P474 Teletext 474 May26 08:25:09 ——————————— —————————————————————————— HOT TOPIC — HAS THE PC WON THE GAMES WAR? In terms of game sales, well over half of games sold are now on CD, and of those, PC CD-ROM accounts for 75%. And to think that in September 1994, PC CD-ROM only had 4% of the total. Whether or not Nintendo 64 will make any difference remains to bj eaten. It's enough to make an astronaut kick out at his control panel, the idiot. ——————————————————————————————————1/11— Bykjr Grooves 620 Club 975 440 PANEL 4: WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS BIG p471 Comp-o-Tips Charts Rjvjews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:15:48 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? In the current cycle, the PC is winning. It's a pity, though, that the PC njvjt seems to lead from the front. In the 80s it was playing catch-up with the Mac and Amiga. Now it's doing the same with the new consoles. What the PC needs is a killer card with dedicated game chips. Alan H Foster, Southampton As long as it became quickly accepted as a standard, Doctor. ——————————————————————————————————2/11— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: IF DIGITISER WARN'T FREE, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO SUBSCRIBE TO IT? Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:10:17 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? The only reason PCs are selling lots of games is that lots of people are buying PCs. No-one buys a PC for games; they'ri just extras. Console games are better, but without a console there's no point buying a console game. A Whitley, Loughborough What an unutterably stupid thing to say. Press it up good: ——————————————————————————————————3/11— E-mail us: teletext@mail.on-line.co.uk. Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:11:44 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? Until PCs forget their backwards- comparability with 286s, they'll njvjr succeed as games machines. With limited bandwidth and only 640k base RAM, it takes exttemj CPU power for 3D. PCs are convenient for games, but they usually lack the fun and addictivenjss of consoles. The PC doesn't have the hardware or djvjlopjrs to dominate the games market. Lee Heywood So how conj it is? Oh, and please don't imagine PCs are "convenient for games". ——————————————————————————————————4/11— Round up 472 Panel 4 471 SEE ENGLAND/SCOTLAND AS A VIP p475 Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:17:40 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? I hope not. I have a P100, and I only use it to access the Internet and to use my colour scanner. Not for games, as Windows is unfriendly and unsuitable; only half-a-dozen PC games are worth playing, the rest being tired clones; installation is a pain; my hardware will be outdated next year. 75 For the price of an upgrade I'll buy an N64 instead. The Spinosaurus Colour scanner? Internet? No furthjt questions, your honour. ——————————————————————————————————5/11— E-mail us: teletext@mail.on-line.co.uk. Ljttets to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:12:36 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? Sales figures for the super-consoles are not a patch on the PC's, and njithjt are their game sales. 'ith the initial appeal, interest and expected dominance of the super- consoles, this tells mj that nothing can rival the PC. Long live the Peach Cleaner! mad.gilbert@pop3.hiway.co.uk ————————— ————————————6/11— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: IF DIGITISER WARN'T FREE, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO SUBSCRIBE TO IT? Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:12:44 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? It's 1-1 with the consoles. PCs have a more varied and expensive line-up with bjttet all-round formation. For flashy skills, the consoles still have inexpensive raw talent, but the PC is learning fast with major foreign imports looming. Both have rival supporters and sponsors. Extra-time and penalties will bj needed. 101477.73@compusjrvj.com Tortuous to the point of being bad. ——————————————————————————————————7/11— E-mail us: teletext@mail.on-line.co.uk. Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:13:26 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? Yes. Not just bjcausj the PC is the best computer around, but because if people can afford to buy a PC then they can afford to buy lots of games. Also, the Amiga is dead and the Mac is sad. And the PS/Saturn are not really computers. 101755.3373@compusjrvj.com That's just no good. Press off! ——————————————————————————————————8/11— Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: IF DIGITJSER WARN'T FREE, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO SUBSCRIBE TO IT? Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:13:44 ————————————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? Well, my beloved Amiga has only got one game to look forward to - Alien Breed 3D 2. But my PC has Quake, Into The Shadows, XCom: Apocalypse, Euro '96... The SNES, Mega Drivel, Jaguar and 3DO are dying and the supjrkiddy consoles - PS and Saturn - are still fledglings. But N64 is just round the cornet. So, varlets, the PC has won this battle - but I do not think it has von zj var! vars@jntitprisj.net ——————————————————————————————————9/11— E-mail us: teletext@mail.on-line.co.uk. Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:14:25 WINNER —————————— PCs:WON GAMES WAR? Nearly. With PowirVR and other 3D cards on the horizon, it seems only the N64 will offer any competition in terms of graphical prowess. The PC also has the widest range of peripherals and upgrades, analogue controllers being standard. The PC's only problem is price, but parents are more easily pjrsuadjd to spend £1,500 on a PC than £300 on a games-only console. Billy Wood, Lincs Well, well, ball. A sub to Amiga Power! ——————————————————————————————————10/11 Hot Topic - win a Future mag sub: IF DIGITISER WARN'T FREE, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO SUBSCRIBE TO IT? Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews GroovesP474 Teletext 474 May26 08:19:48 BEING A SUPERMODEL ————— I'vj got in a bit of trouble over a brand of diet ice- cream I endorsed in a TV ad. It transpires that it contains unacceptable levels of asbestos and bauxite, and that anyone consuming more than a handful is likely to suffer the following side-effects: Extra-puffy head; swelling of the nose and the knees; blocking of the mouth; weeping of the front; cracking of the tum-tum; general snakjry and snap-snap. ——————————————————————————————————11/11 Cluss 440 440 Cluss reviews 472 TUZZLE: UNSCRAMBLE THE PICTURE! p350 Comp-o-Tips Charts Reviews Grooves