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I think Edmund noticed that Tobar looks like utter shite and shrugged it off. When a game is essentially a reskinned version of an existing game with no added features, that's where I draw the rip off line. If there's more, better gameplay features (and it looks different) than the game it is emulating, then I see that as more of an improved expansion.
"This is something I should probably come to expect from iOS gaming by now, but it still makes me frown."
I don't know why you assume that the ios store is all about ripping off other franchises, but don't mention the massive game of ripping others off everywhere else. Have you seen what the Xbox Live Indie Games look like? Almost every single game is ripping off something else. Much more so than the App Store.
Not to mention all the Indie games on PC. The App Store is filled to the brim with original content. Funny how you deny it that fact, while failing to mention that massive copyright piracy that goes on in Xbox Live every single day.
I don't know why you assume that the ios store is all about ripping off other franchises, but don't mention the massive game of ripping others off everywhere else. Have you seen what the Xbox Live Indie Games look like? Almost every single game is ripping off something else. Much more so than the App Store.
Not to mention all the Indie games on PC. The App Store is filled to the brim with original content. Funny how you deny it that fact, while failing to mention that massive copyright piracy that goes on in Xbox Live every single day.
@llort het
He's not giving a shit. He didn't give a shit when PETA started petitioning SMG, he didn't give a shit when Ogma was made (he even went as far as putting Ogmo in the game and labeling him as a "ripoff!") He's chill about it, which more iOS devs should be more like,..unless they're actually copypasting their games
He's not giving a shit. He didn't give a shit when PETA started petitioning SMG, he didn't give a shit when Ogma was made (he even went as far as putting Ogmo in the game and labeling him as a "ripoff!") He's chill about it, which more iOS devs should be more like,..unless they're actually copypasting their games
Looks as much like SMB as Dante's Inferno looked to God of War.. but just about every gaming site spent days writing pieces about how games like those can be similar without being ripoffs.
I guess the outlook is different when the game being ripped off is an indie title.
I guess the outlook is different when the game being ripped off is an indie title.
@Epic
SMG? Really, Epic? Its SMB, retard.
@Epic
Fuck you, man. I got paid, I'm drinking a large slurpee, IDGAF.
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SMG? Really, Epic? Its SMB, retard.
@Epic
Fuck you, man. I got paid, I'm drinking a large slurpee, IDGAF.
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Yeah it definitely is kind of shitty. I mean it looks different but seemingly plays exactly the same which is a shame. I hope this kid tries for more originality with his next effort but atleast the SMB guys aren't pissed.
Man knows that he's created something special. Man knows that a replication of his 'something special' is merely, indirectly, a tribute to himself. Man should be proud.
yep, what Oran said. these knock offs cant hold a candle to super meat boy.
smart move by Tobar to disable commenting on that video.
smart move by Tobar to disable commenting on that video.
my only thoughts on this is that i feel feel like the SMB acronym should be reserved for Super Mario Bros. And also in the trailer they called it the iStore... that is all
Meat Boy is easily a tribute to Mario, where as this Tobar shit is just plain stealing the idea of Meat Boy. Nothing differentiates it, other than levels I suppose.
this is just a bad version of super meat boy. i hope this pushes team meat to put the game on IOS and crush these guys.
I can't tell if the game is good or bad, I just know that iPhone control is not ideal for a hard platformer. I'm sure I'll hate the controls. The developer made sure to design all of his own levels and use non-Meatboy sprites, so he really only took the idea, not the game. Derivative games have been out since computer games were invented, as derivative games of other board games were around long before that.
Except that everybody knows that Super Meat Boy is a rip-off of another game called Jumper, which Edmund thought he could get away with by putting Jumper's main character Ogmo into the game as a bonus. So before you start pointing the finger and screaming "Rip-off", you should probably wait to see if any of these other developers support their games better than Team Meat does.
also if you like super meat boy and The Tempura of the Dead check out the trailer for They Bleed Pixels
Fun fact: When I first played the original meat boy, one of my friends thought it was just a Jumper 2 clone. For you Meat Boy fans, Jumper 2 is the game Ogmo is from.
