Re: Poll: would you pay for SimCity and Ultima II for the IIgs?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

magnusfalkirk wrote:
> On Mar 31, 11:49 am, Sean Fahey <a2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 31, 9:24 am, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I've officially requested the permission to port those two games on
> > > the Apple IIgs and the answer was quite clear: "We would require a EUR
> > > 20,000 minimum guarantee and a 10% royalty rate."
> >
> > I think you got a passive "get lost" reply to your inquiry.
>
>
> I'd be saying "get lost" to EA. Are they out of their mind asking that
> kind of money for a game for a computer that hasn't seen commercial
> support in at least 14 years? I'd second the idea of trying to go with
> the freeware Micropolis port to the GS.

I think you misunderstand their intent--this is a lawyer's way
of saying "No."

-michael

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