After almost 40 years I came to the realization, that Europe hacked everything away (C64, I as someone from Beastie Boys can confirm), while in the United States they had developers that tried to figure out from the beginning how to commercialize their work, thus shareware etc. was born. Doom for example would have never earned a dime in Germany. Also VisiCalc etc. Professional software had a tough time especially in Europe.
My point of view. So hacking was and stayed your main option in Europe during the 80th, 90th.
Yes! I made some of those demos in the 80s as a teenager,
not even realizing there was any value in coding.
I was going to be a metal god or a mechatronics engineer, which ever came first.
Kid me had so many c64 games with your intros on them downloaded from local BBSs. Thanks for all the cracks!
Adult me wishes she could go back and actually pay the authors of all those games but then again I think most of them weren’t even available in the US...
My point of view. So hacking was and stayed your main option in Europe during the 80th, 90th.