Dizzy3D ?

[karelhladky]

Hi,

I'm little bit confused - there are many fans of Dizzy who created some game but why someone make 3d version?

[Adz.M]

Hi, I don't quite understand your question but I'll try and answer it.

Well as of now, there is one downloadable 3D game by Eric Park here.

Very few people attempted making Dizzy 3D games which didn't get finished, either because of personal lives or being forced to stop by Codemasters.
From what I remember back in The Dizzy Zone days, a few 3D fangames were attempted but all of them were stopped because of Codemasters' lawyers stepping in.

Sorry if It's not the answer you're after.

[karelhladky]

Codemaster stop projects? That's not fair

[delta]

Codemaster stop projects? That's not fair

yes it is, they co-own the copyright.

[ingolemo]

Codemasters own the trademark, not the copyright.

[NigeC]

oh bugger there goes that secret cunning plan (should really visit more often)
I've had a 3D Dizzy on the backburner for awhile, over the years I overcame the problems, namely at the time I sucked at characters, even something as simple as an egg, then bones animation (still suck but I get by) big worlds.. I got a job, now its engine choice ..

anyway Is it the name or character that's the issue?
How far does this go? Surely a game using Megadrive Dizzy style graphics would also break copyrights/trademark,l I would of thought anything 3D would be totally unique, nothing except the character name would be anything to do with Codemasters.
Would the same apply to a 2D game that wasn't done with DizzyAge?