jjhoxsey@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Skyfire) (12/20/90)
In article <1990Dec19.233756.11252@pmafire.inel.gov> geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen) writes: > >There is a version called MacMan published by Softstream. The game >itself is a pretty straightforward Pac Man clone. > >HOWEVER! This has got to be the most insulting game of all time. When >you quit the game, the last thing you see is a graphic which says, ``To >get your *own* version of MacMan, contact'' and gives the address of the >publisher. This is on legitimately bought copies of the game. They're >so sure that you're going to pirate the game that they accuse you of it >right off the bat. > Are you sure they aren't just advertising to someone that is playing a friend's copy? This would seem a more legitimate reason for putting it there. It would be senseless to give an address and a notice at the end if you ALREADY have it... I can see the dialogue going on in the user's mind now... "Let's see... I have a copy now, but if I want my OWN copy, I just have to write to this address and send them money. That sounds like a good idea.." Yeah, right. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "It's a tradition at the Letterman house | jjhoxsey@vela.acs.oakland.edu to have the annual swan dinner...and you | jjhoxsey@oakland (Bitnet) know, it's so much fun to watch the kids | uunet!umich!vela!jjhoxsey (UUCP) fight over the neck..." | -David Letterman | Hardware Support @ Oakland Univ. | Jim Hoxsey (A.K.A. Skyfire) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-