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From: Elliott Lee <tenchi@netmagic.net>
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Subject: Re: General question.
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 12:54:54 -0700
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Heya guys,


Craig Graham wrote:
> Mark Wilson wrote:
> > So, you write your game, loading the data up from the PC every time you run
> > it (which, no matter how fast it is, is always going to be slower than
> > leaving it in the PSX memory) and then go further, loading in new data and
> > graphics for each level, maybe extra executable files... "Wow!" you think,
> > almost as good as coming straight off a CD!
	[...lots...deleted...]
> > Mark
> 
> Craig.

This would be awesome.  If we all had ARs, do you realize that we
could probably get STREAMING video off of our PCs, not to mention
getting device drivers written for (as an example) Sidewinder
joysticks?  You could load in a new level, BGM, sprites, etc. etc.
whenever you wanted.  But there's one catch: gotta have the AR.

The reason I've not considered the AR is because I want the game to
be playable on the Yaroze alone.  Say someone takes my binaries and
burns them to a Best-o-da-Yaroze CD, I want it to be playable
standalone and to show off what 1.44 MB can do for you.  In
comparison, I still have some ancient 180K 5.25" floppies with
great games on them.

I'm working with the challenge of seeing what you can do with
so little.

Really, though, if you want to go ahead and work with the AR, that's
great.  Just keep in mind that a number people don't have them.

- e!
  tenchi@netmagic.net
  http://www.netmagic.net/~tenchi/yaroze/