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From: du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Ted Goldstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SimCity RipOff
Summary: SimCity Supreme is what you want
Message-ID: <3738@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 19 Dec 89 13:56:16 GMT
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In article <30101@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> hodges@maui.UUCP (Jack Hodges) writes:
-> In article <10057@zodiac.ADS.COM> jtn@ads.com (John Nelson) writes:
>>SimCity for the Mac II (colour) is not copy protected in any way that
>>I can find.  I copied the game from its distribution disks to my hard
>>disk and everything works fine.  Oh sure it has a few little problems
>>(like the mousing is stupid and slow paricularly when you have "update
>>all windows" turned on) but certainly no copy protection difficulties
->I stopped reading these comments after the first couple and decided to
>purchase the game.  I am not impressed with Maxis in the least, and
>none of it has to do with the game itself.  When someone tells me that
>they have this game for the MacII and they sell me a monochrome version
>with an "upgrade" (my god) to color, then I say FUCK YOU.  I have a
>color machine and if there exists a version in color then they should
>quote me that price, and quote a monochrome price to someone with an
>SE or a plus.  Second, I bought a hard disk to keep from having to fuck
>with floppies all the time.  Imagine how happy I was when I tried to
>launch the game and was asked to insert the floppy. Well, I went to ....
>So, I just want to say that, even though I have NEVER even played the
>game (and really wanted to), I am returning it for a refund.  I am not
>impressed or pleased with this attitude, nor the greed which inspires it...
>Jack Hodges, UCLA

I recently purchased SimCity from MacConnection for my Mac II. I told
them that I wanted it to run in color on my Mac II, and I wanted the
terrain editor. They told me that I wanted 'SimCity Supreme' and that
is what I ordered. Unfortunately when the order arrived, is was the
monochrome Simcity.  So I called them back and asked them about it and
they confirmed that I should have gotten the 'Supreme' version and
politely shipped it right out (and offered to pay postage on the
return of the other).  SimCity Supreme doeas run in color, it is not
copy protected, and it is very very very addicting! This game is so
much fun I have been playing it for several hours a day, and losing
sleep to fit it in! I strongly encourage you to put aside your current
frustration, order SimCity Supreme and start simulating away....it 
really is a very good program.


Ted Goldstein
du4@mace.cc.purdue.edu


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