(07-20-2014, 11:20 PM)Sportoise Wrote: Since I don't think the drunk thread survived the VGRed Wedding of July, the only placebo have to put this great idea is here, considering tonight I'm starting on this shit. (I had to drown my sorrows tonight, fuck you John Cena)
So, tell me if this is a great idea or what. I take all of the popular guys from old school arcades (PacMan, DK, Dig Dug, Jumpman and put them all into some street fighter styled fighting game. Don't release any info until this shit is almost complete, and then I completely advertise the shit out of it. Post it on reddit, gameplay on YouTube, send demos to whomever streams games, whatever I can do. Get enough buzz Im a few days (this shit will catch on if if looks nice. Everyone loves fighting games and stroking nostalgia boners.) and get it big. Enough following for whatever tourneys I can get it into, get a cult following. Get it big, and then "cut all ties" with it when the cease and desist letters start coming in. Make sure a torrent is on pirate bay before hand. Don't charge anything for the game so I can go on without being c+d'd longer and help out with the impending legal shit. Clean my hands of it to avoid getting sued, and there's a following large enough to where it's sustainable and new people can get it from PB.
No lawsuits because I dip out early. Good idea or what?
Everyone's based on the cabinet art. We got two legged red eyes PacMan and handsome as fuck chinned Jumpman. Everyone wins
The drunk posting wasn't a good idea, and I'm not sure anyone really cares how you plan to dodge theoretical legal trouble. Otherwise, it sounds like a pretty cool concept that could be executed well enough, although I don't think this is the right thread to post it in? Maybe? I dunno. I always thought this was a "Post your WIP game dev things here!" rather than an idea place, but it could be allowed for all I know! Ah, thanks for clearing that up, Vipershark
