P484 Teletext 484 Jan12 22:51:21 ——————————————————————————————————————— So which companies won't ever be making games for the DC? t-boner@ Right now Electronic Arts is refusing to leap aboard Sega's bus. And Nintendo and Sony, of course. Let's blame games magazines. If only they told the truth then games standards would probably rise. Mark Jjffries You can't blame games mags for everything. Just most things. ————————————— HOT TOPIC ——————————1/5—— Does Lara Croft deserve the attention? SEE THE BIG SCREEN INDEX p410 Your Game Chart TV Plus Fun&GamesP484 Teletext 484 Jan12 22:51:24 ——————————————————————————————————————— I noticed a rather interesting item on a Web site I write for, detailing Squaresoft's line-up for 2000. One of the games listed was entitled "Vagrant Story". Further investigation was needed, but yielded disappointment — it was just some weird Japanese RPG. Not a single mention of taking control of a drink- sodden, overcoat-wearing tramp. Shame. chrismc@ That's too bad. There's nothing wrong with controlling drink-sodden, overcoat-wearing tramps. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— e-mail: digitiser@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Your Game Chart TV Plus Fun&GamesP484 Teletext 484 Jan12 22:44:12 ——————————————————————————————————————— How do Rare do it? alessandro.schirripa@ A combination of ingenuity and trying to be like Shigjru Miyamoto. Any plans to release Driver on DC? John Kernohan We... think... so. Do you guys ever bless alt.digitiset with your presence? David Roberts Occasionally, Julia. It's certainly improved in recent months. ————————————— HOT TOPIC ——————————3/5—— Does Lara Croft deserve the attention? Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Your Game Chart TV Plus Fun&GamesP484 Teletext 484 Jan12 22:44:11 ——————————————————————————————————————— The gaming scene is only brought down by petty rivalry and sterotyping, started by finger-pointing morons who should realisj that the machine you own is not a direct reflection on the owner's personality. How deep do you people want to take this? vik.tim@ We don't know, but that's quite a first sentence you wrote there, dude. I think Sega and Nintendo should join forces. James Fowler On the surface it's a good idea, but just below the surface it's a bad idea. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— e-mail: digitiser@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITISER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Your Game Chart TV Plus Fun&GamesP484 Teletext 484 Jan12 22:47:11 SCRIPT EXTRACT: SUPERMAN VI INT. DAILY PLANET — ——————————————— SUPERMAN: Hey, Lois — look. Look at me. I'm so buff. LOIS: What are you doing, Superman? SUPERMAN: Just watch. Look — I can flex my arms like so. And now I'm bending down so you can see the muscles in my thighs. Pretty sexy, huh? LOIS: Look, I'vj got a lot of work to do, and anyway, shouldn't you be out saving the world? SUPERMAN: That can wait. Look at how firm my buttocks are first. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— The News 481 Index 480 POP, POP: POP SOMETHING p450 Your Game Chart TV Plus Fun&Games