> @> When i say homebrew i refer to the days of bedroom coders, guys who
didnt do
> @> artwork, didnt get a disk manufactured didnt press a label onto the
disk
> @> etc, didnt really intend to sell anything, just did it for the love of
it,
> @> and if they got lucky the made some bucks to cover the time it took.
> @> Basically they'd send you a 3 1/2 disk with a hand written label or
> @> something along those lines ( Think days of the Commodore 64 , perhaps
it
> @> was a different scene in the US ?). Id classify this title as
"Pirate", ie
> @> non official release by company X. But not homebrew. I hope that
gives you
> @> more understanding of what i meant. Perhaps that explains my meaning
of
> @> "Professional" ie they were made to sell, not as demo or for fun etc..
>
> So, by this definition, "Implode" is also a "pirate" title ? To me,
> homebrew means exactly what it says: it was made at someone's home,
> regardless of whether it was released for profit, or in commercial
> packaging. But to each their own opinion.
I dont think im ever going to explain my thoughts on this one ( for the
record id call implode homebrew ) :) . Surely you have to agree that
homebrew in 2003 is completely different to homebrew in the late 80's /
early 90's. All im saying is that 10 or so years ago a homebrew production
would not have been up to the std that the hawaii girls cds are, ie i dont
think they would have had covers, and pressed cds with graphical labels.
Perhaps im wrong, im comparing to what went on in the UK. Surely you
wouldnt of expected Implode to look as good as it does ( ie packaging etc )
if it was done back when the turbo was released? I seriously doubt it, in
fact would it of even been possible to do?. So to summarise, *I THINK* the
hawaii girls cd may only be up to todays homebrew quality ( Implode is
clearly better ), but 10 years ago it would have beyond what homebrewers
were able to do ( not code or game wise, but packaging wise ). Anyways its
just my opinion.. perhaps im completely wrong, so be it.. im not from or in
the US and wasnt around when the turbo was released, its an interesting
topic though.
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