info-mac@uw-beaver.UUCP (09/14/84)
From: Hess@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA
I have now played a few of the available games, and have a quick opinion
to share with everyone:
Millionaire: Very good. Stock market simulation is of
unknown quality (I'm a market tyro) but the use of windows is very
appropriate and well done (except that only 4 at a time are allowed
because of their placement algorithm). A lot of fun.
Alice: Very good. Excellent example of quickdraw (or similar
stuff, rewritten with constraints for display speed) use. Beginners may
have a little trouble with not clicking in the right spot on the board
in rapid succession. But it's a lot of fun especially when you don't
set Alice up as a queen but as a knight instead. Not publically
available yet.
Mouse Stampede: Good. One of those track-ball games that's
easily transportable to the Mac. A little slow shooting at the
beginning but things speed up soon enough. Uses 1 channel sound for
game noises, and 4 channels only in opening screen.
Frogger: It has no sound, and you really must use keyboard
rather than mouse. That makes it only passable.
Transylvania: Believe it or not, I haven't played the first
available game for the Mac. Oh, well. Sorry.
You can get Millionaire, Frogger, Transylvania, and Mouse Stampede from
local dealers (supposedly) or from Mac Connection, the mail order people
in Sep/Oct MacWorld ad. They actually have them in stock, they say...
Brian (BNH @ MIT-Multics)