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Re: Doom is DEAD

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From: dwe... Dennis E. Weldy
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. ;-)
>: -- 
>:  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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 Dennis E. Weldy                    |    enter-> 01101011
 dwe...@expert.cc.purdue.edu        |            10101010
 "In _wildness_ is the preservation |            01011101
    of the world."   -Metallica     |            01101010->exit
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Subject: Re: Doom is DEAD
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