Disposable Hero

derSammler · 01 March 2004, 16:31

Developer is "Boys Without Brains". It was developed for Euphoria, not really by Euphoria. The CD32 version was released in 1994.

Tim Janssen · 01 March 2004, 16:54

"Boys without brains" was later renamed into "Euphoria". They developed for Gremlin Interactive.

I can post a Dutch article in which Euphoria were interviewed. Here they state they started as "Boys without Brains" on the C64.

derSammler · 01 March 2004, 18:08

Wrong ? I don't think so...

The intro says "Gremlin Graphics and Euphoria presents a Boys Without Brains Production". Where's the sense behind that if your statement is correct ?

Drake1009 · 01 March 2004, 18:18

Maybe that they wanted to partially keep their old name?

Always nice to see a new game developed by someone you knew for good games earlier isn't it?

derSammler · 01 March 2004, 18:38

Don't get me wrong but if the game says "a Boys Without Brains Production" then this is what it is...

Maybe they have written games under the name "Boys Without Brains" and published games (later) under the name "Euphoria". Who knows... and who cares ?

You could also say that the developer/publisher of "Maniac Mansion" for example should be LucasArts instead of Lucasfilm, because that's their current name. But HOL should show the name of the company like it was called at that time.

andreas · 01 March 2004, 19:00

Quote:

Originally posted by WindowsKiller
Wrong ? I don't think so...

The intro says "Gremlin Graphics and Euphoria presents a Boys Without Brains Production". Where's the sense behind that if your statement is correct ?

The HOL team has once had a discussion about that fact HOW wrong game intros can be. Sometimes only the credits for the Atari ST version were copied. Mind you, I have myself already fallen for this many times.

1st Priority = The manual.
2nd Priority = The game intros.

derSammler · 01 March 2004, 21:11

I know that, but Disposable Hero is an Amiga-only game. It's not a conversion...

andreas · 02 March 2004, 04:00

Apart from conversions, there are also mistakes in game intros with games originally developed on Amiga...and about 1,000 spelling errors to begin with (at least

)

Tim Janssen · 02 March 2004, 09:26

Hmm, maybe it is a good thing for the general 'Amiga-artefacts delving' community that I post the 4-page interview with Euphoria.

The article states how they met, which previous games they published, how they managed to program the shmup, found a publisher and why they never considered to release it on PC.
However, the article is written in Dutch. I don't have the time to translate it to English.

derSammler · 02 March 2004, 12:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Tim Janssen
However, the article is written in Dutch.

I don't care about the language. Please post it.

@andreas: I fully agree but not in this case.

andreas · 02 March 2004, 19:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Tim Janssen
However, the article is written in Dutch. I don't have the time to translate it to English.

No problem for me.

Dutch (*written*!) is almost like German.

*Spoken* is another story, though

derSammler · 03 March 2004, 13:49

Quote:

Originally posted by andreas
Dutch (*written*!) is almost like German. *Spoken* is another story, though

It is vice versa in my opinion. But I guess that depends on which other foreign languages one speaks...

Tim Janssen · 03 March 2004, 13:59

I have to dig in my pile of Amiga mags at my parents' house to find the Euphoria-interview. Expect the scanned interview in The Zone somewhere next week.
Feel free to translate it to German, Englisch or whatever.

derSammler · 13 March 2004, 12:44

Despite of that "Boys Without Brains" thing, can someone please change the release date of the CD32 version to 1994 ?

CodyJarrett · 13 March 2004, 12:50

Done!

derSammler · 13 March 2004, 13:47

Thanks.

Tim Janssen · 15 March 2004, 09:05

I've uploaded the Dutch interview/review with Euphoria in The Zone. Happy reading/translating.

derSammler · 15 March 2004, 15:13

Dank je wel voor de moeite.

derSammler · 15 March 2004, 21:42

Okay, I've read the interview. My Dutch isn't perfect but from what I've read so far, Euphoria is the name of the whole company, whereas "Boys Without Brains" refers to the (or some) programmers only.

andreas · 17 March 2004, 04:44

thanks Tim

01 March 2004, 16:31	#1
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Disposable Hero Developer is "Boys Without Brains". It was developed for Euphoria, not really by Euphoria. The CD32 version was released in 1994.

01 March 2004, 16:54	#2
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Wrong "Boys without brains" was later renamed into "Euphoria". They developed for Gremlin Interactive. I can post a Dutch article in which Euphoria were interviewed. Here they state they started as "Boys without Brains" on the C64.

02 March 2004, 09:26	#9
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Maybe I can post the article? Hmm, maybe it is a good thing for the general 'Amiga-artefacts delving' community that I post the 4-page interview with Euphoria. The article states how they met, which previous games they published, how they managed to program the shmup, found a publisher and why they never considered to release it on PC. However, the article is written in Dutch. I don't have the time to translate it to English.

03 March 2004, 13:59	#13
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	I'll post it next week I have to dig in my pile of Amiga mags at my parents' house to find the Euphoria-interview. Expect the scanned interview in The Zone somewhere next week. Feel free to translate it to German, Englisch or whatever.

15 March 2004, 09:05	#17
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Euphoria interview in The Zone I've uploaded the Dutch interview/review with Euphoria in The Zone. Happy reading/translating.

01 March 2004, 18:08	#3
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Wrong ? I don't think so... The intro says "Gremlin Graphics and Euphoria presents a Boys Without Brains Production". Where's the sense behind that if your statement is correct ?

01 March 2004, 18:18	#4
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Maybe that they wanted to partially keep their old name? Always nice to see a new game developed by someone you knew for good games earlier isn't it?

01 March 2004, 18:38	#5
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Don't get me wrong but if the game says "a Boys Without Brains Production" then this is what it is... Maybe they have written games under the name "Boys Without Brains" and published games (later) under the name "Euphoria". Who knows... and who cares ? You could also say that the developer/publisher of "Maniac Mansion" for example should be LucasArts instead of Lucasfilm, because that's their current name. But HOL should show the name of the company like it was called at that time.

01 March 2004, 21:11	#7
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	I know that, but Disposable Hero is an Amiga-only game. It's not a conversion...

02 March 2004, 04:00	#8
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Apart from conversions, there are also mistakes in game intros with games originally developed on Amiga...and about 1,000 spelling errors to begin with (at least )

13 March 2004, 12:44	#14
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Despite of that "Boys Without Brains" thing, can someone please change the release date of the CD32 version to 1994 ?

13 March 2004, 12:50	#15
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Done!

13 March 2004, 13:47	#16
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Thanks.

15 March 2004, 15:13	#18
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Dank je wel voor de moeite.

15 March 2004, 21:42	#19
derSammler Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 1,645	Okay, I've read the interview. My Dutch isn't perfect but from what I've read so far, Euphoria is the name of the whole company, whereas "Boys Without Brains" refers to the (or some) programmers only.

17 March 2004, 04:44	#20
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	thanks Tim

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