Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:47:21 +0000
From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject: Re: Egghead (Re: Louis Castle, cofounder of Westwood Studios, long form interview...)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy
References: <doOcnRSvEfRj__P6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <8nitmjhri6u3lsl855d3s3cu3rbcfi68r7@4ax.com> <ivOcnRjxb6Z5bPP6nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@earthlink.com> <1lutmjpa3e6qq0kvcam7k6in54ie828gjv@4ax.com>
User-Agent: tin/2.6.4-20241224 ("Helmsdale") (Linux/6.11.10-300.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64))
Message-ID: <HxudnWYXIrY0xfL6nZ2dnZfqnPGdnZ2d@earthlink.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:47:21 +0000
Lines: 35
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226
X-Trace: sv3-RUFmpxyRPA3uJXXZ95+N9R2/SbHW7M0BMVICVM6ubPQ8br2eWcDEaYih+Ik8n5g4d9rEQpOG4m4nJPI!qADH5zwpacSw2LhV0H71lOp5VAQlgFeWsgyjCl1c6RQPFmpxBYPiCMHJGvTd/GodOqU9gi9uIUq7!yrTYtr9GXBph/3XQT/80ZGQicM5t1BVU
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
Bytes: 3207

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:28:52 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >I remember some softwares: Fire Hawk (Thexder 2) for DOS, Champion 
> >Loderunner, Stacker without its hardware addon for my IBM PS/2 model 30 
> >286 PC's 30 MB HDD, Windows 3.1 upgrade (had to rip out a page from the 
> >Windows 3.0 manual as a proof), etc. I think I bought a Kraft KC 3 
> >joystick from there too. I remember playing on their demo computers too! 
> >And then, I discovered its bigger competitor: CompUSA (did I ever tell 
> >you my PC's 7th Guest game demo story? ;)). And then, even a bigger 
> >competitor: Fry's Electronics. Also, Computer City but that wasn't 
> >popular. RIP 2 all of em. Those old days. :(

> I remember both CompUSA and Computer City but I don't think there was
> ever a Fry's in my area. I purchased a lot of hardware in CompUSA over
> the years while they were in business but I think I bought most of my
> games from EB Games which back then was known as the Electronics
> Boutique. Egghead software was further away so I only went there
> occasionally.

Oooh, EB! I used to buy my computer games from there too like Diablo 2 
(sold out on its first day). IIRC, I also bought C&C:TS. I also bought 
games (and movie discs) from other stores like Circuit City (Call of 
Duty 4), The Good Guys, Best Buy (Red Alert, Orange Box, etc.), etc. 
when they had sales and price matches. Ugh, all these old retail stores 
gone! :(

-- 
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." --1 Corinthians 12:27. Slammy Thursday!
Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly.
  /\___/\   Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org.
 / /\ /\ \                      Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail.
| |o   o| |
   \ _ /
    ( )