ins_bjjb@jhunix.UUCP (Jared J Brennan) (11/10/87)
In article <1806@rayssdb.RAY.COM> ejc@rayssdb.RAY.COM (Edward J. Casey) writes: >2- Is the Interstel Corp version of Empire the only authorized >version of the game now? What about the Empire that Electronic Arts >has? Computer Creations' ad on page 67 of the Fall 87 issue of >START has it listed for $39. S.D. of A. sells it for $33. Neither >has the Interstel Corp (Bright) version. Is Electronic Arts in the The summary line says it all . . . Electronic Arts is distributing for Interstel. $33? Rats . . . I paid $38. Oh, well . . . The ST version of Bright's Empire is very fast and I like its extensions to the original. Unfortunately, the color screen on the ST burns out my eyes faster than any of the minicomputer terminals ever did . . . One question for Mr. Bright (assuming he reads this): Is the PC version of Empire out yet? The local software stores have all bull$#!++ed me about it . . -- Jared J. Brennan BITNET: INS_BJJB@JHUVMS, INS_BJJB@JHUNIX ARPA: ins_bjjb%jhunix@hopkins.ARPA UUCP: {allegra!hopkins, ihnp4!whuxcc} !jhunix!ins_bjjb
bright@dataio.Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) (11/10/87)
In article <5431@jhunix.UUCP> ins_bjjb@jhunix.UUCP (Jared J Brennan) writes: > One question for Mr. Bright (assuming he reads this): Is the PC version of >Empire out yet? The local software stores have all bull$#!++ed me about it . . Interstel is handling all further development, including the IBM PC version. I don't know what the current status of the PC version is.
rmpinchback@watmath.UUCP (12/01/87)
The PC version of Empire is a public domain program. It can be found on dozens of PC-oriented bulletin boards. Recently, Empire 2 came out as well. I haven't tried it yet, so I can't comment on the differences. Reid ----