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From: cjoughin@unixg.ubc.ca (Chris Joughin)
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Subject: Re: Ultima VIII ???
Date: 7 May 1994 23:11:08 GMT
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Kevin Graham Nordt (kgn7e@Virginia.EDU) wrote: : If anyone has seen or
played the CD version of Origin's new : Ultima VIII I would really like an
honest review.  How are the : graphics and sound - better than the disk
version?  Is the role : play pretty good? 

I haven't actually seen it or played it, but I've read the box, and as 
far as I can tell, the CD version is EXACTLY the same as the floppy 
version plus the speech pack.  At least, the version I've seen is 
labelled as "CD-Hard Drive version" or something along those lines.

Says it takes 35MB of HD space to install, and cannot be played from 
the CD.  To which I say, What the hell is WRONG with Origin?  The Strike 
Commander CD, which BTW is about 150 megs big, is playable from CD, and 
requires only 5 MB Hd space.  And happens to support the GUS as well.  

Now, Ultima 8 does NOT support GUS, and can't even play from the CD!  
What's going on in their heads?