Interesting, one of Steve Lucas' games...
The Monster's Final Hour
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C71 ... C+The.html
...is a pretty blatent rip-off of...
Frankenstein Adventure
http://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C39 ... nture.html
...a 1981 game by John R. Olsen that I'm quite familiar with (having done a PAW port for my own amusement).
I wonder if any of Steve's other games were "inspired" by earlier type-ins, such as John's?
[I'll add a reference on the Steve Lucas games, noting the origin]
Plagiarised game
Moderator: Alastair
Re: Plagiarised game
Are you sure? I haven't played Frankenstein Adventure yet, but I haven't noticed any plagiarism in his other games - at least not the ones I've played. It is not unusual for authors to borrow ideas from other games, but plagiarism should at least be credited as a port of another game.
Re: Plagiarised game
Yes. It's a slightly expanded version, but the core is identical.
You can read Jason's articles about the initial version of the game here...
https://bluerenga.blog/tag/frankenstein ... ?order=ASC
Steve's version has a lot of padding locations, and a couple of extra puzzles, but it's the same game.
Re: Plagiarised game
So, I'll have to play John Olsen's game first, then play Steve Lucas' game and note the differences. Thanks for the info.