While the authors have said they're doing their best to avoid stepping into any illegal areas, we all know full well that any day soon these poor guys will most certainly be getting a nicely worded email from Nintendo's favourite law firm asking them to "Can the project or face the consequences!".
What I don't understand is why people would spend so much time and effort, when they know from the start that what they're working on belongs to someone else. Just...why? Do they not know that Mario is property of Nintendo? He's their most famous mascot and is tied to them like Mickey Mouse is tied to Disney. Do people similarly assume that Mickey can be appropriated to whatever purpose they want?
For the same reason people climb Mount Everest,
A question was formed in their mind. To answer this question they decided to just try it and see what happens.
There's no more motivation needed than that , for someone who is curious.
Indulging curiosity is its own reward.
Sadly it'll be dead within a few weeks (Score:3, Informative)
While the authors have said they're doing their best to avoid stepping into any illegal areas, we all know full well that any day soon these poor guys will most certainly be getting a nicely worded email from Nintendo's favourite law firm asking them to "Can the project or face the consequences!".
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Re: Sadly it'll be dead within a few weeks (Score:2)