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Old 06-23-2001, 04:20 AM
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I was wondering when someone would get around to complaining about it....

The fact of the matter is that we probably were never under any real threat of being sued by the Zelda people JUST because we also had a Boomerang. However, the Deluxe Boomerang was pushing it a bit far: carrying items, get it fairly early in the game, plus there's the fact that it looks almost exactly like the Zelda boomerang, coloring and everything. Magic boomerang, don't even get me started on how much of an ripoff THAT was.
The real issue is originality. Sure, the Airship used all new graphics I made myself, but based on the FF5 Airship. You don't look at it and say Another Airship, you look at it and say Hey, its The Falcon!
Same for the Boomerang. You say Hey, it's the Boomerang from Zelda 3!
If we had a baddy that swung a mace, you'd say Hey, it's the Mace baddy from Zelda 3!
If we had a way of warping to the dark world and back, you'd say Hey, just like Zelda 3!
See the problem? Without technically copying Zelda 3, we're nevertheless mimicking it.

All that bull aside, if I make it The Bruges Bird instead of The Boomerang, I can make 3 quests for 3 levels of it, and at Level 2 it can grab items for you.

Also, though noone's noticed it yet, I recommend firing it at a bomb. ^_~
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