On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:56:55 -0600, Callum Lerwick wrote: > On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 20:42 +1000, Sam Arthur Allen wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:09:58 -0500, Tom "spot" Callaway" wrote: > > > No, the patent is pretty darned specific. Its "targets moving in a > > > straight line" to a "predetermined point or line", and the player > > > having to hit a button at that precise point or line to get > > > points. If you're shooting the target, doesn't apply. If there is > > > cursor motion involved, doesn't apply. > > > > What a crock of @#$%, I've seen this been done a few times. > > "Parappa the Rapper" on PS1 from 1995 comes to mind, it does > > *exactly* what the above paragraph states. > > The Parappa "targets" did not move. They were static, and used a > moving cursor: > > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1592483888067882190 > > So no this particular patent doesn't apply, so it isn't prior art. > Also possibly notable is you were rewarded bonus points for > ad-libbing more advanced raps than the game requires, as the person > playing demonstrates. :) Glad to be corrected :) but I still can't help but be annoyed that I have seen this thing been done before from the Amiga/C=64 era. > > Attachment: signature.asc > Description: This is a digitally signed message part _______________________________________________ Fedora-games-list mailing list Fedora-games-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-games-list
