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Title: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: tripredacus on April 12, 2016, 06:45:52 pm

Mother 3: Game Boy Advance [NA]
http://vgcollect.com/item/49106

Currently set as Homebrew, is this appropriate?

Here is an [EU] version:
http://vgcollect.com/item/101255

Both of these would be a fan translation, and it seems to me that neither Homebrew nor Unreleased options are adequate.
Or it may be that while the Edit page says "Unreleased (but official)" and the actual page just would say "Unreleased" is what is mixing me up.

What do you guys think about this?

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: rayne315 on April 12, 2016, 07:14:21 pm

I think for instances of games just having a language pack added to them their really should be an additional option to accommodate them.

I vote for "Unofficial Translation"

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: mrfoxhound on April 12, 2016, 07:16:47 pm

I tried changing it to "Unreleased but official" for the NA version since homebrew isn't correct. I think that would be the best option unless a new option is introduced. Homebrew suggests it's a completely new game made from original assets by someone who isn't a major gaming company like Nintendo/Sony.

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: badATchaos on April 12, 2016, 07:25:52 pm

To me, homebrew should be merged with unofficial. To my understanding the only difference is the scale of production.

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: abe on April 12, 2016, 08:30:01 pm

The "unofficial release" seems appropriate. Homebrew isn't really accurate.

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: rayne315 on April 13, 2016, 10:26:25 am

Quote from: abe on April 12, 2016, 08:30:01 pm

The "unofficial release" seems appropriate. Homebrew isn't really accurate.

to me unofficial releases are things like action 52 on the NES, games that are released to the masses, during the time period of production, that are not licensed to that system.

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: tripredacus on April 13, 2016, 10:47:59 am

Unreleased (but official) describes games that were not released but were (at one time) intended for release. OR is it that the Unreleased option is meant for games that have an upcoming release?

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: mrfoxhound on April 13, 2016, 10:57:50 am

This is complicated. Maybe a new option should be considered for situations like this where a game is official but has been fan translated.

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: badATchaos on April 13, 2016, 11:22:46 am

The thing is... anyone can just download a patched ROM and load it onto a cartridge.

Title: Re: Mother 3 - Game Boy Advance [NA] release type
Post by: abe on April 13, 2016, 11:28:28 am

Quote from: rayne315 on April 13, 2016, 10:26:25 am

Quote from: abe on April 12, 2016, 08:30:01 pm

The "unofficial release" seems appropriate. Homebrew isn't really accurate.

to me unofficial releases are things like action 52 on the NES, games that are released to the masses, during the time period of production, that are not licensed to that system.

True, I hadn't thought about it like that. Still, these Mother 3 fan translation cartridges are easy to get and cheap, even if you can't just go into a store and buy one like you could with the NES unlicensed stuff.