agollum@engr.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) (12/16/88)
The other day I happened to be in one of our local computer dealers, and over with the Atari ST titles, sat a copy of ELITE! After determining that it was, indeed, for that other computer, drooling over it, moaning a little, etc., I asked the store owner if he'd heard about an Amiga version. Naturally he didn't know, but by calling Rainbird software in California I am pleased to announce that Elite will be out for the Amiga around the middle of next month! Just thought you'd like to know, Kenneth Herron PS: The graphics are solid and colored now, but you could probably have guessed that :-)
jmdavis@ihlpm.ATT.COM (Davis) (12/23/88)
In article <2749@ukecc.engr.uky.edu>, agollum@engr.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) writes: > in California I am pleased to announce that Elite will be out for the Amiga > around the middle of next month! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! This is one of my 3 favorite games that I would love to see on the Amiga, 2 others are Ball Blazer (by Lucas Film Games distributed by EPYX) and Wilderness (by Electric Transit, distributed by EA) (Lords Of Conquest, M.U.L.E. ok, I like games). > PS: The graphics are solid and colored now, but you could probably have > guessed that :-) In StarGlider 1 for the C/64 I understand that the wireframe was sold in the manual as a special type of "transparent military imaging system" which allows you to see objects which would otherwise be occluded by your opponent. Actually, I like this idea... For those that don't know, hidden lines in a single object WERE removed, it is just that you could see other objects behind the one being shown. (This is a standard graphics technique, write me if interested.) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Davis ..!att!ihlpm!jmdavis char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}
mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) (12/26/88)
In article <2716@ihlpm.ATT.COM> jmdavis@ihlpm.ATT.COM (Davis) writes: >YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! This is one of my 3 favorite games >that I would love to see on the Amiga, 2 others are Ball Blazer (by ^^^^^^^^^^^ Actuall Ball Blazer was done for the Amiga, and was demostrated at BAADG early this year. I don't remember what the story was, but what we saw was an early version, hacked together in about a month. I belive that it was done in an attempt to pitch it to Lucas.Films. < <-- <---------------------------------------------------------------------------- < Mike Davis ..!att!ihlpm!jmdavis < <char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} -- *** mike smithwick *** "Illiterate? Write for free brochure. . ." [disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]