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From: dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Race Bannon)
Subject: Re: LOOM for the MAC??!!!!!
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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1991 17:46:07 GMT
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broimola@abo.fi writes:

>Someone asked something about LOOM. Is this the Lucas Games LOOM that is
>available atleast for the PC? The game/interactive animation where you are a
>magician and have to find and play certain notes to cast spells? I have been
>wondering if this game was available for the Mac, seems so now, or are there
>two different LOOMs?

No, it is the same Loom, though the graphics have been ported directly from
EGA (yuck).  However, the animation is quite good, and the story is well done.
It is meant for beginner or intermediate level gamers.  (I solved it in only
a few hours)  If anyone is interested in buying a hardly used Loom, drop me a
note. :)

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