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You know, when you take some interesting elements from many games, combine them and make a new thing out of it, it's ok. But when you take a game and change the graphics, remove the story, replace the song with an annoying elevator song AND releaser it as it's your own idea, then that's a ripoff.
And what am I talking about? The game "Real World" made and released by the so called "kooplayer.com". It's funny that they claim it's the sponsor, but it's their only game. And the copyrights belongs to the same guy who "made" the game.

I don't knowwwwww, it seeems thaat the game mechanics are a little toooo familiar... oh wait

Do I need to mention that Totem was released like a year before this?
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Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:27 PM Kenney says:

Real World is better. at sucking. yay confusion.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:29 PM OctoFlash says:

lol, now that's tough.. i hate it when others steal people's hard work..

Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:39 PM theicecubeclock says:

that's just ridicules.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:47 PM WAaAzZAaA says:

It should be called "Destroyer Totem"

Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:47 PM Pokemonpoeguygcn says:

I got an idea: let's sue them

Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:56 PM sykesy93 says:

I cannot believe how clear a ripoff this is
but, i gotta say, the original is waayyy better
chances are, about a year from now, they'll release "real world 2" with UFO style blocks and all the stuff in the new totem destroyer
but it wont be nearly as good

Feb. 12, 2009 | 4:17 PM st1k says:

That so fucking stupid. Their site sucks as well. I think we should find the fucker and beat his ass. Anyone in?

Feb. 12, 2009 | 4:20 PM regulargabs responds:

I'm in, I'll bring the guns > : ]

Feb. 12, 2009 | 4:54 PM molkman says:

Here's another one: http://www.kongregate.com/games/logos ogol/dui

Feb. 12, 2009 | 5:15 PM I-smel says:

Oh well that one's kind of different

I wish someone would steal my games, thatd be cool

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:06 PM regulargabs responds:

Can I steal the Duck Sim?

Feb. 12, 2009 | 5:34 PM MaestroRage says:

With all due respect i've played dozens of games where the objective is to remove blocks or balance things and whatnot and though the two games are indeed similar doesn't mean he looked at your project and said "One day, I shall steal this concept!"

It's not a very complex concept. Object A is to be kept off the ground, make it fun by making Object A on a pile of stuff. Use physics to make Object A more difficult to balance.

You can't expect that just because you made Totem Destroyer, that nobody else will come up with the idea.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:04 PM regulargabs responds:

You speak like you were the owner of "Real World", are you? :P
And btw, check the dates between the releases, and check the game mechanics, I'm not saying that ANY game involving falling blocks n physics is a ripoff. Just that THIS one in particular sure is.

Updated: Feb. 12, 2009, 6:22 PM

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:03 PM darknessexzero says:

I SAY U SHOULD KICK HIS NON CREATIVE ASS

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:09 PM darknessexzero says:

GO FIND THIS BASTARD AND KICK HIS ASS THE SITE IS CRAP IF I GET BANED FOR SAYING BASTARD I WILL ONLY BE HAPPY BECAUSE I PISSED THEM OFF

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:24 PM Nicholas-Deary says:

MaestroRage is right, man. But your game still is far better and that's all that matters.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:34 PM regulargabs responds:

I know I have to respect all opinions as MaestroRage (and I was joking about he being the owner of that), but the funniest thing is that I wasn't the first one to point that game as a copy, I was told by my friends. And the game seems exactly the same, sabe objectives, same behaviors, everything in a crappy way, but everything. I don't know, I don't feel so pissed about it. But I did went mad when I saw it.

Updated: Feb. 12, 2009, 6:35 PM

Feb. 12, 2009 | 6:40 PM IamWeird33 says:

Wow the music in that one sucks.
I especially hate the noise of the blocks.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 7:04 PM Spikrodd says:

The game 'DUI' is really fun. Give it a look. sorry if i lost all respect ever from you

Feb. 12, 2009 | 8:39 PM regulargabs responds:

I don't think DUI is a ripoff.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 7:32 PM PolishMatt says:

Welcome to the internet, enjoy your visit.

If it makes you feel better, the ripoff is a bit poorly scripted; in the sense that if any blocks roll off the screen, you can't click/kill them and thous not continue to the next level, even if you got the guy down.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 7:45 PM SamIam says:

I understand what MaestroRage is saying, but this game is a ripoff. DUI is what MaestroRage is talking about, but Real World is rip off. The environment, the blocks all pretty similar. Hey, look on the bright side someone really enjoyed Totem and decided to recreate it.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 7:51 PM DkLoVe says:

sue them i say SUE THEM! and yea dui is good its different from totem destroyer but real world sucks and the creator must be some little idiotic kids

Feb. 12, 2009 | 8:38 PM regulargabs responds:

Yeah, I never mentioned DUI. I don't think DUI is a ripoff, some gameplay aspects are similar, but it's not a ripoff. But that's not the case of "Real World"

Feb. 12, 2009 | 8:40 PM Chainsawasaurus says:

That would piss me off too man. Atleast your game is better. Imagine if his game was more successful than yours.

Feb. 12, 2009 | 9:15 PM Goat-Man says:

I say people playing this at school!
I was like, "Ah, playing a little Totem Destoyer I see"
Everyone looked at me like, wtf are you talking about?

I took a second glance, and was blown away by how a game can be copied so exactly that in a brief glimps I couldn't even tell them apart

Feb. 12, 2009 | 10:03 PM starBlinky says:

I played some cannon game where you shoot cannonballs at castles. There was a complete and utter RIP OFF of this game done by some guy too, and it was literally the exact same game, just with terrible graphics. Seriously, it was the same game! All the buttons/interface/color scheme/characters/everything! was the same, just bad graphics.

