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From: awn@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Andrew Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Carrier Command is NOT the best 3-D game !
Summary: Karch has a baby! .. and probably a mummy and daddy too! ..
Message-ID: <474@cf-cm.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jul 88 16:39:51 GMT
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Reply-To: awn@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Andrew Wilson)
Organization: Univ. Coll. Cardiff, Cardiff, WALES, UK.
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	[Some chap from the UK said that Carrier Command was not
	 the best 3D game around.  He mentioned a game called
	 ZARCH which is available in the UK and runs on the
	 ACORN ARCHIMEDIES RISC-CPU "I can make the coffee too"
	 COMPUTER.  Read on..]

Gamers who read reviews avidly will no doubt be aware of the existence
of a game for the ST called VIRUS.  The game features a 3D unfolding
landscape, chase baddies all over the place and zap them scenario and
is similar, though not identical to ZARCH on the Acorn Archimedies
(spelling?).  You will not be surprised to learn that VIRUS is a port
of ZARCH onto the ST.  As far as I know the game has only this month
hit the shelves and may not be available outside of the UK yet. (I
expect to be corrected on this last point, so don't bother :-))

A similar sort of game, 3D scrolling, exists, at least in the academic
community close to INMOS and the UK software houses that specialise in
the OCCAM programming language.  I think the origin of ZARCH and hence
VIRUS lies in a well publicised series of test and demonstration
programs that were designed to show off the TRANSPUTER chip's
abilities.  Has anyone looked to see if the writers of ZARCH, VIRUS
and these demonstration programs have any association?

Andrew.