   4-Player Flash game - Inspired by a Sega Dreamcast classic
Brief description:Inspired by the online 4-player (with lobby) Sega Dreamcast game very dear to many hearts: Chu Chu Rocket. No other game like it exists on the Net today, and it cannot be played online with the Dreamcast anymore. We'll make it generic enough to stay legal.Target aim:Freeware. Flash-based for accessibility.Compensation:None. I'm hoping for 15 mins of Internet fame if done really well. Test your skills, put it on your resume, and hey, it's a fun project! No deadline.Technology:Flash (for wide-audience accessibility. open to hearing alternate options). The logic of the game is fairly simple. The meat of the project would be developing a multi-player lobby with a leader board.Talent needed:ActionScript, 3D in Flash, people familiar with multi-player architecture for Flash.Team structure:Just me currently. I will be PM. I'm a web designer, so I will provide all art and sound resources, and anything else within my skill set. I'm based in Seattle, and have worked at Microsoft and Starbucks HQ.Website:Video of the gameplay:Contacts:PM meFeedback:Any[Edited by - ProductionModel on June 1, 2009 8:52:37 PM]
  I was just playing this game the other day and was thinking how brilliantly this would convert to a web-based game. If I had Flash experience and more time to spare I would be keen to contribute, but I wish you the best of luck on this project!   ;  While I would like to support this project, I must warn you: any form of copyright infringement will result in this thread being locked.Quote:Please don't immediately write it off as copyright infringement. It's a 10-year-old game for the defunct Dreamcast.You're absolutely correct that the game is 10 years old and only offers multiplayer on a defunct system. Unfortunately, that has nothing to do with copyright law.Your project still counts as copyright infringement until the copyright actually expires. According to International Copyright Law, ChuChu Rocket's copyright will expire on March 29, 2069.If you were able to get written consent from Sonic Team Ltd., please indicate that you've obtained that permission. The forum moderators will probably need to see the written notice in order to confirm it.If you are not able to get written consent, then might I recommend making a clone with your own graphics, story, and sounds? At this point in time, gameplay designs cannot be copywritten or patented, meaning that you can perfectly mimic a game as long as you use your own graphics, sounds, and code (hence the thousands of pong, breakout, and tetris clones on the net).   ;  I've modified the description for legal purposes.   ;  Cheers. :D   