dear zynga

[cincinnati]

top of the front page on reddit right now

you go 3 guys.

[Mazy]

Which is why I'm happy about this:

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/18/new-z ... n-daily-a/

Personally then I never really found the gameplay of Tiny Tower that interesting, I totally understand why people dig it tho. So happy that Zaphod and the guys finally found success, and plenty of it it would seem

[e-freak]

wait, wasn't nimblebit zaphod's studio?

[Rick_D]

tbh zyngas version looks a ton better in tems of visuals and UI readability.

[FrieChamp]

Lame move by Zynga. Glad to see that it's on the frontpage of reddit and I hope that the big game news sites pick up on this.

[Puddy]

Show those evil corporate bigwigs!

[-HP-]

This is not the first time this happens tho, and wont be the last. I wouldnt have shared this if it was a unknown company trying to grow, but this shit is just being greedy, so share the love.

[Skjalg]

wow lol. But I'm not terribly surprised, but great way to fight back dudes!

But being outraged over someone copying your game and putting fancier graphics on it is a little bit late... I was about to write examples of old, but I think you guys know what I mean.

[-HP-]

I wonder what they said to their minions (employees)

Hey guys, go to the app store and download "Tiny Tower" we heard it's doing well, so make a clone of it.

[Ginger Lord]

I've not played the game, but they both look like Sim Tower clones so to me its a bit of a pot/kettle issue.

[Vilham]

Sim Tower was a PC game much more akin to mega mall story and not at all like tiny tower. Whereas this zynga game isn't just similar, it is literally identical in terms of game mechanics.

[Thrik]

Yeah, it's clearly a rip. While I can't deny that Zynga's version is very charming graphically, I think we all know that it's not a particularly big deal to take something someone else has already done the cranial work for — and more importantly, tested whether or not it's a successful concept that people want to play — and then slap some nicer paint over it. When you've got thousands of staff that's an incredible weak move, glad the masses are being alerted to it.

[-HP-]

I actually like the pixelated game more.

Vector-like graphics are so 2001 Macromedia flash.

[Jetsetlemming]

Tiny Tower looks way better, yeah, especially the character art- zynga's sprites look dogshit. Their tower may look all fancy and shiny, but nimblebit's consistent pixel art and style has way, way more personality.

[Taylor]

wait, wasn't nimblebit zaphod's studio?

Yup

I've not played the game, but they both look like Sim Tower clones so to me its a bit of a pot/kettle issue.

Nah, Tiny Tower doesn't play much like Sim Tower. And Zynga are being as po-faced as usual about the rip.