Glider name use

[colinleroy]

Dear John,

I've played Glider for countless hours as a kid. I recently remembered it and it seemed a great idea to try and reimplement it for the Apple II, as for some reason my hobby is learning 6502 assembly in 2025.

I've made good progress and I think my game will be releasable at some point. Before that happens, though, I wanted to check in with you to make sure you're OK with my use of the name Glider for this game - precisely, I plan to name it "Glider for Apple II".
I could change it to something like Gllider (the ll being sometimes used as a reference to the "II" in Apple II) but I would much prefer, if that's OK with you, to keep the original name in this tribute.

Also, thanks from the 30 years-past me for the awesome hours of play!

If you are interested in knowing more about my implementation, I have been documenting my progress on this Mastodon thread: https://piaille.fr/@colin_mcmillen/114018657026113835

Colin

[EngineersNeedArt]

I saw a screenshot of your Apple II Glider. It looks cool so far.

My only concern with you calling it just Glider is that it sounds like I did it. And then I am then somehow seen as accountable for the quality of it (for example) but not able to do anything about that.

I agree the Gllider is a bit awkward.

Some things that I think make it clear it is "derivative" (so to speak) would be Glider Tribute, Glider Retro, Vintage Glider, etc. Maybe Glider 8-Bit? Glider 6502?

If it were me, I would warm to something like one of those — maybe make the 6502 or whatever diminutive in size on the splash screen. :-)

[colinleroy]

Hi,
Thanks for your answer!
I understand what you mean. So, if "Glider for Apple II" seems too generic, I'll think of options and get back to you !
Colin

[colinleroy]

Like maybe, something like that? So it's clear it's not from you :)