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Dave Glue wrote:
> 
> Kerry <ke...@fhpv.umb.sk> wrote in article
> <32A54E10...@fhpv.umb.sk>...
> 
> > > Computers are faster- you just don't have one of them.  :)  People with
> > > good Pentiums can play Duke at 800*600 at over 30fps, and Quake at
> 512*384
> > > smoothly (more so if you have a Verite-based board).  VGA does suck-
> may be
> > > acceptable for you, but once you get a machine where you can run SVGA
> > > smoothly it's hard to go back.
> >
> > Oh, vga sucks? really?... and how you can run vga-only game in svga?
> 
> Er- you can't.  What's your point?  VGA does suck.  It looks awful.  We
> accepted it because it was the best at the time- it's not anymore, and few
> games these days don't have an SVGA option.

Have ya played Jagged Alliance, Warcraft, Realms Of Arkania 1-2,
Raptor, Lands Of Lore, etc? Vga's and doesn't suck...
Looks awfull? Don't know, I like it, there are not so much details
in vga, so I have my own fantasy to see the "details".
I don't say svga sucks, it's also good...

> 
> > tell me why all the multi-resolution games are so poorly designed
> > - Quake: run at 320x200, burns good, menus, fonts, panels, and so,
> >   are good. Switching to 640x480, everyting(still talking
> >  about menus,etc) is smaaaller, and when switching to 1024x768,
> >  can ya see your ammo, health, etc?
> 
> Yep.  That's my main problem with Quake- small status bars.  We should
> avoid high resolutions at all costs.
> 
> Cripes.

Oh, that was sarcasm? That's no problem, just annoying...anyway
Quake is good...