But I believe it is possible this guy didn't steal your idea, there are a lot of similarities though. Who knows, any way your series is way more popular so I think his game will hurt you at all.

Feb. 13, 2009 | 11:28 PM DkLoVe says:

well i dont know but if theres a big difference of the time well lets say 1 day of difference it makes it obviously not a ripoff but 2 years (just an example >=( ) makes it obviously a ripoff just with some elements changed like the totem changed to a ermm cube?

Feb. 13, 2009 | 11:31 PM DkLoVe says:

lol i just entered to the main page of kooplayer and it said
PLAY GAMES
start playing the original games
so they are saying the other game that looks alike isnt the original

Feb. 14, 2009 | 2:43 AM AntoArts-Admin says:

LadyBug:
"Look gabstv if you dont like this website or you think its a ripoff
WHY DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PROFILE??????????????????????????????
?????
THINK!!!!!!"

I guess (s)he got some intellectual problems, they can't get it that you need an account to tell them what kind of thieves they are.

How funny....

Feb. 14, 2009 | 10:28 AM regulargabs responds:

lol, that was funny xD
Even funnier, my first account there (used to post the justified rant) was banned too.

Feb. 14, 2009 | 2:59 AM Figter says:

Holy crap whata a rip off...

Feb. 14, 2009 | 5:31 AM JackLand says:

Wow that game is inferior to Totem Destroyer in every way possible. Even the name sucks. Real World really cups the balls, strokes the shaft and smokes the pipe. I WILL release the hounds! And, just for Real World, Cujo too! MWA HA HAA!

Google image Cujo if you don't kow the dog. It's almost a bigger dog than Real World

Feb. 14, 2009 | 11:24 AM AntoArts-Admin says:

I wonder why they banned you, but didn't remove the comment.....

Hmm, I guess their system isn't advanced enough

Feb. 14, 2009 | 7:19 PM Limonman says:

that is so stupid
i bet real world is rubbish anyways :D

Feb. 14, 2009 | 8:05 PM stickflyer says:

ZOMG. I dont know if you noticed, but the Website phrase is "For gamers, by gamers." Its practically the same as Newgrounds Phrase!

Feb. 15, 2009 | 3:29 AM AntoArts-Admin says:

Sort of, but I guess the NG slogan is more unique

Just google: "for gamers, by gamers"

Feb. 15, 2009 | 3:32 PM HEMI9 says:

I'm MAD AS HELL 2 >:(

Feb. 16, 2009 | 5:01 AM StoopidMunki says:

Isn't Totem Destroyer just like boom blox expect without the Wii?
Why are you mad anyways? If he can code it then he has the right.

Feb. 16, 2009 | 9:20 AM regulargabs responds:

are all FPS games the same too? If you have the skills to remake the Nike logo, you're still sued to your ass if you use as your own.
You could be a lawyer, your argument is so convincing <3

Updated: Feb. 16, 2009, 9:23 AM

Feb. 16, 2009 | 8:28 AM JackLand says:

I guess the guy above really is 'stoopid'

Feb. 17, 2009 | 9:13 PM HiddenLink says:

wow. his dosent even have varietey between levels!! i mean, yours the task is hard, (but the good kind of hard) with the task(and characters) slightly changing every level. but his is like "get the ipod to the black block by destroying orange boxs. ok, now get the ipod to the black block by destroying a different coulour box".
and his is so easy and dumb.

Feb. 20, 2009 | 10:47 AM Shakyjake says:

I disagree with MaestroRage and Nicholas-Deary hugely. The concept of removing blocks etc may not be unique but your way of doing it certainly is, which has been unashamedly whored by whoever made that game. I mean, for god's sake even some of the level-layouts are straight rips from Totem Destroyer...

Feb. 20, 2009 | 10:18 PM kingoftheworld134 says:

Wow, not only is it almost a carbon copy of Totem Destroyer, it's actually EXTREMELY worse.

Feb. 21, 2009 | 2:40 AM MagusWillie666 says:

Lol i went to the site and i made an account called Fuckkooplayer xD
then i went to the game and i commented: Total Rip off of Totem Destroyer, douchebag! Fuck you and fuck this site!
HAIL TOTEM DESTROYER! FUCK YOU, YOU TALENTLESS UNORIGINAL DUMBSHIT!

did i do good master?

Feb. 27, 2009 | 6:36 PM regulargabs responds:

<3
They removed the comments system for now tho, I wonder why

Updated: Feb. 27, 2009, 6:37 PM

Feb. 27, 2009 | 8:12 AM Moto4Ever says:

lol Brazilian, you monkey.

Feb. 27, 2009 | 6:36 PM regulargabs responds:

what?

Feb. 27, 2009 | 6:24 PM Knyszekanimated says:

Yeah, that game is a real rip-off. I mean, Real World, not DUI. Did you notice something weird about the physics of Real World though? Everything was sliding all the time.

Long story short: Totem Destroyer Rules :), Real World... :( thats all i got to say.

Mar. 14, 2009 | 3:19 PM masamu says:

we shell remove thet fillty author of thet cheap copy of thet from the human kind!!!

Mar. 27, 2009 | 10:38 AM FlashJockey says:

Man it's good news, ur game is so famous that people are making similar games!
I mean it's like bejeweled by popcap games, it was the first tile swapping game, now go see how many tile swapping games are out there!

Mar. 28, 2009 | 6:44 AM FlashJockey says:

http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2009/
03/06/full-totem-destroyer-prototype/