Operations Sports Article on OTTP2007

darkenigma510 · 02-28-2008, 03:43 PM

Thought I would post the link here. Good opportunity to support the game with positive comments and a vote

Operation Sports - Text-Sims are Un-American?

tcblcommish · 02-28-2008, 06:11 PM

Man that is one awesome review

Sweed · 02-28-2008, 06:52 PM

Thanks for posting the link. OS is a good place to get the word out and with this review, and some of our posts, perhaps a few over there will give ootp a try.

DiMaggio5CF · 02-28-2008, 07:00 PM

It's funny. One if the things I regret about OOTP is that it's too advanced. I'd love to get my father hooked on this game, but there's no way he'd be able to figure it out.

I'm thinking about dusting off some old files to see if I still have a license code for one of the older versions. He'd be several years behind the rest of us, but maybe I could get him into it that way.

Neags23 · 02-28-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DiMaggio5CF

It's funny. One if the things I regret about OOTP is that it's too advanced. I'd love to get my father hooked on this game, but there's no way he'd be able to figure it out.

I really hope this is something that's worked on for the next version. There are a few people I'd recommend the game to, but I know they'd give up after a few minutes.

There should be some kind of intro/tutorial/easy way to play for newcomers. There are tutorial videos, but learning by watching isn't as effective (or fun) as learning by doing.

darkenigma510 · 02-28-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DiMaggio5CF

It's funny. One if the things I regret about OOTP is that it's too advanced. I'd love to get my father hooked on this game, but there's no way he'd be able to figure it out.

I'm thinking about dusting off some old files to see if I still have a license code for one of the older versions. He'd be several years behind the rest of us, but maybe I could get him into it that way.

Is OOTP5 still free?

Kelric · 02-28-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by darkenigma510

Is OOTP5 still free?

I believe it is.

Marc Duffy · 02-29-2008, 04:38 PM

Very nice article.

Eugene Church · 03-01-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Very nice article.

Always good to see your name here, my good friend.

You have been missed.

Eugene Church · 03-01-2008, 02:34 PM

Great review.

The reviewer evaluated it well.

Go and register and post your opinion of the game.

I gave it a 9.5 out of 10.

Steep learning curve is the only negative in my opinion.

Syd Thrift · 03-01-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Very nice article.

So, um... what exactly are you doing over here anyway?

The Wolf · 03-02-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Very nice article.

Hey, Duffy!

You just never know who's lurking these boards.

Marc Duffy · 03-04-2008, 02:11 PM

Hey all

I became very fond of OOTP when I was working on it and I pop over every so often to see how things are coming along.

Buy OOTP9 ok

conception · 03-04-2008, 05:28 PM

That was essentially the review that made me buy the game in October.

darkenigma510 · 03-04-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Hey all

I became very fond of OOTP when I was working on it and I pop over every so often to see how things are coming along.

Buy OOTP9 ok

When the heck is The Road To Release starting!!!!1!!

Kidding

Syd Thrift · 03-04-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Hey all

I became very fond of OOTP when I was working on it and I pop over every so often to see how things are coming along.

Buy OOTP9 ok

How is your mate Mickey Mantle doing? Did you ever buy him Ball Four by Jim Bouton so he can read what his namesake used to do after games?

snepp · 03-04-2008, 10:35 PM

I've been a big fan of the reviews (and other articles) from OS for a long time, primarily because as an independantly owned site it doesn't bow down to the pressure from publisher's ad money. *cough* IGN, Gamespot, etc *cough*

ctorg · 03-04-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DiMaggio5CF

It's funny. One if the things I regret about OOTP is that it's too advanced. I'd love to get my father hooked on this game, but there's no way he'd be able to figure it out.

I'm thinking about dusting off some old files to see if I still have a license code for one of the older versions. He'd be several years behind the rest of us, but maybe I could get him into it that way.

Noobs should start with Baseball Mogul, I always say. Once they can't stop winning in that, they should move to OOTP. Mogul is like the marijuana to OOTP's heroin.

Chris Johnson · 03-10-2008, 07:51 PM

The article is factually incorrect about the arcade sports game/text game combo. Europeans have been doing that for a long time with their "football" games - they even have an EA Sports FIFA/text sim game that was (is?) a Championship Manager competitor. The name of the game escapes me, but it was in production way before NFL Head Coach.

02-28-2008, 03:43 PM	#1
darkenigma510 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Wild West Posts: 1,353	Operations Sports Article on OTTP2007 Thought I would post the link here. Good opportunity to support the game with positive comments and a vote Operation Sports - Text-Sims are Un-American?

03-10-2008, 07:51 PM	#19
Chris Johnson Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 360	The article is factually incorrect about the arcade sports game/text game combo. Europeans have been doing that for a long time with their "football" games - they even have an EA Sports FIFA/text sim game that was (is?) a Championship Manager competitor. The name of the game escapes me, but it was in production way before NFL Head Coach. __________________ IOSBL - Commissioner & Jacksonville Sharks TLB - Los Angeles Dodgers APBL - Tampa Bay Devil Rays Last edited by Chris Johnson; 03-10-2008 at 07:52 PM.

02-28-2008, 06:11 PM	#2
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,435	Man that is one awesome review

02-28-2008, 06:52 PM	#3
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,092 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Thanks for posting the link. OS is a good place to get the word out and with this review, and some of our posts, perhaps a few over there will give ootp a try.

02-28-2008, 07:00 PM	#4
DiMaggio5CF All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 921	It's funny. One if the things I regret about OOTP is that it's too advanced. I'd love to get my father hooked on this game, but there's no way he'd be able to figure it out. I'm thinking about dusting off some old files to see if I still have a license code for one of the older versions. He'd be several years behind the rest of us, but maybe I could get him into it that way.

02-29-2008, 04:38 PM	#8
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Very nice article.

03-01-2008, 02:34 PM	#10
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,092 Blog Entries: 1	Great review. The reviewer evaluated it well. Go and register and post your opinion of the game. I gave it a 9.5 out of 10. Steep learning curve is the only negative in my opinion.

03-04-2008, 02:11 PM	#13
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Hey all I became very fond of OOTP when I was working on it and I pop over every so often to see how things are coming along. Buy OOTP9 ok

03-04-2008, 05:28 PM	#14
conception All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,149	That was essentially the review that made me buy the game in October.

03-04-2008, 10:35 PM	#17
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,366	I've been a big fan of the reviews (and other articles) from OS for a long time, primarily because as an independantly owned site it doesn't bow down to the pressure from publisher's ad money. cough IGN, Gamespot, etc cough