/vr/ - Retro Games

>>1439534

That seems like a copout, though.

There's game companies out there who proudly try to be the Asylum of videogames, and copy from popular titles as much as they possibly can. They can do this because gameplay mechanics cannot be copyrighted. As long as you don't copy the game's name, logo or characters (see Great Giana Sisters), you're in the clear. Nintendo wouldn't have any reason to hide their influences, and most ripoffs of the 16 bit era didn't even try.