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Ask HN: Would it be okay to build a better (web) game from someone else's idea?

7 points by Amaan ↗ HN
I saw a game I liked, and I know I can remake it and provide a better user experience. Would it be okay if I went ahead with the project? This wouldn't have been a big deal if the game I saw was created in a different language (HTML5 languages), but that's not the case.

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instakill
Yes.
Amaan
Thanks. That's what I was going to do, but then I thought I should at least link to the original game and give the developer some credit. I should do that in the credits page or something like that, right?
instakill
If you want to and feel ethically inclined to do so then sure.
TobiHeidi
Add a little twist or something to it then it is fine
divvlr
I call this pulling a zuckerberg. I don't think so. I personally believe there is no such thing as an original idea. We are made up of other people thoughts and ideas, that we choose to either accept and make it apart of us or not.
divvlr
I don't think it would be bad
Amaan
Hahahahaha. I agree with there never being a truly original idea, but there are ideas that the original developer can take credit for, unlike me, since I'm copying the concept right out.
pcharles
You only have to improve upon the idea by 10% and it is a value-added alternative.