# Imitation Games?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imitation-games/314277
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [September 23, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imitation-games/314277 "2010-09-23T13:47:43Z")
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### Author: ![natebishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@natebishop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natebishop)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imitation-games/314277/1 "2010-09-23T13:47:43Z")

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Hello!

I’ve had a request from a client recently to make a fairly simple game for online and mobile platforms. The catch is that it’s basically taking an existing game and recreating it. Sort of like making a new version of Tetris or something, but for marketing something new.

My concern is: What’s the legal ramifications of something like this? Does selling (or making it free) in the App Store or Marketplace affect it?

I know games have been built on the ideas/techniques of other games since the beginning, so I’m sure that things could get cleared if there were ever a legal battle, but, y’know, no one is looking for a fight 🙂

Thanks for your insight.

- Nate