What if we could have original soundtracks of THEME HOSPITAL?

[iMatrix7]

Do you think it would be possible to have original soundtrack of THEME HOSPITAL?

Damn, I miss so much those soundtrack.. they were AWESOME. I wonder if it could be possible to have them in Two Point Hospital.

[Artem88]

+1 but i think there are problems with the copyrights.

[inge]

Yeah they belong to EA. In some ways I am surprised TPS got away with reusing the concept!

[Blarla]

I wouldn't want them. They should stay with TH where they belong.

[MMMrph]

A nice solution would be a custom in-game playlist like Simcity 4.

[iMatrix7]

引用自 MMMrph：

A nice solution would be a custom in-game playlist like Simcity 4.

Oh yeah, I completely agree with it!

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

I've been hoping, since I first heard about TPH, that TPS would be able to maybe purchase the rights back from EA. But highly unlikely. If anything, seeing the success of TPH, EA may end up trying to revive the "Theme X" franchise.

[Nightwolfnl]

引用自 inge：

Yeah they belong to EA. In some ways I am surprised TPS got away with reusing the concept!

What are you talking about? Legally no game dev company or publisher can have copyright on concepts.

[Darth Dangermouse]

I don't think it would be possibly *offically* but maybe someone could add a mod which adds the original music?

Or if the devs could add some mod support to help people make this be a reality.

[adamplenty]

引用自 MMMrph：

A nice solution would be a custom in-game playlist like Simcity 4.

Theme Hospital also has such a feature.

[inge]

引用自 Nightwolfnl：

引用自 inge：

Yeah they belong to EA. In some ways I am surprised TPS got away with reusing the concept!

What are you talking about? Legally no game dev company or publisher can have copyright on concepts.

Maybe I didn't mean concept then, I was thinking about look and feel. It's pretty much Theme Hospital only in 3D!

[[Linux] JSVRamirez]

I've been hoping that a possible DLC could be new radio stations. Like the way Cities Skylines has done, but with TPH/GTA-style conversational pieces, too.

[OldGamer]

引用自 Nightwolfnl：

引用自 inge：

Yeah they belong to EA. In some ways I am surprised TPS got away with reusing the concept!

What are you talking about? Legally no game dev company or publisher can have copyright on concepts.

Never heard of commercial NDA's then.
Oh and trademarks are concepts as well.
Both can be and are pretty extensively kept from "other" creators/inventors/manufacturors el la (etc) businesses.

Its common place. So common place, they started (in the 70s) doing it to individual people.

What you mean is artistic freedom/design. However, say with the example of coca cola and pepsi, they don't have the same indgredients (even though very similar) due to trademark concept and NDAs. Same with videogames. There can't be another pong without Atari's consent or another simcity with EA's consent (now, used to be Maxis, oh how I miss maxis.) etc

[VTitanV]

Dude this thread -_- I try and avoid even adding other game names in posts but theme *cough* was BULLFROG now owned by EA and the rights arn't worth buying back.

Embrace what we have and like someone else said offer the idea of maybe buying a dlc with more soundtracks but overall just hope for a general dlc that includes soundtracks.


I'd think this game went down well. I know I've loved it so lets hope they will do more with this IP.

[Nightwolfnl]

引用自 OldGamer：

引用自 Nightwolfnl：

What are you talking about? Legally no game dev company or publisher can have copyright on concepts.

Never heard of commercial NDA's then.
Oh and trademarks are concepts as well.
Both can be and are pretty extensively kept from "other" creators/inventors/manufacturors el la (etc) businesses.

Its common place. So common place, they started (in the 70s) doing it to individual people.

What you mean is artistic freedom/design. However, say with the example of coca cola and pepsi, they don't have the same indgredients (even though very similar) due to trademark concept and NDAs. Same with videogames. There can't be another pong without Atari's consent or another simcity with EA's consent (now, used to be Maxis, oh how I miss maxis.) etc

Who was talking about trademarks here, gramps? Just because TPS made their music the way they did, doesn't mean they infringed on anything, otherwise EA would've probably sued them by now.

Also yes, I'm sure Two Point Studios had to get EA's consent to create and develop Two Point Hospital.
I'm also sure Colossal Order had to get EA's consent to create and develop Cities: Skylines.
Oh, and ConcernedApe (Stardew Valley)had to have Natsume's/Nintendo's consent of course (Harvest Moon).

Do I need to go on or are you getting the idea?

[Jonathan J. O'Neill]

引用自 OldGamer：

引用自 Nightwolfnl：

What are you talking about? Legally no game dev company or publisher can have copyright on concepts.

Never heard of commercial NDA's then.
Oh and trademarks are concepts as well.
Both can be and are pretty extensively kept from "other" creators/inventors/manufacturors el la (etc) businesses.

Its common place. So common place, they started (in the 70s) doing it to individual people.

What you mean is artistic freedom/design. However, say with the example of coca cola and pepsi, they don't have the same indgredients (even though very similar) due to trademark concept and NDAs. Same with videogames. There can't be another pong without Atari's consent or another simcity with EA's consent (now, used to be Maxis, oh how I miss maxis.) etc

You're splitting hairs, in my opinion.

A game company cannot trademark and/or copyright a theme. The can do so for the name, characters, etc but they cannot trademark the theme.

DayZ, 7 Days To Die, Ark: Survival Evolved, Minecraft, Life Is Feudal. They're all based on a common theme: Survial and Building.

Battlefield, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor. They're all based on the first person shooter war theme.

League of Legends, DOTA II, SMITE. They're based on the MOBA theme.

Sim City, Cities Skylines are based on the city builder theme.

The onlything trademark/copyrightable is the title and assets within that game. Assets include characters, items, models, music, etc.