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From: robt@molihp.UUCP (Robert L Thurlow)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: ST Evaluation Requested
Message-ID: <190@molihp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Aug-86 16:00:26 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  5 16:00:26 1986
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Reply-To: robt@HP-UX.UUCP (Robert L Thurlow)
Organization: Moli Energy, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA
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>>STAR RAIDERS
>>     It's been at least three years since I last played Star  Raiders,
>>     probably  more.   If it were released today it would still be one
>>     of the greatest games around.  Is anyone planning on porting  the
>>     thing  to  the  ST series?  It would be stupendously awesome with
>>     higher-res graphics and sound.  I was even thinking of writing  a
>>     simple version for the Adage 3000!
>>
>Atari is working on a version for the ST, and I have heard of some demos
>floating about.  I hear that it is in fact very stupendously awesome.  It
>certainly will be one of the greatest games around as soon as it comes out.
>When that is, I am not sure (When is it NEIL?!?!?).

  I have  seen the demo of Star  Raiders,  and it is  *breathtaking*.  I
didn't  quite  realize how damned good the color screen on this beast is
until I saw that.  The colors  are  fabulous,  the  motion is smooth and
steady,  and the  whole  effect  is  very  impressive.  It  wouldn't  do
anything,  but I  watched  it for  minutes.  Now if only I could  find a
decently priced TV which would accept the Atari RGB color output!

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