Video game clone grouped as "Myst clones". Some video game genres are founded by archetypal games of which all subsequent similar games are considered derivatives; notably, early first-person shooters were often called ""Doom" clones", while the success of the open-world formula in "Grand Theft Auto" led to the genre of GTA clones. The genre of endless runners is based on the success and simplicity of the game "Canabalt". In these cases, games that are "clones" of another are generally not implied to have committed any intellectual property infractions, and otherwise considered legally acceptable practices, although calling such games clones is generally considered derogatory.
Hamtaro (video game series) Hamtaro (video game series) Hamtaro is a series of video games based on the "Hamtaro" anime series. "Tottoko Hamtaro: Tomodachi Daisakusen Dechu" (とっとこハム太郎: ともだち大作戦でちゅ) was released in Japan for the Game Boy Color in 2000. It was the ninth best selling game on the Game Boy Color platform in Japan, with 343,950 copies sold. is a Hamtaro adventure video game developed by Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 2001, and was later released in North America on October 28, 2002, and in