The Homebrew Scene

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The Homebrew Scene
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Fwiss	Jul 20 2011, 05:32 PM Post #1
Sandopolis Act 1 Posts: 1,567 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,080 Joined: June 18, 2008 Gender: Male Steam ID: fwiss1174	Way too often when I refer to 'hackers' around my friends, they think of online game hackers: players who increase their life or ammunition in online games. They also talk about the classic Anonymous hackers, and hackers who steal information for personal benefit. Barely ever do they think about what Sony has called "garage hackers." These hackers play around with their consoles not for personal benefit or for piracy, but for the community or for experience. Recently, homebrew software and console hacking has been approached with less and less fear. In the competitive Smash community, texture and model hacks have been openly embraced in matches. Personally, a few of my consoles have been hacked. My PSP, DS, and Wii have been extensively hacked. I've managed to run a few homebrew games on the Gameboy hardware. Project M is a game itself, I've dumped my games and played them portably. What are your opinions on homebrew or console hacking in general?
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Cy-Fox	Jul 20 2011, 06:33 PM Post #2
We are still watching Posts: 3,486 Group: =SB= Kings Member #3,975 Joined: November 29, 2007 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Steam ID: cy-fox	Honestly? I love the homebrew community (the true hackers). Industry juggernauts like the two Johns, the two Steves (Carmack and Romero as well as Jobs and Wozniak), Notch and even Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw started as homebrew developers. In a world dominated by greedy publishers and developers that generally end up being closed to maximize profit margins, the indies breathe new life into gaming with their innovative designs, common sense business and support principles and competitive prices (if there's a price at all). Instead of buying the next Call of Duty, you could get several indie made games for the same price and feel a lot more satisfied.



Ark Rotarl	Jul 20 2011, 06:37 PM Post #3
Squeak Posts: 242 Group: C Rank Guardian Member #11,377 Joined: September 4, 2010	I couldn't have said it better than Cy did. All the reasons above. I support the true name of hackers and their endeavors any day over a large scale developer with a business mindset.



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