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Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga!

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On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:12:53 +0900, Hidehiko Ogata wrote:

> On 09/14/2012 03:40 AM, Angus-san wrote:
> >
> > That looked like a really well made game to me. I have a copy, but I've
> > not sat down and played it in depth, partly because I don't understand
> > the rules of American Football, or Ponce Rugby as it sometimes known.
> > :)
> 
> That term I haven't heard of 8)

The rules are pretty simple - you have four tries to advance ten 
yards - if you succeed then you get another try - if not then your 
opponent gets its turn. You can make goal either by running into 
goal area or kicking it into the goal. 

Under the surface it is a rather tactical game - there are lots 
of offensive and defensive plays at your disposal for each 
try - and the players on the field have clearly defined roles 
in each play. 

I am sure master tactician like Angus would tear his opponents 
into shreads should he some day pick up the game  :)

> Anyways, I agree - I think EOA did a top-notch port job on this one.
> (Didn't it take advantage of the EHB mode as well?)  The problem is,
> it's a Sega Genesis port - meaning, they had to cram 6-button control
> onto the Amiga's common one-button stick (sigh), so it gets tedious
> mighty quick...
> 
> Hmm, I wonder WHDLoad guys might have done anything about it?  Will have
> to look it up.

Have you guys played TV Sports Football by Cinemaware? To me 
is a top notch representation of the game. I used to spend hours on 
that one (it was the game that actually made me fully understand the
finer aspects of American Football). 

    Seppo

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John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Brandon Taylor <dmn2004404@gmail.com> - 2012-07-27 00:08 -0700
  Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Angus <angus@_ANTISPEM_angusm.demon.co.uk> - 2012-09-13 19:40 +0100
    Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Hidehiko Ogata <wile_e_hide_no@spam_ybb.ne.jp> - 2012-09-14 23:12 +0900
      Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! "Seppo" <groucho@spamp.inet.fi> - 2012-10-02 20:15 +0000
        Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Angus <angus@_ANTISPEM_angusm.demon.co.uk> - 2012-10-20 19:55 +0100
          Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Hidehiko Ogata <wile_e_hide_no@spam_ybb.ne.jp> - 2012-10-24 16:59 +0900
            Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Angus <angus@_ANTISPEM_angusm.demon.co.uk> - 2012-10-31 19:51 +0000
              Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! "Seppo" <groucho@spamp.inet.fi> - 2012-11-06 00:28 +0000
                Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Nate Brazil <natebrazil@comcast.net> - 2012-11-13 05:44 -0800
    Re: John Madden Football crashes my Amiga! Sparc IPX <sparcipx@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2012-09-14 05:23 +0000

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