On 2016-11-13 04:23, Phil Taylor : Janne Johansson wrote:
>  JJ> > Ported games are usually hopeless and not worth the effort - you
> may as
>  JJ> > well just use one of the C64 emulators for the Amiga and run the
>  JJ> > original game. They don't use the target computer properly. What you
>  JJ> > really want is those games *re-written* (and done properly) to the
>  JJ> > Amiga, utilising the better graphics, sound, etc. that are
> available.
>  JJ> >
>  JJ> Agreed, thought this is probably just a troll tread anyhow.
>
> Why are you calling this a troll tread anyhow?
>
> I do not think he fits this categor. The computer term for troll is:
>
> In Internet slang, a troll (/'tro?l/, /'tr?l/) is a person who sows discord
> on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting
> inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community
> (such
> as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of
> provoking readers into ...
>


...into talking about vaporware that will never see the light of day,
hoping to spur someones hopes until the thread has tons and tons of
wasted effort. Fine, troll isn't all correct, but I still think it's
a badly done hoax, fishing for some weird kind of attention and not
worth responding to, just like with trolls.

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