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From: durall@mik.uky.edu (Bryan Durall)
Subject: Re: ****NEW ZORK****
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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 19:14:23 GMT
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In article <1m2s7rINNorv@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> gudjm@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (D John  
McKenna) writes:
> djohnson@cs.ucsd.edu (Darin Johnson) writes:
> 
>>>The only bad thing about the Treasures is that the package contains  
solutions 
>>>for all the games. I guess you need that for the "new generation" that has  
to 
>>>do all fast, and has no patience. (I begin to feel old)
> 
>>Why is this "bad"?  Can't you just burn them if you don't want them?
>>It's not like anyone is forcing you to read it.  For a lot of us,
>>it doesn't matter how good the game is, but if we end up spending
>>a month on a puzzle, it makes the entire game look bad.
> 
> It is bad because it is an indication of the very sorry state that the
> adventure world is in. Solutions for Infocom games. Pictures in Zork.
> The world ends tomorrow.
> 
I finally saw LGOP II - now I'm sure the world is going to end soon.  A Steve  
Meretzky adventure with a point'n'click graphic interface.  I think I'm going  
to get my towel and my electronic thumb, sit on a hill, and wait...
--
Bryan Durall  |  durall@mik.uky.edu (preferred)  |  bbdura00@ukpr.uky.edu
"Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through,
 I can't complain but sometimes I still do.
 Life's been good to me so far..."             - Joe Walsh, 1978
"California sunlight, sweet Calcutta rain, Honolulu starbright -
  The Song Remains The Same!"                  - Led Zeppelin, 1973
