The Link’s Awakening remake on Switch is worth your time. I loved the original, and I loved the remake. I hope they continue bringing their old games forward like this (LA, Mario RPG, etc.)
Game looks cool, but I always have mixed feelings about articles like this. On the one hand it helps raise awareness about the game to the people who want to play it, but it also helps raise awareness about the game to the people who are going to send the cease-and-desist letter.
I’m pretty sure devs are fully aware of what’s going to happen which is why they avoided putting their names on the project and included the source code.
Hammer was always going to come down since they included game assets in the build - news articles won’t really change much on this matter,
Including a trademarked term right in the title is the thing that gets most fan projects. It’s a multiplier for takedowns, it can’t get any easier for companies than running a simple script that just searches Itch/Gamejolt/Github for terms and then doing a mass takedown of the results. And that will even catch things with 3 downloads.
Sure user-added* or redone assets could help, but just distancing the name would help a lot more. Having 100% new assets won’t stop a takedown if you use trademarked terms (see DMCA’s Sky), and the DMCA system doesn’t really discourage overstepping unless somebody has the willingness/money/time to take it to court.
*=image detection could be a thing as well though, so be careful with screenshots especially with a logo
Of course, I hope my comment didn’t imply otherwise. Unfortunately even a different title and completely original assets (AM2R?) won’t help much with some companies.
Good enough project will catch their eye sooner or later anyway.
I don’t think it’s entirely on the thrill of seeing if they can, it’s also a passion project from their love of the original. They put it out there so people can enjoy the game in a fresh way, the way the devs want it to be able to be experienced.
I do see your point, but it’s out there now. How many thousands of people just grabbed it, or will, because of the article?
Just like PGP, decss, and countless other things, it will be kicking around at the usual places for anyone who wants it for long time, probably well past the point where anyone cares anymore.
Yeah it kills me when I see someone share something like this in the early stages of development though, like great you just ensured this will never see the light of day
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Oh great. Now I gotta download this before Nintendo takes it down.
pretty gone as of this moment
anyone got a new link
Nah, you’ll have to wait until the next Zelda game comes out.
Well I’m glad I managed to hear about it before they do! LA DX was my first Zelda game. Time to relive some memories in HD!
The Link’s Awakening remake on Switch is worth your time. I loved the original, and I loved the remake. I hope they continue bringing their old games forward like this (LA, Mario RPG, etc.)
Oh don’t you worry, I’ve completed it. But thank you :)
I agree, I thought it was great and I felt the art direction really fit the original perfectly!
I’ve been slowly working my way through 100%ing every Zelda game. Done almost all of them other than BotW & TotK.
Someone should get a bunch of games that Nintendo shut down and call it the forbidden library.
You know, that’s not a bad idea.
just download it and shut up then
Game looks cool, but I always have mixed feelings about articles like this. On the one hand it helps raise awareness about the game to the people who want to play it, but it also helps raise awareness about the game to the people who are going to send the cease-and-desist letter.
I’m pretty sure devs are fully aware of what’s going to happen which is why they avoided putting their names on the project and included the source code.
Hammer was always going to come down since they included game assets in the build - news articles won’t really change much on this matter,
Including a trademarked term right in the title is the thing that gets most fan projects. It’s a multiplier for takedowns, it can’t get any easier for companies than running a simple script that just searches Itch/Gamejolt/Github for terms and then doing a mass takedown of the results. And that will even catch things with 3 downloads.
Sure user-added* or redone assets could help, but just distancing the name would help a lot more. Having 100% new assets won’t stop a takedown if you use trademarked terms (see DMCA’s Sky), and the DMCA system doesn’t really discourage overstepping unless somebody has the willingness/money/time to take it to court.
*=image detection could be a thing as well though, so be careful with screenshots especially with a logo
Of course, I hope my comment didn’t imply otherwise. Unfortunately even a different title and completely original assets (AM2R?) won’t help much with some companies.
Good enough project will catch their eye sooner or later anyway.
It blows me away that people do these incredible projects but just for the thrill of to see if they can.
Just imagine what people would do if they didn’t have to work anymore!
Probably just sit on their asses and wither, I’m sure. No one will do cool projects that many will benefit from.
I don’t think it’s entirely on the thrill of seeing if they can, it’s also a passion project from their love of the original. They put it out there so people can enjoy the game in a fresh way, the way the devs want it to be able to be experienced.
Get it while it’s hot.
Edit: it’s cold now.
Fans do what Nintendon’t.
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They will now
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I do see your point, but it’s out there now. How many thousands of people just grabbed it, or will, because of the article?
Just like PGP, decss, and countless other things, it will be kicking around at the usual places for anyone who wants it for long time, probably well past the point where anyone cares anymore.
Nintendo already shouldnt care about it, as they dont release good emulators/PC Versions anyway.
Oh, yeah, I was mostly joking, more people have it downloaded means it’s basically impossible to take down
Yeah it kills me when I see someone share something like this in the early stages of development though, like great you just ensured this will never see the light of day
I created a torrent file for this game. Does anyone know a good place to post it?
anyone got the Link?
No Links just Zelda Jokes aside, Itch has a warning on the integrity of this.
Likely a tip by Nintendo as legal collects themselves
Oh don’t worry, Nintendo has a death squad en route to the creator’s house in this very instant.
Is Nintendo owned by Wizards of the Coast?
No, but they are just as litigious when it comes to their IP
It’ll be gone within the next 48 hours now.
12 hours ago: https://itch.io/takedowns/2402026
“So I report about it on PC Gamer and make Nintendo aware of it.”