doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt) (07/06/89)
You know, I'd previously avoided reading this thread (because my opinion of professional wrestling is unprintable); but I notice something truly *amusing* going on here: Dan the Sneakers Man said: > Is this not commercial abuse of our network? Erik Gavriluk (no connection with the author of the game, notice) replied: :No, because this is a truly innovative game. By simply existing on the Amiga, :it will serve to upgrade ALL Amiga games to come. Look at a partial list of :innovations--things NEVER seen before on any other game: : : --32 blazing colors (No more monochrome Amiga games!) : --digitized sound (Finally, at long last!) : : In fact, I'm darn glad these people posted this annoucement. I was dead : sick of reading all the "When, oh when will International Championship : Wrestling finally be here?" posts. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Note that Erik is actually being very *funny* here. Tongue in cheek, dry humor, but very witty. This humor must have been missed, though: Steven Den Beste didn't notice: >"Arkanoids", released at least two years ago, used 32 colors. [...] >"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" uses digitized sounds for sound effects Karl Lehenbauer wasn't amused: >Oh please! Some of the very first games available for the Amiga, 1.0 Kickstart >types, had digitized sounds, for example, One-On-One. The game announcer himself (Steve Stamper) wasn't amused: >No claim was ever made that these functions are unique... ...but he *was* (perhaps understandably) piqued: >apparently those publishers/manufacturers with "special net" status >are the only ones allowed to post product announcements here All *he* had claimed originally was: >....in 32 Blazing Colors! [Featuring] Digitized sound effects So come on guys, lighten up a little. And if you're going to take the trouble to respond to somebody, give 'em a break and *read* their posting before you say something...It *might* be humor. In real life you can't always depend on smiley faces to alert you. Doug -- Doug Merritt {pyramid,apple}!xdos!doug Member, Crusaders for a Better Tomorrow Professional Wildeyed Visionary