CompuServe Messages

I would like to nominate Shanghai as most effective use of graphics. If you compare the Amiga version of this program to the other version Activision has released, you'll find that the Amiga graphics have been used to create a photorealist display unequaled (and untouched) by any of the other versions. Besides that, it's an incredibly addictive game. I love it. For best music yet executed on an Amiga, I like the music on The Pawn, an very nice piece of composition accentuated by superb sound samples. For most overlooked program, I lean toward Logistix, a program that might have discouraged some users because of a problematic 1.0 release. The 1.1 version works FAST with KS/WB 1.2. It does what it claims to do (an integrated spreadsheet, database, time management and graphing program) and does it well. It's keyboard control and relative design austerity may not be as sexy as MaxiPlan but I find Logistix much more useful and, surprisingly, easier to use. And for best drawing program of all time, I think there is no contest with Dan Silva's extraordinary DeluxePaint 2.0. This may well be the first computer drawing program with enough flexibility to interest artists who have avoided getting involved with the computer as an artistic tool. Finally, let's give a BIG award to all the programmers, publishers and enthusiasts who have held the Amiga torch high in 1986, even when Commodore was still sitting around trying to light a match under water. I think we're doing a GREAT job standing behind this most extraordinary of micros.