jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) (01/09/89)
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Chuck McManis asked if someone could name one company besides SubLogic
that ever released a revision of a game program. I know of two. One is SSI.
They have released at least one update of their Kampfgruppe game on the Amiga.
(This one is certain, because I got the update directly from them. Of course,
I had to call them to find out if they had one...) The second is Interstel.
I've read in one of their mailouts that they have an update to their Star
Fleet I game. (I don't have this update yet, since I lost interest in the
game.)
Although I was able to refute his contention that only SubLogic revises
their games, I suspect that this is a rare occurrence. I would NOT expect
that any game company will actually fix their broken software. I wish that
these people were honest enough (no flames please, I am 'talking' about the
publishers, NOT the programmers!) and financially able to fix some of their
defective products, but I'm not naive enough to actually expect it. (No, I
don't mean to imply that all publishers are broke and dishonest, so please
don't flame me for that either.)
By the way, the original version of Kampfgruppe was annoyingly buggy.
The revised version that I have (v. 1.3) is much better. It still has a few
annoying insects in it, but it is playable (and enjoyable.) Does anyone out
there know if there's a newer, better version of this game available? I know
that the author/porter of the Amiga version has been on the net at various
times, is he reading this?
Disclaimer: The above game names are probably copyrighted by the appropriate
publishers and/or authors. The opinions are my own, and they may not
represent the views of this radio station... er, uh... computer's owners
or management.
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Jim Pritchett
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