re:[OT] Space Exploitation Games & SciFi Books

I think that online distribution is great. It allows small run
games to actually be published. One of my all time favorite
games ever is Escape Velocity Override, published by Ambrosia.
Sorry to PC users, but it is Mac only. Now if I had a dollar
for every pilot I named Han Solo...

My point is that if all games were published in the same way,
many really great games would never have a chance to see your
hard drive.

>The game is called Space Empires 4 by malfador machinations (sp?)
published
>by shrapnel games. It is very good (though i still like MOO better).
More
>detailed than MOO, lots of options. The space combat is fun, but not
>exactly full thrust like. The AI is weak, but they are improving it. It
is
>lots of fun multiplayer, but can take some time.
>
>Between that and "Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord" (a WW2 3D wargame
which
>is great!  -  avail at www.battlefront.com)  there are some great games
>avail only online. A good trend i think, small publisher making great
>games.
>
>
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>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: Christopher Congdon=20
>   To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu=20
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:26 PM
>   Subject: [OT] Space Exploitation Games & SciFi Books
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>
>   <lurker off>
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>   Recently I was reading one of my computer gaming mags (I don't even
=
>remember which one) and I remembered seeing a review for a Masters of =
>Orion style space exploitation game. The quirk was, the game was ONLY =
>available for pruchase online. Sadly, I do not remember the name, nor =
>can I find my magazines (seems my wife cleaned out the family room). I
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>guess if nobody here can answer the question, I'll have to go back and
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>buy all the mags again...

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