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In article <38k64u$p...@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>,
Tom  Hong <th...@konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
>In article <38jpqe$8...@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>,
>J MacNish <jmac...@CS.Arizona.EDU> wrote:
>>>	Nintendo-esque?  Not.  Trying to compare something like Strike
>>>Commander or Privateer to a Nintendo game is like trying to compare a
>>>Formula-1 to a Ford Pinto.
>>
>>So...Which one is the Pinto?
>
>	Unless you have seen a flight simulator that works on the Nintendo
>with gouraud shading, texture mapping, detailed terrain, plus a whole load
>of other features such as cockpit panning and others too numerous to mention
>here, I think it's obvious which one is the Pinto.  I could be wrong, but I
>don't think I have ever seen a flight-sim for the SuperNES, let alone one
>of Strike Commander's caliber.

I think the point being made here is that although Strike Commander is
undeniably beautiful, it flies very much like a Nintendo game (flight model
was not exactly the primary design goal in Strike Commander).  This is not
a flame, I enjoyed playing SC for a little while, but comparing it to a
Formula 1 racer is a little absurd (well, unless it was a car with a beautiful
paint job, but its engine was out of tune, and the steering was wobbly -- but
this analogy has been pushed too far already, don't you think?  :)

Justin
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