I need opinions (Yes, yours!)

Ok, so as you'll be aware, i'm currently working on Curse of The Mystics. Now, by the time i've finished this game, it will have taken up quite a lot of my time - more so than a normal dizzy game, and there will probably be a lot more effort goes into it as well (due to the speech samples and all that). The final part, 'Return of the Righteous', will also no doubt take up just as much of my time.

So, due to both the time/effort involved, and the fact that it's (in my opinion anyway) quite a 'stand out' concept for a DizzyAGE game, i've been toying with the idea of making it a 'paid for' game, where you'd pay a small sum to download it.

My question to you all is simple. what are your thoughts on this? Would you be willing to pay for it, and if so, how much? I don't think i'd charge too much really if i did. i was thinking about £2.50 - £3.50 or somewhere around about that.

Regarding the copyright of the 'Dizzy' name etc, i would simply change the character graphic and a few other things, and remove all references to Dizzy. It would in effect become a completely non-Dizzy game. It would also remove the 'Dizzy Legends' prefix (i would probably rename it to something else).

If i did do that, i would also release a new version of TLoD for free (alongside the current version, not instead of), that would also have all Dizzy graphics and references removed, to keep it in keeping with the paid-for CoTM.

I am VERY aware that this community is built on - and kept alive by - free fan games, so trust me, i am thinking very carefully about this, and i do want to weigh up all of the pros and cons first before i make any decision. If you can think of any, please let me know.

I really would appreciate input from as many people as possible here.

Thanks guys! {yolkfolk}:dizzy:

Personally I dont have a problem paying for a game if I feel its going to be enjoyable to play. There is a hell of a lot of time invested to make even if are meant so everyone can enjoy as fans.

I feel the max price would be no more than £3.00, this was the price when the old games for the spectrum etc were sold.

The legends series however for me just dont interest, probably as im maybe more of a traditionalist with the dizzy games. As such I wouldnt buy (and I wont be playing these) but I would normal 'dizzy' games if it was allowed under copyright. A little reward for the person investing all the time and energy to make so lots of others can enjoy I dont think is a bad thing.

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but having to take out the Dizzy stuff makes it less appealing.

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hmmm maybe, but i think that at the moment it's only really got a tenuous connection to Dizzy as it is anyway. after all, if you stripped the few 'Dizzy' elements out of TLoD, you would still have pretty much the same game.

regarding what LDoY said about paying for a normal Dizzy fan game, that simply wouldn't happen, due to all the copyright and stuff. That's what would make it relatively easy to do this as a paid game, because there's really not much i'd have to change.

oh and i'm curious LDoY, you say you won't be playing them, but does that mean if you had to pay for it? or does that apply to TLoD too, even though it's free?

oh and yes i would still do a few normal dizzy games too, free of course! :smile:

Looking at the number of downloads for Illusion as an example at 332 times if even the price
was only £2 thats £664, thats not a bad little reward {yolkfolk}:delight:

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regarding what LDoY said about paying for a normal Dizzy fan game, that simply wouldn’t happen, due to all the copyright and stuff. That’s what would make it relatively easy to do this as a paid game, because there’s really not much i’d have to change.

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I was saying if was allowed under copyright, (of course im aware its not) then I would be happy to pay, but I certainly understand with that stripping out any reference to dizzy it would be your own unique concept.
oh and i'm curious LDoY, you say you won't be playing them, but does that mean if you had to paid for it? or does that apply to TLoD too, even though it's free?

I meant I wont be playing them regardless as they dont really interest me, maybe as im more a tranditionalist with the normal 'dizzy' style. I did start to play the first one but I just didnt take to it.

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as for the download total.. remember some people downloaded it more than once.. i had to download some games again when i changed my computer.

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Very correct, sometimes also if a new version is released with any improvements.
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But the Legions series would be popular if the right people knew about it.
there are a lot of retro game fans what would get a kick out of something like this, and using the first one to draw people in.. evening £1 a download you might make a few bob.

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Yes im sure there would be and you know if Jamie is making any game its going to be very much quality regardless of individuals taste.

also if a new version is released with any improvements.

yes that would be another issue, how to update peoples versions if i released a new version.

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But maybe this is a really positive thing for this community – where we can encourage amateur developers to hone their skills on free fan based engines like DizzyAge, and can then become adept enough to use these skills as a stepping stone to a lucrative career?

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to be fair, GS9 is a very similar coding language to the likes of PHP, which i believe is based on C++. if you know one of them, you'll be able to pick up another pretty easily.

wrong thread alex! :tongue:

I agree with Matt on the whole Legions series, it's not really my "cup of tea" having played the first one and not really enjoyed it, but I love all your classic Dizzy games.

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest if I had to pay for them, I contribute to the web site every year so paying for a much loves Dizzy Game really wouldn't bother me (but it will neva happen due to Copy Right)

I think you should be able to get something back for all the hard work you put in to your games {yolkfolk}:delight:

don't know about all the legalities and stuff jamie but i would certainly be up for paying a nominal sum for any of your games and the rest that are released on here - and i would pay to download the TLOD series cause i love the games we've had already {yolkfolk}:clap: