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pekk on Feb 23, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: A recreation of the first level of Super Mario Bro...

Would providing alternative art/music and not using the Mario trademark make this legally safe? If the project is serious about continuing, I am sure any number of people would be willing to help out with legally acceptable replacements.

PhasmaFelis on Feb 23, 2014 [–]

Nintendo seems to be pretty lenient about non-profit fangames, actually. Mari0 (http://stabyourself.net/mari0/) and Super Mario Bros. Crossover (http://www.explodingrabbit.com/games/super-mario-bros-crosso...) have both gotten a lot of media attention without any legal issues I'm aware of.

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