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This might actually be a circumstance in which actually doing it without their permission might produce better results than asking them.

When it comes to copyright, it relies on the copyright holder to defend their IP. When Konami pulled out of the video game industry, they basically expressed their intent to NOT create and sell any more video games. Effectively, when it comes to Castlevania in the games industry, they plan on not making any money off of it. Not only that, but they've effectively killed their world wide presence and limited themselves to Japan, making it harder for them to defend their copyright. They may not even notice someone using their IP, honestly, especially if it's from overseas.

If they don't defend their copyright, they lose it, though they only lose it in certain ways. If you ever plan on making a Castlevania pachinko machine then you probably won't get anything done.

However there is actually already a precedent for people making "Castlevania" games. I Wanna Be The Guy used Castlevania assets in the game, though the game wasn't sold, it still became rather popular, and even used iconic elements of the franchise. You can still download IWBTG on the creators own site, which has been up for at least a decade. Simon Belmont has also been used in a variety of flash games. Normally I wouldn't qualify this as enough to limit their copyright, however Konami HAS expressed their every intention of completely backing out of the video game industry.


Though with this you wouldn't actually make money. You could offer them your proposition but I doubt they'll accept.

Making it freeware doesn't really work all that well. They're the one with all the money to sue you if they want to. Not all companies play nice. And donations were what did in Fighting is Magic.

The safest way to do it is to keep it under wraps and keep it off the internet until the final version and THEN release it in a burst so it has chance to propagate before the copyright holder takes notice.

You mean in the style of Pokemon Uranium. Might work i guess but would be a one-shot thing and only very briefly available, i doubt dragonkd  would go fo that.





Interesting idea but i dont think they (konami) care enough to go for that, it's incredibly unlikely that they'd agree. Its probably safer and easier just to use original assets. It would certainly be interesting to see what you come up with and if it raises any eyebrows at konami. Speaking of game development hows Apart coming along?

Make your own game, take the ideas you like. Kickstarter it and believe in it!

Edit: I am a graphic designer. Just say'n.

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