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2048 was a ripoff of Threes[1]. While clones were inevitable, it was a shame to see their thunder stolen so quickly. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes
by dan1234 5y ago
2048 was a ripoff of Threes[1]. While clones were inevitable, it was a shame to see their thunder stolen so quickly.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes
- matsemann 5y agoThat's disingenuous. While they are both sliding matching games, the end result is quite different. I actually preferred 2048 to Threes. It was much more relaxed and casual. If anything, Threes made it big thanks to 2048. I would never have heard of it and bought it otherwise.
- dan1234 5y agoIIRC the author of 2048 decided not to monitise it because he based it on Threes, and only wrote it to see if he could write a game from scratch in a weekend.