From:	leathm AT solwarra DOT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au (Leath Muller)
Message-Id:	<199704032327.JAA19190@solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] Wishlist 2.0
To:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Fri, 4 Apr 1997 09:27:41 +1000 (EST)
Cc:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To:	<Pine.LNX.3.95.970402045242.1754N-100000@capslock.com> from "Mike A. Harris" at Apr 2, 97 04:56:45 am

> Where in any of Blizzard's latest games (for W95) is there any
> code which requires hardware acceleration?  Or any W95 specific
> things for that matter?  Oh well, WC2 and Dark Portal will give
> many many months of gameplay yet.  

They dont require HW accel, but certainly have an advantage with it. Look at
how fast WarII updates it half screen area in high res with 'chunky' scrolling,
and compare it to Diablo with its 3/4 screen high res smooth scrolling.
Presentation is everything, and Diablo looks a lot better than War II. Of
course, being a Direct X game certainly has its draw backs (whats with this
lag thing in a single player game!!!!!!!)

Leathal.

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