| From: | adambell |
| Date: | 10 Aug 2000 at 16:07:00 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga Piracy |
>hi,
>
>> That is a very good point, but on the other have I do not have the
>> hardware to run any of that software. (but it is on order). I had
>> Kickstart 3 ROMS so couldn't use OS3.5, no PPC or 3DGraphx card so that
>> rules those out ad I already own DOpus Magellan II.
>
>you'd be suprised at the number of people running os3.5 on softkicked 3.1
>rom images :-(
I'd heard about that. I assume that many WinUAE users are doing this.
More than Amiga users or am I just being niave.
>PSX needed its 'mod-chip' before it became mass-market popular. copied
carts
>are expensive, copied PSX games are a pint down the local. sad but true.
>copied PSX disks are just like old Amiga A500 games were...playground
>currency.
The difference between piracy on the Amiga and PSX though is the prices.
I'm not saying either way whether I condone it or not, but you can
understand people going out getting their PSX chipped and paying a fiver
for a game. Paying fifty pounds (now thirty pounds) for a game working
out it is crap. I know it is a big arguement, but I'm sure the games
companies would lose less money if the games were cheaper. I like to have
a nice case/box, cover and manual, but as these can be downloaded you can
understand people taking the cheaper option.
very
>good trade-in shops. okay, I dont get to play the latest releases for a
few
>months, but I've got a big backcatalogue to go through....and I save lot
of
>cash. Still waiting for ISS Pro Evolution, but in the mean time, ISS Pro
98
>and FIFA 2000 set me back 10 ukp total. yes, full, original games.
>
There have been some PSX games I bought straight away like GT2, ISS Pro
Evolution and WWF Smackdown. The problem with 2nd hand is the state that
they may be in. I like as good as new quality.
BTW FIFA2000 does not compare to ISS Pro Evolution. FIFA has great
commentry and real names, but is jerky slow and unrealistic (to much like
an arcade game than simulation). ISS has *crap* commentry but is
brilliant.
>> Piracy both makes and breaks a format and we see it time and time again
>hasnt broken it yet. it takes time. took the A500 6 years...the PSX has a
>couple of years left
You might find some game developers will disagree a little there. True it
hasn't effect the popularity of the PSX, but it has effected the wallets
of the developers and publishers. Look at Quake II and Dino Crisis both
fell below expected standards. I saw a crack for Colin McRae II on the
net a couple of days after it was out.
The sad realities of life.
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