Okay, so I'm about 30 email lists behind, but I'm just going to reply as I get to them. Sorry if they seem a little old news.
The difference here, Thomas, is that you were trying to recreate a game that LucasArts had already made and owned. Let's think of it from their point of view. They've invested literally millions of dollars into each Star Wars game they make. That investment is something they own, and their hard work has created that brand that has been built from arguably nothing. Obviously it's a good game, because many of us are fans of the early Dark Forces games. Why should all that pop culture and gaming cache be handed over to anyone who wants it, whether their reasons (in the case of accessibility) are good or otherwise. It would be kind of like me spending years creating an amazing recipe for a cake, then someone coming up to me and saying "Hand over that recipe because I know some people who didn't get to eat your cake and I want to make it for them." What I was talking about was creating something new. Your own spectacular game. Create something that makes mainstream developers sit up and take notice and think to themselves, "That's an awesome idea". I'm not sure whether James had a licensing deal for Montezuma's when he began, so I can't comment on that. But if you took over the game, I'm pretty sure you looked into that. Again, though, the deal that was struck with James and the copyright owner doesn't have to pass on to anyone who comes after him, or takes up his effort. That's the thing with a contract, it's between two particular people. I think you proved with MOTA how to go about things. Creating your own means you own it. And, it means that noone (other than your fans) can tell you how you should make it, or run the show. Good job on moving on with it. Cheers, Neo. --- 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].
