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From: rgn@ecsvax.UUCP (Robert Norris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Arcade games on the ST
Message-ID: <5038@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: 5 May 88 12:44:14 GMT
References: <880501041352.036351@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA> <1786@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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Summary: Oh, how true!

In article <1786@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, wolf@csclea.ncsu.edu (Thomas Wolf) writes:
> In a previous posting on the subject, someone mentioned an updated version of
> Star Raiders for the ST.  Does this version work in monochrome?
> 
> My reason for posting this message is to express my amusement:  Here we have
> Atari Corp. who has marketed a single computer for which a software developer
> has to develop TWO distinct versions of a game if he/she wishes to have them
> run on both colour AND monochrome.  But does Atari set a good example by doing
> exactly that with its arcade-style games?  Apparantly not.  The first version
> of Star Raiders at least did not run in monochrome.  Atari apparently expects
> other developers to go through the extra trouble but doesn't do so itself.
> 
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The developers kit that I bought back in early '86 even had
a letter enclosed urging developers to write resolution independent
software.

When Star Raiders became available I ordered it without checking
to make sure it ran on a monochrome system, and was very dissapointed
when it arrived and I couldn`t use it.

Anyway, I have both monitors now, so hopefully I have all the 
bases covered! :-)

Rob


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