Nintendo has reportedly gone after the Super Mario 64 PC port, making copyright claims over it

huma_dawii · May 8, 2020

pustal said:
In the US, "The 1998 Act extended these terms to life of the author plus 70 years and for works of corporate authorship to 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever end is earlier.". You can thank Disney for that. Most other countries is either life + 50 or life + 70 years.

I found in some sailoring website an .exe file with only 24~MB, can anyone confirm that's what this port should look like or if this seems rather a baity malware?

the game is about that size, but compressed is about 6.5MB

DbGt · May 8, 2020

Dont forget that it is rumored that Nintendo will release a remake of mario 64, sunshine, and probably galaxy this year, so of course its in their best interest to remove this.

Also, if they allow this port , they are opening the door to hundreds of possible pc ports of other nintendo games

Kioku · May 8, 2020

ShadowOne333 said:
And the fuckers have the fallacy to call themselves a "family-friendly" company.
They're nothing but greedy pieces of shit.

Oh my god. Shut up, will you? They are 100% within their rights to do this. Whether you, or the rest of those who share your terrible beliefs think otherwise.

It never ceases to amaze me how people act like Nintendo killed their dog or something when this happens. Boo hoo. Get over it.

Also, your misuse of fallacy is disturbing. Jesus...

HaloEffect17 · May 8, 2020

Prans said:
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Same thing that happened with AM2R... Nintendo goes ahead and makes their own when they see someone is threatening them.

SecureBoot · May 8, 2020

I'm glad I got a copy of the OpenGL version. Never ended up finding the Dx12 though.

wiitendo84 · May 8, 2020

huma_dawii said:
I think it's for 30 years but thats for music... Dont know if it applies to other stuff

Edit: found it

The term of copyright for video games is no different than those of other media in the United States. Most popular video games are works of corporate authorship and have copyrights that will expire 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first.

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So to sum up, I will be long gone gone before I see this happen...

slimbizzy · May 8, 2020

wiitendo84 said:
Edit: found it

The term of copyright for video games is no different than those of other media in the United States. Most popular video games are works of corporate authorship and have copyrights that will expire 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first.

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

So to sum up, I will be long gone gone before I see this happen...

Fu-

huma_dawii · May 8, 2020

wiitendo84 said:
Edit: found it

The term of copyright for video games is no different than those of other media in the United States. Most popular video games are works of corporate authorship and have copyrights that will expire 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first.

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

So to sum up, I will be long gone gone before I see this happen...

Horrible xD

banjo2 · May 8, 2020

B4rtj4h said:
Strange... Copyright is like for 20 years?

Aha, I wish. I think that's patents you're thinking of, though.

Copyright itself isn't a bad thing in my opinion, but what is it, author's life + 70 years?

Nobody_Important4u · May 8, 2020

Is anybody even suprised?

This does not make any sense, they don't even sell it in any shape or form!

Copyright is bullshit nowadays it should work like that:

If the the thing wasn't used in 10-15 years then it's not copyrighted.

If company Has been defunct then it's half the time.

In modern world having 70 years of copyright is absurd.

Because let's be real 90% of people that claim that "downloading old games that you can't buy is piracy and stealing" are either only wearing a mask because they have to do so or they are scared and do not thing that for real, or they are just fanboys to the point of sucking dick of the company.

It's all just a bunch of bullshit:
1. Piracy is not stealing that's not the right term if you care enough use google.
2. I define piracy as when you download a software that is still in use and you CAN buy that's piracy because it Hurts the developer.
And downloading old game that you CAN'T officially buy anymore is NOT piracy because it does not hurt anybody, i am just making sure that the thing is not lost to the abyss of time.

In lamer terms: Fuck you Nintendo!

banjo2 · May 8, 2020

Nobody_Important4u said:
Is anybody even suprised?

This does not make any sense, they don't even sell it in any shape or form!

Copyright is bullshit nowadays it should work like that:

If the the thing wasn't used in 10-15 years then it's not copyrighted.

If company Has been defunct then it's half the time.

In modern world having 70 years of copyright is absurd.

Because let's be real 90% of people that claim that "downloading old games that you can't buy is piracy and stealing" are either only wearing a mask because they have to do so or they are scared and do not thing that for real, or they are just fanboys to the point of sucking dick of the company.

It's all just a bunch of bullshit:
1. Piracy is not stealing that's not the right term if you care enough use google.
2. I define piracy as when you download a software that is still in use and you CAN buy that's piracy because it Hurts the developer.
And downloading old game that you CAN'T officially buy anymore is NOT piracy because it does not hurt anybody, i am just making sure that the thing is not lost to the abyss of time.

In lamer terms: Fuck you Nintendo!

Yes except for no

Something whatever · May 8, 2020

They should have waited to release it when it was done >:{. Oh well.... is the source code out and about?. Sure as hell didn't stop Project M

slimbizzy · May 8, 2020

Nobody_Important4u said:
Is anybody even suprised?

This does not make any sense, they don't even sell it in any shape or form!

Copyright is bullshit nowadays it should work like that:

If the the thing wasn't used in 10-15 years then it's not copyrighted.

If company Has been defunct then it's half the time.

In modern world having 70 years of copyright is absurd.

Because let's be real 90% of people that claim that "downloading old games that you can't buy is piracy and stealing" are either only wearing a mask because they have to do so or they are scared and do not thing that for real, or they are just fanboys to the point of sucking dick of the company.

It's all just a bunch of bullshit:
1. Piracy is not stealing that's not the right term if you care enough use google.
2. I define piracy as when you download a software that is still in use and you CAN buy that's piracy because it Hurts the developer.
And downloading old game that you CAN'T officially buy anymore is NOT piracy because it does not hurt anybody, i am just making sure that the thing is not lost to the abyss of time.

In lamer terms: Fuck you Nintendo!

In all reality, they cant do anything about it. I mean, they CAN but not really.

The people who port things from Nintendo have a choice.

They can either publish their work, or keep it.

Keeping it, will stop Nintendo from finding your shit. And if they do, you have either been hacked and had your stuff leaked and posted because the hacker is an absolute douche bag OR Nintendo themselves is up to some sketchy shit. Both of those scenarios are quite unlikely.

Publishing work, always has its risks, though. I write a ton on platforms where people ask me questions about stuff(wow) and I continuously have to deal with plagiarism and copiers. Same thing goes for porting, and ROM hacks for example.

My guess, is that the group whom ported SM64 were well aware of this happening eventually. Someone is going to find your work eventually, and absolutely hate it. They will do everything in their power to remove it.

Nobody_Important4u · May 8, 2020

banjo2 said:
Yes except for no

Forgot about that.
But let's be real Wii U eshop is not going to be there soon, i give it 1-2 years.

CTR640 · May 8, 2020

Memoir said:
Oh my god. Shut up, will you? They are 100% within their rights to do this. Whether you, or the rest of those who share your terrible beliefs think otherwise.

It never ceases to amaze me how people act like Nintendo killed their dog or something when this happens. Boo hoo. Get over it.

Also, your misuse of fallacy is disturbing. Jesus...

Imagine if Nintendo killed John Wick's dog.

slimbizzy · May 8, 2020

CTR640 said:
Imagine if Nintendo killed John Wick's dog.

Nintendo wouldn't be here anymore then.

limpbiz411 · May 8, 2020

How are they going to go after someone they cannot find? lol

mightymuffy · May 8, 2020

Nobody_Important4u said:
Forgot about that.
But let's be real Wii U eshop is not going to be there soon, i give it 1-2 years.

We've all heard the rumours: it's almost certainly coming to Switch this year in one way or another - either the original game VC style, or a remake. Either way, it's no surprise seeing them moving in on this - in fact the most surprising thing is how relatively slow they've been about it.. (I suspect the Switch port tipped things over the edge)

Zense · May 8, 2020

Nobody_Important4u said:
Forgot about that.
But let's be real Wii U eshop is not going to be there soon, i give it 1-2 years.

And I imagine within 1-2 years they will have made a release available on Switch or some other platform.
Also Super Mario 64 DS along with the original N64 version (like stated above) are even available on the Wii U eShop so I wouldn't say the game isn't availble.

uludag · May 8, 2020

Whyyyyyyyyy??? Nintendo, why do you always have to be so narrow-minded? Truly sad seeing you wanting to take all these great people to court over a game that was released when a big part of your fanbase wasn't even born. Shame on you.

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