Don't do it and get charged up the wazoo for not doing something as changing the name? I personally like Angela's Quest. Really gives it a good feel.
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:18:57 -0500, josh wrote: >I still say it's a bunch of krap that you have to change your game to >make >someone who hasn't clue about audio games happy. if it were me I would >refuse. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 7:24 PM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Important Montezuma's Return announcement > > >>Hi Dark, >>Actually, their Montezuma's Return game was a full fledged 3D FPS >>shooter. The character was a guy, and the story was quite a lot >>different. Never-the-less I agreed to remove the name from my game, >>which they were cool with, and I am going to modify the levels some so >>they aren't exactly clones of Montezuma's Revenge. >> >> >>Dark wrote: >>>Hi tom. >>> >>>well, I hope they see reason, ---- especially if their game is >>>significantly >>>different. >>> >>>Even if it isn't though, unless they have a main character with the same >>>name (highly unlikely), I don't think you should change anything more >>>than >>>the name if necessary for the reasons I mentioned. >>> >>>Besides, as far as I understand game copyrights, it's the source code >>>and >>>graphics that are copywrited along with the name, not the concept. >>> >>>I remember reading on one site that you could quite happily create a >>>clone >>>of a game with the same concept, game elements and even similar graphics >>> >>>and >>>sound so long as you did it all from scratch not ripping things from the >>>original. >>> >>>The fact that this other montizumas return was not an accessible game >>>and >>>thus vastly different in nature to begin with makes such arguements even >>>more pointless. >>> >>>Hopefully though, this can be got around with as litle fuss as >>>possible, ---- and at worst another name change. >>> >>>Beware the Grue! >>> >>>Dark. >>> >>> >>>--- >>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>list, >>>please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>list, >>please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.0/1268 - Release Date: >>2/9/2008 >>11:54 AM >> >> > > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
