Re: LogicWare's Wolfenstein 3D BUG!

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article rubywand@swbell.net writes...

>     So, Wolfenstein 3D, the game id Software handed to LogicWare in a
>good-faith gesture to Apple II users, has managed to get through
>play-testing with a mysterious feature which triggers an OS bug on many
>if not all machines running the most popular GS telecom utility. And
>(surprise, surprise) it "needs GUPP"!

    I've not encountered the problem myself, but as it has been
repeatedly stated, that "bug" is not the fault of Wolfenstein 3D.
Nor for that matter is there a need or basis to start blaming beta-
testers or the programmer, it is not their fault either. That bug
has _always_ been there in the OS, the game just exposed it.

>     Speaking of things which 'smell bad', it is about time to end this
>little charade. Today seems like an especially good day for Logicware to
>issue an apology to users for the unfortunate presence of a bug and to
>promise a game fix, soon, which will allow Wolfenstein 3D to run
>correctly under the standard OS.

    Issue an apology for what? If anything, people should issue
their *gratitude* to Sheepy, for donating most likely hundreds
of hours of his own personal time (without any pay) in order to
finish what Logicware began. Or issue thanks and appreciation
to Clue, for the painstaking work he put into redoing _all_ the
graphics and individual game sprites; not too mention him and
the rest of Ninjaforce creating new sound effects from scratch
(I suggested Sheepy ask them, back around December, and they
came through at a moments notice, producing even better clips 
than the Mac version!). The artwork and sound, which was all 
professional quality no less, was also done without any pay.

    And of all people to complain bitterely and demand an apology,
you? I don't think I, or anyone one else for that matter, asked
you for an apology for when you overstepped the lines editing for
II-Alive magazine. That issue was resolved long ago, though I just 
find it kind of hypocritical.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca