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| From | not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port |
| Date | 2019-05-02 23:36 +0000 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <qafuui$5um$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port by Kyle Orland - Apr 23, 2019 - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/nintendo-issues-dmca-takedown-for-super-mario-bros-commodore-64-port/ "Late last week, a retro computer developer going by the handle ZeroPaige culminated what he said was seven years of development on Super Mario Bros. 64, a complete and highly authentic port of the original NES side-scroller for the original Commodore 64 computer. The 109KB file is an incredible achievement, coded for a computer with a clock speed of around 1Mhz (about 55 percent of the NES' speed) that needs a bit of massaging to get smooth screen scrolling working at all. Last night, though, Nintendo reportedly issued a DMCA notice for the game, leading to its removal from many hobbyist sites and upload services. "Due to a DMCA takedown notice we had to remove the Super Mario Bros. 64 download from our website blog post from 4 days ago," the Vancouver-based hobbyist group Commodore Computer Club tweeted last night. "Hopefully everyone enjoys the Commodore 64 game who was able to snag it."" ... -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#
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Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2019-05-02 23:36 +0000
Re: Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-05-03 21:54 -0400
Re: Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port Robert <monstoor@spammedia.com> - 2019-05-05 21:27 +0100
Re: Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-05-06 16:24 +0000
Re: Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-05-07 00:24 +0000
Re: Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port Stephen Hall <s__hall@gmail.com> - 2019-05-07 09:41 +0000
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