Re: Instant Death


8 Mar 1995 22:21:41 GMT

Mark Green (ssu94031@reading.ac.uk) wrote:
: I've gotten to the stage now where I can't help thinking that Shareware
: adventure games which begin with the player half-starved and then have lots
: of inedible or lethal food lying around (Busted and Save Princeton come to
: mind) are in fact using this as a shareware cripple - they say "register to
: get help" -

This is a load of crap. As the author of Busted, I can state without
fear of contradiction that Busted is Freeware. Personally, I hate the
whole Shareware concept and wouldn't touch it with a dead mackerel.

Nowhere in my game does it say "register to get help." I just
wouldn't do something like that; it's not in my character.

: what they don't mention is that without the help, you'll never
: find the food, and be severely limited as to how you can play. I don't mind
: lightly crippled Shareware, but if this is true, it's ridiculous.

It's not true. Your allegation is ridiculous.

Many people have solved Busted without help. My email address comes
up when anyone types "help" and I answer all requests within a day of
receipt.

/jon