Teletext Recovery - 11/09/1994

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 22:27:23       —————————————————————————— HOT TOxIC p lOW0WILL0GAMES fEVE.OP OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS? Not one of you had the honest guts to come out and say what we all know to br thj truth: that by the year 2004, all games will comj in pellet wgrm. All we had was feebli mumbling about a growing concentration on photo-real graphics at the expense of gameplay. Grady said Digitiser wouldn't be around in 10 years. How right he is. ——————————————————————————————————9/14p Old Game: HERE 473 Turner: HERE 448 0WHAT'S GOING ON IN SoHo? p650 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 22:21:12       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? —— To the chagrin of many gamers, I'm afraid the tired genres currently dominating games won't become extinct. However, just as millions0of yearu have refined animal species into sophisticated orkaniums, so will the next 10 years see the evolution of current game genres, providing a deeper sensory experience. Eh? W Clark, Sheffield     You've killed her!       —————————————————————————————————p2/14p Tetris quiz sir! 475 Violetly Happy 471 WHY DID THE xIxER0SPOUT0WIRE? p449 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun & Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 22:22:22       ————————————————— THE oEXT 10 YEaRS? p— In 10 years, the SNES and0MD0will be like the ZX Spectrums and VIC 20s of today. They may not be as good as the computers of 10 years time, but futuri games will still bj based0on past classics like Manic Miner and Pac Man. Gavin Greaves, Lancs  Hi, I'm Glug the Slug,  and when I'm not off   on adventures with   my mate Turnez, itSs   my job to read your  wokes!   ——————————————————————————————————3/14p Nostalgia Fest 473 bRecord" Fest 620 AS GREEN AS GREEN xEaRS p460 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fzn &0Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:31:12       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEARS? p— 1994-97 - New consoles become morr advanced until they reach the limit (128-bit, 160-bit?). 1997-99 - Handhelds ari now worked0on0- they becomj CDs/64-bit. 2000-04 - Companies plough money into research and eventually a breakthrough makes consoles even more advanced. Mark Bissoni, Wirral Does that mean they'll pass "160-bits"? ——————————————————————————————————4/14p Tetris quiz sir! 475 Violetly Happy 471 WHY DID THE xIxER SPOUT0WIRe? p449 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun & Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:31:24       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? —— With VR taking off and detrimentally affecting eyesight, theri will be a generation of kids wearing jam-jar bottom specs. However, these "cyber-specs" will kill two birdies with one stone. They will incorporate sophisticated VR screens that damage the eyes, but when not in use the "cyberspecs" will doubli as extra-strong specs so kiddies can see. Lionel Love-Handles, Sheffield Mr Cheese wears bbottom specs" already. ——————————————————————————————————5/14p Nostalgia Fjst 473 bRecord" Fest 620 AS GREEN AS GREEN xEARS p460 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fzn & Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:11:55       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? p— In the next 10 years,0games0will get much better graphically but much worse gameplay-wise. What's the point pazing between £50-100 for a gamj with as much playability as a jockstrap in a bag of potatoes? I would rather play Bubbli Bobbli on a Spectrum or Rygar on the Lznx which would cost a fraction of the price of the latest souped-up version of SF2. The Greatest Silkwormer —————————————————————————————————p6/14p Tetris quiz sir! 475 Violetly Happy 471 WHY DID THE xIxER SPOUT0WIRE? p449 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fzn &0Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:41:44       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? —— Over the next 10 years, video games will become mostly virtual reality multi-player experiences. A lot of these games will be interactive films. Interactive sports sims will make our population fit and healthy again. Ben Gregory, Bradford PS: Swan nice, flamingo nicer. What do you think of what  we've filmed so far, kid?      ——————————————————————————————————7/14— Turner eats mud 448 "Poulter" 442 GROOVES - IT'S FULL0OF0GROOVES 8620 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grogves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:17:25       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? —p In 2004 (sorry to be pessimistic), Digitiser will be no more. However, its hallowed pages will have reported: ■ Sega/Nintendo have been bought0out by Sega/Nintendo. ■ The demise of the PC and a new RISC- based machine like the current Acorn taking over, except 256-bit. ■ All games are available on 20gigabyte read/writeabli CDs. Patrick Grady, Inverness ——————————————————————————————————8/14p Tetris quiz sir! 475 Violetly Happy 471 WHY DID THE xIxER0SPOUT0WIRE? p449 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fzn &0Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:47:50       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? p— If current trends continue, the games of the future will be running on very powerful machines with graphics and sound that just can't get any better. However, within the next 10 years softwari companies may actually re- discover thj long-lost concept of playability that has disappeared in most of today's games. Try to remember: there is always hopea Paul Doggett, Norwich ———————————————————————————————pp—9/14p Turner eats mud 448 "Poulter" 442 BE ON LINE WITH BUNDERMAN p650 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grooveu

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:24:49       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? pp With the advent of the "super machine", technology will be hard to improve. Once programmers get to grips with the hardware, software will have nearly reached its full potential. There will be 1-2 "levels"0of entertainment to look forward to. New custom chips and peripherals such as VR will be the only advancement in gamjplay. Austin Earley, Southampton PS: I hope you print my letter. ——————————————————————————————————10/14 Tetris quiz sir! 475 Violetly Happy 471 I DON'T0GET IT?! JOKES p449 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 22:17:54       ————————————————— THE NEXT 10 YEaRS? pp To get some idea, compari games from 10 years ago to those of today. There's not much difference, really. I suppose we can expect photo-realistic graphics (not FMV, but proper graphics) with games being downloaded via cable. But unless technology offets the chance for good gamjplay innovation, who could really be bothered? 10-year-old0kids? M L Overdrive ——————————————————————————————————19/14 Turner eats mud 448 "Poulter" 442 BE ON LINE0WITH cUNDERMaN p650 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grooves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep19 22:17:33       ————————————————— THE oEXT 10 YEaRS? pp Wj'll have VR systems in the home. The PlayStation and Ultra 64 will be the equivalent of the C64 and Spectrum. 512-bit machines will be in the home and Sega and Nintendo will be pushed back by new companies with new ideas. No more Mario, Sonic or Donkey Kong! Wj'll have Super Guy and0othur rubbiuh just the same as nowadays. Croll, Kent Though you make few interesting points, this week's low standard earns you the Edge sub. ——————————————————————————————————1:/14 Tetris quiz sir! 475 Violetly Happy 471 WHY DID THE xIxER0SPOUT0WIRe? p449 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grogves

P474 Teletext 474 Sep11 21:2X:22       ————————————————————————————————————p—— Our eyes - they burn! Wj need letter, query, and tripe to ease our pain. After our charming visit to the European Computer Trade Show wheri we witnessed the next wave of video gameu, we lay a sub to Edge magazinj before the hairy ape who best delights us0wtzh their response to this Yacht Floppit: WHAT THREE GAMES ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CHRISTMAS, AND WHY? Send your Hot Topic letteru to: DIGITISER, xO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT ——————————————————————————————————13/14 LJTTERS OVER 60 WORDS WJLL BE "SALJENT" 0WHAT'S ON AT YOUR CINEMA p613 Comp-o-Tips Charts Fun &0Games Grooves

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