THG

What they were doing

The Story

The Humble Guys (THG) were a cracking group for the IBM PC during the late 1980s founded by two friends known by the pseudonyms Candyman and Fabulous Furlough. The group was also noticed in the demoscene for some of their cracktros. THG was the first group to make use of the NFO file as a means for documenting their releases before packaging and distribution. The first release to contain an .NFO file was Nova Logic's remake of the arcade classic Bubble Bobble in 1989. This has since spawned an entire generation of ASCII artists devoted solely to creating artwork for the purpose of decorating NFO files for warez groups. To put things into perspective, there are now entire websites explicitly devoted to the collection and archival of NFO files, such as The iSONEWS.

1991

1993

1995

Their key features

Why there were special?

No time to rest

They had no time to sleep

Quick rise from the underground

Their passion and amateur behavior led them to their dream

Success

Their determination allowed them to achieve the victory

Knowledge

Their intelligence gave them an opportunity to be the best

Real Estate

That was hard, but profitable

Goals

It was the passion that allowed them to get to their goal

Inner Circle

Minor figures of the team

Unlike many PC groups of the early nineties The Humble Guys were never involved in any group-cooperation but there were a number of scene groups over the years that were essentially spinoffs.

The time

The july 1993 release of Caesar Deluxe (no cracktro) came with an nfo, welcoming Sir Real as a new members and listing Fabulous Furlough, The PiePersoN (aka Pieman), Eddie Haskel, BamBam, Bryn Rogers, Hi.T.Moonweed, The Mustang, Hydro, Rawhide, The Witch King, Gangsta Rok, Law and Order Party, General Lee, Joebee, Delerious Nomad, MickySoft, Beast and Sir Real as normal members, and as 'peasants' (likely couriers); X TASE & Ralph, Shocker, Untouchable, Bullwinkle, Mellow Man, Forced Entry, Stormtrooper, Mother Turtle, Specs, Hurricane, Red Alert and Lion Heart - as members at that time.

Statistics

The july 1993 release of Caesar Deluxe (no cracktro) came with an nfo, welcoming Sir Real as a new members and listing Fabulous Furlough, The PiePersoN (aka Pieman), Eddie Haskel, BamBam, Bryn Rogers, Hi.T.Moonweed, The Mustang, Hydro, Rawhide, The Witch King, Gangsta Rok, Law and Order Party, General Lee, Joebee, Delerious Nomad, MickySoft, Beast and Sir Real as normal members, and as 'peasants' (likely couriers); X TASE & Ralph, Shocker, Untouchable, Bullwinkle, Mellow Man, Forced Entry, Stormtrooper, Mother Turtle, Specs, Hurricane, Red Alert and Lion Heart - as members at that time.

List of members

The july 1993 release of Caesar Deluxe (no cracktro) came with an nfo, welcoming Sir Real as a new members and listing Fabulous Furlough, The PiePersoN (aka Pieman), Eddie Haskel, BamBam, Bryn Rogers, Hi.T.Moonweed, The Mustang, Hydro, Rawhide, The Witch King, Gangsta Rok, Law and Order Party, General Lee, Joebee, Delerious Nomad, MickySoft, Beast and Sir Real as normal members, and as 'peasants' (likely couriers); X TASE & Ralph, Shocker, Untouchable, Bullwinkle, Mellow Man, Forced Entry, Stormtrooper, Mother Turtle, Specs, Hurricane, Red Alert and Lion Heart - as members at that time.

Their works

Few of their works

The july 1993 release of Caesar Deluxe (no cracktro) came with an nfo, welcoming Sir Real as a new members and listing Fabulous Furlough, The PiePersoN (aka Pieman), Eddie Haskel, BamBam, Bryn Rogers, Hi.T.Moonweed, The Mustang, Hydro, Rawhide, The Witch King, Gangsta Rok, Law and Order Party, General Lee, Joebee, Delerious Nomad, MickySoft, Beast and Sir Real as normal members, and as 'peasants' (likely couriers); X TASE & Ralph, Shocker, Untouchable, Bullwinkle, Mellow Man, Forced Entry, Stormtrooper, Mother Turtle, Specs, Hurricane, Red Alert and Lion Heart - as members at that time.