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Re: PARALLAX: things descent *really* needs (Motion detection)

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From: Ad... Adam Williamson
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 08:19
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In article <IjA6rQ200...@andrew.cmu.edu>
           rj...@andrew.cmu.edu "Robert M Johnson" writes:

> Excerpts from netnews.alt.games.descent: 1-Feb-95 Re: PARALLAX: things
> descen.. by Peter A Fortman@po.cwru. 
> >  
> > I guess no-one here has played Marathon.
> > I _know_ it's not a IBM PC game but it still is cool.
> 
> Marathon is the stupidest game out on the market(and being a Mac program
> doesn't help it much)...it is a very poor substitute for Doom and now
> even Doom 2 is getting old.  The motion detection in Marathon ruins the
> whole game...it isn't a challenge if you know where other players
> are...it totally destroys any chance for an ambush.  
> 
> 
> Rob J.
> CMU
> 
> Descent Addict Central
> Home of Descent Addicts Anon.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 
And Useless Full Stops Anon, apparantly (sp).
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Subject: Re: PARALLAX: things descent *really* needs (Motion detection)
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