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[wapplew]

Blame no regulatory self-publishing?

 

[Kinyou]

Holy shit. You guys telling me I can play Mario 64 on my android?

 

[Vidpixel]

ORIGINAL SONIC CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL

Its gameplay is also a Tiny Wings clone.

Dude in the back has gone Super Saiyan.

 

[BobbyRobby]

Capcom sued and lost to Data East over Fighter's History saying it copied Street Fighter too closely.

Seems pretty tame compared to the stuff in this thread though.

 

[mechphree]

The app stores need to crack down on this blatant stealing. IOS and android have rampant clones but still allow them to publish games.

 

[tiltnkirby]

Well, can't top that one OP, however, I'll still toss in something that Marvelous showed us in the Dragon Poker thread. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=116919068&postcount=262


Lord of Poker, where do I start with you? Oh! I know!: UI, dungeon select, starter card, battle screen and more were all the same and I was convinced it was the same game, almost. They did decide to make their own stuff for it, music and art, which I'm proud to say is ass.

Move over ugly stick!

Aawww yeeeeehhh ggurrl.

 

[Rolf NB]

Why doesn't Nintendo go after these things?

If it's not playable on a Nintendo system, they're not aware of it.

 

[kubus]

Castaway Paradise, published by StolenCouchGames (dat name tho)

On mobile so I can't paste the screenshots from their website but these images I took from google can also tell you what game this was copied from.

 

[Kataploom]

OMG I loled at that Mario 64 failed attempt to clone, but hey, there's a lot of people offering to pay for "clone" videogames even more if they are popular in some forums I use to visit for finding clients (I do game art and so). It's a common practice indeed, I don't even know how can a PROFESSIONAL do so for some bucks

 

[Renpatsu]

I don't understand. Is this a proper Sony Patapon game on iOS, or an incredibly blatant clone?

The latter.

 

[Yekshemesh]

From the makers of Candy Crush Saga:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.midasplayer.apps.bubblewitchsaga2&hl=en

A blatant ripoff of the loved Puzzle Bobble

 

[gogogow]

Fucking shameful Google and Apple would put these games in their respective stores.

China Google/Apple don't care.

 

[Shin Kojima]

Turrican II

Universal Soldier

edit: oops, didn't read the word Mobile.

 

[oSoLucky]

cause the real enemy is youtube bro, obviously

And Smash tournaments.

 

[tafer]

From the Love Live thread:

Original:

Copy:

 

[revolverjgw]

Does the game have better IQ and frame rate than Mario 64?

 

[Alphahawk]

Cloned Blek. Gamespot actually had an article about this game today.

That's not some fancy nickname gamers have given it, that's actually what the game's called. Granted Blek isn't as known as Mario 64, but still I think it gets points for just straight up saying it's a clone in the title.

 

[Mario]

From the makers of Candy Crush Saga:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.midasplayer.apps.bubblewitchsaga2&hl=en

A blatant ripoff of the loved Puzzle Bobble

When a game establishes a new kind of gameplay, how many "clones" are allowed before it is considered a "genre"?

The King bubble games are only clones of Puzzle Bobble as much as any modern FPS is a clone of Wolfenstein/DOOM/Halflife.

 

[KHlover]

And Smash tournaments.

Stop living in the past man.

 

[2+2=5]

Turrican II

Universal Soldier

edit: oops, didn't read the word Mobile.

For those thinking that at least developers made the hud, well it's not true, it's a copy of the Turrican 1 hud

 

[SolidSnakex]

I don't understand. Is this a proper Sony Patapon game on iOS, or an incredibly blatant clone?

Sony didn't have anything to do with it. This was Yoshida's response to finding out about the game

And this is the description of the game

Stand-alone music RPG masterpiece "PATAPON" fiery strikes!
HD beautiful Chinese style, get rid of fatigue!
New music rhythm battle system, you say goodbye to boring game with!
Daily hunting, a lot of gold you get, as long as the effort of deep spending can not break clearance ~!
Racing game throughout and time, and BOSS athletics, give your hands, brain, ears, eyes Happy new 360-degree experience!
Gods adults ah ...... PATAPON is calling you!
Please help them battle PON WOW! Reconstruction tribe!

 

[feint_ruled]

Fucking shameful Google and Apple would put these games in their respective stores.

China Google/Apple don't care.

Apple are more concerned with making sure games make no religious or political comment.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121539-Apple-If-You-Want-To-Criticize-Religion-Write-a-Book

 

[TheYanger]

That splosion man ripoff, more shameful cause capcom.

