patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Patrick Meloy) (04/12/91)
There was someone moaning about games not being hard disk installable and how it was pot-luck with most titles whether they even mention it on the label. Well, I to feel beset upon by these types of games (I have a very nice 210 meg drive on my 2500). I got a real jolt today while looking at some new games though. Accolade just put out a new game that actually says 'Non-hard disk installable' right on the label! Well, that was a real shocker let me tell ya. Now If only I could remember which title it was. (There were a lot of new ones you see :) I would like to thank anyone on the net that has anything to do with Accolade, that notice on the label just put you up about 5 notches on my publisher rating. I'm not even going to hold the no-hd thing against the game since you were nice enough to tell us. --------------------------------------- | patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca | | 'The Outbound' BBS Vancouver BC | ---------------------------------------
ridout@uservx.afwl.af.mil (04/12/91)
In article <patrick_meloy.4341@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca>, patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Patrick Meloy) writes: > There was someone moaning about games not being hard disk installable and how > it was pot-luck with most titles whether they even mention it on the label. > Well, I to feel beset upon by these types of games (I have a very nice 210 > meg drive on my 2500). I got a real jolt today while looking at some new > games though. Accolade just put out a new game that actually says 'Non-hard > disk installable' right on the label! Well, that was a real shocker let me > tell ya. Now If only I could remember which title it was. (There were a lot > of new ones you see :) > > I would like to thank anyone on the net that has anything to do with Accolade, > that notice on the label just put you up about 5 notches on my publisher > rating. I'm not even going to hold the no-hd thing against the game since you > were nice enough to tell us. > > > --------------------------------------- > | patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca | > | 'The Outbound' BBS Vancouver BC | > --------------------------------------- I think I will have to agree. I tend to be alot more forgiving if I am told what to expect up front. Although I think I will have to draw the line at on disk as well as manual lookup protection on the same product :-). later.. -- **************************************************************************** * Brian Ridout What's the difference between a CAR * * PL/SCEV salesman and a COMPUTER salesman? * * Kirtland AFB NM 87117 * * * ridout@uservx.afwl.af.mil The CAR salesman KNOWS when he's lying! * ****************************************************************************
patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Patrick Meloy) (04/13/91)
>I think I will have to agree. I tend to be alot more forgiving if I am told >what to expect up front. Although I think I will have to draw the line at on >disk as well as manual lookup protection on the same product :-). > >later.. That program is called 'hoverforce' by the way, I checked today because it was nagging at me :) It IS in fact a very good Arcade game, it was released on the Atari as something else (resoloution 101 or something) and was touted as the fastest game made. I dunno if it really was, but it was DAMNED close at least! Not only that, but the game itself was actually semi-interesting (I'm not that much of an arcade fan sooo.) --------------------------------------- | patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca | | 'The Outbound' BBS Vancouver BC | ---------------------------------------
roger_earl@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Roger Earl) (04/13/91)
Yes, I have half a mind to return any game that isn't Hard Drive installable (even though I don't have my Hard Drive yet) to the company if they don't state so on the outside of the package. I believe you can do this on the grounds of not getting what you expected you paid for. Furthermore, I think individual stores should post their own stickers on software according to compatibility/Installable/etc if they are aware of such matters. (P.S. Accolade shouldn't have renamed 'Resolution 101' to 'Hoverforce'. I've been looking for 101 for a long time and didn't connect when I heard 'Hoverforce' was available. What is it with renaming European releases anyway ? ) **************************************************************************** * "The personal computer market is about the same size as the total potato * * chip market. Next year it will be about half the size of the pet food * * market and is fast approaching the total worldwide sales of pantyhose" * * -James Finke, Pres., Commodore Int'l Ltd.(1982)- * **************************************************************************** Roger Earl = Usenet: roger_earl@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca = GEnie: R.Earl4