Any chance you guys could port Alter Ego which appeared on DOS, Mac OS and C64?
It`s a wonderful game that while only text lets you live a life. You start in the womb and go through a life of choices until you eventual death.
Will you become rich? live a life of hate? or die an untimely death?
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Seeing that you guys ported games such as Broken Sword i`d imagine this would be a walk in the park. But i`ve spoken with many PSP owners who have your wonderful emulator and this is on top of their list.
Granted it isn`t a 2D click adventure but it feels very much in line with games like Broken sword. Think of it as a "Choose your own adventure" book in a game. :)
Alter Ego for PSP?
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Alter Ego for PSP?
Last edited by Mr.Denny on Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Alter Ego for PSP?
it's harder than you thinkMr.Denny wrote:Seeing that you guys ported games such as Broken Sword i`d imagine this would be a walk in the park.
the ScummVM team had the original sourcecode for Broken Sword; just look at Lure progress in ScummVM to see how painstaking reverse engineering can be
on another note, that page offers the game for download - is that legal?
Re: Alter Ego for PSP?
First off, not being a coder myself i wouldn`t know how hard it would be. Still, i can appreciate that it isn`t an easy job.
Also, i believe it is legal seeing that even websites recreated the game in HTML. Plus, it`s a VERY old game so i wouldn`t think there would be much legal jargon to sneak by.
Also, i believe it is legal seeing that even websites recreated the game in HTML. Plus, it`s a VERY old game so i wouldn`t think there would be much legal jargon to sneak by.
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Re: Alter Ego for PSP?
Not old enough. Copyrights last for a long time. Under US copyright law, it's "seventy years after the death of an author, or seventy-five to ninety-five years in the case of works of corporate authorship and works first published before January 1, 1978".Mr.Denny wrote:Also, i believe it is legal seeing that even websites recreated the game in HTML. Plus, it`s a VERY old game so i wouldn`t think there would be much legal jargon to sneak by.
It used to be 20 years shorter, but that was before the Mickey Mouse Protection Act of 1998. I wouldn't be surprised if it's further extended in another 12 years or so.
Re: Alter Ego for PSP?
Very well, `ll remove it then.
Thanks for the heads up. :)
Anyways, i think Alter Ego would be a nice addition to the Scummvm library. :)
Thanks for the heads up. :)
Anyways, i think Alter Ego would be a nice addition to the Scummvm library. :)
Re: Alter Ego for PSP?
Can't you already play it on the PSP via the web browser in that case?Mr.Denny wrote:Also, i believe it is legal seeing that even websites recreated the game in HTML.