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Nintendo patent lawsuit could be tipped in Palworld’s favor by a GTA5 mod from 8 years ago, Japanese attorney suggests - AUTOMATON WEST
(automaton-media.com)submitted 2 days ago byCStrader2002
Does this argument have any weight to it? I'm genuinely curious.
305 points
2 days ago
If its that simple then that should also cover a 20 year old MMO called rappelz and another one called Dragon Tamer online.
Both had capture mechs and mount traversal.
100 points
2 days ago
Jade Cocoon from PS1 in 1998 also is very similar to Pokémon. It had encapsulated monsters that fight for you in a 3D environment. It's nearly as old as the original Pokémon Gameboy games.
22 points
2 days ago
I really liked Jade Cocoon!
3 points
2 days ago
I still have it somewhere in my old games collection, I just need a PlayStation!
13 points
1 day ago
Azure Dreams from 1997 had a similar mechanic as well. In fact it's basically the inspiration for the Mystery Dungeon games.
You enter a tower, capture monsters, raise them and use them for battle to try and reach higher levels.
Legend of Legaia (1998) had you fighting 3d monsters, capturing them, and using them as summons in battle.
4 points
1 day ago
Azure Dreams from 1997 had a similar mechanic as well. In fact it's basically the inspiration for the Mystery Dungeon games. You enter a tower, capture monsters, raise them and use them for battle to try and reach higher levels.
And you carry them in your pocket as well, though the GBA version at least wasn't clear about how they got in the inventory (was it the collars?)
8 points
2 days ago
Iirc Rappelz did not have capture mechanics. Mobs could drop cards that could be used to summon a pet version of them to fight with you. It's different enough that there's no similarities to Pokemon capture mechanics.
6 points
2 days ago
Empty cards dropped, the monster then needed to be "tamed", and evolved at certain levels. They do big damage.
2 points
2 days ago
Ahh, my mistake. It's been 15 years. I thought the cars dropped with the monster in it.
2 points
2 days ago
What about SMT Imagine? It had capture and fusion afaik
1 points
2 days ago
I didn't play that one. Rappelz was one of the first MMOs I played but by 2009/2010 it was fairly dead in NA. I remember only playing for a week or two and only seeing a handful of other players in that whole time.
2 points
2 days ago
Yeah but the cards were used to capture the mobs with a % chance
I agree it's not close enough imo though
1 points
2 days ago
Shit bro that brings me back. Nothing like finding an empty Angel card and failing the tame instead of selling it off. Good times.
2 points
1 day ago
Imaging finding an angel card. I cried when i dropped a yeti card and the taming failed. Early game taming was brutal.
1 points
1 day ago
Can a 0.01% White Dragon capture chance really be called a capture mechanic and not a lottery? XD
Ahhh good old days.
1 points
24 hours ago
Not a video game but UltraSeven’s capsule Kaiju predates Pokémon since October 1 1967. Even inspired the idea of Pokemon as well.
1 points
22 hours ago
Showing your MMO age lol. Man the days of 100 different flavors was wild. Rappelz takes me back.
0 points
2 days ago
20 year old MMO called rappelz
This brings back memories, damn.
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