Talk:Snood (video game)

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I think this article was originally (poorly) paraphrased from this copyright review. Unaware of that, I edited and rephrased it. What is the legal status of the article now? It is not the same as the atpm review, but it is still remarkably similar, and it is clearly (in my mind) a derivative work. Anyone? -- Tlotoxl 13:22, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Keep rewording it until there's no discernible similarity. ;) VfD is getting far too full up these days... -- Oliver P. 13:39, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Okay, this might be because my brain is dead, but I can't discern very much similarity anyway. So I think it looks all right as it is. Maybe this needs a second opinion, though... -- Oliver P. 13:42, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)
I like the changes you made. It looks better than I originally wrote it. ZeWrestler 10:05, 22 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Should there be a note explaining that many who believe that the similarity to Puzzle Bobble is not a coincidence.

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[edit] Bloat and Bias?

The entry for Snood goes into far greater detail than is really necessary (and indeed more that other Bust-A-Move clones), citing such things as gamers' reactions to the game. I believe it aught to be slimmed down to include information only immediately relevent to the game itself, and perhaps a few tidbits of trivia. That of course, brings me to my second point. This entry is worded in such a way that it paints Snood in a very positive light, while using the ever-so-dreadful weasle wording to skirt any possibly negative aspect of the game and failing to draw any comparisons to the quality and polish of any other Bust-A-Move clone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.254.181.174 (talk • contribs)

Right on, brother man. Snood needs a controversy section to address its similarities to Bust-A-Move, and how it managed to steal the limelight from what was in all respects a superior game. --M.Neko 07:21, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Puzzle Bobble

So Snood came after Puzzle Bobble, right? this page on snood.com says that "[Dobson] released the first non-beta version of Snood on February 18, 1999." But then it goes on to say this was version 2.1 and it sounds like it was the first DOS version that was released in 1999 and Mac versions predated that. Still, that is 5 years after Puzzle Bobble, so I would guess Snood came after. Anyone know for sure? Does anyone know what the original release of Snood was?

Also, what is the difference between Puzzle Bobble and Snood, besides graphics? If I remember right, the only difference is the danger bar vs. timer. But I haven't played Snood for a while. --Daev 05:03, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

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Daev, I checked GameFAQs and the earliest version of Snood I could find was for the Mac in 1996. Much closer in release to PB than I originally though, which makes me wonder if they both didn't take the idea from somewhere else. - Nickoten

The original release of Puzzle Bobble was in 1994.. two years is plenty of time to code a knockoff. -- Distraction - Nickoten 20:30, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Mr. Dobson clarifies that Snood was inspired by Puzzle Bobble here Mrfun 02:19, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

What's the legal status of Snood then? —Tokek 13:30, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying Distraction. 76.190.173.202 00:44, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Snood was first released for Mac in March 1996. It borrowed heavily from Bust-A-Move and Puzzle Bobble, but it was made for a platform that they did not support (the Mac) and did not use their copyrighted artwork, music, or text. It also changed the gameplay in some important but not earth-shattering ways. Without use of copyrighted material, there is no "illegal" activity, nor is there grounds for legal action. A parallel would be all the versions of Something-opoly one sees in stores that are clones of the mass-produced boardgame (which itself was "stolen" from a Quaker woman in Atlantic City long ago). Or different first-person shooter games - they all owe homage to Castle Wolfenstein 3D, but ID doesn't sue them all. You might well find this lame, but it's not a legal issue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dobnarr (talk • contribs) 05:03, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] italics

does every occurance of the word Snood have to be italicised? -nsh

If you look at other game pages (e.g., Grand Theft Auto), the pages have the name of the game italicized throughout. And in reaching the goal of consistency... Also, please sign your comments with tildes, such as: -- Jophus00 (talk) 22:25, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] External Links?

I tried to google some fan sites or anything that would list some good game numbers and got zilch. I just can't believe that such a popular game is so poorly represented on the net. Anyone know some good sites for an external links section?
P.S. Say 'hell yeah' if you agree that snood gamers reach a skill limit pretty fast and spend the rest of their lives waiting for that one snood - half the screen falls down game. And that does not a good game make... -- Bahati 13:12, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

All "real" players are spending all their time playing it instead of making sites about it. ;) Actually, I think it's just such a low-key game, and the people who play it are not always the most tech-savvy. It's not such a difficult game that it needs strategy guides, etc printed for it either. Me, I spend all my time playing it's little brother Snoodoku now... -- RevRagnarok 11:29, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] nags

Should there be mention of the Burma Shave style nagsreens? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.2.40.144 (talk • contribs)

Well, it is shareware and IIRC it is fully featured otherwise (I don't remember because I bought it around 1995). — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 00:28, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Snood screenshot Palm.png

Image:Snood screenshot Palm.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Snood.gif

Image:Snood.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:38, 24 January 2008 (UTC)