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From: chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Crystal Quest
Message-ID: <38636@sun.uucp>
Date: 12 Jan 88 21:15:38 GMT
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As someone who hates arcade style games (except centipede) and just had his
first 1,000,000 Crystal Quest game, I think saying I recommend it is an
understatement.

>The only problems I see are that it's not
>Multifinder compatible,

yeah. Real problem. Which brings up the following question: what games CAN
be run off a hard disk under multifinder? Most fo the things I like to use
to waste time (CQ, Rogue) wont' run under MF, so I have to reboot, which
means I can't use them waiting for a download to finish. sigh.

>and it's copy protected such that you have to insert
>the original disk to make it run... Bleah. Except for the copy protection,
>I'd say it's a pretty good arcade type game.

I almost hate to start this argument up again, but I can't complain about a
copy-protected game, ESPECIALLY if the game lets me run a copy with a key
disk. Double especially if I can load it on my hard disk. I'm against CP of
business programs, but CP for games is more justifiable, especially
innocuous CP like CQ has.

I just wish I could load Shanhai on my hard disk.

>Anyone know when Beyond Dark Castle will be out, and if it will run on a
>Mac2?

Rumor has it that it'll show at Macworld. Rumor also has it that it's a new
set of scenarios using the same underlying program, so I'd guess it is
doubtful that it'll run on a Mac2. I wouldn't be terribly surprised or
disappointed if I'm wrong.

chuq

Chuq "Fixed in 4.0" Von Rospach		chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ

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