Hacking Piracy or Homebrew

[morphius]

Not gonna say I Have never pirated a game or two .... or 2000. However If I HAD to chose one or the other I would definitely want homebrew over piracy/backups. I am REAL curious to see what the homebrew wizards can bring to the table with the 3ds.

 

[Hells Malice]

Piracy.
The amount of fun games i've downloaded is staggering.

The amount of fun homebrew that exists, ESPECIALLY when I can be playing a game, can be counted on one hand.

No brainer, really.

 

[KingVamp]

Piracy.
The amount of fun games i've downloaded is staggering.

The amount of fun homebrew that exists, ESPECIALLY when I can be playing a game, can be counted on one hand.

No brainer, really.

The amount of good games due to only piracy much less.

The amount of good games due to only Homebrew is priceless.

 

[DigitalDeviant]

Homebrew, that enables piracy?

 

[hatredg0d]

games can be bought, but home-brew apps would be priceless.

 

[KingVamp]

^ basely said that.

Homebrew, that enables piracy?

No, one or the other.

 

[Deleted-236924]

I would prefer homebrew.
Why?
Once you've tried ds2key, you'll never want to go back.

 

[jurassicplayer]

Homebrew FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!...and pie.

 

[ProtoKnux]

Homebrew. Both commercial games and homebrew.

This might sound bad for someone's economy, but -just- if they put game demos, piracy could decrease. Also the best titles would sell even more. Which would encourage developers.

An issue with Wii is that piracy was so rampant that a great majority of titles that actually sold well weren't precisely quality titles. I feel like a marketer for saying this, but buying games instead of pirating them kinda forces you to choose wisely, and also put some value on what you bought. Instead of playing it for 5 minutes, and let's look for the next release.

Of course, like I said though, demos must happen.

I also understand the whole region lock thing, but I think there should be instead an accessory to be able to use them, like in the old days. Not just a flashcart, but something that works with originals.

 

[linuxares]

I do the "Try before buy" method.

 

[Keva]

Can't say im surprised that piracy is ranked high

But i'm more interested in the homebrew then free games that ill collect but rarely play..

 

[Spongeroberto]

If I have a chicken, it can lay eggs or I can cook it.

So it automatic if I eat a chicken it leads to eggs

or if I used it to lay eggs it leads to eating the chicken?

Both possibilities coexist with the chicken.

That's a bad analogy because eating it and getting it to lay eggs are a bit mutually exclusive.


As much criticism as the man got for saying homebrew = piracy, I have to say he's right if you look at it differently: he's not saying those are the same but rather that if you can get one to work the other isn't far away either.

 

[malefactor]

Definitely homebrew. Whithout piracy you can still buy the games, but without homebrew your losing out on a lot of sweet stuff!

 

[TwoBladedKnight]

I voted for homebrew, though, piracy wouldn't be too bad... If I enjoy a game that I've pirated I'll go out and buy it. Done this with TWEWY (My now favourite game) and a few others...

 

[Gengar]

-inserts my rant-
-adds passive aggressive explanation behind rant-

You sure showed me.

QUOTE(Gengar @ Apr 7 2011, 04:34 PM) Homebrew.. Ah. That thing where you port crappy flashgames that nobody wants to play on the DS.

I suggest you look at this.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=70463

Okay. (I already know all those "programs")

1. Flickbook
How could this be fun? I'd rather play real actual games but I guess that's my opinion.
Drawing stuff frame by frame isn't fun for me, it may be for you.

2. DS Reader
*Sigh* Reading eBooks on the DS? No thank you.
I like real books.

3. DSNotes
I'd have to start my DS, start the flashcart OS and then start DSNotes. This takes way too long for something that I can do in real life much easier, better looking and I can take a look at the note whenever I want.

4. BeUp
Might be the only interesting thing. I'll let that pass.

5. Morning timer
Why on earth would I need this? I don't see any reason. And who keeps their DS on all night for the alarm?
Also I'd bet that there are only badly scaled Dragonball Z and Hentai girls skins that look horrible.



I've had enough already. They all suck in my opinion and have a horrible UI.
Oh there are also games. Well, like I said, old flash games that look HORRIBLE and stupid puzzle shit.
Why play this low resolution Comic Sans shit when you can pirate Professor Layton? For EVERY game on homebrew there's a retail version that is 100% better in graphics, gameplay and everything else.
The only games I enjoyed on homebrew and that were decently made were that Portal game, that REALLY well designed music game (can't remember the name) and Pocket Phsysics.

Also the emulators are shit aswell since nearly no game runs without some flaw or at all.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Of course, like I said though, demos must happen.

This. If demos of games were released, I'd probably never pirate a game. I try before I buy, I don't want to waste $40 on a game I won't ever play. If demos are made, homebrew. If not, then I'd probably choose piracy. The economy in the US is pretty bad, especially where I live, so a lot of people can't afford to waste $40 on crap.

 

[GameGeek]

I would prefer homebrew.
Why?
Once you've tried ds2key, you'll never want to go back.

Huh? What on Earth would I want to use my DS as a PC gamepad for when an actual gamepad would be infinitely more comfortable (unless it's the typical DualShock clone...) and useful (it would have more buttons and an analog stick)?

 

[KingVamp]

As much criticism as the man got for saying homebrew = piracy, I have to say he's right if you look at it differently: he's not saying those are the same but rather that if you can get one to work the other isn't far away either.

If private and homebrew was enable then that doesn't mean the people or person will used the device for privacy.

If there was a homebrew device that can be use for privacy doesn't mean the person or people will change it to privacy.

Only way a device lead to privacy if someone was able to do that and enable it and not just make it for homebrew.

You do not need homebrew to go straight to privacy or vi versa.

I guess you can say some people = privacy or some people lead to privacy.

Just because you have a gun to stop someone doesn't mean it will lead to killing. It can, but it not certain it will go that route.

I'm using something with more than one possibility, not saying killing is privacy or something crazy like that.

 

[Chesskid1]

after u buy the console the software should be free for life, that's just my opinion.

they are making like $100 per console, put $50 into making games for everyone and $50 to paying all the workers. everyone will buy alot of 3ds knowing they will get the games for free, but instead nintendo is greeedy. oh well, wait to be hacked for now i guess.

 

[Antoids]

I'm sure $100 per person who buys a DS is enough to pay all the developers to make 5,000 titles over a console's lifespan. That sounds perfectly reasonable.