Re: Tyrian: What's the big deal?

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From: dav... Dave Glue
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 00:00

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Jim S <ji...@inlink.com> wrote:

>It's just a shooter. I can't believe all the excitement over a game that
>is just an overhead shooter, the likes of which have been around for
>over ten years. So it's a little more polished. Big Deal. I just don't
>get it. Just my $.02.

Because:

1)They're still fun.

2)It's a _very_ good shooter- arcade shooters usually don't allow you
to save after each level and make purchasing decisions in upgrading
your ship.

3)The PC doesn't exactly have an abundance of these types of games.

4)It's impressive these days when a game can run well on a 486.

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