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Question Neutopia, A Rip-off or a Classic
I downloaded the first Neutopia for 600 wii points and I definately think that it was worth it (although I can see what it "copied" from tLoZ"), but I was just wondering what other people thought about it.

Do you think it is a pathetic copy or TurboGrafx Gold???

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Both. It's definitely a rip-off (though not a pathetic one), but it's also an awesome game.
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Do you think it is a pathetic copy or TurboGrafx Gold???
I think of it as LOZ praise.
Not like most ideas in the games today is stolen.
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I think it and its sequel are both great games. Besides its not like you can find any other Zelda 1 clones this good.
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I think it and its sequel are both great games. Besides its not like you can find any other Zelda 1 clones this good.
My thoughts EXACTELY.
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I think it and its sequel are both great games. Besides its not like you can find any other Zelda 1 clones this good.
Golden Axe Warrior.

Borrowing ideas from other games is fine, it happens all the time. Originality is a good thing but a game doesn't always have to be original to be good, some of the best games are the ones that take an old idea and make it better. It's only a rip-off if you copy everything and add nothing to it.
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Borrowing ideas from other games is fine, it happens all the time. Originality is a good thing but a game doesn't always have to be original to be good, some of the best games are the ones that take an old idea and make it better.
Yes plz.

We have entire genres of literature that started off as "rip-offs" of an original "classic" (where the word classic means, "everyone rips off this one"). So it goes with video games. Personally, I'd like to see more of these kinds of "rip-offs" in place of the games that try to be original and along the way forget to make the game fun.
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Yes plz.

We have entire genres of literature that started off as "rip-offs" of an original "classic" (where the word classic means, "everyone rips off this one"). So it goes with video games. Personally, I'd like to see more of these kinds of "rip-offs" in place of the games that try to be original and along the way forget to make the game fun.
Anyone know any other games like Zelda on the VC other than the Neutopia games??
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Anyone know any other games like Zelda on the VC other than the Neutopia games??
I've heard the NES Startropics is similar.
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It's a great game which takes a lot from the Legend of Zelda. Not so much 'The Poor Man's Legend of Zelda' so much as a great substitute.

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