In article <97ldo2t7v28a4e1lssnop8mbd2mdbujihj@4ax.com>, Rob Browning
<pluvius3@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:51:01 -0000, syscjm@sumire.eng.sun.com (Chris
> Mattern) wrote:
> 
> >I am still trying to figure out why you think CRPGs are unsuited to 
> >portable formats when they have a long and successful history there,
> >going back fifteen years or more.  The first computer RPG I ever
> 
> There are a number of things that have been received fairly well
> despite not being suited to their media.  Take audiobooks, for
> example.  It's much easier to read a book than it is to listen to one,
> yet people like audiobooks because you can make use of them while
> driving a car or doing other things that prohibit reading.  But at
> home, most people would choose the print book over the audiobook.
> 
Then again, there's something... nice about having someone tell you a
story. I especially like it when authors read their own work: Steven
King for example does a great job. If it wasn't for the higher price of
audio books I'd have many more.

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