Gaming bootleg games thread?

speardovich · Sep 29, 2024

title! just looking to have a thread about bootleg mobile games.
first off, does anyone remember all the bootleg minecraft games? they would always have names like "Block Craft 3D" and "3D Cute Craft" and stuff... as a kid i would play those so much because my parents wouldn't buy me the actually up to date pocket edition bc i already had minecraft on xbox 360 and a rlly old version of pe XD

ciro64 · Sep 29, 2024

I played this on a real SNES as a kid and I didn't even knew what a bootleg was at that time. I simply accepted what was in front of me. I didn't had prolonged experiences with Sonic beforehand either so this meant Sonic for me for a while.

This one was in an arcade machine. Of course, at the time I believed it was an official product too. Come to think of it, I think Nintendo missed an opportunity not making an official pikachu platformer.

EDIT: I realize now that I'm in the Smartphones, Tablets & Handhelds section

SylverReZ · Sep 29, 2024

ciro64 said:
I played this on a real SNES as a kid and I didn't even knew what a bootleg was at that time. I simply accepted what was in front of me. I didn't had prolonged experiences with Sonic beforehand either so this meant Sonic for me for a while.

It was common to locate bootleg games in Brazil. One notorious example is Sonic 4, which is essentially a re-skin of Speedy Gonzales featuring Mario and Sonic. The group that created it, Twin Eagles Group, were originated in Peru and were known for taking pre-existing games and turning them into something completely different. Examples of their work include Chester Cheetah as Bananas in Pyjamas and the Blues Brothers as the Men in Black.

A few years prior, a different game called Mundial Ronaldinho Soccer 64, which was just another re-skin but this time of International Superstar Soccer 64, went viral and turned into a meme format due to its amusing title screen voice-over.

ciro64 said:
This one was in an arcade machine. Of course, at the time I believed it was an official product too. Come to think of it, I think Nintendo missed an opportunity not making an official pikachu platformer.

The game was made from the ground-up based on their own platformer engine, it got re-used in many other games. It's also funny how it has copy protection so that other bootleggers won't profit off their work. I've only heard of this game from JonTron's video if you have seen it already.

I don't ever think this was an arcade game, but if it is, let me know with the source/s provided.

ciro64 · Sep 29, 2024

SylverReZ said:
A few years prior, a different game called Mundial Ronaldinho Soccer 64, which was just another re-skin but this time of International Superstar Soccer 64, went viral and turned into a meme format due to its amusing title screen voice-over.

"RONALDINHO SOSSER"

SylverReZ said:
I don't ever think this was an arcade game, but if it is, let me know with the source/s provided.

It's really just a SNES game as I came to learn, I the one I played at the time must have been emulation inside an arcade cabinet. I remember playing All-Stars SMB2 there for the first time too, probably was the same machine.

Thanks for your post, it was quite informative.

SylverReZ · Sep 29, 2024

ciro64 said:
Thanks for your post, it was quite informative.

You're welcome, I'm glad I could share some knowledge with you.

ciro64 said:
It's really just a SNES game as I came to learn, I the one I played at the time must have been emulation inside an arcade cabinet. I remember playing All-Stars SMB2 there for the first time too, probably was the same machine.

That's what I'm kind of guessing with that. Mainly a JAMMA arcade board (like a Pandoras Box) with a set of ROMs loaded.

Xdqwerty · Sep 29, 2024

There are also lots of Mario bootleg Android games, like super bino go...

And leps world...

And even one with Chavo

SylverReZ · Sep 29, 2024

Xdqwerty said:
There are also lots of Mario bootleg Android games, like super bino go...

And leps world...

And even one with Chavo

They're all the same games with a different title and a slight change in graphics. The people who made it didn't care about copyright infringement.

speardovich · Sep 29, 2024

omg speaking of reskin games, have you guys seen those skateboard platformer games?
vinny from vinesauce played a few of them in his android trash streams

ciro64 · Sep 30, 2024

speardovich said:
omg speaking of reskin games, have you guys seen those skateboard platformer games?
vinny from vinesauce played a few of them in his android trash streams

I felt an actual discomfort watching this

MetalheadedKermit · Oct 19, 2024

a really popular one but:

Crystal_tofu · Oct 30, 2024

Funny Story about this one, as a kid i watched the episode of johnny test where they got tinymon Crystal and Jade and once i was scrolling on the internet at school for pokemon games to play online i saw this on google images and for the longest time i was convinced that this was a sister version to crystal or smth (it's actually just a rom hack of telefang beasts)

Xdqwerty · Oct 30, 2024

Crystal_tofu said:
Funny Story about this one, as a kid i watched the episode of johnny test where they got tinymon Crystal and Jade and once i was scrolling on the internet at school for pokemon games to play online i saw this on google images and for the longest time i was convinced that this was a sister version to crystal or smth (it's actually just a rom hack of telefang beasts)
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The bootleger probably didnt know about Johnny test at all when making that. Either that or the Johnny test writers were inspired off this

Crystal_tofu · Oct 30, 2024

Xdqwerty said:
The bootleger probably didnt know about Johnny test at all when making that. Either that or the Johnny test writers were inspired off this

honestly i'd probably say neither my best guess is they saw how gen 2 and 3 were named after gems and minerals, hence why pokemon rom hack titles aren't that difficult to come up with usually unless you're reaally aiming to think outside the box.

Nonetheless i do see your point, and it could be entirely possible.

SylverReZ · Oct 30, 2024

The infamous copy-pasted Sintax bootlegs, uses the same engine but with a graphics swap. Has the infamous Fighter Sonic game that was discussed a lot online because of its obscurity.

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Crystal_tofu said:
Funny Story about this one, as a kid i watched the episode of johnny test where they got tinymon Crystal and Jade and once i was scrolling on the internet at school for pokemon games to play online i saw this on google images and for the longest time i was convinced that this was a sister version to crystal or smth (it's actually just a rom hack of telefang beasts)
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Vietnamese Crystal my beloved.

SylverReZ · Nov 3, 2024

Kung Fu Pikachu (a reskin of "Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu")

SylverReZ · Tuesday at 3:59 AM

Straight-up copyright infringement by putting Gangnam Style on a handheld.

SylverReZ · Wednesday at 4:06 PM

Super Nintendo bootleg that isn't a SNES, but a shitty Famiclone console.

Xdqwerty · Wednesday at 5:47 PM

SylverReZ said:
Super Nintendo bootleg that isn't a SNES, but a shitty Famiclone console.

I guess making a famiclone is easier

SylverReZ · Thursday at 7:46 PM

Xdqwerty said:
I guess making a famiclone is easier

Producing Famiclones were cheaper than reverse engineering new consoles, it would've costed more to do so.

SylverReZ · 2024-11-17T01:03:47+0000

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