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From: rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu (Robert Silvers)
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Subject: Re: Game Updates (was Re: Falcon
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Date: 9 Jan 89 06:54:23 GMT
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>Trick Question : Name one company, besides SubLOGIC, who has ever 
>                      ^^^
>	released a second version of any game. 
>
>>     Discovery with Arkanoid?  Many new levels, same game, lower price.
>>Also, the first week that Jet was out, it had a few problems.  
>
>Interesting, Jet of course doesn't count (SubLOGIC) but Arkanoid would.
>How did you find out about this? Since I am a "registered" owner of 
>Arkanoid I would think they would send me a note but you never know. 
>How can you tell which is which?
>--Chuck McManis

     Sorry, I forgot who wrote Jet.  I bought it, but don't think I ever
sent in the card.  I heard about Arkanoid in the various magazines.  The
newer version has more than the original 20 levels.  Something like 10 more.
Don't know for sure, I don't have it. 
     I am still mad that I actually bought Sword of Sudan for $40.00 and
can't copy it.  They wan't $15.00 for a backup copy.  I have seen enough
disks go bad to make me nervous.  I think I am going to stop buying
copy-protected stuff, INCLUDING games, even with manual protection.  How can
anyone write a good program and then cripple it?  It looks like they had no
choice with Dragon's Lair (because of the compression), but the others, there
is no excuse.  The pirates will copy it anyways, and the average user who
bought it just gets pissed off.  Sword of Sudan is pretty good though.  It 
looks like there are only 11 levels, and once you complete them, you are 
probably done with the game (except to impress your friends).  I am at level
8.

.RS

Sword

Robert Silvers.                               rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu
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