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Shane -----Original Message----- From: William Lomas [mailto:wl9736@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: March 5, 2003 3:41 PM To: blindgamers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: audyssey: games being released hi, what's driveway, if it even existed or was that a joke, grin from will At 15:34 05/03/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Elaine, >I appreciate your concern over my release of Pacman Talks at the same time >as Change Reaction. >I don't blame James for this coincidence... >Hay, James did send me a free Monkey Business CD. >Could there be a bug in it that reports back to him about the release dates >of my games? >Then there is Freedom Scientific hogging ACB radio Main Menu, just when the >Pacman Talks review is finished and sitting waiting to be aired. >Then there is David Greenwood going on vacation when he could be busy >finishing Tank Commander! >Then there is my wife breaking her foot just when we were ready to go to >last year's convention! >Maybe David Lant was a British agent reporting to James on European game >companys. >Yes, you're right there is a conspiracy! > >Don't worry Elaine, I have Driveway ready to be released the day James >releases Raceway! >And I think Hunter has had enough e-mail traffic to get the award as the >most talked about game released this year. >Maybe it was Justin's Day by Day sending a report back to him on ESP game >releases! > >Smiles, >Phil > >At 06:05 PM 3/5/03 +0000, you wrote: >>Hi folks >> >>This comment is really directed at James North, but it does include all >>other programmers. >> >>It is not meant as a personal attack, I'm just making some observations and >>asking a few questions. >> >>James? why do you release your games at the same time as someone else does? >> >>I mean, when Phil released packman talks, you suddenly decided to release >>change >>reaction the day before. and now, isn't it just a bit strange that for >>months you've been >>saying that your going to release dynoman, you set release dates then put >>them >>back. you've done this not once but quite often. >> >>now hunter has been released what a surprise you released dynoman the day >>before! >> >>we all new when hunter was being released but we had no idea over dynaman >>because you kept changing your mind. >> >>If I didn't know any better I'd swear you are doing this on purpose, maybe >>to get attention? yes James! your games are good but they are no more >>important than any one else's games! so why over shadow them? >> >>. don't know about any one else here, but I'm sure getting sick of the >>competition between all programmers. I'd really like to have all of you >>programmers working together instead of against each other, it's not as if >>we have a huge community and thousands of games being released every week. >>I personally feel all of our games are equal, there's not one which is >>better than another, and no one programmer is better than another either! >>yes, one person might like say, monkey business above say, troopanum. and >>they are entitled to say that as that is their prerogative. >> >>I feel it very unfair of you James, to release your games right on top of >>someone else who has had the release date set for months, like in the case >>of Phil with packman talks and now Justin with hunter. >> >>I appreciate that programming a game isn't predictable, in so much as >>something can occur that wasn't foreseen, but couldn't you have held on with >>the release of dynoman for say, another week at least? >> >>I personally would prefer the release of games to be a bit more spaced out, >>as we don't get that many new games to begin with. >> >>and I guess the last question should be? James what has happened to genesis >>and raceway? you've been promising us those games now for how long? you've >>been saying those two games will come out shortly for as long as I've been >>on blindgamers, which is now one year, I've no idea how long before then >>you've been going on about them. >> >>I'm sure I speak for a lot of people on here, but we've had enough empty >>promises James! don't tell us your going to release a game unless you really >>are. You've heard the story of the boy who cried wolf? Well, don't cry >>wolf too often Mr North or you'll find yourself being ignored. >> >>Looking forward to any comments! >> >>thanks >> >> Elaine >> >> >>Yahoo! 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