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In article <9810@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> derek@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Derek J. LeLash) writes:
>In article <1235@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> paul@mit-caf.UUCP (Paul Meyer) writes:
>
>>In article <9808@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> I wrote:
>>>- Colony, a game from MindScape (a must-buy for II-owning game players)
>
>>Does this game run on the SE or the Plus?  Or is it to slow on those
>>machines?  I thought I saw it running on an SE at the show, but I'm
>>not sure.  
>
>Sorry, I should have specified this. Yes, it runs on other Macs, but my
>friend and I both found the animation a little too "chunky" to justify
>our buying it for our (non-II) machines. Animotion on the II is wonderfully
>smooth.

I purchased Colony at the Expo for my SE, and yes, it is a lot nicer
on the II.  I spoke to the author and he claimed that the speed on a
SE/Plus was about 85% of that on a II.  However, I find that the game
is certainly playable and enjoyable on an SE.  One thing that helps is
selecting the "Faster" option from the menu.  This turns off the
filling of objects (i.e., wireframes only).  It isn't as pretty, but
the speed with this option on seems to be roughly the same as the
speed on a II with it off.

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