Insignificant Studio's: 'The Underside'

Jan 16, 2007 at 10:00 AM
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lol this is the thread :p
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Jan 17, 2007 at 8:13 PM
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Calm down, it's a homage (clone is such a dirty word, it's not like cave story isn't a clone), and it is looking to have a lot of potential
 
Jan 18, 2007 at 1:32 AM
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Cae said:
Calm down, it's a homage (clone is such a dirty word, it's not like cave story isn't a clone), and it is looking to have a lot of potential
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No, Cave Story isn't a clone, Cave Story is an homage.
Underside is a Cave Story clone, which is a clean word for "cheap knockoff" or "ripoff". (The difference between an homage and a ripoff is that an homage is mostly original material, with some references thrown in, whereas a ripoff is mostly a copy, with only slight differences, and most differences boiling down to the story and gameplay not being as good.)
 
Jan 18, 2007 at 2:08 AM
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upthorn said:
No, Cave Story isn't a clone, Cave Story is an homage.
Underside is a Cave Story clone, which is a clean word for "cheap knockoff" or "ripoff". (The difference between an homage and a ripoff is that an homage is mostly original material, with some references thrown in, whereas a ripoff is mostly a copy, with only slight differences, and most differences boiling down to the story and gameplay not being as good.)
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Speaking of references, did anyone else notice that the Health Capsule music is oddly similar to Metroid's? >_>
 
Jan 18, 2007 at 7:35 AM
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That was my first thought upon hearing it.
 
Jan 18, 2007 at 9:25 AM
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btw has it came out yet or when will it come out? :p
 
Jan 23, 2007 at 2:06 AM
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Yah, IMO that sounds more like game promotion (My game is like Cave Story, so people who liked it will like this too! etc.)
 
Jan 24, 2007 at 3:20 PM
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Deinarts said:
From what I hear, it's not a clone or ripoff, but an homage. Apparently the author made the game "set to please fans of Cave Story in many ways"....
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Which is the whole reason people make clones (or ripoffs) of games. So they can sell to fans of that game, without actually needing to come up with their own ideas.
 
Jan 25, 2007 at 11:08 AM
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upthorn said:
Which is the whole reason people make clones (or ripoffs) of games. So they can sell to fans of that game, without actually needing to come up with their own ideas.
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and also with that, it keeps the original game alive :p
 
Feb 1, 2007 at 8:42 AM
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White on Grey = WTF were they thinking.
 
Feb 1, 2007 at 12:45 PM
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Well I dont like the Colours very much but it seems he stolen aspects from Terranigma too...
 
Feb 1, 2007 at 11:10 PM
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lol i can make a web site like that (retarted)

awsome colors for writing dont i :confused: ;)
 
Feb 12, 2007 at 10:45 PM
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lol he finnaly fixed up the color sceme :p
 
Feb 12, 2007 at 11:07 PM
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lol he finnaly fixed up the color sceme :p
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lol but you still cant add comments :D
 
Mar 12, 2007 at 12:21 AM
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They have stated they made their own engine. Some people believe this. Others don't. I'M GONNA USE SUE'S AND FIND OUT MWHAHAHAHAHA!

Edit: Sorry, I was downloading this while I typed the previous.... Maybe the file types required were editted? I also saw a block in the game that was made BY PIXEL! ;)
*grumbles* Stupid boss keeps killing me...
 
Mar 12, 2007 at 1:15 AM
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It's quite possible and probably that the engine is original in it's coding - there's no obvious similarities in the EXE that my limited skills can see. They use OGGs for sound, map formats are different...

However, the incredible similarity gameplay wise still exists. They haven't done anything unforgivable, but they are too close to Cave Story to really be unique.
 
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