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Tue Jun 27 2000 at 1:36:52
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Hasbro
responsible for the
horrible
electronic
rendition
s of their great
board game
s. For example:
Monopoly
The computer players
suck
.
The computer
player
s are configurable, but the
AI
format is
shit
.
The in-game movies are "
cute
," but simply
AVI
s. There's no
interaction
between the game pieces (am I asking too much?)
The game
support
s chance and community chest cards from other countries, but in
text
only (no
graphics
, etc.)
I
assume
d
(
bad idea
)
they would
include
all the special Monopoly gameboards, but no. The
only
ones they did make have to be
purchase
d separately.
The game only runs at a size of
640x480
. So if you have a high
resolution
, you have to
squint
at a small
window
or change your resolution
manual
ly.
The game is in
256 colours
only. I'm glad it
support
s low-grade
computer
s, but it
should
take into
consider
ation average or higher-grade computers.
The
Commodore 64
version is way better.
Scrabble
Again, 256 colours only, but in Scrabble you
have to
manually change your
settings
to 256 colours or the game won't run. Also, the
game
tries to use smooth and
shiny
graphics that look
SO
UGLY
in 256 colours.
Again 640x480 resolution only. But not in a window. You
have to
manually change to 640x480 or the game won't
run
. I'm sorry, it's not worth the
hassle
, especially if you have to
reboot
your computer before and after playing the
game
for the change to take effect.
The
Game Boy version
is way better.
Sorry
Didn't
install
properly. Kept
autorun
ning over and over and over... (No matter what. I couldn't get around it.)
Update: I got it to
run
on a
different
computer. It was fun to
play
and all, but the graphics had some
annoying
glitch
es.
Trivial Pursuit
256 colours only, with an
attempt
at smooth and shiny (and thus ugly as shit)
graphics
again.
The board game is way better.
Yahtzee
!
This game was actually playable
(to my
surprise
)
and included
5
different versions of the game!
But it's fucking Yahtzee!?! What
programming
's required for that
garbage
?
256 colours only. Looks like shit, etc,
etc
.
Mandatory
ugly end-
credits
whenever you
quit
the game.
Excuse
me, but the game ain't
shareware
, so don't fucking
bug
me with your extra
bullshit
.
UPDATE
I just checked out
hasbrointeractive.com
and it seems they've
rework
ed Monopoly.
Now
you can
play
10 different versions, create a custom gameboard and it looks like they've
redone
the graphics a little.
Too late, boys.
On a related note, check this out:
actual legalese from Hasbro software
.
Trivial Pursuit
Jack Tramiel
Yahtzee
WMS Gaming
Scrabble
Hasbro
Board game
sorry
monopoly
ugly
3M
Laser Squad Nemesis
Clockwerx
Kurt Skauen
Cyberboard
Super Scrabble
Trivial Pursuit Online
glitch
Garbage