Super Meat Boy looks different, but the original Meat Boy flash game has a fair resemblance.
Super Meat Boy looks different, but the original Meat Boy flash game has a fair resemblance.
@ Epic-KxDtoid
dude, if you mean "ogmo" from jumper, then there would be no reason for concern as that game predates meat boy, as do "i wanna be the guy" and "N+" and a multitude of other difficult platformers.
i can see exactly where the developer is coming from. there's no point getting upset about being ripped off, when your own game could easily be accused of having done the same thing.
dude, if you mean "ogmo" from jumper, then there would be no reason for concern as that game predates meat boy, as do "i wanna be the guy" and "N+" and a multitude of other difficult platformers.
i can see exactly where the developer is coming from. there's no point getting upset about being ripped off, when your own game could easily be accused of having done the same thing.
Well at least Tobar didn't just copy and paste maps, whoever made it also added some new mechanics.
I have no doubt that it will play like shit though.
I have no doubt that it will play like shit though.
Tobor is a very fun game, sure it is similar to SMB, which I also played, but super adventure island was similar to super mario brothers. Both were sweet. Why does everyone do this bullshit argument. If the game is good, its good. Tobor is filling a void on IOS that SMB was not. So get over it friends.
Tobor is a great game that emulates hardcore gaming on the IOS. Although the game has been out for three days i have been addicted to the to the challenges TOBOR brings to the table.. for a game that costs 99 cents i see it as money well spent.
What a shameless rip off. It's good that Ed is cool about it and all, but if I was him I'd be raging. Both Apple and Android need someone doing some quality control on their aming services to screen out blatant rip offs like this.
Lets leave emotions out of this. Comment about shit game play if you have played it, otherwise your opinion is null and void. What's the same and what's different?
Similarities: jumper platform, block shaped character, avoid blades
Differences: Console, motion controls instead of arrow keys/keyboard (which demands a whole different coding element.) game play is intuitive in it's own right with the motion controls. The reward system is different and bronze through diamond according to performance.
Graphics are unique and reminiscent of 50's retro design. For 99c this game is worth it and fulfills a gap in the market. Every platformer appropriates ideas. Choice and variety is what makes life interesting.
Similarities: jumper platform, block shaped character, avoid blades
Differences: Console, motion controls instead of arrow keys/keyboard (which demands a whole different coding element.) game play is intuitive in it's own right with the motion controls. The reward system is different and bronze through diamond according to performance.
Graphics are unique and reminiscent of 50's retro design. For 99c this game is worth it and fulfills a gap in the market. Every platformer appropriates ideas. Choice and variety is what makes life interesting.
Tobor isn't filling any void at all:
ChocoRun
http://itunes.apple.com/app/chocorun/id435292025?mt=8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=ES&v=S3wsJJD1-8w
Don't Die
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dont-Die/212102442146352?sk=wall
League of Evil
http://itunes.apple.com/app/league-of-evil/id405552598?mt=8
Mos Speedrun
http://itunes.apple.com/app/mos-speedrun/id419215811?mt=8
ChocoRun
http://itunes.apple.com/app/chocorun/id435292025?mt=8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=ES&v=S3wsJJD1-8w
Don't Die
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dont-Die/212102442146352?sk=wall
League of Evil
http://itunes.apple.com/app/league-of-evil/id405552598?mt=8
Mos Speedrun
http://itunes.apple.com/app/mos-speedrun/id419215811?mt=8
@llort het
He was also a bit acid, stating what we all know (and the reason why I hate Angry Birds): it's a similar game, with different art style... yet it made millions.
He was also a bit acid, stating what we all know (and the reason why I hate Angry Birds): it's a similar game, with different art style... yet it made millions.
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