Ridiculous Piracy

Prafull · November 30th, 2002, 07:27

Today I went to my friend's shop for cd roms (I usually rent and purchase cds from there only). There I found a new pc cd rom game called "NBA JAM Advance 2002". AS I am a sports game fanatic I rented the game to try it out. When I came back to my home and inserted the disk..... Surprise.. Surpise . Thats no pc game. Thats GBA rom with Visual Boy Advance included on the disk. Now thats ridiculous..... After seeing many games like tekken 3 bundled with cvgs now its turn for VBA as well ? Thats what I call real piracy. The problem is that the cd looks like an original game cd for pc.(If it can fool me it can definitely fool any newbie).

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Gamer1 · November 30th, 2002, 07:37

I'm for piracy as long as no end parties doesn't make any money out of it.... but if people make money out of piracy.... that is just wrong.

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Ninjaa · November 30th, 2002, 07:39

Prafull, your story sickens me. If I were you, I would find the people that did it and string them up by the balls.

Gamer1 · November 30th, 2002, 07:48

he did say that it was his friends shop.... so....

If i were him... i'll have a hard time living with myself. unless the friend isn't that good. then.... i'll just blow the wistle

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Ninjaa · November 30th, 2002, 07:51

What I meant was the people who they ordered the CDs from. They had to have come from somewhere. I would find out who distributed them, and then blow the whistle on them. There's just no excuse for that crap.

Napro · November 30th, 2002, 07:53

sure isint

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Prafull · November 30th, 2002, 08:35

Quote:

Originally posted by Gamer1
he did say that it was his friends shop.... so....

If i were him... i'll have a hard time living with myself. unless the friend isn't that good. then.... i'll just blow the wistle

The biggest problem with people here is they cant differentiate between whats pirated and whats original.
The fact is I will have to tell the shop owner every detail about VBA and what it does and how that cd isnt legitimate and even then he may not agree with me.

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Sera · November 30th, 2002, 08:41

hey i also experience that problem praful,
here are my list:
Driver 2 - VGS
Digimon world - VGS
Tenchu 2 - VGS
Pokemon - GBC
Tekken advance - VGA
and lastly dino crisis 2 - VGS
it really saddens me that piracy have spread out.
and makes me want to tell them that "Stop your *****in foolishness!"

Prafull · November 30th, 2002, 09:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Drachenfels

Do you live in a western country?

Nope. I live in India.

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**Shiori** · November 30th, 2002, 10:14

I haven't seen any pirated game CD so far that looks almost exactly like the originals... might be true for some anime audio CDs like SonMay, but not pirated PC media. They all look shabbily made, as the piracy people can't be half-assed to imporve what they look like. Seems like quantity over quality is the rule, not the exception.

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**Kellicros** · November 30th, 2002, 12:43

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Originally posted by Shiori
I haven't seen any pirated game CD so far that looks almost exactly like the originals... might be true for some anime audio CDs like SonMay, but not pirated PC media. They all look shabbily made, as the piracy people can't be half-assed to imporve what they look like. Seems like quantity over quality is the rule, not the exception.

Same here in my place. Just an addtion, their prices are already telling us they are pirated stuff. How much do you pay for that cd anyway? Praful?

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psicomaniaco · November 30th, 2002, 12:53

I experienced this too. I bought "Garow - Mark of the Wolves". In the box was saying: "Finally the best fighting game ever in your pc". And it was really expensive. But it was just the rom file and the Neo Geo emulator (Neoragex).

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Player-X · November 30th, 2002, 12:58

I can't even get a real copy even if I try every shop in this city(Literally)The pirated copys besides the in jew case booklet is printed in black and white(Besides the cover) you'll swear it was from inside an actuall real copy box at the real price

Prafull · November 30th, 2002, 13:09

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Originally posted by Evil Squall
Same here in my place. Just an addtion, their prices are already telling us they are pirated stuff. How much do you pay for that cd anyway? Praful?

I rented that cd so price isnt a problem.

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Zapages · November 30th, 2002, 13:11

I get my games tested before I buy them when I go over to visit my relatives during the summer...

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**Kellicros** · November 30th, 2002, 13:20

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Originally posted by Prafull
I rented that cd so price isnt a problem.

Sorry, I didnt notice that.

