That one looks super interesting and yes! What is now the EU was and still is a parallel universe.
Many things were different. One big thing was much broader use of cassette media for program distribution compared to the US. Another is the rise of the Demoscene and I credit some of that to the greater time availability and social policy allowed for more hobby time, or low risk career investment time. Some may be education too.
And I could be wrong, but whatever the reason the fact is a lot of crazy good and distinctive development came from those places. Poland, as an example, remains an Atari 8 bit hot bed.
Bulgaria is where a lot of my best Apple 2 cards came from.
Seeing this thing sprout up from there is no real surprise, other than it existing at all really is!
Poland could be an even hotter hotbed if they would release the revive machine. I will personally fly from Montreal to Frankfurt and then rent a car and drive to Warsaw to pick one up. In person.
Many things were different. One big thing was much broader use of cassette media for program distribution compared to the US. Another is the rise of the Demoscene and I credit some of that to the greater time availability and social policy allowed for more hobby time, or low risk career investment time. Some may be education too.
And I could be wrong, but whatever the reason the fact is a lot of crazy good and distinctive development came from those places. Poland, as an example, remains an Atari 8 bit hot bed.
Bulgaria is where a lot of my best Apple 2 cards came from.
Seeing this thing sprout up from there is no real surprise, other than it existing at all really is!