8bitclassics Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Base it on King Kong. I believe I read that King Kong was in the public domain. Make Mario look like Jack Black with his hair combed If I ever had time, this is one game I would have worked on, but still would need to learn 6502 assembler. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Base it on King Kong. I believe I read that King Kong was in the public domain. Make Mario look like Jack Black with his hair combed If I ever had time, this is one game I would have worked on, but still would need to learn 6502 assembler. Corey 1012093[/snapback] Was Crazy Kong ever copyrighted or was it a pirate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 of cource now there is a written record of our community trying to think of ways around the trade marks and copyrights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Base it on King Kong. I believe I read that King Kong was in the public domain. Make Mario look like Jack Black with his hair combed If I ever had time, this is one game I would have worked on, but still would need to learn 6502 assembler. Corey 1012093[/snapback] Was Crazy Kong ever copyrighted or was it a pirate? 1012103[/snapback] It was official. Falcon officially licensed for non-US markets. It ran on different hardware IIRC. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Just call it Honkey Ding or something. Doesn't have to be called Donkey Kong.. just make the game the same pretty much 620399[/snapback] Dude, you've got to remember that you coined that name. Every time I read it, I laugh. That would be the ultimate name for a refurbished hack. Too funny, too, too funny. ò¿ó Yeah man I know, I just didn't want to repeat myself.. gotta keep it fresh! I'll be the first to toss that name in the hat though if they were ever gathering suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Should this thread be moved to the Homebrew section?Or perhaps the "Possible Homebrews" section? 1012084[/snapback] Man I hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Were I not computer illiterate I would program Crazy Kong 2600 myself This project is second in importance only to Fonz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Besides, Nintendo (AFAIK) has no copyright on the 2600 DK code, only Trademark on Donkey Kong. 1011693[/snapback] Unless there's a public record of them explicitly releasing it to the public, the copyright on DK/2600 should expire around 2077 (Coleco version) and 2082 (Atari version). That's 95 years (standard corporate copyright duration for published works) from 1987. 1012004[/snapback] True. But Nintendo still doesn't own the copyright on that code, because Nintendo didn't write the code. Coleco owned and probably still owns the copyright on that specific game code. -DS- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brpocock Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 of cource now there is a written record of our community trying to think of ways around the trade marks and copyrights 1012110[/snapback] Yes, it's called, "due diligence," and is a mark in our favour if in future someone were to get nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 I have a vision of Crazy Kong 2600 or Honky Ding (take yer pick) in a Seawolf-Blue cart shell on sale for 25-35 dollars You could definately count me in for a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feralstorm Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Let's hear it for Honkey Ding, the great (really) white ape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 (edited) I was thinking "Konkey Dong". Edited February 4, 2006 by Artlover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Make him purple, and call it "Grape Ape". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Make him purple, and call it "Grape Ape". 1012649[/snapback] Then Hanna-Barbera will be sending you a letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Iggy*SJB,Sat Feb 4, 2006 3:28 PM]Make him purple, and call it "Grape Ape". 1012649[/snapback] Then Hanna-Barbera will be sending you a letter. 1013051[/snapback] Cartoon Network Studios you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I was wondering if anyone would catch that.... How about "Grape Kong"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 How about Wanky Dong. It doesnt really matter though. u can call it whatever u want. Don't you remember 'pacman arcade' being sold right here on atariage??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Arensmeyer Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 How about Wanky Dong.1015118[/snapback] Doesn't Playaround already have that one? ò¿ó Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Ok then what about Wonky Kong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Iggy*SJB,Sat Feb 4, 2006 3:28 PM]Make him purple, and call it "Grape Ape". 1012649[/snapback] Then Hanna-Barbera will be sending you a letter. 1013051[/snapback] Cartoon Network Studios you mean? 1013083[/snapback] That owns it now? It was H-B when they were originally created and the last time I watched when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 You know, that is an interesting concept, that Donkey Kong basically leveraged litererary characters that are in the public domain. I mean, seriously... ALL of the characters are kind of generic characters. "The italian mustachioed plumber... named "Mario"... The giant , girlfriend stealing ape that climbs buildings... named "Kong". The general concept itself could hardly be called "unique". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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