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Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of Pokemon-Inspired Bootlegs And Rip-Offs

Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of Pokemon-Inspired Bootlegs And Rip-Offs

With its worldwide popularity, its no surprise that many have tried to emulate and recreate the massive appeal of the Pokemon series in their own videogames – with some attempts looking a little too similar for comfort. We’ve already seen this in spades for the Legend of Zelda and Super Mario franchises, and now here’s a peek at how some developers/publishers took way too much inspiration from the popular monster-collecting games!

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Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of Scrapped Legend Of Zelda Projects

Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of Scrapped Legend Of Zelda Projects

Today, the Legend of Zelda series is stronger than ever – especially with the success of Breath of the Wild and growing anticipation for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Still, the series hasn’t been without its untold struggles and dead ends, and now you can learn all about them!

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Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of The “Super Mario 128” Project

Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of The “Super Mario 128” Project

Back in 1996, Nintendo teased the development Super Mario 128 – a supposed sequel to Super Mario 64 with a tech demo featuring dozens of Marios running around. Of course, the game disappeared into development limbo and would be overshadowed by other games like Super Mario Galaxy in the 2000s. Well, here are some interesting tidbits about its development that you may not have known about previously!

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Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of Super Mario Knock-Offs And Plagiarism

Did You Know Gaming Explores The History Of Super Mario Knock-Offs And Plagiarism

Given Nintendo’s prominence, it should come as no surprise that many developers (willfully or unintentionally) rip-off the company’s IP for their own indie developments. We’ve already seen this in spades for the Legend of Zelda series, and now here’s a peek at the plagiarism woes of Super Mario!

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