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From: Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 'People like to hate EA, I don't know why'
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:41:54 -0500
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On Wed, 2 Apr 2025 13:41:23 +0200, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Werner P. wrote: 

>Am 21.03.25 um 23:13 schrieb Zaghadka:
>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:15:05 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> 
>>> The sad thing is, I still think EA is one of the _better_ triple-A
>>> publishers... because the rest of them are even worse!
>>>
>> I remember back in the C=64 days when I would buy anything published by
>> EA, because they were *that* good. Of course I would immediately crack
>> their stupid 10 minute long half-track loader (their proprietary DRM) and
>> have the game load up in 3 seconds with FastLoad.
>> 
>> And for people who didn't crack the endless EA logo loading screen? I
>> made a fortune realigning 1541 hard drives so it would work. I always
>> offered the pirate tool though.
>> 
>> But still, Archon, Seven Cities of Gold, MULE. They were amazing.
>> 
>EA went sideways when they struck gold with annual sports titles from 
>that onwards, games were secondary, corporatism was primary!
>And yes they were amazing in the early 80s, but so was Activision and 
>Sierra!
>

Indeed.

I have one small comment about your analysis:

"IF IT'S IN THE GAME, IT'S *IN THE GAME*"

-- 
Zag

This is csipg.rpg - reality is off topic. ...G. Quinn ('08)