thomasholzer Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) homebrew, available from Songbird: SFX Ponx Lexis Othello Simis T-Tris Sokomania Pokermania Alpine Games Alpine Games Bonus cart Songbird release (former unreleased game), but not a homebrew: Championship Rally Cybervirus Loopz Hyperdrome CM2: Buried Treasure Ultravore Remnant Is this correct, and are there any more (not protos)? Edited March 6, 2007 by thomasholzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I thought both Championship Rally and Remnant were homebrews. Didn't Carl write Remnant himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Lexis is not a homebrew, it's licensed from Shadowsoft. Says it right on the Songbird website here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I think the Songbird Projects page pretty clearly shows which games I have published. There are quite a few on your list which I did not publish. I know the term "homebrew" has been around for a decade now referring to games made by hobbyists, versus "lost" games which were made "professionally." To me, that line has blurred quite a bit... there are very few Lynx games that I simply published as-is (Lexis is one example, Loopz was almost as-is but I did make a few minor alterations). Contrast that to a game like CyberVirus, where I did considerable work improving the engine, designing all-new missions, etc. Is that a homebrew or a professional game? Championship Rally is a completely hobbyist-made game, but it's better than a third of the professionally published Lynx games out there. So where does it stand? Yes, I wrote Remnant myself. That was a game I always intended to expand with a sequel with more enemies, damage to specific ship systems ala Star Raiders, etc., but sadly it's way down on my list of projects these days. Still, I'm quite satisfied with the existing game: a no-frills shooter with some nice psuedo-3D effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 (edited) thanks to all answers homebrews: SFX Ponx Othello Simis T-Tris Sokomania Pokermania Alpine Games Alpine Games Bonus cart Championship Rally Remnant other: Loopz Hyperdrome CM2: Buried Treasure Ultravore Lexis Cybervirus It's debatable, is Songbird the same as B. Schick? Or is Songbird more a professional company. I'd say there is a difference. Edited March 6, 2007 by thomasholzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Contrast that to a game like CyberVirus, where I did considerable work improving the engine, designing all-new missions, etc. Is that a homebrew or a professional game? I've been calling these games "recovered." Ones that were started by a developer and then picked up and finished/published by someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Anymore I've been calling the games that are released for sale "microbrews". While demos & game roms that are hand made or have not been sold on cart are "homebrews". With homebrews ("microbrews") so easy to purchase now a days due to the web and sites like this one the term homebrew has kind of lost it's meaning a bit and that helps differenciate it for me. I don't think this applies to what you were trying to figure out but it helps me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Is this correct, and are there any more (not protos)? CGE Slideshow LR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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