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Article #59Re: Doom is DEAD
From: dwe... Dennis E. Weldy
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 15:03
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 15:03
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jtdi...@ouray.Denver.Colorado.EDU (Stile) writes:
>Dennis E. Weldy (dwe...@expert.cc.purdue.edu) wrote:
>: hil...@ichips.intel.com (Harlan Hilman) writes:
>: > I think the UFO players all banded together and decided to all vote. Let's
>: > try that strategy. Everybody here vote for DOOM!!!!! in the PC Top 100
>: Gee, I didn't vote. I think I will now. For X-COM. I'll go tell my
>: buddie that is now hooked on X-COM to get on the net. Ya, I bet when he gets
>: to see this thread that he'll vote too. Let's see, I told 3 about X-COM. And
>: each of them have told 2 to 3 about it, and......can you say geometric
>: progression? I knew you could.
>: I fairly certain that they haven't voted ether. ;-)
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>: Dennis E. Weldy | enter-> 01101011
>: dwe...@expert.cc.purdue.edu | 10101010
>: "In _wildness_ is the preservation | 01011101
>: of the world." -Metallica | 01101010->exit
>I'm not going to vote! How's that! Ya wanna know whyyyy? Because I couldn't
>care less what some _stupid_ (to me) list says is the best game!!!!!
>It means nothing to me! If I were to vote, I'd vote for Doom. But
>I'won't, because if I let other people's opinion of games sway me, I'd
>have never played Doom once! (whiney people who won't take responsibility
>for their children saying, "Doom is *too* violent!")
>I have X-com, and yeah, it's pretty fun. I like it! I have Doom, and IT'S
>GREAT! I LOVE IT!
>X-Com does not support the following things that:
>1. Doom does
>2. I have
>3. I USE
> 14.4 modem, 3 station ipx network, Roland Sound Canvas 55 MK II,
>and most importantly: user created levels. X-Com _does_ support my Roland
>MT-32, but that isn't as good as my SC.
> Techno weenie? For $750.00, I WANT SC GENERAL MIDI SUPPORT!
>AFTER BUYING MY NETWORK STUFF, I want it to supoprt my NETWORK! After
>buying a 14.4 (soon to be 28.8) I want 14.4 modem support!!
> So, I say _NOT_ techno weenie, but consumer who wants his
>hardware supported!
> Vote for important things! We who like Doom _know_ how great it is.
>It's more important to let people know about the game than it is to vote
>for someone's list.
>jtdi...@ouray.denver.colorado.edu
Heh heh heh ... Gotcha! I really couldn't care less about who's
on top. ;-]
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