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From: kearns@garfield.columbia.edu (Steve Kearns)
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Subject: Re: Choplifter
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Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 18:22:48 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 13 18:22:48 1987
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>  The best Mac game is Dark Castle.....

I have to disagree with this.  Dark Castle could be a very enjoyable
game BUT they made some serious mistakes.  Could someone tell me if
these mistakes are fixed in Beyond Dark Castle?

(*) THE DICTATORIAL MISTAKE:  
	The game does not allow you to jump to a specific screen, or save a game,
	both of which would allow you to practice.  On arcade games in the arcade
	this makes sense.  On a personal computer this is sacrilege and fascist.

	INstead, you have to try and get thru a million screens just to get to the
	one you want.  FURTHERMORE, if you make a mistake, you end up in the 
	same dunjeon every time.  Getting out is easy, once you practice a while,
	and boring.  It makes the game interminable.  They should have provided
	a shortcut for expert players out of the dungeon, or back to the screen
	you died on.  

	I was well on my way to mastering Dark Castle when I ran into these 
	problems.  I could have finished the game, but playing it become so
	cumbersome and repetitive I just put it away.  What a shame, cause
	the game has such promise.  

THE GREATEST MAC GAME OF ALL:  
	If you want to see how enjoyable and addictive a game can be, check out
	Lode Runner.  They let you start at any screen to practice, make up your
	own screens, decide how many men to start with, etc...  That is a game
	designed for personal computers.  I suggest you get this game instead.  

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