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Mario Gets a Portal Gun In New Indie Game

Posted by Soulskill on from the princess-is-a-lie dept.

jjp9999 sends word of a game in development that mashes up Super Mario Bros. and Portal. Dubbed Mari0 by its developer, the game is being built on the Löve framework and will be released for free. The original Super Mario Bros. levels will be included, as well as some puzzle-style maps and a level editor. They also plan to include simultaneous multiplayer.

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  1. How do they plan to avoid the wrath of Nintendo? by intellitech · · Score: 3, Informative

    I wonder what Nintendo has to say about all this. If I remember correctly, they tend to protect their trademarks and other intellectual property.

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  2. Hmm.. saw it originally on Hacker News.. by uofitorn · · Score: 2

    ..And rolled my eyes. Did not look fun to play despite the novelty.

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  3. Oh dear... by atomicbutterfly · · Score: 4, Interesting

    From developer's link:

    and will be released for free (so we don't get stabbed by lawyers)

    Being released for free doesn't mean much. Even completely free mods for other games, if they impinged on the intellectual property of another company have been taken down through the typical use of cease and desist letters.

    Which means that

    Original SMB levels and Lost levels will be included

    is likely going to bite this guy in the ass, assuming he didn't get permission from Nintendo (which from a lack of mention on the site I doubt he has).

    1. Re:Oh dear... by Sc4Freak · · Score: 4, Informative

      Absolutely correct. People have the misconception that making something free somehow absolves you of all copyright liability. Free may be less bad in the eyes of the copyright owner, but they still have every right to send a cease and desist.

      I mean, if I was making my own games and somebdoy decided to take my work without permission and distribute it for free, I certainly wouldn't be happy about it.

  4. hey slashdot by Osgeld · · Score: 2

    welcome to 3 weeks ago

    1. Re:hey slashdot by elrous0 · · Score: 2

      Are you kidding, last week they posted an article announcing the upcoming release of the Commodore 64.

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  5. Re:In Coming... by GigaplexNZ · · Score: 2

    In this case it'll likely be trademarks and copyright rather than patents.

  6. Re:How do they plan to avoid the wrath of Nintendo by vidnet · · Score: 2

    But this one brings something new and interesting to the Super Mario franchise. They must cease & desist at once!

  7. Similar Project - SMB Crossover by loimprevisto · · Score: 2

    http://www.explodingrabbit.com/games/super-mario-bros-crossover I came across a similar project last month. It has been active for about a year now and features the original mario levels that you can play through with any of several other old NES characters. Maybe Nintendo is actually playing nice with the fan community?

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  8. Re:In Coming... by Antarius · · Score: 2

    3. Challenge Nintendo to a Super Smash Bros Tournament

  9. Iwata: N has no non-commercial fanwork ban by tepples · · Score: 2

    The article on TV Tropes about fanwork bans links to interviews with Nintendo executives after Nintendo's overreaction to the "Suicide Girls" incident, such as a Kotaku article that quotes Nintendo president Satoru Iwata: "it would not be appropriate if we treated people who did something based on affection for Nintendo, as criminals." So avoid porn and commercial use, and you'll probably avoid "diminish[ing] the dignities" of the settings and characters of Nintendo products.