hard Drive
# > installable version of Lemmings. It was a major
# > victory among the masses.
# 
# I was one of the people screaming loudest for a
# change, and even promised to buy the new version
# if it met my objections.  As far as I'm concerned,
# they wasted their time; they'll get no money from
# me. What seemed a victory turns out to taste of
# ashes.

I agree completely.  I made this decision before I even saw this 
thread.  I have wasted roughly $200 on game software from
Psygnosis, Acclaim, Virgin MasterTronics, and Electronic Arts.
All have very good games.  The only problem is that I bought a
high-end A3000uxd with 9MB RAM and 340MB HD and I have to run
them off of these slow floppies!  They don't even load the floppy
into RAM for faster play!

ATTENTION ALL GAME MANUFACTURERS!!!

I REFUSE TO BUY ANY GAME THAT WILL NOT RUN FROM MY HARD DISK!

I don't mind codewheels or looking things up in a book (although
I must complain about the map-matching in PowerMonger.  It is too
difficult!  Well, the game's not that great anyway...)  Another
non-refundable $49 down the tubes.

# Key disk schemes do not satisfy these simple,
# understandable customer needs, and so I will
# continue to boycott and suggest that others boycott
# Psygnosis games.

I am boycotting ALL games that do not meet my standards.

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