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From: matth@bellatlantic.net (Matthew Hulett)
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Subject: Re: E3 Questions for all who attended, esp. Mario
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:39:44 GMT
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>Sorry, this may run a little long...

Not at all, I enjoyed it, thanks!

>"Church of the Enlightened") 

People who are starting to blame games for the violence in our society
are going to love that name! [LOL]

>The other really impressive thing I saw was the AMD-K6-2 w/ 3D...truly
>amzing, especially for the price...$150 for the 300MHz version!  They
>had it running side by side with a P2 at the same speed and it was
>kicking the pants off it.

   Is there any reason why anyone should avoid processors other than
Intel's, i.e. are there any compatibility issues with software?

>Another game that was very, very impressive is the sequel to Colony
>Wars.  At first I thought it was the PC version, till I saw the PSX
>controller and I nearly died, it's just beautiful.

   I have the first, I like it, but I just can't disable and retrieve
the Comms Craft on the fourth mission, so I chucked it aside and am
loving Tomb Raider II.

> Dreamcast, the gayest
>name for a console since the Pippen.

   Agreed. 

>>  I will get one 2 days after it's
>available in Japan (shipping takes time, you know) because I'm insane. 
>=)

   I hope you are not disapointed. It seems Sega may be realizing that
they have harmed their reputation. But, reading in this months Next
Generation, there was an entry in the Movers And Shakers column in
which Coiln Campbell (?, don't have the mag handy) declared that Sega
was a gamer's best friend... HA!!! He called Nintendo fumblers, and
Sony a bunch of fat overfed suits willing to coast on their success...
[grrrrr]. Here I am enjoying Tomb Raider II, looking forward to
numerous games, like Colony Wars II, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy
VIII, etc... and Sega is my pal? I don't think so.

>I was highly disappointed, though, at not being able to "get an
>appointment" to see VM Labs' Project X, but even more dispointed at not
>getting in to meet my greatest programming hero, Jeff Minter.  On the
>last day of the show, I tried again to meet him and the guy actually
>went back to see if he'd come out to meet me.  He did!!  I nearly peed
>my pants when he came walking around that black wall and said, "Hey,
>mate."  I must have had the biggest, dumbest grin on my face.  I shook
>his hand and we talked about games and music and stuff for about 20
>minutes or so and then I got his autograph.  I was totally babbling, I
>don't even know what I said.  I walked out of their place and collapsed

I am burning with envy... ;-))

> I also got a cool
>psychedlic Project X slinky!  

   A psychedelic slinky? [LOL] 

>I also saw a good number of blue PSX's running the games, too, about 75%
>of them running upside down.  (chuckle)  You know it's bad when sony
>won't replace those ones, either.  =)  "We know nothing about that
>problem, it's your own stupidity that it skips."

I am beginning to think my question down below will never be answered,
this is what I get for being a loyal, vigorous Sony consumer and
advocate?  ):-((

-Matt