 

[Yekshemesh]

When a game establishes a new kind of gameplay, how many "clones" are allowed before it is considered a "genre"?

The King bubble games are only clones of Puzzle Bobble as much as any modern FPS is a clone of Wolfenstein/DOOM/Halflife.

You're right, some of the examples in here uses same art style on top of gameplay. My example should be more heavily inspired than ripped-off.

 

[EvB]

Angry Run Saga

They've even stolen all the reviews and renamed them

 

[revolverjgw]

Turrican II

Universal Soldier

edit: oops, didn't read the word Mobile.

I wouldn't really count that as a ripoff, that's just a standard port job, Accolade just had it reskinned with the Universal Soldier crap

 

[axisofweevils]

Blockshift.

Pushmo clone? Pushmo clone. It even works with the Pushmo QR codes.

 

[Ntsouls]

Android games the thread?

 

[XaosWolf]

Angry Run Saga

Beautiful. Going for broke with the naming there. =D

Also, is no one curious to know who Super Bruno is? Or does "Bob Bros" indicate his name is Bruno Bob?

 

[KDR_11k]

There's also a game that literally steals Yoshi.

I recall the developer being shouted at and going "we got that model from a library and didn't know that it was a copyrighted character", sounds kinda unbelievable considering how famous the Mario series is. They did replace the character model afterwards though.

 

[Porcile]

Back in the day, I used to practice creating game art with existing sprites and such. I was 13. Of course, I never published or tried to earn money off that shit. These guys have no shame.

 

[MacNille]

Seriously?

 

[Tempy]

The sheer scope of the mobile clone industry is kindof staggering..

http://iwantaclone.tumblr.com/

This quote from pcmag sums it up:

Yep, that site highlights how ridiculous cloning gets. It's hilarious.

 

[Cudder]

Wow, I was going to come in the thread and say Dante's Inferno but holy shit, every game posted in here has that game beat.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

I saw an add for a pokemon clone, mobile devs have no shame, the market is filled with genuine shovelware.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Sony didn't have anything to do with it. This was Yoshida's response to finding out about the game

And this is the description of the game

Jesus, that is fucking awful; they even used the goddamn same name! Looks like Sony have shut it down though as I can no longer find it on iTunes.

 

[Jamix012]

MoleKart for iOS is literally Mario Kart Wii tracks and items.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_omwbwFEiNQ

 

[Blearth]

Angry Run Saga

They've even stolen all the reviews and renamed them

Man I forgot all about Cannabalt, Fucking classic.

Now I own it on Android and iOS.

 

[Relly]

Gameloft thread

 

[Koozek]

I just came across this

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thetisgames.superbruno.free&hl=en

can you beat it

Hahaha, this is brilliant

Here's a gameplay video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3fzTvtsq8I

 

[Randdalf]

Seriously?

Angry Birds is itself a clone of Crush the Castle

 

[gogogow]

Hahaha, this is brilliant

Here's a gameplay video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3fzTvtsq8I

lol

It's not even so bad it's good, it's just terrible.

 

[Not75Drops]

Mole Kart. Most of it just uses MK Wii tracks and reskinned items. They made a sequel but I don't know what it's like.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tx2Ri5Zp1n8

 

[OldRoutes]

Angry Birds is itself a clone of Crush the Castle

It's not a clone, it's simply using the same mechanics. And, even then, it's pretty easy to see why Angry Bird succeeded. What a boring looking game Crush the Castle is.

The production value of Angry Bird is so out there compared to that it's not even funny.

 

[Piers]

From the makers of Candy Crush Saga:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.midasplayer.apps.bubblewitchsaga2&hl=en

A blatant ripoff of the loved Puzzle Bobble

How dare they.
This is the last straw, King.

 

[Currygan]

Bob Bros is unbeatable. It's just fucking sad

Little Masters is also lol

 

[Gangxxter]

ORIGINAL SONIC CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL

Its gameplay is also a Tiny Wings clone.

Lol, it looks more like they are hiking than running fast.

 

[Kinyou]

Angry Run Saga

They've even stolen all the reviews and renamed them

Wait,what? That doesn't even look like a remake. That's just 1:1 the same game.

 

[The Boat]

This shit is just sad.

 

[kahboomkin]

Isn't King's entire business strategy basically ripping off popular puzzle games and adding Saga into the name?