| Main > Main Forum |
| Donkey kong 2 artwork |
| << < (2/7) > >> |
| CheffoJeffo:
Nintendo didn't see it that way ... Unless something new has happened. |
| CheffoJeffo:
The big difference is that Jeff showed his work to Nintendo before releasing his kits. |
| mytymaus007:
What so special about Donkey kong 2 . There is a whole website dedicated to art work. :dunno http://arcadeartlibrary.com/arcade_art/categories.php?cat_id=6&sessionid=6d0a99cfd59dca382ea9d6d606822202 |
| ChadTower:
You do realize that we, along with many others, put that website there? DK2 is a sensitive topic because of how much work went into it and how many people stole it as soon as it was released. |
| CheffoJeffo:
Chad is exactly right. We are not talking about something that was made decades ago and had the revenue stream run out ... people who are active in the hobby did this work recently, with the expectation that they would be rewarded monetarily. Rich didn't make the DKII art so everybody could just print their own -- he did it so that he could sell it. Similar to how Jeff developed and released the actual kit. Once upon a time the MAMEDevs had a rule about not releasing games that were currently earning in the arcades. The idea is that you don't bite the hand that feeds you ... Rich made the artwork to sell and he does tons for the hobby. Ripping off his work is bad arcade karma. There are interesting examples of people in this hobby who have decided to stop their contributions after having their work taken advantage of. |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |