:: From: Jeff Nelson  To: Damien Wellman Subj: Re: Duke 3d comming to pl ::
 JN> I don't think that is why games like Doom are so popular. So, I guess
 JN> a  crappy game like ROTT would be considered great if you were able to
 JN> add  levels to it? 
 Not at all. Not even the flashiest graphics or editing capability make a
crappy game a good one. However, it can make a good game, like Doom or Duke,
a GREAT one. For a better idea, take a look at what other games were out
when Doom was originally released. How many of those are still around with 
he
stature what Doom has? Very few.
 JN> You CAN kill your friends in deathmatch with a psx.
 JN> It's  a little more trouble but you still can. So don't say that it is
 JN> not  possible. 
 Correction: It IS possible, but it's too damned much trouble, compared to
hooking a modem to a phone jack, dialing a number, and blasting away.
 JN> Do you know that in Destruction Derby for the psx you
 JN> can  link more than TWENTY people? Try doing that with a pc. Oh yeah,
 JN> guess  you could use a network but it would be really choppy. 
 Twenty people is a bit crowded in Doom or Duke. The main question is:
yeah, you COULD hook together that many people on *either* system. But why
would you WANT to?
 JN> The only
 JN> thing I  care about when I get a ported PC game to my psx is if it is
 JN> smooth or  not. Coming from a gamer, I don't care if you can add on
 JN> levels or not.  Most of the time new levels are made for ported games. 
 
 That isn't the point. Even if new levels are made for a ported game, once 
ou
beat it, that's it. There is no more. Zip. 
 Yet, the original PC game just keeps on going. I've gotten my $50 worth out 

Doom ][, much more really. If I had bought a console version, the game would 
be on my trade pile by now.
 
 In the end, it's probably a matter of opinion. 
 A PC is like a Swiss Army knife, it can do almost anything, but it can't do 
any one thing real well. A console is specialized. It can play games very 
well, but that's ALL it can do. The question of which one is better depends 
n
what you want to do.
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