PQ for Nintendo Switch?

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Being serious now, I know there is some legal backstory around the Marble Blast francise and mods, but, as a stand-a-alone, would it be possible? Most likely free of charge, I know that making a console release of a mod doesn't give it full rights, so I want to hear more about legal addressing of MB.

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No.
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Threefolder wrote: No.
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Why can't we? Do we need to buy the rights for it or something?

(I am sure that someone has discussed a topic like this for MBP, but I'm lazy to find it)

It's not even an issue of rights, it's an issue of what's possible. From what I've just looked up, it sounds like the Switch uses an ARM processor. Currently the only processors that MBG supports are x86 and (for very old Macs) PowerPC. PQ only supports x86. Since we don't have access to the original game's source code, there is no way that we could compile it for the Switch.

Also legal stuff but that doesn't really matter when it's not possible regardless.

From what I've just looked up, it sounds like the Switch uses an ARM processor. Currently the only processors that MBG supports are x86 and (for very old Macs) PowerPC. PQ only supports x86. Since we don't have access to the original game's source code, there is no way that we could compile it for the Switch.

Why can't we just make a PQ like game in another, more powerful, game engine? (Like Unity or Unreal Engine ) Once we get the marble physics down, it's just like coding for MB. (maybe easier because its newer...)

Also legal stuff but that doesn't really matter when it's not possible regardless.

Lets rename it! Um... Rocket Marbler! (Rocket = Blast, Marbler = Marble)

But in terms of porting PQ to the Nintendo Switch... HiGuy's right.

PacPlayer wrote: Why can't we just make a PQ like game in another, more powerful, game engine? Once we get the marble physics down, it's just like coding for MB.

That's totally possible (but likely not easy), Quaternion has a different physics engine and it feels much like MB's. Don't bother asking Jeff or HiGuy though, they'll say no immediately. :^)

Why can't we just make a PQ like game in another, more powerful, game engine?

Sure, it's definitely possible and actually one of the most basic tutorials and even a default template in some engines.

Once we get the marble physics down

Crux of the issue right here, turns out this part is rather difficult.

Lets rename it! Um... Rocket Marbler! (Rocket = Blast, Marbler = Marble)

Fun fact: "Marble Blast" is not a trade mark. So you could literally call your new game "Marble Blast" and get away with it. You'd confuse everyone but I mean that's what the AAA industry is doing now anyways.

Quaternion has a different physics engine and it feels much like MB's

Whirligig wrote a plugin that adds support for the Bullet physics engine with Qu. It's... not pretty.

they'll say no immediately

I won't say "no," I'll say "you have fun with that, let me know what you create".

PacPlayer wrote:

From what I've just looked up, it sounds like the Switch uses an ARM processor. Currently the only processors that MBG supports are x86 and (for very old Macs) PowerPC. PQ only supports x86. Since we don't have access to the original game's source code, there is no way that we could compile it for the Switch.

Why can't we just make a PQ like game in another, more powerful, game engine? (Like Unity or Unreal Engine ) Once we get the marble physics down, it's just like coding for MB. (maybe easier because its newer...)

Also legal stuff but that doesn't really matter when it's not possible regardless.

Lets rename it! Um... Rocket Marbler! (Rocket = Blast, Marbler = Marble)

But in terms of porting PQ to the Nintendo Switch... HiGuy's right.

If only it was that easy. Making a game from the ground up is a shitload of work and MB's physics are pretty unique. I've worked on a bunch of different MB-replication games over the years (Blueteak's project, Project Ascent, etc) and they all failed because MB physics are really hard to replicate in a traditional physics engine. I don't see it happening atm.