Talk:Krakout

Krakout: Commercial or PD?

I am unclear on whether Krakout is commercial software or public domain. The article names a United Kingdom publisher (Gremlin Graphics) which would imply that this is a commercial game. However, the January 1989 issue of RUN Magazine specifically states that Krakout was public domain, and noted that it was available in the PD section on various then-popular online services, including GEnie. RUN was generally a reputable source, and I'm not sure whether the information published there is correct or whether the article is accurate. (I suppose it's possible that the company went out of business and the programmer later released it as PD, or something of that nature, but no evidence was given of that.) Can anyone clarify this? Crotalus horridus (TALK • CONTRIBS) 08:04, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Commercial. If you watch any YouTube videos of gameplay, most start with a crack intro, which implies it was commercial but often shared illegally after its copy protection was broken. (Why would anyone copy-protect public domain software?) --BlueNight (talk) 05:37, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

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Krakout = Crackout on the NES?

Were the same game? I know the screen was rotated, but were they originally the same game?--Guru Larry (talk) 18:24, 30 September 2009 (UTC)