This reaction to Grubb's comments seems pretty ridiculous to me. He was talking about console sales, not computer game sales, nor was he commenting on the quality of European games by calling it "merely a scene." "Merely a scene" is in reference to global sales.
The articles and comments at this site point out that consoles did not take off for a while in Europe, so of course the Atari-led crash did not affect that market. Last I checked, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was not attempting to be a hit ZX Spectrum game.
"Based on Grubb's obsession over sales figures,"
Yes, that was the topic at hand. Sales figures. If you're talking about a "crash," that's referring to financial matters, like loss of sales, loss of profits, not nosediving artistic quality, or stalling creativity.
The name should be leaked. It's ethical to expose criminal behavior, not gossip about it like this. It also can cause harm to a company that's falsely accused (like Sega, if it wasn't them).
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Re: PlayStation Is Using A "Cold Storage" Vault & Mineshafts To Save Its 30-Year History
I hope it plays music by Tim Wright on the elevator ride down
Re: Looking Beyond America - How Game History Is Connected On A Global Scale
This reaction to Grubb's comments seems pretty ridiculous to me. He was talking about console sales, not computer game sales, nor was he commenting on the quality of European games by calling it "merely a scene." "Merely a scene" is in reference to global sales.
The articles and comments at this site point out that consoles did not take off for a while in Europe, so of course the Atari-led crash did not affect that market. Last I checked, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was not attempting to be a hit ZX Spectrum game.
"Based on Grubb's obsession over sales figures,"
Yes, that was the topic at hand. Sales figures. If you're talking about a "crash," that's referring to financial matters, like loss of sales, loss of profits, not nosediving artistic quality, or stalling creativity.
Re: SEC Report Reveals That A Llamasoft Collection Is Potentially In The Works
That's great to hear. I hope it has TxK (the Vita Tempest) on it, too! Along with Polybius and Moose Life, if it's not just about his retro work.
Re: Hardware Review: Krikzz Joyzz Wireless Sega Mega Drive Controller - Perfection Comes At A Price
how does input lag compare between all of these, including the old infrared models?
Re: Rumour: Leading Japanese Game Company Kidnapped Dev's Sister To Stop Them From Working With Nintendo
The name should be leaked. It's ethical to expose criminal behavior, not gossip about it like this. It also can cause harm to a company that's falsely accused (like Sega, if it wasn't them).