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Dunes vs Star Wars (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] psmgx@lemmy.world 55 points 7 months ago

Lol the real plagiarism is GW / Warhammer 40k ripping off Dune

[-] solarvector@lemmy.zip 39 points 7 months ago

And literally everything else and cramming it into one universe

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Also big numbers = epic as a guiding light

[-] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Though you could do an identical meme with Games Workshop and Blizzard. There were so many people back in the day that didn't know Warhammer 40k had been around for over a decade when StarCraft released.

And then the same thing happened again when Dawn of War was released.

[-] TeenieBopper@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

To be fair, the original warcraft was supposed to be an rts using the Warhammer IP.

[-] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

Starcraft was also supposed to be a Warhammer 40k game iirc.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah I was one those who grew up playing StarCraft and was in awe of how balanced the game races are and thought the game and lore was the first of its kind. It was only later that I learned of Warhammer 40k.

[-] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 7 months ago

Also Warcraft, it's blatantly ripped from Warhammer

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Not only Dune. GW ripped off so many franchises it made my head spin when I finally read the Foundation series by Asimov. Let’s just say the Mechanicum wasn’t an original idea.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

And Starcraft ripping off 40k

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