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From: bulko@ut-sally.UUCP (Bill Bulko)
Newsgroups: net.games,net.games.video,net.micro.mac
Subject: Macintosh game endorsements requested
Message-ID: <3891@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 19:45:53 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 19:45:53 1985
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Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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Keywords: Macintosh, games, reviews, adventure
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I'm looking for reviews and/or endorsements for computer games, specifically
those available on the Macintosh.  After owning a Mac for about a year now,
I've decided to blow some leftover Christmas money and buy a game, but there
are so many on the market that I really can't tell them apart.  I'd
appreciate any suggestions.

SITUATION:
(1)  The Mac is a 128K.  I don't know of any games offhand that require more
     memory than that (other than the recent Dungeons of Doom), but just in
     case, I thought I'd mention this as a constraint.
(2)  I'm a total winner at Adventure and Zork, and realized I was getting
     bored with text-adventure games when I quit playing Haunt without
     much of a fight.  Therefore, I'm not interested in the usual brand of
     adventure games like Infidel or [insert list of generic Infocom games
     here].  This is not a put-down of those games;  it's just that I'm
     really not interested in those *unless there's something unique or
     special about them.*  For example, I've heard that Wizardry and the
     Ultima series are supposed to be different and good.  Is this true?
     (Any Wizardry/Ultima fans out there?)  No Hitchhikers or Transylvania
     replies, please.
(3)  We own Lode Runner for the Mac, and are very pleased with it.  (We still
     find it fun to play, even after playing it through all the way.)  We're
     waiting for the Mac version of Championship Lode Runner, if it ever shows
     up on the market.   (Any news on this?)  Anyway, I'd also be interested in
     arcade-style games, despite the fact that I've never really seen any
     mention of netters playing any.  :-)  Has anyone played Short Circuit,
     for instance?  Ideas, please!

Please MAIL me any suggestions/reviews/opinions.  Thanks for your help!


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Bill Bulko					Department of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas         {ihnp4,harvard,gatech,ctvax,seismo}!sally!bulko
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