A special thank you to homebrewers

[Yosikuma]

You guys have always been that inspiration to actually delve into this crazy world of programming for hardware that is now forty years old. Seeing what you guys come up with has been nothing short of amazing.

 

Yesterday there was an old gaming hardware event in my city, and I showed off several of the homebrews sitting on my Harmony cart -- Juno First, Medieval Mayhem, Joe Musashi's Donkey Kong, Princess Rescue -- and there were many in attendance at the gettogether who had no idea new Atari things were being made, let alone that some of the stuff done in the homebrews was even possible. I felt like the cool kid for the first time since 1983 ^_-

[Keatah]

For people who had no idea homebrews are being made, it's like a kick into the future.

[RamrodHare]

I just wanted to bump this thread. The guys who make homebrews for the community really do deserve a "Thank You". They put a lot of time and work into something and don't really get the kind of praise they deserve. Almost everyone of my favorite games on the 2600, is a homebrew! There are actually a lot of people who deserve more recognition than they get. Take Albert for example. How many of us have ever thanked him for all the work he does? If it weren't for him and this site, I wouldn't have found all the homebrews I love. I wouldn't have met some of the friends I now have. Everyone in this community who contributes something, deserves a "Thank You".

 

So, I'd like to say, Thank You. Thank You to everyone who has contributed to this community in some way. There are so many great people here that I can't even begin to list them all, but I want them all to know, I do appreciate their work. I urge all the members here, who play homebrews or use this site, remember to thank the people who make it all possible.

[vidak]

I'd like to second this sentiment. I have always been in awe of the incredible skills and dedication of the homebrew community, as well as individuals.

 

The amount of resources (tutorials, scanned out-of-print books, reference guides, source code examples...) freely available is nothing short of amazing. It has never been an easier to time to get involved in making wonderful experiences for people on Atari platforms. That's all thanks to the decades long hard work of the homebrew and hacking community.

 

I know I have benefited greatly from these people's hard work. So I say THANK YOU.

[matthew954]

I agree, my homebrew collection has some of the best games I've ever played on my retro consoles. Juno First is my now favorite go to game for the 2600, as well as Star Versus or Haunted Halloween for NES. Up until recently I was all about collecting licensed Atari or Nintendo carts. But with playing just some of the homebrews, and even some of the hacks. I'm more encouraged to start collecting the homebrews. Its amazing what people have been able to make in just their spare time. These developers alone I believe are worthy to put their games on the newer mainstream platforms. That said, to call them homebrewers I don't think is fair. They deserve to be called Indie developers.

[ComputerSpaceFan]

Absolutely, I could not agree more! You homebrewers make this old hardware come to life in an incredible way. Take a bow.

 

[Keatah]

The VCS is like the Mars Rover. It's exceeded its design life by, ohh, something like 10x, 20x?

[SlidellMan]

I'd like to thank the homebrew game community as well, and aspire to make my own for NES, Super NES, Master System, Lynx, Jaguar, N64, and even the Wii. Now if only we convinced Tom Fulp and the rest of Newgrounds to join us...