Ten most wanted games!

xb00t. · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:58 pm Post subject:

monkey_05_06 I have NEVER bought a game in my life and still I have played most. Wanna know how? Smile

Warez, baby... warez Wink

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monkey_05_06 · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject:

True, but warez is ILLEGAL. That didn't used to stop me, but I did finally stop. I do still have like 4 or 5 CDs... Of course, I burned those CD-Rs back when we first got our CD Burner, and before I realized how much CDs can hold. Each disk uses less than 25% of the CD. LOL... That's how I played SnM and MI2... LOL. I still don't own either one, but I'll buy them one day...
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xb00t. · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:41 am Post subject:

Steve · Moderator Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 776 Location: Belgium

uhm..warez is illegal, m8. No matter what you say Razz

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xb00t. · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject:

Anyway I'll say it. Can you explain warez? I'll help you - 1 person/group giving a copied program/movie/game to another person/group. Right? OK, so whats lending? One person/group lending an original program/movie/game to another person/group. The only diffrence is that warez is a copied program/movie/game. B/c a person/group can not lend the program/movie/game to all their friends he/they copy it and put it in the I-net for all to share. So if I lend a DVD to a friend of mine this is a crime, it's illigal? I don't think so!
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Yeah, even if it isn't illegal, warez is still wrong. It's like a loop-hole in the law, or stealing from a shop knowing you won't get caught Razz

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xb00t. · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:15 pm Post subject:

You guys should know better. But it's your choise ot give 30 pounds for a game that eventualy will disappoint you or you will finish it quick.
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Steve · Moderator Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 776 Location: Belgium

Ok Warez is illegal... But I think I can safely say that everyone has downloaded a song, a program, a game, ... w/e
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monkey_05_06 · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 2:52 am Post subject:

True steve... true. However, there is an alternative to warez. A legal one. Well, the obvious would be to buy the games/movies/whatever, but that's not what I mean. I mean Abandonware. Abandonware is legal, no matter how you look at it. The law states that after a game, not sure if the law is the same for movies and such, is no longer sold by the company that holds the copyright for 5 years, the copyright is voided, and the program then becomes abandonware. Which is why I'm waiting for the day LucasArts stops selling MI1. 5 years from that date you'll be able to download it from my site. I guarantee that. Smile

Just watch, if they do stop selling it, they'll wait 4 years then start selling it again. That would be our luck. I'm done now.
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Wow, I never knew that. So, websites that let you download old games are actually legal Surprised

(e.g. Home Of The Underdogs)
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Steve · Moderator Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 776 Location: Belgium

www.oldgames-fr.com is the best abandonware site for me (or at least, it used to be) It used to have a lot of the games i allways wanted to play, etc. Although, most of the games arent actually abandonware!
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Pacific · Level 8: The Take-Down Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 715

1)Rome- Total War( I am a HUGE stratagy fan!)
2)Half Life 2
3)San Andreas
4)World Of Warcraft
5)Doom3
And Thats all i can be bothered to write!

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

I'm going to try out the Rome Total War demo soon, because everyone keeps saying how good it is.
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Pacific · Level 8: The Take-Down Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 715

You should trust me its so good you can borrow my copy if yo want. going back to the earlier point even if warez snt illegal it puts game manufacturas out of business, they work for ages on a game just to have someone come along and get it for free and so they dont get a thing for there hard work its like cd's but i dont sympathise with them because they way over charge anyway and dont work to hard 9with a few exeptions)

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

I agree, warez is terrible. If anyone illegally downloads DOTA they will get personal beatings Razz

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(PS, watch this really funny video about copying stuff: http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/8157/ , it may be a bit dated as it is talking about floppies, but it is still hilarious Razz

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