Re: DM fights: ADM tourney: Round 10: Venemous Porcupine

From: dar6@cornell.edu (Donald JA Redick)

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 20:01:47 +0000

In article <srt.739814340@aerospace.aero.org>, srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner) writes:
|> crip@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Garth Werner) writes:
|> >Rum Tum Tugger appears bit by bit to have given his opponentan edge
|> >Rum Tug Tugger is struck on the LEFT RIB CAGE
|> >     It is a terrific blow
|> >Rum Tug Tugger grunts and continues fighting
|> >Rum Tug Tugger is becoming frantically careless
|> >Rum Tug Tugger is gravely injured
|> >Rum Tug Tugger motions to the other lord protectors that he ...
|> >     The Crowd is laughing at Venemous Porcupine
|>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> >Venemous Porcupine is the victor of the match
|> >     A cheer arises as the crowd to comes to its feet
|>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|>
|> I'm not a PBMer type, but I've been reading a few of these fight
|> descriptions and I must say I'm not at all impressed.  For one thing,
|> half of the comments appear to be totally random.  VP gets a terrific
|> blow in and the crowd laughs at him?  And then immediately turns
|> around and cheers him?
|>
|> Frankly, if you're paying to play this game you deserve better than
|> this.  This output looks like something a high-school kid would put
|> together in BASIC.
|>
|> 					-- Scott T.

I've been saying that for years...
Yes, They really do deserve better.. and I whole heartly agree...

I don't think many PBM games are programmed by REAL programmers
with any experience...

Check out ADOADC output for the previous posts...

Donald Redick
Co-Creator and Programmer of A Duel Of A Different Color
Fractal Dimensions
17-29 Main St., Suite 316
Cortland, New York 13045
(607) 753-9246
dar6@cornell.edu

References

DM fights: ADM tourney: Round 10: Venemous Porcupine
crip@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Garth Werner)
Thu, 10 Jun 1993 23:08:48 +0000
Re: DM fights: ADM tourney: Round 10: Venemous Porcupine
srt@aero.org (Scott 'Dr. Pain' Turner)
Fri, 11 Jun 1993 15:59:00 +0000