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Re: Good 2 player games

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From: ed... Roger Lexau Grotle
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1993 07:36
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Steve Chell (st...@nezsdc.icl.co.nz) wrote:
> I wish to obtain one or more good two-player games, ie games in which
> two people can play simultaneously.

> Are there any good games available which satisfy the following:

> 1.  They should be easy to learn, and have a short to medium playing
>     time (preferably less than 30 minutes).  The reasoning for this
>     is that friends who have not had much computer gaming experience
>     should be able to quickly learn the game, and have fun.  This
>     means that most strategy games would probably not be suitable.

> 2.  Cute or humorous games would be preferred. (These tend to appeal to
>     girls more than violent/shoot-em-up games.)

> 3.  State-of-the-art games are not what I'm looking for - just 
>     playable, FUN games.  Sound effects would be nice.

> 4.  Ideally the game would not require two joysticks.  I have one
>     joystick and a mouse, although would consider buying a second
>     joystick for the right game.

> An example of the type of game I'm looking for is Marble Madness.
> (I already have this.)

> Any other suggestions would be most appreciated.
> -- 
Instead of Tank wars, I would suggest Scorched earth. 
I have heard that Dynablaster is good, but I haven't tried it.
> | Steve Chell                                          st...@nezsdc.icl.co.nz |
> | Fujitsu ICL NZ Ltd                                       PH:  +64.9.6231150 |
> | Auckland, New Zealand                                    FAX: +64.9.6235448 |

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 Computers can never      |  ed...@bih.no
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