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user: You are replying to Matt Schulz about "Re: Aswn #22 [1/7]".

They wrote:
>Adam's Star Wars Newsletter #22
>From:   Adam Pawlus [SMTP:apawlus@primenet.com]
>Sent:   Sunday, August 10, 1997 12:01 AM
>
>Welcome to the 22nd edition of the only newsletter where the words "spam",
>"Nicaragua", "17 candy bars", and "a six-pack of root beer" appear in a
>sentence starting with "welcome". Yes, it's the Don Knotts fan club
>newsletter! The Ghost & Mr. Chicken will be on again this weekend- what?
>Whaddya mean this is the wrong intro?   <grumble>
>
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>
>Ask LucasArts! Once again, ASWN lets you (and me) ask questions to the
>company who makes the best Star Wars video and computer games in the biz!
>Our special victim is Tom Sarris of LucasArts! What happened is that you
>sent your questions in, and I passed 'em along! So here're your questions
>with their answers (sorry there's not much here when compared to the Kenner
>interview).
>
>Q: Is it true there're more PC to game system conversions coming, like
>   Monkey Island, Star Wars, or Maniac Mansion games?
>A: None at this time.
>
>Q: Will the PC Shadows of the Empire have anything to make it more special
>   than the already-great N64 version?
>A: 3D acceleration.
>
>Q: What can you tell us about the Curse of Monkey Island?
>Q: It's going to be everything the first two were and more. Great graphics,
>   tremendous puzzles and funny as all get-out. How can you not laugh when
>   there's a character called Snuggle Cakes?
>
>Q: Will we ever see Yoda Stories or Indy Desktop Adventures on the Mac or
>   a home game system? PLEASE?
>A: Indy Desktop is currently available on Macintosh through LEC's company
>   store. No plans for a Mac version of Yoda Stories at this point. No
>   for either of them on a console system.
>
>Q: Will LucasArts ever do arcade-perfect home versions of the classic Atari
>   Star Wars games that Parker Bros. made for the Atari systems? With the
>   Namco & Midway collections, it would be pretty cool...
>A: It's not likely that LucasArts will bring those games back in the near
>   future, if at all.
>
>Q: Why does XvT have such a lack of Single Player missions? It's a great
>   game over the Internet, but I feel it lacks in single player mode. Are
>   there any plans for an add on that would give us more single player
>   missions?
>A: Yes, a mission disk is expected to release late-fall 1997.
>
>Q: Is it true Jedi Knight will be released on Mac and Win95 simultaneously?
>A: No. At this time, Jedi Knight will be released for Windows 95 only.
>
>Q: Have they ever considered a game, possibly combining elements of Dark
>   Forces and X-Wing/TIE Fighter, that would allow the player to relive the
>   action of the original movies while taking on the roles of the various
>   characters? (It'd be neat to go skulking around the Death Star in
>   to rescue Leia, then escape in the Falcon and have to fight off pursuing
>   TIEs in an X-Wing-ish-mode, etc, etc.)
>A: No.
>
>Q: Are there plans to release versions of Yoda Stories, Dark Forces II,
>   Rebellion, Shadows of the Empire, X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter, etc. on Mac?
>A: At this time there are no specific plans to release the aforementioned
>   titles for Macintosh. However, this does not mean that LucasArts is
>   abandoning the Macintosh market, merely reevaluating it at this time.
>   [ASWN note - despite what you just read, Entertainment Weekly allegedly
>   confirmed X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter for Mac.]
>
>Q: Are you planning on doing another Indiana Jones point-and-click game
>   the "Fate Of Atlantis"? There was mention at the end of that one, of a
>   possible younger Indy themed game.
>A: There are no plans at this time.
>
>Q: Full Throttle was a very fun non-movie-licensed game. Are there any
>   for a sequel, and are any other non-movie games being considered in the
>   future?
>A: There are no plans at this time.
>
>Q: Since Rebel Assault and Rebel Assault II have both done well, due to the
>   fun video footage involved, I recommend a new SW themed game with an
>   older Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill). I had kind of heard rumor
>   of this awhile back....is this game concept in the works?
>A: No.
>
>cont'd next message ..
>
>... Matt Schulz - Moderator, The Star Wars Fidonet Echo - mrschulz@isd.net
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