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I was looking today, and you can actually get GTA3 as an EXE file... starts like all the other games, 1-9 are the weapons... you go forward with up etc...
Some people have forked out about £45 for thisd, and you can get it free by typing in 'gta3' and downloading it in 205 Minutes?
This piracy issue goes futher than we think!
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Some people have forked out about £45 for thisd, and you can get it free by typing in 'gta3' and downloading it in 205 Minutes?
This piracy issue goes futher than we think!
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Well....
Work Time...
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Should be a small clue in the fact that you can't actually get it for the PC, and there is no way to emulate PS2 games (as yet). Pc games themselves are actually remarkably easy to copy; OpFlash seems to have the right idea as far as protection goes, but ripping a disc to make an ISO, then loading that on a virtual drive is really a stupidly easy procedure.
Protection still seems completely reliant on serials, and while several games prevent online play by checking the CD-key against those already in use, there is no such check for single player. Keygens and serials archives are available all over the internet and from any file sharing programs, and most people have no problem with using them to save a bit of cash..
Protection still seems completely reliant on serials, and while several games prevent online play by checking the CD-key against those already in use, there is no such check for single player. Keygens and serials archives are available all over the internet and from any file sharing programs, and most people have no problem with using them to save a bit of cash..
you can legaly download gta and gta2 from a place called freeloader.com
they may even have gta london
they may even have gta london
Firebalt wrote:
It's
> not fair at all to people that shelled out the RRP for it.
But more importantly it's not fair on the people who slaved away night and day to make the game. If a new good game comes out I'm going to pay money for it as if it is good I want those games developers to have my money for their work.
However if its like a 2 year old game that has been bought by everyone who wants it I think piracy should be allowed. The games sold well, lots of money made from it. Discount prices are nice (ie. the sold out range) but maybe they should go one step further and release free versions on the internet? That would be cool.
People should be able to download GTA 1 for the PC legally now I think. Everyone has basically played it!
It's
> not fair at all to people that shelled out the RRP for it.
But more importantly it's not fair on the people who slaved away night and day to make the game. If a new good game comes out I'm going to pay money for it as if it is good I want those games developers to have my money for their work.
However if its like a 2 year old game that has been bought by everyone who wants it I think piracy should be allowed. The games sold well, lots of money made from it. Discount prices are nice (ie. the sold out range) but maybe they should go one step further and release free versions on the internet? That would be cool.
People should be able to download GTA 1 for the PC legally now I think. Everyone has basically played it!
I don't know the answer to your question, but when you've written your essay can you post it here? I'm always interested in anti-piracy literature.
If you haven't already seen them, there's a couple of good websites where you can get some background info:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/basics/f-piracy.html
http://www.idsa.com/piracy.html
If you haven't already seen them, there's a couple of good websites where you can get some background info:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/basics/f-piracy.html
http://www.idsa.com/piracy.html
What are the specs for this game? and does it actually work after downloading? Also are there any differences between it and the original? The reason why I want to know this is because I am writing an essay on Censorship/ Copywriting etc.
Thanks
Thanks
Well, I downloaded it, and it was not GTA3 at all. It was 1nsane racing or some crap. It was absolute rubbish. So Game. Have you actually downloaded it and actually played it? Or is this just a con, and we all reply to your topic asking silly questions. Like, this one :o)
you're NOT a girl?!
well you have a girly name
no offence
well you have a girly name
no offence
CDouch wrote:
> how long does it take to download?
On 56k, Championship Manager 01/02 takes about 2 hours, whereas a game like Commandos 2, Return To Castle Wolfenstein or Red Alert 2 would take about a full day to download. A massive disadvantage with downloaded games is that they are normally "ripped", using a special programme, and so FMV sequences, audio and easter eggs (hidden bits, like a picture of a developer up a ladder in Half Life: Blue Shift) are normally not there, or you have to download a seperate patch to do so. I'm not a rich person, nor is my dad, or any of my family, so I either wait patiently for the game to come down in price, sell stuff (I have a side business) and just save up, or borrow it from a mate.
Piracy is wrong!
Firebalt.
> how long does it take to download?
On 56k, Championship Manager 01/02 takes about 2 hours, whereas a game like Commandos 2, Return To Castle Wolfenstein or Red Alert 2 would take about a full day to download. A massive disadvantage with downloaded games is that they are normally "ripped", using a special programme, and so FMV sequences, audio and easter eggs (hidden bits, like a picture of a developer up a ladder in Half Life: Blue Shift) are normally not there, or you have to download a seperate patch to do so. I'm not a rich person, nor is my dad, or any of my family, so I either wait patiently for the game to come down in price, sell stuff (I have a side business) and just save up, or borrow it from a mate.
Piracy is wrong!
Firebalt.
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