>It didn't have quite the same "balls-to-the-wall" feel of the PomPom games though.
True. But, at least you can save your game.
I know not being able to save is part of the whole schmups thing; but, I just don't have the time or the patience anymore to do without it. Lame, I know.
>Shame that by all accounts those guys are being stiffed in sales
That sucks. I hope they have the guts to stick it out. All three games are great and well worth the amount they are charging.
Truly great games are not made by committees and VPs concerned with "The Bottom Line". They're made by enthusiast programmers who would rather build their ideal game than sleep.
Another fine space themed game I've found recently is StarScape by MoonPod Games.
Asteroids with a bit of resource management and research. Pretty darn addictive.
Mac hardware and support has had its ups and downs over the years.
Both are currently fairly decent.
MacOS v. Windows reliability is one of difficult to quantify issues.
In terms of the single user operating systems, with the Classic MacOS, you generally had higher long term reliability with more frequent re-boots than Windows9x (depending on the hardware issues of either system).
On the other hand you'll end up re-installing or replacing Win9x far more freqently and with much more difficulty. The ease of doing a clean re-install of the classic MacOS and the ability to migrate programs, preferences and extensions is one of the wonders of the IT world.
Worrying about he registry, having to re-install almost all your user installed programs, and the way Internet Explorer is intertwined with Windows, make a "clean" re-intall of Win9x a nightmare.
My experience with Windows multi-user operating systems, like WinNT/2K, indicate reliability tends to be more dependent on quality of administration and purchasing.
If you're administering a lab of student Win2K machines, and the users all have "administrator" rights...
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>It didn't have quite the same "balls-to-the-wall" feel of the PomPom games though.
True. But, at least you can save your game.
I know not being able to save is part of the whole schmups thing; but, I just don't have the time or the patience anymore to do without it. Lame, I know.
>Shame that by all accounts those guys are being stiffed in sales
That sucks. I hope they have the guts to stick it out. All three games are great and well worth the amount they are charging.
Truly great games are not made by committees and VPs concerned with "The Bottom Line". They're made by enthusiast programmers who would rather build their ideal game than sleep.
Another fine space themed game I've found recently is StarScape by MoonPod Games. Asteroids with a bit of resource management and research. Pretty darn addictive.
>if you are a non-commercial station, college or community, you may have to shutdown both castings and give up.
As far as I can tell, any non-commercial station that gets money from CPB (most of them) doesn't have to pay.
Am I right in this?
Mac hardware and support has had its ups and downs over the years.
Both are currently fairly decent.
MacOS v. Windows reliability is one of difficult to quantify issues.
In terms of the single user operating systems, with the Classic MacOS, you generally had higher long term reliability with more frequent re-boots than Windows9x (depending on the hardware issues of either system).
On the other hand you'll end up re-installing or replacing Win9x far more freqently and with much more difficulty. The ease of doing a clean re-install of the classic MacOS and the ability to migrate programs, preferences and extensions is one of the wonders of the IT world.
Worrying about he registry, having to re-install almost all your user installed programs, and the way Internet Explorer is intertwined with Windows, make a "clean" re-intall of Win9x a nightmare.
My experience with Windows multi-user operating systems, like WinNT/2K, indicate reliability tends to be more dependent on quality of administration and purchasing.
If you're administering a lab of student Win2K machines, and the users all have "administrator" rights...
Well, you get what you deserve.
I suspect the same will be true of MacOS X.