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[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This needs to be killed as we have prior art (Emulators, Braid, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, heaps of racing games, etc).

If their only significant addition is "we a have a button for it" then we need to ask if a button qualifies as "inventive" in 2024?

Edit:

Announcer: Will he succumb to the maddening urge to eradicate history? At the MERE PUSH of a SINGLE BUTTON! The beeyootiful shiny button! The jolly candy-like button! Will he hold out, folks? CAN he hold out?

- Space Madness (1991)

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 6 points 1 week ago

On all those games my keyboard has a button for it.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

All patents need to be killed. They only benefit the rich and powerful.