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I was wondering if any1 had a level skipping code for halo,as my son has scratched the disk and we cant get past level 4, i keeps comming up with dirty disk...can i repair the disk....?.....help
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Belldandy wrote:
> I know of another, less respectable way of doing so which a mate did
> once.
>
> He rented the game that was damaged from Blockbuster - you really need
> to already have a membership there or it looks totally suspicious -
> and swapped his disc for theirs as their discs have no markings on. He
> took it back the next day and said it wouldn't work and he got an
> error message, and asked for another copy of the game.
>
> For £3.75 he got a working game - you probably could not make a
> habit of doing this though !
>
I think you friend might be me :P
> I know of another, less respectable way of doing so which a mate did
> once.
>
> He rented the game that was damaged from Blockbuster - you really need
> to already have a membership there or it looks totally suspicious -
> and swapped his disc for theirs as their discs have no markings on. He
> took it back the next day and said it wouldn't work and he got an
> error message, and asked for another copy of the game.
>
> For £3.75 he got a working game - you probably could not make a
> habit of doing this though !
>
I think you friend might be me :P
To be brutally honest, any cosnole is capable and making your disc dirty/scratched.
For example, my previously perfect Onimusha 2 disc has faint dirt spots when I took the game out, while a scratch was present on the Ace Combat 4 disc after I had played for a few hours, which I'm sure wasn't there before.
ALthough there's no physical evidence yet for the GC sctraching game discs, I do get worried whenever its accessing it - it makes a "scratching" type of noise.
I don't really know for the Xbox other than the reports of scratched discs in Japan, so I can't really comment on it. Still not buying one yet.
For example, my previously perfect Onimusha 2 disc has faint dirt spots when I took the game out, while a scratch was present on the Ace Combat 4 disc after I had played for a few hours, which I'm sure wasn't there before.
ALthough there's no physical evidence yet for the GC sctraching game discs, I do get worried whenever its accessing it - it makes a "scratching" type of noise.
I don't really know for the Xbox other than the reports of scratched discs in Japan, so I can't really comment on it. Still not buying one yet.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> The last thing people need when they come here asking for advice is a
> load of fanboy console wars nonsense.
>
> It's okay having a dig among the regulars, but this person probably
> couldn't give a toss about who thinks which machine is best. They
> asked a simple question, and probably wanted a simple answer - not to
> be told "it serves you right for buying..."
You're right of course, but it is a well known fact that the first batches of XBoxes did scratch the discs, which did not go down well in Japan at all, although Microsoft did say it didn't actually damage the disc at all and it would still play perfectly..
> The last thing people need when they come here asking for advice is a
> load of fanboy console wars nonsense.
>
> It's okay having a dig among the regulars, but this person probably
> couldn't give a toss about who thinks which machine is best. They
> asked a simple question, and probably wanted a simple answer - not to
> be told "it serves you right for buying..."
You're right of course, but it is a well known fact that the first batches of XBoxes did scratch the discs, which did not go down well in Japan at all, although Microsoft did say it didn't actually damage the disc at all and it would still play perfectly..
A scratch is a scratch, whether it's caused by the machine or a dropped disc. Last I knew, no machine knows if a disc is damaged or just dirty - it just knows it can't read it - so the error would be the same!
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> The last thing people need when they come here asking for advice is a
> load of fanboy console wars nonsense.
>
> It's okay having a dig among the regulars, but this person probably
> couldn't give a toss about who thinks which machine is best. They
> asked a simple question, and probably wanted a simple answer - not to
> be told "it serves you right for buying..."
Actually, the precesnce of the "dirt disc error" as per the original post does point the machine making the fault, as that is the very msg users report getting when it is the Xbox fault.
> The last thing people need when they come here asking for advice is a
> load of fanboy console wars nonsense.
>
> It's okay having a dig among the regulars, but this person probably
> couldn't give a toss about who thinks which machine is best. They
> asked a simple question, and probably wanted a simple answer - not to
> be told "it serves you right for buying..."
Actually, the precesnce of the "dirt disc error" as per the original post does point the machine making the fault, as that is the very msg users report getting when it is the Xbox fault.
The last thing people need when they come here asking for advice is a load of fanboy console wars nonsense.
It's okay having a dig among the regulars, but this person probably couldn't give a toss about who thinks which machine is best. They asked a simple question, and probably wanted a simple answer - not to be told "it serves you right for buying..."
It's okay having a dig among the regulars, but this person probably couldn't give a toss about who thinks which machine is best. They asked a simple question, and probably wanted a simple answer - not to be told "it serves you right for buying..."
But maybe it wasn't the Xbox? Maybe it was dropped or otherwise damaged?
It's your own fault for buying an XBox! Looks like disc scratches are not limited just to a few in Japan then. If I were you, get the XBox repaired before it happens again on another disc - best of all, cut your losses, and trash it. Play it safe, buy a PS2 or GC.
Belldandy wrote:
> I know of another, less respectable way of doing so which a mate did
> once.
>
> He rented the game that was damaged from Blockbuster - you really need
> to already have a membership there or it looks totally suspicious -
> and swapped his disc for theirs as their discs have no markings on. He
> took it back the next day and said it wouldn't work and he got an
> error message, and asked for another copy of the game.
>
> For £3.75 he got a working game - you probably could not make a
> habit of doing this though !
>
> Or spend £30 on the Gamedoctor thing.
>
> ~~Belldandy~~
I tried to do that with 'Cool Boaders' on the PS1 - pity that it had a 'RENTAL ONLY' marking on the front - Damn blockbusters - DAMN THEM!
> I know of another, less respectable way of doing so which a mate did
> once.
>
> He rented the game that was damaged from Blockbuster - you really need
> to already have a membership there or it looks totally suspicious -
> and swapped his disc for theirs as their discs have no markings on. He
> took it back the next day and said it wouldn't work and he got an
> error message, and asked for another copy of the game.
>
> For £3.75 he got a working game - you probably could not make a
> habit of doing this though !
>
> Or spend £30 on the Gamedoctor thing.
>
> ~~Belldandy~~
I tried to do that with 'Cool Boaders' on the PS1 - pity that it had a 'RENTAL ONLY' marking on the front - Damn blockbusters - DAMN THEM!
roso wrote:
> I was wondering if any1 had a level skipping code for halo,as my son
> has scratched the disk and we cant get past level 4, i keeps comming
> up with dirty disk...can i repair the disk....?.....help
That would be a shame.....if it wasn't Halo....
> I was wondering if any1 had a level skipping code for halo,as my son
> has scratched the disk and we cant get past level 4, i keeps comming
> up with dirty disk...can i repair the disk....?.....help
That would be a shame.....if it wasn't Halo....
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