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This was also sold as "The Red Baron". I've looked online to see why it had two names, but haven't found a reason. Anyone know why?
by BeetleB 3y ago
This was also sold as "The Red Baron". I've looked online to see why it had two names, but haven't found a reason. Anyone know why?
- opencl 3y agoThe "Red Baron" version was just from a company that sold freeware games and changed all the names presumably hoping that nobody would notice. http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Strike_Force http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Strike_F...
- bbarn 3y agoWow, that's wild. I feel like you could sue for damages now, but I can't be sure if that was possible then.
- BeetleB 3y agoInteresting. So the Sopwith code was always out there? The site mentions Striker. I assume it is this Striker? https://www.mobygames.com/game/33720/striker/screenshots/dos/293841/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/33720/striker/screenshots/dos... I also had that game. It claims Striker is a copy of Scramble but the Scramble game I find online is significantly different. I also recognize Flightmare. Thanks for the memories!
- vidarh 3y agoSo many games of that era were superficially similar. The helicopter looks similar to Blue Thunder or Fort Apocalypse. The picking up people bit seems similar to Fort Apocalypse. The landscape and launchers might be reminiscent of some of the several Scramble versions. But it doesn't look like a copy of any of them to me.
- esafak 3y agoThere was also a Red Baron by Dynamix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_%281990_video_game%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Baron_%281990_video_game%2...
- SamBam 3y agoI loved that game, It felt so advanced for its time.