Do you support homebrew/repros or are you against it completely?

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dashv:

--- Quote from: bikingjahuty on August 26, 2015, 09:35:31 pm ---Homebrew games: Hell Yes!
Repros of games never released: Yes I do
Repros of hacked versions of existing games: Yes
Repros of games that never got a English release: yes
Repros of games available in all regions: Nope

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dstone:
Do you support homebrew? Yes.

repros? Depends. Repros of unreleased games or language hacks are great. Repros of released games need to be clearly marked (different color cart or the text REPRO plastered across the back or something). I personally would not buy a repro of a released game.

Do you own any? Yes. Homebrew: Halo 2600 (Atari 2600), Incoming (Atari 2600) Repro (unreleased): The Last Starfighter (Atari 800XL)

Do you consider it legit in your eyes? That depends on what you are referring to when you say "legit." I think these games should be cataloged for what they are - homebrews are homebrews, repros are repros. These carts are by no means official releases and should not be marked that way.

fredlepirate:
I totally support homebrew for older console, I love to have brand new retro games for my older console. I own 5 homebrew game on Dreamcast (Last Hope, Fast Striker, Gunlord, NEO XYX and Sturmwind), and Ive supported the Kickstarter of Pier Solar (I should finally receive my copie this month) and Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.

For repro, I only support if its a game that was never release in my area (North America) and translated. I own a translated Fire Emblem episode on SNES and plan to eventually buy more RPG never release in NA on SNES.

spac316:
I support Homebrews wholeheartedly. If people want to make there own game for classic hardware, by all means go for it. I own a couple Homebrew NES games myself.

Repros are a touchy subject. I actually would support them as long as they are not passed off as the original and the seller would not try to rip you off as such.
I would like to see them as cheaper alternatives to all the rare games that are WAY to expensive for their own good. But they should be in different colors and have the word Repro somewhere on it. They're also good for physical versions of fan-translated games that weren't released outside Japan.
So in short, as long as they don't get abused, I can support Repros.

Warmsignal:
Yes I do. I've been thinking of buying a few repros lately. There are some games I'd like to have, but as a rule now I'm not gonna spend $100 on a single cart, or anything even more absurd probably ever again. Frankly I'm tired of all the pricing bubbling and dollar value means very little to me. It's not why I do this. The value in my games is mostly sentimental, be them new, or old.

Homebrews, admittedly I don't know much about, probably better that I don't follow that market as my attention span and funds are already spread thin enough. Some of the fan translations of famicom / super famicom games are interesting.

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