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In article <vzVxk46A...@io.org> lmi...@io.org (Led Mirage) writes:

>I've phoned Spectrum Holobyte this afternoon. The guy said the release date is
>pushed back to March 25th. The reason is fixing BUGS. Thats some bugs for a
>game to be pushed back 3 months (originally they said it will be out by
>Christmas). Could this dethrone Strike Commander to being  themost delayed
>game? Or maybe it beat out SC already? 


Oh... BTW... I think that the most delayed game in the history of gaming is 
most probably 'MechWarrior 2' I was reading a Computer Gaming world from last 
Christmas time and I remember that (although by no means[at all!!!!] a 
reliable source] Chips & Bits, the mail order Software people, said that MW 2 
would be in your hands before christmas time and now the game, which is not 
even near the amazing technology shatterer promised when first announced, will 
not be out until at least march... Oh Well...
		Sorry for getting off topic............


					-kgalil

  Well according to others with Spectrum Holybyte that March 25th release
date is a rumor and that they wanted to know who said that was the date.
  
  Who knows who is right, but you are right about this one being delayed
over
and over again, the mags back in september said all they had to do was put
some final touches on it.  
 
  What number to SH gave you a person that said March 25th?

Forgetting about Mechwarrior II aren't we???

Andrew

K.A. Galil (kga...@julian.uwo.ca) wrote:
: In article <vzVxk46A...@io.org> lmi...@io.org (Led Mirage) writes:

: >I've phoned Spectrum Holobyte this afternoon. The guy said the release date is
: >pushed back to March 25th. The reason is fixing BUGS. Thats some bugs for a
: >game to be pushed back 3 months (originally they said it will be out by
: >Christmas). Could this dethrone Strike Commander to being  themost delayed
: >game? Or maybe it beat out SC already? 


: Oh... BTW... I think that the most delayed game in the history of gaming is 
: most probably 'MechWarrior 2' I was reading a Computer Gaming world from last 
: Christmas time and I remember that (although by no means[at all!!!!] a 
: reliable source] Chips & Bits, the mail order Software people, said that MW 2 
: would be in your hands before christmas time and now the game, which is not 
: even near the amazing technology shatterer promised when first announced, will 
: not be out until at least march... Oh Well...
: 		Sorry for getting off topic............

Well it has certainly beaten Strike Commander and Mech Warrior 2 by far!  
I remember when the game was first announced in June of 1992 at CES 
for an Xmas '92 release (HA!).  In fact, you will see original 
details of it in Strategy Plus July (I think) '92 along with 
screenshots.  What makes me laugh is that they are talking about 
doing sequels ALREADY and getting Falcon 4 out by the end of '95!!!
I know there is things that are more vapor prone than STTNG but it sure 
is a contender!

..291..

In article <kgalil.51...@julian.uwo.ca>,
K.A. Galil <kga...@julian.uwo.ca> wrote:
>In article <vzVxk46A...@io.org> lmi...@io.org (Led Mirage) writes:
>
>>I've phoned Spectrum Holobyte this afternoon. The guy said the release date is
>>pushed back to March 25th. The reason is fixing BUGS. Thats some bugs for a
>>game to be pushed back 3 months (originally they said it will be out by
>>Christmas). Could this dethrone Strike Commander to being  themost delayed
>>game? Or maybe it beat out SC already? 
>
>
>Oh... BTW... I think that the most delayed game in the history of gaming is 
>most probably 'MechWarrior 2' I was reading a Computer Gaming world from last 
>Christmas time and I remember that (although by no means[at all!!!!] a 
>reliable source] Chips & Bits, the mail order Software people, said that MW 2 
>would be in your hands before christmas time and now the game, which is not 
>even near the amazing technology shatterer promised when first announced, will 
>not be out until at least march... Oh Well...
>		Sorry for getting off topic............
>

Nope.. the title for the most delayed game goes to .. Champions.
Do out in 89, the game still shows up on release schedules from time to
time. It keeps getting passed around from company to company.

Robert Merritt
-* Disclaimer: Opinions posted here are mine and not of my employer
-*"There is always death and taxes. However death doesn't get worse every year"

lmi...@io.org (Led Mirage) writes:

>I've phoned Spectrum Holobyte this afternoon. The guy said the release date is
>pushed back to March 25th. The reason is fixing BUGS. Thats some bugs for a
>game to be pushed back 3 months (originally they said it will be out by
>Christmas). Could this dethrone Strike Commander to being  themost delayed
>game? Or maybe it beat out SC already? 

Strike Commander was almost two years delayed from it's anticipated release.

-Rich
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In article <3co0nr$9...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
joep1...@aol.com (JOEP111139) wrote:
>   Well according to others with Spectrum Holybyte that March 25th release
> date is a rumor and that they wanted to know who said that was the date.
>   
>   Who knows who is right, but you are right about this one being delayed
> over
> and over again, the mags back in september said all they had to do was put
> some final touches on it.  
>  
>   What number to SH gave you a person that said March 25th?
> 

Well, I phone the number that's on a SH ad on a mag. Although it could be that
someone was dicking me around. It WAS strange that it was a human (some guy, I
don't know his name, since I  never pay attention to it) who first pick up the
phone instead of the familiar recorded message (the voice mail thing). I hope
I was wrong and the game comes out like, now, cuz I really want to play it.

Led Mirage (lmi...@io.org) wrote:
: I've phoned Spectrum Holobyte this afternoon. The guy said the release date is
: pushed back to March 25th. The reason is fixing BUGS. Thats some bugs for a
: game to be pushed back 3 months (originally they said it will be out by
: Christmas). Could this dethrone Strike Commander to being  themost delayed
: game? Or maybe it beat out SC already? 

   I don't know how long Strike Commander was delayed, but I do know that 
MechWarrior II was delayed for about a year and a half.  I was originally 
told that it would be out 10/93.  Now the date is pushed back to 3/95.  I 
would rather have a company push back the release date instead of doing 
what Sierra did with Outpost.  Outpost is a good game, but it could have 
been a great game had they completed it.

Hasta,
Jason Stoeke
(jst...@ub.d.umn.edu)

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In article <3csj2f...@news.d.umn.edu> jst...@ub.d.umn.edu (The Wizard) writes:

>   I don't know how long Strike Commander was delayed, but I do know that 
>MechWarrior II was delayed for about a year and a half.  I was originally 
>told that it would be out 10/93.  Now the date is pushed back to 3/95.  I 
>would rather have a company push back the release date instead of doing 
>what Sierra did with Outpost.  

If you're expecting a great 3D mech game in MechWarrior II you may really be 
disappointed. According to an article in Computer Gaming World month before 
last they tossed the whole team and original concept out and are doing Mech 
Warrior II as a 2D (maybe a forced perspective...anyone know??) game.  Big 
disappointment. Apparently the design team for MWII bit off more than they 
could chew.

Regards...Marc Baime

: If you're expecting a great 3D mech game in MechWarrior II you may really be 
: disappointed. According to an article in Computer Gaming World month before 
: last they tossed the whole team and original concept out and are doing Mech 
: Warrior II as a 2D (maybe a forced perspective...anyone know??) game.  Big 
: disappointment. Apparently the design team for MWII bit off more than they 
: could chew.

2d engine, does that mean bit mapped mechs, like Doom, System Shock, earlier
Wing Commander games?
Just curious
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