Pitfall Harry Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 2 hours ago, Bomberman94 said: I can't really believe that the disappearance of many games has nothing to do with the new owner. And that's a big change... I can't believe it either. What games are you talking about? -Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 31 minutes ago, Pitfall Harry said: I can't believe it either. What games are you talking about? -Ben He's talking about games that violate copyright laws, that are obvious clones or other trademark infringements. Halo 2600, Zippy the Porcupine, and Galagon are the most obvious that I remember. Atari doesn't have the resources to fight with Microsoft, Sega, and Namco. That would just be e death sentence for them. The games themselves were very cool and the programmers very talented for doing what they did, however when there is questionable content that could be perceived as an infringement, that just can't be allowed by a corporate entity (Atari). In Ataris' case, there is too much to lose by being so close to a violation. Al on the other hand could do it at just the risk of a cease and desist order. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 @Neon Wraith Thanks for clearing that up for me. -Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 On 7/21/2024 at 7:46 AM, Neon Wraith said: He's talking about games that violate copyright laws, that are obvious clones or other trademark infringements. Halo 2600, Zippy the Porcupine, and Galagon are the most obvious that I remember. Atari doesn't have the resources to fight with Microsoft, Sega, and Namco. That would just be e death sentence for them. The games themselves were very cool and the programmers very talented for doing what they did, however when there is questionable content that could be perceived as an infringement, that just can't be allowed by a corporate entity (Atari). In Ataris' case, there is too much to lose by being so close to a violation. Al on the other hand could do it at just the risk of a cease and desist order. I thought Halo 2600 was licensed. At least the original release. There's a thread around here somewhere (unless the dev was a hoaxer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 18 minutes ago, BigO said: I thought Halo 2600 was licensed. At least the original release. There's a thread around here somewhere (unless the dev was a hoaxer). There's no hoax. Ed Fries was the VP of gaming at Microsoft and decided to do a demake of HALO for the 2600. He had a handshake agreement with MS about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillDMatt Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 On 7/21/2024 at 10:46 AM, Neon Wraith said: He's talking about games that violate copyright laws, that are obvious clones or other trademark infringements. Halo 2600, Zippy the Porcupine, and Galagon are the most obvious that I remember. Atari doesn't have the resources to fight with Microsoft, Sega, and Namco. That would just be e death sentence for them. The games themselves were very cool and the programmers very talented for doing what they did, however when there is questionable content that could be perceived as an infringement, that just can't be allowed by a corporate entity (Atari). In Ataris' case, there is too much to lose by being so close to a violation. Al on the other hand could do it at just the risk of a cease and desist order. Not sure about Halo 2600 there might be other factors involved in terms on no longer being sold. I do believe Ed Fries got all the proper permissions in order from both Bungie and his former employer MS before developing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 4 hours ago, BillDMatt said: Not sure about Halo 2600 there might be other factors involved in terms on no longer being sold. I do believe Ed Fries got all the proper permissions in order from both Bungie and his former employer MS before developing the game. Well, maybe @TrogdarRobusto or @Albert could shed more light on that particular one. I don't have access to the government surveillance of Trogdar and Albert's homes or recordings of the wire taps. I suppose we'll just have to speculate until one of them speaks as to why. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 6 minutes ago, Neon Wraith said: I don't have access to the government surveillance of Trogdar and Albert's homes or recordings of the wire taps. I don't have the government ones, but the recordings from foreign surveillance are mostly useless, almost all of them involve cats. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 1 minute ago, CPUWIZ said: but the recordings from foreign surveillance are mostly useless, almost all of them involve cats I knew it. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillDMatt Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, CPUWIZ said: I don't have the government ones, but the recordings from foreign surveillance are mostly useless, almost all of them involve cats. Cats with lasers, always cats with lasers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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