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Message no. 1
From: James Nichols <JMNICH00@****.UKY.EDU>
Subject: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 18:15:37 EDT
Whoever posted about said game, would you please mail to me
to me what the whole name of this game is, and where you saw it.
I went ot several stores and none had it on hand or in their "coming soon"
list.

Thanks muchly, Jimbo
Message no. 2
From: "Bill P. Flint" <claymore@******.DIGEX.NET>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 22:47:48 -0400
Try Toys R Us or Babbage.

--Claymore
Message no. 3
From: Richard Osterhout <bitrunner@***.COM>
Subject: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 21:44:27 EDT
is anyone else playing the new sega version of shadowrun??

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Message no. 4
From: Mark Imbriaco <mark@**.ODU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 10:22:46 -0400
On Wed, 27 Apr 1994, Richard Osterhout wrote:

> is anyone else playing the new sega version of shadowrun??

Yeah.. finished it last week.

Mark
Message no. 5
From: DJ Wipeout <wipeout@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 10:46:18 +0100
On Wed, 27 Apr 1994, Richard Osterhout wrote:

> is anyone else playing the new sega version of shadowrun??
>

Yah. Not as much recently tho. I need to finish it off. Unfortunately, I
made the mistake of buying this innocuous little deck of cards a couple days
ago at a gaming store. I swore I was never, *EVER* going to buy Magic:The
Gathering. <sigh>


wipeout@***.com: Co-Maintainer, The DataHaven Project.
Message no. 6
From: Graeme Collin <graeme@****.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 17:04:52 BST
RO> is anyone else playing the new sega version of shadowrun??

What? They've released a SMEGADRIVE version of it ?
Does this mean that we could expect to see a version of it on other platforms
in the reasonably near future ? (For instance Amiga ? - I'd hate to have to
lower myself to buying a console, just for the sake of getting hold of this
game).

Graeme.
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Message no. 7
From: Mark Imbriaco <mark@**.ODU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 13:25:47 -0400
On Thu, 28 Apr 1994, Graeme Collin wrote:

> RO> is anyone else playing the new sega version of shadowrun??
>
> What? They've released a SMEGADRIVE version of it ?
> Does this mean that we could expect to see a version of it on other platforms
> in the reasonably near future ? (For instance Amiga ? - I'd hate to have to
> lower myself to buying a console, just for the sake of getting hold of this
> game).
>
> Graeme.
> ><>

I haven't heard of any ports to any PC machines, and even if it was to be
ported, I'd lay money that it won't be to the Amiga. The SEGA version of
this game is one of the best that I have ever played on a console, but
whatever you do, stay away from the SNES version..

Mark
Message no. 8
From: Matt <mosbun@******.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 12:38:25 -0500
> I swore I was never, *EVER* going to buy Magic:The
>Gathering. <sigh>
>wipeout@***.com: Co-Maintainer, The DataHaven Project.


Ah, yes. Those innocuous little cards coated with a mysterious, highly
addictive chemical, forcing the poor addict to buy more cards to feed his habit.
I hear the Betty Ford clinic is opening a special M:TG wing just for these
poor souls.

Matt
Message no. 9
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 13:50:24 -0500
On Magic...

Well, I was going to resist it too. I was doing a pretty good job,
too, I'd gone for MONTHS while it was being played all around me at school.
I was going to make it (at least until the next DeckMaster game came out).

Then my brother started doing some role-playing.

His first purchase? A deck of Magic cards. I warned him against it...
I told him that he'd get addicted. I told him he'd get ME addicted.

He laughed. They all laughed.

He's addicted now (not too badly, but badly enough). He admitted it.
And he addicted me.

It's all his fault that I succumbed. I was all set to live out my days
never playing the game, but no, he had to start playing.

Now, I'm broke, and addicted, and I can basically only play with my
brother (who sucks).

A suggestion: NEVER touch the things. EVER. It's not worth the drain
on your money.

----------------------- "Well, you see, they took the Bible literally.
Tim Skirvin Adam and Eve, the snake and the apple...took
(tskirvin@ it word for word. Unfortunately, their
superdec.uni.uiuc.edu) version had a misprint."
----------------------- - Rimmer, Red Dwarf (The Last Day)
Message no. 10
From: DJ Wipeout <wipeout@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 17:25:58 +0100
On Thu, 28 Apr 1994, Timothy Skirvin wrote:

> On Magic...
>
> Well, I was going to resist it too. I was doing a pretty good job,
> too, I'd gone for MONTHS while it was being played all around me at school.
> I was going to make it (at least until the next DeckMaster game came out).

I have the same problem. A significant portion of the local species
homo sapiens unhygienius play in the union 24/7. Scaree stuff.

>
> A suggestion: NEVER touch the things. EVER. It's not worth the drain
> on your money.
>

SERIOUSLY! My roommate and I each bought a starter pack, saying "It's ok,
it's only one pack each, we'll fiddle with it for awhile and see how it is."

That was 48 hours ago.

I now have 3 starter packs, 6 boosters, and the Player's Guide.

3*$8 + 6*$3 + $8 = $50.

Ouch.

ObSHADOWRN: I forgot, I do have Seattle Sourcebook. Probably ShadowTech
or the Grimoire (if I can find it locally) will be the next purchase. Tnx
for the info.

wipeout@***.com: Co-Maintainer, The DataHaven Project.
Message no. 11
From: Jeremy Perkins <STU528619135@***.COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 15:21:57 -0600
will someone send me the address to unsribe for i am leaving school and my accou
t will be disconnected
thanks
jeremy
stu528619135@***.colorado.edu
Message no. 12
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 22:04:38 -0500
Heretic! MtG is awesome.

Anyone got a Balance they're willing to trade to me? =-)
Message no. 13
From: Can I play with madness <MKNABUSCH@******.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 23:52:27 -0500
*argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
All you people are sick and wrong. My hobby store (1 1/2 hours away)
doesn't carry the cards and I want a set. Badly. Can't be worse
than mudding and that phase lasted a whole three weeks.
Michael K.
Off to hunt Hobby Store clerks.
Message no. 14
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 13:08:34 -0500
Ha!

Not worse than MUDding...that's laugh...

Trust me when I say that it's worse than anything else you've tried
yet. It's MASSIVELY addictive.

----------------------- "Well, you see, they took the Bible literally.
Tim Skirvin Adam and Eve, the snake and the apple...took
(tskirvin@ it word for word. Unfortunately, their
superdec.uni.uiuc.edu) version had a misprint."
----------------------- - Rimmer, Red Dwarf (The Last Day)
Message no. 15
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sega Shadowrun
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 20:24:25 -0500
I was addicted to MUD. I got a D+ in second sem. Algebra II cuz of it. Also
because the teacher's name is Elizabeth Jockush. I'm serious. We all called
her "th' Itch" or "Ms. Jockitch" or, after we were out of her class,
"Ms.
Jockbitch."

Um, Magic is worse.

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