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General Commentary and Game Overview
Last summer (that would be summer 2009 if you're living in THE FUTURE) there was a Sonic the Hedgehog fangame released at the Sonic Ameteur Games Expo (SAGE). Its name was Sonic Rebirth, and it was designed to be a remake of the first Sonic game, containing all the zones from the Mega Drive and Game Gear/Master System releases, bringing them up to speed with relatively modern hardware in mind. Engine troubles and artisic flaws meant that it wasn't the most precise of remakes to ever grace our computer screens, but the level similarities were plain to see and it was clear that all the inspiration came from Sega's legendary title.
When Super Mario Bros. +, offering a similar experience but with Mario, came along, it was (and still is) the subject of a lot of debate. People seem to consider this one "more illegal" than other fangames, on the basis that the levels are identical to the original Super Mario Bros. game. You're effectively getting the NES classic for free... even if it uses completely different code and graphics. But the truth is, Nintendo's marketing arm probably couldn't care less about the level structure - it's the fact that the game contains one of their intellectual properties that would set them off, and every game on this site has a Mario character in it. But the real question is, is it better than giving Nintendo some wonga for the Virtual Console re-release, or has Ken Martin saved you some cash?
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