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Syed Fawad · November 30th, 2002, 14:35

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Prafull, your story sickens me. If I were you, I would find the people that did it and string them up by the balls.

What if I tell you that the price of that CD was 0.5$?

I sometime use them as reflectors for my bicycle

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Zapages · November 30th, 2002, 14:38

But its really expensive for the local(average earning) people there... 100 Rupees...

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Ninjaa · November 30th, 2002, 20:20

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Originally posted by Syed Fawad

What if I tell you that the price of that CD was 0.5$?

I sometime use them as reflectors for my bicycle

Christ, we can't even buy a blank CDR that cheap over here.

But my point isn't the price. What I have a problem with is that they are selling what is clearly not their property, and they should be smacked hard.

Player-X · December 1st, 2002, 10:17

We can buy a Blank CD-R for RM0.20 here

November 30th, 2002, 07:27	#1
Prafull Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 5,429	Ridiculous Piracy Today I went to my friend's shop for cd roms (I usually rent and purchase cds from there only). There I found a new pc cd rom game called "NBA JAM Advance 2002". AS I am a sports game fanatic I rented the game to try it out. When I came back to my home and inserted the disk..... Surprise.. Surpise . Thats no pc game. Thats GBA rom with Visual Boy Advance included on the disk. Now thats ridiculous..... After seeing many games like tekken 3 bundled with cvgs now its turn for VBA as well ? Thats what I call real piracy. The problem is that the cd looks like an original game cd for pc.(If it can fool me it can definitely fool any newbie). __________________

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November 30th, 2002, 07:37	#2
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	I'm for piracy as long as no end parties doesn't make any money out of it.... but if people make money out of piracy.... that is just wrong. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1) Last edited by Gamer1; November 30th, 2002 at 08:03..

November 30th, 2002, 07:39	#3
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	Prafull, your story sickens me. If I were you, I would find the people that did it and string them up by the balls.

November 30th, 2002, 07:48	#4
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,241	he did say that it was his friends shop.... so.... If i were him... i'll have a hard time living with myself. unless the friend isn't that good. then.... i'll just blow the wistle __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

November 30th, 2002, 07:51	#5
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	What I meant was the people who they ordered the CDs from. They had to have come from somewhere. I would find out who distributed them, and then blow the whistle on them. There's just no excuse for that crap.

November 30th, 2002, 07:53	#6
Napro Avid Anime Fan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Posts: 1,543	sure isint __________________ "Everyone has a disease its called...life" - Me There is no such thing as death. Life is only just a dream with imaginations of ourselves. btw:I HATE REDNECKS The TCPA OwnZ j00...literally

November 30th, 2002, 08:41	#8
Sera Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 2,967	hey i also experience that problem praful, here are my list: Driver 2 - VGS Digimon world - VGS Tenchu 2 - VGS Pokemon - GBC Tekken advance - VGA and lastly dino crisis 2 - VGS it really saddens me that piracy have spread out. and makes me want to tell them that "Stop your *****in foolishness!"

November 30th, 2002, 10:14	#10
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	I haven't seen any pirated game CD so far that looks almost exactly like the originals... might be true for some anime audio CDs like SonMay, but not pirated PC media. They all look shabbily made, as the piracy people can't be half-assed to imporve what they look like. Seems like quantity over quality is the rule, not the exception. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

November 30th, 2002, 12:53	#12
psicomaniaco Eh?? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brasil Posts: 1,716	I experienced this too. I bought "Garow - Mark of the Wolves". In the box was saying: "Finally the best fighting game ever in your pc". And it was really expensive. But it was just the rom file and the Neo Geo emulator (Neoragex). __________________

November 30th, 2002, 12:58	#13
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,111	I can't even get a real copy even if I try every shop in this city(Literally)The pirated copys besides the in jew case booklet is printed in black and white(Besides the cover) you'll swear it was from inside an actuall real copy box at the real price

November 30th, 2002, 13:11	#15
Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,106	I get my games tested before I buy them when I go over to visit my relatives during the summer... __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

November 30th, 2002, 14:38	#18
Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,106	But its really expensive for the local(average earning) people there... 100 Rupees... __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

December 1st, 2002, 10:17	#20
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,111	We can buy a Blank CD-R for RM0.20 here