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Re: Has anyone heard of these games?

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From: Greg Granger
Date: Mon, 13 May 1991 13:17
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psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter) writes:

> I was wondering if Wing Commander is available for the ST, or anything like i
> I am sure it can be done, has anyone ever seen this game on a PC?  It is real
> cool looking with great animation and great gameplay...been wanting to get a 
> copy for my ST...However it takes up over 5 meg of hard disk space...
> 
> 
>                                 Troy Carpenter
>                         Department of Computer Sciences
>                         THE University of Texas, Austin
>                               psurge@cs.utexas.edu
> 
> "You're so open minded that your brain leaked out" - Steve Taylor
> 
> *>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The best thing in life costs exactly that <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<


It was stated in ST Report a few issues ago, by Origin Systems (makers of 
WC), that an ST version is *not* being planned in the near future.  You 
could also imagine my horror & disappointment when I heard that.  I 
wanted so badly to see that game on the ST also.  Que sera, sera!

Greg Granger
 
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From: ersys!ggranger@nro.cs.athabascau.ca (Greg Granger)
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Subject: Re: Has anyone heard of these games?
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