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CLONES VS. MISFORTUNETRANSCRIPT
CLONESCLONES
CLONESCLONESVS.VS.
MISFORTUNEMISFORTUNE
Misfortune:Fantastic Contraption
vs.Incredibots
Clone:? ? ? ?
A CLONE IS NOT A CLONE IS NOT (NECESSARILY A)(NECESSARILY A)1:1 DUPLICATION1:1 DUPLICATION
Overgrowth
The Blocks Cometh
Magnificent Gizmos and Gadgets
““CLONES”CLONES”VS.VS.
LEGALLY DISTINCTLEGALLY DISTINCT
Clone:A game that
maliciously duplicates another title…
Bonus points if it beats it to market.
Legally Distinct:
What you call your clone once the
lawyers get involved
How to tell if your game is a clone:
• If you need a list to help you decide
More Clones:
• Ridiculous Fishing / Ninja Fishing• Johann Sebastian Joust / Papa Quash• Super Crate Box / Insane Zombie Carnage• Triple Town / Yeti Town• Tiny Tower / Dream Heights• Super Puzzle Platformer / I Hate Puzzle• Tiny Hawk / Tiny Skater
COMMON ARGUMENTSCOMMON ARGUMENTS
Everything is a clone.
Well, no, actually. Everything isn’t a clone.
The line is so fuzzy there’s no distinction
between clone/not a
clone.
Just because the line is fuzzy doesn’t mean
it doesn’t exist.
Game design has no inherent value.
You are a jerk.
LEGALLY CORRECTLEGALLY CORRECT≠≠
MORALLY CORRECTMORALLY CORRECT
YOU CAN CHOOSEYOU CAN CHOOSEHOW TO REACTHOW TO REACT
–Andy Moore, SteamBirds
“Sure, they are legally distinct. But Bungie is being a moral dick.”
–Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, MineCraft
“Congratulations on passing 500k sales, FortressCraft!”