- Scratchware Manifesto
The "Scratchware Manifesto" is a statement of purpose, written by several computer game developers in the summer of
2000 . Their intent was to call out those companies and individuals they claimed were harming thegame industry with their questionable business practices and development policies, hopefully bringing a new generation of game development and developers into the industry with the right ideas in mind; to create glorious, moving pieces ofentertainment ; and to develop games in a fashion that has been lost in the last 5 years.The "Scratchware Manifesto" is supposedly a document in the
public domain , free to use and add to by anyone intent on spreading the word.Scratchware is a term coined in the Scratchware Manifesto in reference to video games. If the game has original content, offers great gameplay and replayability, has a professional look, is bug free, costs $25 or less for the complete program, and was made by three people or less, it is scratchware.
External links
* [http://209.120.136.195/scratch.php The "Scratchware Manifesto" in its entirety]
*http://www.manifestogames.com/ - A site and store dedicated to scratchware
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