Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5986608-20130909184805/@comment-24024859-20131018122320

Felt like chipping in too, even though this thread has been "dead" (or just sleeping?) for quite a while now.

I think there are many reasons people like to remake their favorite games, in PetiCom and elsewhere. For some it's because they find it more fun to program and find solutions to problems rather than come up with original ideas of their own. For others it's because it's an easier way to learn your way around the features and what it can do. And yet again for others it's because they really would like to "make their own Mario", but don't have the graphical skills to draw all those sprites, and besides they really love Mario, so why not make a homage?

Besides these reasons there are countless more, and I'd say as long as you're enjoying yourself then you're using PetiCom the right way :) Yes, you might be hit with the proverbial copyright banner eventually, and many will not understand why you're making another clone of some old game, but if you're having fun in the process, then it's all good.