This thread could not continue without Sega's most blatant rip-off:
Ulala
Lady Miss Kier
(in Groove is in the Heart)
Heck, she even says "Ooh La La, Lala lala lala" that later Sega attributes to the character's own name (Ulala). It's just awful the way Sega handled that lawsuit.
Next up,
....Guy in the Cover of Red Dead Redemption:
Heck, if that's not Dennis Quaid in that picture, then I'd be dammed:
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11-12-2010, 09:43 PM #1Antiquing Hedgehog Lord
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Video Game Characters they blatantly Ripped-off from Famous People
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11-12-2010, 10:22 PM #2Do you have TP??? Raging in the Streets
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Not exactly a rip off but the similarities are quite funny!
It's already been stated that Dr. Robotnik was a caricature of Teddy Roosevelt.
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11-12-2010, 11:10 PM #3The Cat in the Hat Shining Hero
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Johnny Cage = Jean Claude Van Damme
Vs 
Reason? Midway wanted their own fighter so they could get some of that sweet money that was now going into Street Fighter machines,
so Midway was like "Hey Van Damme wanna be in a game?" but Van Damme was already busy with a game (which ended up never going anywhere)
so the team that would later be known as the MK Team created their own weird fighter,
and they created the Johnny Cage persona because thats what they probably thought of first when they were still hoping to get Van Damme.
Also, Johnny Cage's Initials are JC
Jean Claude = JC
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11-12-2010, 11:16 PM #4Angry Liberal Arts Major Hero of Algol
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This
And of course this well known one. I wish I could find this photo shopped picture of Sting from Dune and blade runner put together to make real life Snatcher poster.
and
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11-13-2010, 10:56 AM #5End of line.. Shining Hero
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Snake = Kyle Reese
A Black Falcon: no, computer games and video games are NOT the same thing. Video games are on consoles, computer games are on PC. The two kinds of games are different, and have significantly different design styles, distribution methods, and game genre selections. Computer gaming and console (video) gaming are NOT the same thing."
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11-13-2010, 11:26 AM #6Murder Victim Master of Shinobi
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11-13-2010, 01:48 PM #7Bite my shiny, metal ***! Hero of Algol
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So, Sega made her pay $610.000 ? yet THEY 'borrowed' her intellectual property, not vice versa.
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
Heck, she even says "Ooh La La, Lala lala lala" that later Sega attributes to the character's own name (Ulala). It's just awful the way Sega handled that lawsuit.
Anyway, my pick:
...okay, it's just that one scene but yeah.Last edited by retrospiel; 11-13-2010 at 04:47 PM.
The Mega Drive was far inferior to the NES in terms of diffusion rate and sales in the Japanese market, though there were ardent Sega users. But in the US and Europe, we knew Sega could challenge Nintendo. We aimed at dominating those markets, hiring experienced staff for our overseas department in Japan, and revitalising Sega of America and the ailing Virgin group in Europe.
Then we set about developing killer games.
- Hayao Nakayama, Mega Drive Collected Works (p. 17)
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