and I got this...Jocchan said:
"What IGN could learn from hardcore games."
lol
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Sad that Nintendo isn't making Zelda for iOS?
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"What IGN could learn from hardcore games."
lol
ROFLJocchan said:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zanda-linked-swords/id463235140?mt=8
I actually found it together with iZelda, but unlike the former (and the other games in this thread) it's not using blatantly stolen assets/names.
oh iOS gaming, you so silly
JordanLMiller
Member
dallow_bg said:
I realize this is what Apple would claim, but I don't think that's a very good excuse.
JordanLMiller said:
It's not like Link is some little known copyright. It's been around forever and is one of the most famous Nintendo characters ever.
DatBreh said:
I agree that it's sad that people buy that drek but selling out to con people out of money shouldn't be applauded. It's morally bankrupt.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
It is... ironic, that Apple seems so happy to play litigation sues nowadays and yet they have these kinds of things floating around their own service... My.
VivaciousSoul
Member
Pretty crazy that will just slap any IP on a simple gameplay mechanic and probably even think Yes we've made a Zelda game, Yes we have Call of Duty up and running on iOS when its so far from the truth. If Nintendo made a crappy Zelda game I wouldn't buy it. It takes so much more than merging a loved icon with an ultra simple gameplay mechanic. As far as I'm concerned that might as well have been a black background with a white ball moving up platforms.
LuchaShaq said:
Zenonia is a lot of things but it's not a Zelda game. It's about killing things, getting loot and grinding levels. Theres just no expectation for the player to do anything more than solve a simple switch puzzle every now and then. I'd say it's closer to diablo than Zelda.
cooljeanius
Member
We should have a GAF creates contest using this base game as a template.Mista Koo said:Ok this is hilarious. A gaffer just told me this was originally an open source game called Tweejump:
http://iplayful.com/tweejump/
So they probably didn't write a line of code either. SMH.
The Faceless Master
Member
it does work like that. it doesn't matter if they're certifying everything manually.commish said:
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
you get what you pay for.
Laughing Banana said:
Doesn't the DMCA cover them, though?
I think they'd only run into legal trouble if they refused to take an infringing work down after being notified by Nintendo. The DMCA places the onus on the copyright holder to make a complaint first.
edit - oops, see DMCA has already come into the equation. Dunno if Apple is protected or not. I would guess they are as you cannot really expect a platform holder/service provider to know if a work is infringing or not when they're manually approving it. Sure, one might expect they'd recognise an obvious infringement like this, but there could be lots of other less obvious ones, so I'm not sure it would be feasible to make them legally obliged to pick up on all infringements just because they've a manual review process. The fool proof way is for the copyright holder to bring a complaint, with supporting evidence, and then for something to be done about it. Apple can't be on top of the world's entire body of prior work.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
"Why Dudebro II will smash Okami's face."Jocchan said:Been there, done that (check the URL)
Speaking of IGN: thanks for not mentioning this thread as source for the news
http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/10/12/izelda-comes-to-iphone
Wow. This generator is too damn accurate.
SmokyDave said:
bob page said:
Get over it, the usual suspects love to pop up in threads all the time about consoles shitting them up with their "Apple and iOS are taking oveerrrrrrrrrr!", They even had to make a garbage thread to quell it because it got so bad. So there's a little gentle Mobile Gaming ribbing going on here, big deal, take your licks and keep moving.
You guys are always preaching the Appstore gospel where you don't belong, dying to be taken seriously... Well, welcome to criticism, thats gonna go along with it.
iamaustrian
Member
SmokyDave said:
to be fair: it's mostly apple store users who bash the hell out of the android store for having 99% poor games. The same ppl also praise the apple store for it's quality (control).
It's beyond me how games with obviously trademarked names like "zelda" can be approved.
There is simply no excuse for this at all. Apple sues the hell out of comapnies which use a freaking fruit as their logo but don't seem to have problem with this shiteria.
What makes it even worse is that the fuckass dev of these games gets money for this shit.
makes me wonder what would happen if Nintendo approves an "iTunes" or "iPod" game/app for Dsiware/wiiware.
I disagree that there's some legion of apple trolls shitting up console threads. If you see chatter in handheld threads that's because it's relevant. What you won't see is people pretending that the entire DS library can be summed up by whatever the latest shovelware release is.Cipherr said:
I truly don't give a shit what you take seriously, I just get fed up of having to skip over so many 'HURR IOS IS THE FUTURE!!!' posts from people angry and upset that the handheld market is dying on its arse. Having seen the eShop, I understand why.
Basically, if you're going to criticise, at least do it intelligently.
Cygnus X-1
Member
No. Zelda on iOS would be a waste, since it's a game mostly built up on gameplay.
Mista Koo said:Ok this is hilarious. A gaffer just told me this was originally an open source game called Tweejump:
http://iplayful.com/tweejump/
So they probably didn't write a line of code either. SMH.
Why does a bird have to jump on platforms? It's a fucking bird, it has wings. :S
iamaustrian said:
Indeed.
SmokyDave said:
Well you can disagree that there are trolls all you want, fact is, a thread was made to corral the nonsense it got so bad. That speaks for itself really. But every platform, every gaming console gets ribbed for its shortcomings. We give the Wii hell for its horrible library and high density of shitty titles in relation to the quality ones all the time, and we have all gen, Appstore is going to be no different since it happens to share that flaw. Make your peace with that or don't, but its not going to go away.
If the hair was pink, we would be off to the races.
fabricated backlash
Member
bob page said:
I don't see the problem here. 3DS has no gaemz, PS3 has no gaemz, XBox Live is for da kiddehz... everyone gets their fair share of generalized bullshit thrown at them.
If anything this is like a welcome ritual for IoS gaming.
cooljeanius
Member
Update on this: I downloaded the code and got it to compile for the iOS simulator... will try to figure out how to replace the graphics next. Shouldn't be too hard.cooljeanius said:
How does this shit get approved hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Oh god it gets better! HAHAhahahahahahahahaMista Koo said:Ok this is hilarious. A gaffer just told me this was originally an open source game called Tweejump:
http://iplayful.com/tweejump/
So they probably didn't write a line of code either. SMH.
Besides this:
... here's even more Minecraft infringement:
Minecraft Jump!
iTunes Link
I love the typos in most descriptions.
Jocchan said:
... here's even more Minecraft infringement:
Minecraft Jump!
iTunes Link
I love the typos in most descriptions.
Version 3.0
Member
I think Apple needs to be held accountable. This sort of thing - by which I mean legally questionable, not poorly made game - would not get approved by Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft for their consoles. They take responsibility for their platforms. iOS should be no different. It's not as if Apple left it an open platform. They control it, therefore they should be responsible for it.
WHYLooks like those thieves are at it again
