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Husband. Father. Game programmer. Cook. Not necessarily in that order. Currently working on Robot Wants It All with Mike Hommel.

Lewisville, TX
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    1. Brad Wardell‏ @draginol Jan 3

      Sigh. No. We did not make up that chart. That is the chart they posted themselves on what they claim to own in Star Control: Origins. You can visit their page and see it for yourself.pic.twitter.com/ZpM6yFpTZo

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      Anthony Salter‏ @ViridianGames Jan 3
      Replying to @draginol

      I decided to add another column to the left of the chart, showing how many of their "unique design elements" were actually copied from an earlier game called Starflight.pic.twitter.com/xJf5YopuHS

      12:34 pm - 3 Jan 2019
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        2. Weeb Pride World Wide‏ @CYBERVIOLENCE_ Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          1986

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        3. Anthony Salter‏ @ViridianGames Jan 3
          Replying to @CYBERVIOLENCE_ @draginol

          Ugh, you are correct. Starflight was released in 1986. I brain farted on the date.

          1 reply . 0 retweets 4 likes
        4. Anthony Salter‏ @ViridianGames Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @CYBERVIOLENCE_ @draginol

          Here's a corrected image. The date change doesn't affect the point I'm making at all.pic.twitter.com/3MWDSBO4bl

          2 replies . 8 retweets 44 likes
        5. Brad Wardell‏ @draginol Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @CYBERVIOLENCE_

          I can imagine many memes coming from this chart. How many other games violate Paul and fred’s alleged copyrights?

          2 replies . 5 retweets 22 likes
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        7. Brad Wardell‏ @draginol 12h12 hours ago
          Replying to @Corduroyalism @ViridianGames @CYBERVIOLENCE_

          In essence. Except that's a nonsense argument. Think how many times you see programs list feature list comparisons. You can't copyright features. And anyone who has played SCO knows they don't really play that similarly.

          2 replies . 3 retweets 7 likes
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        2. Anthony Salter‏ @ViridianGames Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          The most egregious one is "Alien ships also travel through interstellar space and if they overlap your ship, you must talk or fight with them". That is the essence of all these games, and it's not their design element at all!

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        1. SlouchingBedlam‏ @BedlamSlouching Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          Well if Stardock is going to commit such grave sins as using popular genre tropes and gameplay elements, can they make me the scifi dynasty builder simulation/strategy game that Paradox won't. 😭

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        2. JLab‏ @Jlab300 Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames

          Hey, just fyi... This comparison probably isn't a good one to make. The star control 2 & Starflight teams were collaborators. They actually appear in each other's credits. Greg from Starflight even did voice acting in SC2, you know what I mean?

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        1. KiTA‏ @eldarmark Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          I'd keep this one handy, because "one internet user was able to add another column from a still older game that has most of the same tropes and cliches in it within 10 minutes of the original being posted" is great persuasion for a judge.

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        1. Nick Poeschek‏ @N_Poeschek Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          Absolutely, I fondly remember playing Starflight 2 as a kid and you can clearly see the influence of that series on Star Control.

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        1. Friday the Thirteenth‏ @Friday13 Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          Why it's as if @Dogar_And_Kazon are full of shit. Quelle surprise.

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        1. Linder‏ @linderball Jan 3
          Replying to @ViridianGames @draginol

          >Starflight Nice. Loved the Sega Genesis version.

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