Re: video modes--demo vs. retail--I liked the demo's better

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From: The Arcane Chas
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 11:56

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In article <Xns92C472B4...@62.153.159.134>, but only after
serious contemplation, The Inane Dirk <dirk.bla...@t-online.de> put
finger to keyboard and produced the following;
>"pete fox" <pf...@jam.rr.com> wrote in
>news:dKYz9.319805$Fw2.9...@twister.austin.rr.com: 
>
>> I liked the demo graphics (probably low-res) for the original
>> command and conquer,

>The Demo was in DOS, 

The original release was also in DOS.

>and you probably bought the Windows95 Version 
>of the final game.

It was re-released for Win95 after Red Alert had been out for a while.

> There's no way to force a lower resolution on 
>the Windows version afaik, and I dunno if the DOS version of the 
>game is available anywhere now ...

I haven't seen it for a long time - although I still have my original
copy installed on my laptop (there aren't many good games you can play
on a "non-TFT" screen). ;-)

-- 
Cheers,

Chas.

"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination".

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From: The Arcane Chas <Ch...@the-arcane.demon.co.uk>
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