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Hi Paula:

> Yes, I did change my email address.  I am actually using the yahoo
> address for stuff on the internet to avoid getting spam on my real
> address since I changed it.

I don't put my real email address in messages, and so far I don't get much
spam. I also have a hotmail address that I use now and then. It comes in
handy.

> I nearly gave up on Rose Tattoo because I had so much trouble getting
> it to run before but this time I just installed it and it immediately
> worked.  I really think it has to do with upgrading to XP Pro cause
> that is all that is different from when I tried it before.  I'm so glad
> I didn't give up because I would have missed out.

Yes, it is good you diodn't give up or you would have missed a great game.
I haven't gotten around to XP - its very expensive to buy. I don't know if I
need to buy the complete XP or an upgrade since I have Win 98SE. Haven't
gotten to investigating about that yet. Isn't XCP Pro for business and not
so much for home use? It must cost a lot to buy XP then upgrade to XP Pro.

 Since it's kind of
> old, I just really didn't think it would be as good as it is.  I am
> really looking forward to Silver Earring.  I played just the very first
> part of the demo but I decided to quit and wait until I could play the
> whole game but I enjoyed it.  I probably won't get to have it until
> Christmas, though but maybe I will get it sooner.

Yes, you may as well play it all when you get the game. I played the demo
though and got stuck and never did finish.
Luckily I didn't get stuck in the same part in the game itself. I got stuck
at another few places though.  I wouldn't say its a real difficult game, but
there are a couple of annoying things - there are two timed sequences when
you have to do things in a certain period of time or you die. I am stuck at
one like that right now and doing the same thing over and over is very
tedious. Very
aggravating and I wish no games had them. I can't imagine why game
developers/designers think that game players like that kind of thing. Maybe
some do, but I don't know anyone personally who does.

> Rose Tattoo has held my interest from the very beginning.  So far I
> haven't gotten bored with it once.  Everything is logical and there is
> nothing that you just have to guess what to do cause it all makes
> sense.  I love that.  The only two things that have annoyed me in the
> game are: 1.) It takes quite a while to go in or out of Holmes' house
> because they have to remove or put on their coats and hats.  That is
> getting old.  2.)

Yes, that part annoyed me too, and you feel like saying "hurry up and get
your coats on and get outside" :) and why do they have to do that every
time. But the game is so good in other ways, you learn to get used to it.

Sometimes when I try to "use" an object, the game
> just quits.  I have to restart the game and go do something else and
> come back to "use" the object.  It has happened with 3-4 objects so far
> but I'm always able to go back and try again at a different time.

That did not happen to me, but it may be because you are using Win XP,
though I haven't played it for a while and can't remember if I played it on
my new system which I got about a year ago.

> Those are my only gripes and they are little (unless there comes a time
> that leaving and coming back to an object doesn't make it useable) so I
> think the game is great.

Well, like you say, as long as the "use" object hasn't happened very often,
it wouldn't affect your game playing too much. What I liked about the game
was its a long game and Holmes and Watson go to so many different locations,
I found it so interesting to see where they would go next.

Mary