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Zynga Accused of Cloning Hit Indie iPhone Game Tiny Tower

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-did-it-first dept.

FrankPoole writes "Indie iPhone game developer Nimblebit is accusing social games giant Zynga of ripping off its popular mobile title Tiny Tower. Nimblebit's Ian Marsh got word out about the similarities between Dream Heights and Tiny Tower with an image that's still making the Twitter rounds. The image is made up of screenshots showing how Dream Heights' interface and gameplay mechanics appear strikingly similar to Tiny Tower's."

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  1. Re:Happens all the time. by dietdew7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a well documented fact that while Steve Jobs was at Parc stealing the GUI for the Mac, he also stole an office chair, a box of copy paper and a red Swingline stapler.

  2. Re:Happens all the time. by the_B0fh · · Score: 1, Funny

    You know, when you alone are ranting against the rest of the world, it might be you who is the one with crappy aesthetics.

    Thought you should think about it.